Appendix 4: supplementary tables for Chapter 5

Content

Table A4.1 Current and future fuelwood consumption
Table A4.2 Domestic consumption of construction timber
Table A4.3 Area of natural and improved pastures
Table A4.4 Shifting cultivation Table A4.1 Current and future consumption of fuelwood

Table A4.1 Current and future fuelwood consumption

	Fuelwood Consumption in million metric tonnes
Year	Domestic Sector	Other Sectors	Total Consumption
1997	0.79	0.16	0.95
1998	0.80	0.17	0.97
1999	0.83	0.17	1.00
2000	0.85	0.18	1.03
2001	0.88	0.18	1.06
2002	0.92	0.19	1.11
2003	0.94	0.19	1.13
2004	0.96	0.19	1.16
2005	0.98	0.20	1.18
2006	1.01	0.20	1.21
2007	1.03	0.21	1.23
2008	1.05	0.21	1.26
2009	1.06	0.23	1.29
2010	1.08	0.23	1.32
2011	1.10	0.24	1.34

Table A4.2 Domestic consumption of construction timber

Sl. No.	Dzongkhags	Consumption of Timber in m3
1	Bumthang	3 665.73
2	Chukha	16 964.14
3	Dagana	4 128.42
4	Haa	2 988.57
5	Lhuntse	6 123.80
6	Mongar	10 517.90
7	Paro	7 581.13
8	Pemagatshel	6 105.18
9	Punakha including Gasa	4 552.70
10	S/Jongkhar	13 533.83
11	Samtse	22 188.46
12	Sarpang	17 704.73
13	Thimpu	14 984.75
14	Trashigang, including Trashiyangtse	30 286.99
15	Trongsa	36 78.531
16	Tsirang	14 952.45
17	Wangdue	7 454.84
18	Zhemgang	4 624.28
Total	Bhutan	190 236.43

Table A4.3 Area of natural and improved pastures

District	Total Area	Natural Pasture		Improved Pasture
	(1 000 ha)	(1 000ha)	% of Total	(1 000ha)	% of Total
Thimpu	193.470	33.426	17.3
Paro	128.590	8.173	6.4
Ha	170.679	12.111	7.1	.008	0.0
Chhukha	180.178	2.973	1.7	.053	0.0
Samtse	158.187	0.129	0.1
Punakha	97.427	1.870	1.9
Gasa	440.934	23.311	5.3
Wangdue	403.816	14.209	3.5	.018	0.0
Tsirang	63.881	0.086	0.1
Dagana	138.868	1.623	1.2
Bumthang	271.405	21.406	7.9	.803	0.3
Trongsa	180.690	6.525	3.6
Zhemgang	212.591	0.987	0.5
Sarpang	228.779	1.271	0.6
Lhuentse	288.758	9.452	3.3
Mongar	194.735	1.395	0.7	.156	0.1
Trashigang	228.266	10.884	4.8	.037	0.0
Trashi yangtse	143.812	4.732	3.3
Pemagatshel	51.768	0.022	0.0
Samdrup Jongkha	230.835	0.760	0.3	.021	0.0
Total	4 007.669	155.345	3.9	1.096	0.03

(Source: Atlas, 1997)

Table A4.4. Shifting cultivation

Dzongkhag	Total Area(1 000 ha)	Land under Permanent Agriculture(1 000 ha)	Land Under Tseri (1 000 ha)	Percentage of Tseri to Total Area	Ratio of Permanent Agriculture to Tseri
Bumthang	271.405	5.607	0.020	0.00	1:0.004
Chhukha	180.178	14.912	1.824	1.01	1:0.122
Dagana	138.868	12.947	4.675	3.37	1:0.361
Gasa	440.934	0.632	0.128	0.03	1:0.202
Haa	170.679	2.412	0.792	0.46	1:0.328
Lheuntse	288.758	9.523	3.289	1.14	1:0.345
Mongar	194.735	13.112	5.904	3.03	1:0.450
Paro	128.590	7.277	0.035	0.03	1:0.005
Pemagatshel	51.768	3.488	19.938	38.51	1:5.710
Punakha	97.427	4.587	0.007	0.00	1:0.021
Samdrup jongkhar	230.835	22.859	19.239	8.33	1:0.842
Samtse	158.187	22.164	2.692	1.70	1:0.121
Sarpang	228.779	23.925	3.529	1.54	1:0.147
Thimphu	143.812	10.063	1.169	0.81	1:0.116
Trashiyangtse	193.470	3.732	0.000	0.00	1:0.000
Trashigang	228.266	22.978	9.414	4.12	1:0.410
Trongsa	180.690	6.783	3.665	2.03	1:0.540
Tsirang	63.881	12.024	1.865	2.92	1:0.155
Wangdue	403.816	9.029	0.081	0.02	1:0.090
Zhemgang	212.591	12.456	10.069	4.74	1:0.808
Total	4 007.669	220.510	88.335	2.2041	1:0.401

(Source: Atlas, 1997)