About how much of the world’s land area is tropical rainforest ?

Q. About how much of the world’s land area is tropical rainforest ?
Answer: 7 percent
Notes: Tropical rainforests cover only about 7% of the Earth’s surface. They are located in a band around the equator, mostly in the area between the Tropic of Cancer (23.5° N latitude) and the Tropic of Capricorn (23.5° S latitude). They are home to approximately 50% of all living things on earth.

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