As per the 2020 FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment, the climatic domains ranked in descending order based on their proportion and distribution of global forest area are:

Correct option is B

​Answer: b) Tropical, Boreal, Temperate, Subtropical

Explanation

According to the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA) 2020, the global distribution of forest area by climatic domain (in descending order) is as follows:

Climatic Domain Approximate Share of Global Forest Area
Tropical ~45%
Boreal ~27%
Temperate ~16%
Subtropical ~11%

Thus, the descending order is:

Tropical > Boreal > Temperate > Subtropical

Information Booster

Tropical forests: Found near the equator (Amazon, Congo Basin, Southeast Asia); account for nearly half of the world’s forest cover.

Boreal forests (taiga): Dominated by conifers; found in Canada, Russia, and Scandinavia.

Temperate forests: Occur in mid-latitude regions (Europe, North America, East Asia).

Subtropical forests: Smaller fraction; found in regions like the Mediterranean and southern China.