The table compares the proportion of land covered by forest in 4 distinct nations in 1990 and 2005 and shows the prediction of this percentage in 2015.
Overall, the percentage of land covered by forest in Australia and Brazil decreased throughout the period. This trend was predicted to continued in 2015. Meanwhile, the forest’s representation in New Zealand and Chile increased accros the period and was predicted to continue in 2015.
Focusing on the data presented, Barzil was reported as the highest rate of land covered by forest at 62.2% in 1990 and 57.2% in 2005.The second largest percentage was occured in New Zealand, making up 28.8% in 1990 and 31% in 2005. On the other hand, the percentage of land covered by forest in Australia stood only at 21.9% in 1990 and declined by 0.6% in 2005.
Moreover, in 1990, the percentage of land covered by forest in Chile stood at 20.4%, the lowest rate across the countries listed. However, this figure slighlty increased in 2005, making up into 21.5%. This increasing made forest’s representation in Chile became slightly bigger than Australia.
