Country | Forests — Forêts | Non-forested land — Terres non boisées | ||||||||
Year | Accessible | Inaccessible | Total | Agricultural land | Brush land | Other | Total | |||
Année | Accessibles | Inaccessibles | Terres agricoles | Terres broussailleuses | Autres | |||||
1 000 hectares | ||||||||||
151 | Asia § | 325 790 | 194 170 | 519 960 | 734 140 | (..................... | .......1 463 470..) | 2 197 610 | 151 | |
152 | Aden Colony | 1955 | - | - | - | - | (..................... | ..................21..) | 21 | 152 |
153 | Aden Protectorate | 1947 | - | - | - | 18 120 | (..................... | ...........10 888..) | 29 008 | 153 |
154 | Afghanistan | 1958 | 1 000 | 500 | 1 500 | 5 300 | 25 000 | 41 300 | 71 600 | 154 |
155 | Bahrain | 1955 | - | - | - | - | - | 60 | 60 | 155 |
156 | Cyprus | 1957 | 173 | - | 173 | 606 | (..................... | ................146..) | 752 | 156 |
157 | Iran | 1958 | 2 000 | 1 000 | 3 000 | 26 760 * | 15 000 | 118 240 * | 160 000 | 157 |
158 | Iraq | » | 900 | 650 | 1 550 | 8 000 | - | 34 150 | 42 150 | 158 |
159 | Israel | 1957 | 54 | - | 54 | 383 | 387 | 1 200 | 1 970 | 159 |
160 | Jordan | 1958 | 48 | 5 | 53 | 667 | (..................... | .............8 865..) | 9 532 | 160 |
161 | Kuwait | 1949 | - | - | - | - | - | 1 554 | 1 554 | 161 |
162 | Lebanon | 1958 | 80 | - | 80 | 557 | 165 | 198 | 920 | 162 |
163 | Muscat & Oman | 1948 | q 80 * | - | q 80 * | (..................... | r | ...........21 158 *) | 21 158 * | 163 |
164 | Qatar | 1947 | - | - | - | (..................... | ..................... | .............2 201..) | 2 201 | 164 |
165 | Saudi Arabia ‡ | » | q 350 * | q 50 * | q 400 * | 92 970 | r | 66 630 * | 159 600 * | 165 |
166 | Trucial Oman | » | - | - | - | (..................... | ..................... | .............8 360..) | 8 360 | 166 |
167 | Turkey | 1957 | 10 484 | 100 | 10 584 | 23 904 | 5 785 | 37 785 | 67 474 | 167 |
168 | U.A.R. (Syria) | 1952 | 444 | 5 | 449 | 10 856 | (..................... | .............7 101..) | 17 957 | 168 |
169 | Yemen ‡ | 1947 | 120 * | 30 * | 150 * | (..................... | ..................... | ..........19 350 *) | 19 350 * | 169 |
170 | Bhutan ‡ | 1947 | 700 * | 1 000 * | 1 700 * | (..................... | ..................... | ............3 300 *) | 3 300 * | 170 |
171 | Brit. North Borneo ‡ | 1958 | 579 | 5 727 | ee 6 306 | 1 191 | 91 | 23 | 1 305 | 171 |
172 | Brunei | 1953 | 381 | 49 | 430 | 17 | 123 | 7 | 147 | 172 |
173 | Burma | 1958 | 25 643 | 19 631 | 45 274 | 11 283 | (..................... | ...........10 761..) | 22 044 | 173 |
174 | Cambodia | » | 6 000 | 2 800 | 8 800 | 1 200 | 1 000 | 6 400 | 8 600 | 174 |
175 | Ceylon | » | ff 3 473 | gg 73 | 3 546 | 1 411 | (..................... | .............1 398..) | 2 809 | 175 |
176 | China (Mainland) ‡ | » | hh 28 100 | 48 500 | 76 600 | 287 350 | (..................... | .........612 151..) | 899 501 | 176 |
177 | Christmas & Cocos (Keeling) Islands | 1956 | - | - | - | (..................... | ..................... | ..................17..) | 17 | 177 |
