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Imperilled Riches Japan's Total Tropical Timber Imports (1988-1995) Year Cubic meters 1988 14,653,000 1989 17,299,000 1990 15,139,000 1991 14,197,000 1992 13,936,000 1993 12,570,000 1994 11,835,000 1995 11,695,000 Japan is the world's leading importer of tropical woods. To give an idea of how much 11,695,000 cubic meters is, it is 412,989,960 cubic feet, enough wood that if stacked on a football field, the pile would be 27,533 feet, more than 5 miles, high. |
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