As of 2021, nearly 29.9 percent of tree species are considered threatened assuming that all species currently recorded as data deficient are not threatened. In addition, about 0.2 percent of tree species are considered to be extinct or extinct in the wild.
Distribution of tree species worldwide as of 2021, by conservation status
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Based on tree species recorded in the IUCN red list.
The IUCN Red List uses
standardized assessment procedures to assign species
to different categories of extinction risk based on five
quantitative criteria, including measures of population sizes,
restricted geographic distribution and rate of decline.
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BGCI. (September 1, 2021). Distribution of tree species worldwide as of 2021, by conservation status [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved August 24, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1262189/conservation-status-trees-worldwide/
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