Appendices

Country/area

Land area

Population

Economic indicators

Total, 1999
(1000 ha)

Total, 1999
(thousands)

Density, 1999
(per km²)

Annual rate of change, 1995-2000
(%)

Rural, 1999
(%)

GNP per capita, 1997
(US$)

Annual growth rate of GDP, 1997
(%)

Bangladesh

13017

126947

975.2

1.7

79.4

352

5.9

Bhutan

4700

2064

43.9

2.8

93.1

406

n.a.

India

297319

998056

335.7

1.7

71.9

392

5.2

Maldives

30

278

926.7

2.8

71.9

1107

6.2

Nepal

14300

23385

163.5

2.4

88.4

216

4

Pakistan

77088

152331

197.6

2.8

63.5

502

-0.4

Sri Lanka

6463

18639

288.4

1

76.7

770

6.4

South Asia

412917

1321700

320.1

n.a.

72.0

n.a.

n.a.

Brunei Darussalam

527

322

61.1

2.2

28.6

n.a.

4

East Timor

1479

871

58.6

1.7

92.5

n.a.

n.a.

Indonesia

181157

209255

115.5

1.4

60.8

1096

4.9

Malaysia

32855

21830

66.4

2

43.5

4469

7.8

Philippines

29817

74454

249.7

2.1

42.3

1170

5.2

Singapore

61

3522

5773.8

1.4

0

32486

7.8

Insular Southeast Asia

245896

310254

126.2

n.a.

54.5

n.a.

n.a.

Cambodia

17652

10945

62

2.3

77.2

303

1

Lao PDR

23080

5297

23

2.6

77.1

414

6.5

Myanmar

65755

45059

68.5

1.2

72.7

n.a.

n.a.

Thailand

51089

60856

119.1

0.9

78.8

2821

-0.4

Viet Nam

32549

78705

241.8

1.6

80.3

299

8.8

Continental Southeast

190125

200862

105.6

n.a.

77.9

n.a.

n.a.

Asia

China

932742

1274106

136.6

0.9

66.2

668

8.8

DPR Korea

12041

23702

196.8

1.6

37.5

n.a.

n.a.

Mongolia

156650

2621

1.7

1.7

37

391

3.3

Republic of Korea

9873

46480

470.8

0.8

14.8

11028

5.5

North Asia

1111306

1346909

121.2

n.a.

63.9

n.a.

n.a.

Australia

768230

18701

2.4

1

15.3

19689

1.7

Japan

37652

126505

336

0.2

21.3

43574

0.8

New Zealand

26799

3828

14.3

1

13.3

15233

2.4

Advanced Industrial

832681

149034

17.9

n.a.

20.3

n.a.

n.a.

Countries

American Samoa

20

66

330

3.7

48.5

n.a.

n.a.

Cook Islands

23

19

82.6

0.6

36.8

n.a.

n.a.

Fiji

1827

806

44.1

1.2

58.1

2340

-1.8

French Polynesia

366

231

63.1

1.8

43.3

n.a.

n.a.

Guam

55

164

298.2

2.1

61

n.a.

n.a.

Kiribati

73

82

112.3

1.4

63.4

839

3

Marshall Islands

18

62

344.4

3.3

29

1473

-5.2

Micronesia

70

116

165.7

2

70.7

1886

-4

Nauru

2

11

550

1.9

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

New Caledonia

1828

210

11.5

2.1

36.2

n.a.

n.a.

Niue

26

2

7.7

-1.9

50

n.a.

n.a.

Northern Mariana Is.

46

74

160.9

5.9

45.9

n.a.

n.a.

Palau

46

19

41.3

2.4

26.3

n.a.

n.a.

Papua New Guinea

45239

4702

10.4

2.2

82.9

931

-6.5

Samoa

283

177

62.5

1.4

78.5

1239

4

Solomon Islands

2856

430

15.4

3.2

80.9

797

-0.5

Tonga

72

98

136.1

0.3

55.1

1635

-1.7

Vanuatu

1219

186

15.3

2.4

80.1

1315

2.7

Pacific Islands

54069

7455

13.8

n.a.

74.6

n.a.

n.a.

Southeast Asia

436021

511116

117.2

n.a.

63.7

n.a.

n.a.

Asia

1997896

3306230

165.5

1.4

65.5

n.a.

n.a.

Oceania

849098

29984

3.5

1.3

29.8

n.a.

n.a.

Asia-Pacific

3283015

3847330

117.2

1.4

56.5

n.a.

n.a.

TOTAL WORLD

13063896

5978143

45.8

1.3

53

n.a.

n.a.

Country/area

Land area
(1000 ha)

Forest area, 2000

Wood volume in forests
(m ³ /ha)

Wood biomass in forests
(t/ha)

Total forest
(1000 ha)

Percentage of land area
(%)

Area per capita
(ha)

Forest plantations
(1000 ha)

Bangladesh

13017

1334

10

n.s.

625

23

39

Bhutan

4701

3016

64

1.50

21

163

178

India

297319

64113

22

0.10

32578

43

73

Maldives

30

1

3

n.s.

-

-

-

Nepal

14300

3900

27

0.20

133

100

109

Pakistan

77087

2361

3

n.s.

980

22

27

Sri Lanka

6463

1940

30

0.10

316

34

59

South Asia

412917

76665

19

0.06

34653

49

77

Brunei Darussalam

527

442

84

1.40

3

119

205

East Timor

1479

507

34

0.60

-

79

136

Indonesia

181157

104986

58

0.50

9871

79

136

Malaysia

32855

19292

59

0.90

1750

119

205

Philippines

29817

5789

19

0.10

753

66

114

Singapore

61

2

3

n.s.