178 | Hong Kong ‡ | 1958 | 5 | - | 5 | 16 | 16 | 60 | 92 | 178 |
179 | India ‡ | 1955 | hh 59 557 | 13 195 | 72 752 | 152 716 | 39 655 | 61 164 | 253 535 | 179 |
180 | Indonesia | 1958 | 63 990 | 26 187 | 90 177 | 14 282 | - | 43 870 | 58 152 | 180 |
181 | Japan | 1957 | 21 650 | 1 390 | 23 040 | 5 401 | 1 395 | 6 933 | 13 729 | 181 |
182 | Korea, North ‡ | 1958 | 8 000 * | 970 * | 8 970 * | 2 385 * | (..................... | ............1 654 *) | 4 039 * | 182 |
183 | Korea, South | 1957 | 5 895 | 577 | 6 472 | 2 005 | 17 | 528 | 2 550 | 183 |
184 | Laos | 1953 | ii 4 000 | 11 000 | 15 000 | 2 000 | 1 600 | 5 000 | 8 600 | 184 |
185 | Macau | 1947 | - | - | - | - | - | 2 | 2 | 185 |
186 | Malaya | 1958 | 8 470 | 1 048 | 9 518 | 2 240 | 606 | 781 | 3 627 | 186 |
187 | Mongolia ‡ | 1947 | 3 000 * | 22 000 * | 25 000 * | 75 * | (..................... | ........137 045 *) | 137 120 * | 187 |
188 | Nepal ‡ | 1954 | q 4 333 | q 200 | q 4 533 | 3 885 | r | 6 086 | 9 971 | 188 |
189 | Netherl. New Guinea | 1958 | 4 000 | 27 000 | 31 000 | (..................... | ..................... | ...........10 278..) | 10 278 | 189 |
190 | Pakistan | » | 2 469 | 83 | 2 552 | 24 565 | 10 927 | 56 438 | 91 930 | 190 |
191 | Philippines ‡ | » | 10 192 | 2 981 | 13 173 | 13 011 | 1 367 | 2 190 | 16 568 | 191 |
192 | Portuguese India | 1956 | (............125 | .....................) | 125 | 175 | (..................... | ..................93..) | 268 | 192 |
193 | Portuguese Timor ‡ | 1947 | 200 * | 800 * | 1 000 * | (..................... | ..................... | ................493..) | 493 | 193 |
194 | Ryukyu Islands | 1952 | 181 | 19 | 200 | 61 | 50 | 30 | 141 | 194 |
195 | Sarawak | 1958 | (.........9 344 | .....................) | 9 344 | 2 495 | - | 403 | 2 898 | 195 |
196 | Sikkim | » | (..................... | ...................... | ...................... | ...................... | ...................... | ................711..) | 711 | 196 |
197 | Singapore jj | 1956 | 20 | - | 20 | 15 | (..................... | ..................23..) | 38 | 197 |
198 | Taiwan | 1958 | 1 348 | 621 | 1 969 | kk 1 043 | - | 517 | 1 560 | 198 |
199 | Thailand | » | 25 934 | 3 976 | 29 910 | 9 898 | 1 088 | 939 | 11 925 | 199 |
200 | Viet Nam, South | » | 5 470 | 150 | 5 620 | 6 000 | (..................... | .............5 000..) | 11 000 | 200 |
201 | Viet Nam, North ‡ | » | 7 000 * | 1 850 * | 8 850 | 1 300 * | (..................... | ............5 690 *) | 6 990 * | 201 |
202 | Pacific Area § | 25 500 | 70 370 | 95 870 | 44 670 | (..................... | .........713 860..) | 758 530 | 202 | |
203 | American Samoa | 1951 | ( .............4.... | .....................) | 4 | 15 | (..................... | ....................1..) | 16 | 203 |
204 | Australia | 1955 | hh 17 871 | 30 510 | 48 381 | 23 854 | (..................... | .........698 181..) | 722 035 | 204 |
205 | Br. Solomon Islands | 1953 | 20 | 2 640 | 2 660 | 184 | (..................... | ..................44..) | 228 | 205 |
