How many trees are cut down worldwide every second?

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The answer

485 trees

About 485 trees. Every second.

How to get there

1. 15.3 billion trees a year
2. ÷ 31.5 million seconds
3. = about 485

Source: Crowther et al., Nature 2015: 15.3 billion trees a year

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