Band 7+: Task 1 The table below gives information about the percentage of land covered by forest in various countries in 1990 and 2005 with estimated figures for 2015. Summarize the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant. Country Percentage of Forest 1990 Percentage of Land Covered by Land Covered by Forest 2005 Percentage of Land Covered by Forest 2015 Australia 21.9 21.3 20.0 New Zealand 28.8 31.0 32.3 Brazil 62.2 57.2 53.5 Chile 20.4 21.5 22.0

The table details how much land covered by forest in Australia, New Zealand, Brazil, and China from 1990 to 2015, measured in percentage.

In general, there were clear changes in all forest-covered lands. While the proportion of Brazil and Australia witnessed a considerable decrease, other countries saw a negligible increase in size.

More specifically, the size of the forest in Brazil declined constantly from 62.2% to 57.2% in 2005. The figure than that continued downward trend for the rest of the years, made up 53.5%. Similarly, Australia’s forested land also experienced a minimalised reduction, decreasing from 21.9% to 21.3% in 2005, and 20% in 2015.

In contrast, forested land in New Zealand and Chile followed an opposite trend for Brazil and Australia. New Zealand’s forest coverage increased notably, rising from 28.8% in 1919 to 32.3% in 2015. Likewise, Chile figures for land covered by forest showed a gradual growth from 20.4% in 1919 to an estimated 22% in 2015.