Table 1 Area and remnant of the Brazilian biomes in 2012 [1],[4]-[6]
From: The Brazilian wood biomass supply and utilization focusing on eucalypt
Biome | Total area (km 2) | Percentage of the total area of the country | Preserved area in 2012 (km 2) | Percentage of the original area of the biome in 2012 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Amazon | 4,196,943 | 49.29 | 3,254,699 | 77.55 |
‘Cerrado’ | 2,036,448 | 23.29 | 573,214.46 | 28.15 |
Atlantic Forest | 1,110,182 | 13.04 | 201,282.99 | 18.13 |
‘Caatinga’ | 844,453 | 9.92 | 414,096.51 | 49.04 |
‘Pampa’ | 176,496 | 2.07 | 28,171.06 | 15.96 |
‘Pantanal’ | 150,355 | 1.76 | 89,374.85 | 59.44 |
Brazil area | 8,514,877 | 100.00 | 4,560,839 | 53.56 |