Vegetation map of Uganda, 1970
Vegetation map of Mali, 1970
Netherlands - Land Use (1970)
1968 map showing vegetation of Australia [and surrounding countries]
Land Use Map of South Australia
Land Use Map of South Australia
‘And by ‘water’ mostly they mean ‘salt’’–HardSleeper
Land cover map of Germany
Land cover map of Germany
‘So dense, what do people do in Germany when they want to get away from people?’–zumbaiom
Vegetation map of Bolivia (1971)
Forest loss in Estonia from 2001–2018
Forest loss in Estonia from 2001–2018
‘In the 1990s, a lot was cut in private forests. During the Soviet era, Estonian forest cover grew, it was cut down a little, because the local forest guards managed to tell the central government that the forest is not growing much at all in Estonia. Instead, we got bigger land improvement projects than any other in the USSR, so that this forest would start growing one day.‘noppenjuhh
Land cover map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Land cover map of the Democratic Republic of the Congo
‘Forest cover loss has been surprisingly slow…’–Nachtzug79
Forests of Colombia
Forests of Colombia
‘Fun fact: The northernmost tip (peninsula) has a desert climate, and is inhabited by indigenous people’–bricklegos
1917 Forests Map of China
1884 map of the United States showing the Relative Average Density of Existing Forests
1884 map of the United States showing the Relative Average Density of Existing Forests
‘Big chunk of Idaho unexplored!’–dance-slut
Forest cover change of the Northern Territory, 1988-2017
Forest cover change of the Northern Territory, 1988-2017
‘This is awesome…What’s awesome?’
Upper Volta (Burkina Faso) vegetation, 1968
Forest Cover of the Americas
Forest Cover of the Americas
‘The Andes create a rain shadow over Argentina, leaving Patagonia as essentially a cold desert’–ilovesfootball
Puerto Rico Ecosystems
Forest Cover of Africa
Forest Cover of Africa
‘Wow, the Sahara desert is really gaining ground’–froglelefrogle
Tree density by country
Tree density by country
Trees per person
Trees per person
‘Fun fact: the Netherlands is the most deforested nation on earth, there are basically no old forests left, at all. Its former colony, Suriname, is the most forest covered nation in the world.
Along a similar line: the Dutch are on average the tallest people on earth, while the people of another former colony, Indonesia, are the on average the shortest’–Langernama
Forest cover map of the Maritime provinces
Forest cover map of the Maritime provinces
Forest Cover Map of California
Forest Cover Map of California
“This could almost double as an elevation map”–tritisan
World Forest Cover Density
Forest cover map of the Maritime provinces
Forest cover map of the Maritime provinces
“I’m from Prince Edward Island and you can really see the difference between us and the rest of the Maritimes. In Nova Scotia and New Brunswick if you go outside of a city you’re basically going to be in/near a forest. On PEI if you find yourself lost in the “forest” you can walk 30 minutes in any direction and you’ll wind up on a farm or the shore. Whenever you cross the Confederation Bridge the difference in scenery is night and day”–Mitby
Areas of the World with over 30% Forest Cover
Areas of the World with over 30% Forest Cover
“There is now more forest cover in New England than anytime since the colonists burned down the forests to try to farm the land. The farming was tough, though. There were so many stones that they built walls with them on the edge of their properties. Once better land in Ohio opened many of these farms were abandoned and the forests grew back. So now when you walk through many of these forests you come across these stone walls that look so out of place. If you didn’t know this history you’d be baffled how they got there”–truthseeeker