-

119

205

Insular Southeast Asia

245896

131018

53

0.42

12377

84

145

Cambodia

17652

9335

53

0.90

90

40

69

Lao People's Dem. Rep.

23080

12561

54

2.40

54

29

31

Myanmar

65755

34419

52

0.80

821

33

57

Thailand

51089

14762

29

0.20

4920

17

29

Viet Nam

32550

9819

30

0.10

1711

38

66

Continental Southeast Asia

190126

80896

43

0.40

7596

31

50

China

932743

163480

18

0.10

45083

52

61

DPR Korea

12041

8210

68

0.30

-

41

25

Mongolia

156650

10645

7

4.10

-

128

80

Republic of Korea

9873

6248

63

0.10

-

58

36

North Asia

1111307

188583

17

0.14

45083

56

60

Australia

768230

154539

20

8.30

1396

55

57

Japan

37652

24081

64

0.20

10682

145

88

New Zealand

26799

7946

30

2.10

1542

125

217

Advanced Industrialized Countries

832681

186566

22

1.25

13620

70

68

American Samoa

20

12

60

0.20

0

-

-

Cook Islands

23

22

96

1.20

1

-

-

Fiji

1827

815

45

1.00

97

-

-

French Polynesia

366

105

29

0.50

5

-

-

Guam

55

21

38

0.10

0

-

-

Kiribati

73

28

38

0.30

0

-

-

Marshall Islands

18

n.s.

-

-

-

-

-

Micronesia

69

15

22

0.10

0

-

-

Nauru

2

n.s.

-

-

-

-

-

New Caledonia

1828

372

20

1.80

10

-

-

Niue

26

6

-

3.00

0

-

-

Northern Mariana Is.

46

14

30

0.20

-

-

-

Palau

46

35

76

1.80

0

-

-

Papua New Guinea

45239

30601

68

6.50

90

34

58

Samoa

282

105

37

0.60

5

-

-

Solomon Islands

2856

2536

89

5.90

50

-

-

Tonga

73

4

6

n.s.

1

-

-

Vanuatu

1218

447

37

2.40

3

-

-

Pacific Islands

54067

35138

65

4.71

262

34

58

Southeast Asia

436022

211914

49

0.41

19973

64

109

Asia

1997898

501243

25

0.15

110391

74

100

Oceania

849096

197623

23

6.59

3200

54

64

Asia-Pacific

2846994

698866

25

0.18

113591

68

88

TOTAL WORLD

13063900

3869455

30

0.65

187086

100

109

Country/area

Total forest, 1990
(1000 ha)

Total forest, 2000
(1000 ha)

Forest cover change, 1990-2000

Annual change
('000 ha)

Annual rate of change
(%)

Bangladesh

1169

1334

17

1.3

Bhutan

3016

3016

n.s.

n.s.

India

63732

64113

38

0.1

Maldives

1

1

n.s.

n.s.

Nepal

4683

3900

-78

-1.8

Pakistan

2755

2361

-39

-1.5

Sri Lanka

2288

1940

-35

-1.6

South Asia

77644

76665

-97.9

-1.2

Brunei Darussalam

452

442

-1

-0.2

East Timor

541

507

-3

-0.6

Indonesia

118110

104986

-1312

-1.2

Malaysia

21661

19292

-237

-1.2

Philippines

6676

5789

-89

-1.4

Singapore

2

2

n.s.

n.s.

Insular Southeast Asia

147442

131018

-1642

-1.1

Cambodia

9896

9335

-56

-0.6

Lao People's Dem. Rep

13088

12561

-53

-0.4

Myanmar

39588

34419

-517

-1.4

Thailand

15886

14762

-112

-0.7

Viet Nam

9303

9819

52

0.5

Continental Southeast Asia

87761

80896

-686.5

-0.8

China

145417

163480

1806

1.2

Dem People's Rep. of Korea

8210

8210

n.s.

n.s.

Mongolia

11245

10645

-60

-0.5

Republic of Korea

6299

6248

-5

-0.1

North Asia

171171

188583

1741

1

Australia

157359

154539

-282

-0.2

Japan

24047

24081

3

n.s.

New Zealand

7556

7946

39

0.5

Advanced Industrialized Countries

188962

186566

-240

-0.1

American Samoa

12

12

n.s.

n.s.

Cook Islands

22

22

n.s.

n.s.

Fiji

832

815

-2

-0.2

French Polynesia

105

105

n.s.

n.s.

Guam

21

21

n.s.

n.s.

Kiribati

28

28

n.s.

n.s.

Marshall Islands

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

Micronesia

24

15

-1

-4.5

Nauru

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

New Caledonia

372

372

n.s.

n.s.

Niue

6

6

n.s.

n.s.

Northern Mariana Islands

14

14

n.s.

n.s.

Palau

35

35

n.s.

n.s.

Papua New Guinea

31730

30601

-113

-0.4

Samoa

130

105

-3

-2.1

Solomon Islands

2580

2536

-4

-0.2

Tonga

4

4

n.s.

n.s.

Vanuatu

441

447

1

0.1

Pacific Islands

36356

35138

-122

-0.3

Southeast Asia

235203

211914

-2328.9

-1.0

Asia

484054

477198

-685.6

-0.1

Oceania

201271

197623

-364.8

-0.2

Asia-Pacific

920528

886735

-3379.3

-0.4

TOTAL WORLD

3963429

3869455

-9391

-0.2