206 | Cook Islands | » | (.............. 4.... | .....................) | 4 | 12 | (..................... | ....................7..) | 19 | 206 |
207 | Fiji | 1958 | 150 | 776 | 926 | 887 | - | 6 | 893 | 207 |
208 | French Oceania | 1950 | q 50 * | q 65 * | q 115 | 45 | r | 200 | 245 | 208 |
209 | Gilbert & Ellice Is. | 1949 | 1 | - | 1 | 37 | (..................... | ..................50..) | 87 | 209 |
210 | Guam | 1951 | q 7 * | q 7 * | q 14 | 20 | r | 19 | 39 | 210 |
211 | Hawaii | 1950 | 450 | 325 | 775 | 722 | (..................... | ................161..) | 883 | 211 |
212 | New Caledonia | 1952 | 10 * | 70 * | 80 | 518 | (..................... | .............1 302..) | 1 820 | 212 |
213 | New Guinea (Austr.) and Papua | 1958 | 5 260 | 31 160 | 36 420 | 5 000 * | (..................... | ............5 120 *) | 10 120 | 213 |
214 | New Hebrides | » | 8 | - | 8 | 95 | - | 1 373 | 1 468 | 214 |
215 | New Zealand | 1957 | 1 549 | 4 682 | 6 231 | 13 075 | 2 037 | 5 247 | 20 359 | 215 |
216 | Niue ‡ | 1958 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 3.2 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 216 |
217 | Norfolk Island | » | 1.1 | - | 1.1 | (.................2.4 | ...................... | ........................) | 2.4 | 217 |
218 | Pacific Is. (U.S.Trust.) | 1950 | q 20 * | q 13 * | q 33 | 79 | r | 66 | 145 | 218 |
219 | Tonga | 1953 | 9 | 2 | 11 | 49 | 6 | 1 | 56 | 219 |
220 | Western Samoa | 1958 | 81 | 117 | 198 | 64 | 7 | 24 | 95 | 220 |
§ | Countries listed only. |
a | Includes water area. |
b | Included in non-forested land. |
c | Included in land area. |
d | Includes Saar and West Berlin. |
e | Includes uncultivated areas. |
f | Includes areas of rivers. |
g | Excludes areas of rivers. |
h | Includes East Berlin. |
i | Includes 1 200 000 hectares of glaciers. |
j | Includes Azores and Madeira. |
k | Includes Balearic and Canary Islands. |
l | Accessible unproductive forests included in inaccessible forests. |
m | Includes glaciers. |
n | Includes Alaska. |
o | All productive forests, accessible and inaccessible. |
p | All unproductive forests, accessible and inaccessible. |
q | Includes brushlands. |
r | Included in forests. |
s | Includes Cayman, Turks and Caicos Islands. |
t | Excludes Grenadines and Carriacou. |
u | Continental sector only. |
v | Includes Galapagos Islands (784 000 hectares). The Región Oriental (17 700 000 hectares) included under “Other”. |
w | Savanna woodlands. |
x | Includes Guinea. |
y | Included with French West Africa. |
z | Includes pasture lands. |
aa | Production reserves. |
bb | Legal forests only. |
cc | Includes Pemba. |
dd | 946 000 hectares included in land area. |
ee | Includes 181 300 hectares palm forests. |
ff | Reserves, proposed reserves, and state forests. |
gg | Protection reserves. |
hh | Accessible productive forests only. |
ii | Forests under commercial exploitation. |
jj | Not including Christmas Island. |
kk | Includes 38 200 hectares farm woodlands. |