Top 10 Largest Forests In The World

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24 February 2025

1. Amazon Rainforest: Spanning across 5,500,000 sq km in South America, it is the world's largest forest, covering over 40% of continent

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2. Congo Rainforest: Covers 2,000,000 sq km across 6 countries in Africa. It's home to over 10,000 plant and animal species, including endangered western lowland gorilla 

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3. Taiga/Boreal Forest: Spans across 17 million sq km in Scandinavia, Canada, and Russia. It is the world's largest forest biome and composed mainly of pine, spruce trees

4. Valdivian Temperate Forest: Covers 248,100 sq km in Chile and Argentina. The forest is known for its unique biodiversity, with 90% of its species found nowhere else

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5. Tropical Andes: Spans across 1.8 million sq km in South America. The forest is a hotspot for biodiversity, with a wide range of plant and animal species

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6. Sundarbans: Covering 10,000 sq km in Bangladesh and India, the Sundarbans is the world's largest mangrove forest, home to a variety of unique wildlife

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7. Siberian Taiga: Spanning across 13 million sq km in Russia, the Siberian Taiga is one of the largest forests in the world, with a vast array of plant and animal species 

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8. Atlantic Forest: Covering 1.5 million sq km in Brazil, Argentina, and Paraguay, the Atlantic Forest is a unique ecosystem with a wide range of biodiversity 

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9. Daintree Rainforest: Spanning across 1,200 sq km in Australia, it's one of the oldest surviving rainforests on earth, with an incredible array of plant and animal species 

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10. Great Bear Rainforest: Covering 64,000 sq km in Canada, the Great Bear Rainforest is a temperate rainforest with a unique array of plant and animal species

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