South America: key figures on the Amazon 2021

Published by Bruna Alves, Jul 20, 2021
The Amazon rainforest is known for being one of the most diverse ecosystems on Earth. According to the source, this biome located in South America was home to one in every ten known species on the planet. The Amazon basin spans across nine South American countries or territories: Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname, and French Guiana. The region occupies an area of 2.6 million square miles, which represents around 40 percent of the total South American territory.

Key figures on the Amazon rainforest as of 2021

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Source

Release date

July 2021

Region

Central and South America

Survey time period

As of July 2021

Supplementary notes

* Brazil, Bolivia, Peru, Ecuador, Colombia, Venezuela, Guyana, Suriname and French Guiana, a territory of France.
The source does not provide an exact date of publication or data collection. The release and survey date given are the date of access.

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