The Amazon Rainforest is often called the "lungs of the Earth," but the actual percentage of the world's oxygen it produces is often misunderstood.
✅ Scientific Estimate:
The Amazon Rainforest produces about 6% to 9% of the world’s oxygen through photosynthesis.
🌱 Important Clarification:
While plants produce oxygen, they also consume it during respiration and decomposition.
Most of the net oxygen production (oxygen that’s not consumed again) actually comes from marine phytoplankton, which are responsible for about 50% to 80% of global oxygen production.
🚨 Myth Buster:
The claim that the Amazon produces 20% of the world’s oxygen is not accurate — it's an overestimate and refers to gross production rather than net contribution to the atmosphere.
