Valuing the earth.

PositionAgricultural land - Brief article

Valuing the Earth Average or typical cost, price, or value, in U.S. dollars per square meter, of: Privately owned Brazilian virgin timberland $.005 New Mexico (U.S.A.) agricultural land $.05 Privately owned Costa Rican rainforest $.20 Kerala (India) agricultural land $.78 Indonesian coral reefs $1.00 New Jersey (U.S.A.) agricultural land $1.98 Prime Australia vineyard $9.07 U.S. interstate highway $154.00 Standard Tokyo three-bedroom apartment $5,066.67 Manhattan real estate, New York, U.S.A. $10,821.60 Single-depth lakeside plot, Hollywood Forever Cemetery, $62,857.14 Hollywood, California, U.S.A. SOURCES: Cited values in, or Worldwatch estimates based on data in, the...

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