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Annex 1
Country Tables (continued)

Table 2c: State of forest inventory

REGION: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANYEAR: 1990
CountryNumber of national forest surveys/inventoriesSurvey used as baselineChange assessment
TotalBefore 1981Years 1981–90 (inclusive)Reference yearReliability classReliability class
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA110198023
BAHAMAS101198623
BELIZE110197923
BOLIVIA110197523
BRAZIL2111981–9122
COLOMBIA110198013
COSTA RICA312198711
CUBA101199013
DOMINICA101198423
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC101198323
ECUADOR101198713
EL SALVADOR110197523
FRENCH GUYANA110197333
GRENADA101198223
GUADELOUPE101198523
GUATEMALA211198822
GUYANA110197533
HAITI220197723
HONDURAS211198622
JAMAICA211198522
MARTINIQUE110197423
MEXICO1101970–8623
NICARAGUA110197932
PANAMA211198612
PARAGUAY3211980–8522
PERU110197513
PUERTO RICO211198511
ST.KITTS AND NEVIS110198023
ST.LUCIA101198223
ST. VINCENT101198423
SURINAME110197033
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO110198023
VENEZUELA110197713

Notes: - numbers may not tally due to rounding
- ε indicates a very small value
- n.a. indicates that no data are available; sub-totals and totals were computed excluding the missing numbers
- the reference year may vary according different sub-national units

Table 3a: Area in natural forests and plantations

REGION: AFRICAYEAR: 1990
CountryNatural forestsPlantations
Forest coverForest biomassArea
000 ha% land areaha/capita000 ttons / hatons / capita000 ha% land areaha/000 capita
BURKINA FASO441616.10.53491977939280.13.1
CAPE VERDE61.6ε9601503143.536.9
CHAD114349.12.0717588631266ε1.1
GAMBIA979.70.196191001110.11.4
GUINEA-BISSAU202171.92.1166987831761ε1.5
MALI1214410.01.3749542628020ε2.1
MAURITANIA5540.50.33499263173ε1.7
NIGER25502.00.482257321217ε2.4
SENEGAL754439.21.051720369701600.821.7
WEST SAHELIAN AFRICA407687.71.026283456562251ε5.9
DJIBOUTI221.00.1187284400.00.0
ETHIOPIA1416512.90.32038626144442700.25.8
KENYA11872.1ε1126509551680.36.7
SOMALIA7541.20.176584102116ε0.8
SUDAN4297618.11.72647934621052900.111.5
UGANDA634631.80.33765825920280.11.5
EAST SAHELIAN AFRICA6545013.40.5525424780437620.26.2
BENIN494744.71.01981164042200.24.2
COTE D'IVOIRE1090434.30.98701588069900.37.1
GHANA955541.50.68170318654750.35.0
GUINEA669227.21.055911084815ε0.7
LIBERIA463347.91.8104946522741180.12.9
NIGERIA1563417.20.11615756103152160.22.0
SIERRA LEONE188926.40.52001921064880.11.9
TOGO135324.90.4991047329240.46.9
WEST AFRICA5560727.30.4540893197344450.22.8
CAMEROON2035043.72.0295143414528423ε2.2
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP.3056249.110.5380877712513089ε3.1
CONGO1986558.210.054663982752741530.226.6
EQUATORIAL GUINEA182665.15.3480264263140400.00.0
GABON1823570.815.651184842814373300.125.6
ZAIRE11327550.03.12852320525279360ε1.7
CENTRAL AFRICA20411251.23.946348562227878175ε3.3
ANGOLA2307418.52.31624865701621710.117.1
BOTSWANA1426125.211.1546189384251ε0.8
BURUNDI2339.1ε160536931325.124.2
MALAWI348637.10.4485699139581801.921.4
MOZAMBIQUE1732922.11.113837848088400.12.6
NAMIBIA1256915.39.44814003836200.00.0
RWANDA1646.6ε2693816441255.117.3
TANZANIA3355537.91.2144532043532200.28.1
ZAMBIA3230143.53.8227317570269680.18.0
ZIMBABWE889723.00.954019861561200.312.3
TROPICAL S.AFRICA14586826.11.58823621619310570.211.1
MADAGASCAR1578227.11.316802931071403100.525.9
INSULAR AFRICA1578227.11.316802931071403100.525.9
TOTAL52758623.61.17014399913314530000.16.2

Table 3b: Area in natural forests and plantations

REGION: ASIA AND THE PACIFICYEAR: 1990
CountryNatural forestPlantations
Forest coverForest biomassArea
000 ha% land areaha/capita000 ttons / hatons / capita000 ha% land areaha/000 capita
BANGLADESH7695.9ε   10421913613352.62.9
BHUTAN280959.82.050812718135650.13.5
INDIA5172917.40.14805690936189006.422.1
NEPAL502336.70.354871110929800.64.2
PAKISTAN18552.4ε   20315611022400.32.0
SRI LANKA174627.00.1197742113121983.111.5
SOUTH ASIA6393115.50.163676451006197584.817.5
CAMBODIA1216368.91.5216286117826200.00.0
LAOS1317357.13.225441111936256ε   1.5
MYANMAR2885643.90.762588662171503350.58.0
THAILAND1273524.90.21585345125297561.513.6
VIETNAM831225.50.115235691832321006.531.3
CONTINENT. S.E.ASIA7524039.60.4140747521878031971.718.1
BRUNEI45887.01.713551929651000.00.0
INDONESIA10954960.50.62226139220312387504.848.5
MALAYSIA1758353.51.045909472612651160.46.7
PHILIPPINES783126.30.11848390236302901.04.6
SINGAPORE47.2ε   880200000.00.0
INSULAR S.E.ASIA13542655.40.52883712821311091563.734.8
PAPUA NEW GUINEA3600079.59.068903461911718430.110.6
PACIFIC3600079.59.068903461911718430.110.6
TOTAL31059734.80.25616987218136321533.620.4

Table 3c: Area of natural forests and plantations

 REGION: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEANYEAR: 1990
CountryNatural forestPlantations
Forest coverForest biomassArea
000 ha% land areaha/capita000 ttons / hatons / capita000 ha% land areaha/000 capita
COSTA RICA142828.00.526190918487400.813.3
EL SALVADOR1235.9ε   1162794260.31.1
GUATEMALA422539.00.572548517279400.44.3
HONDURAS460541.20.95272741151034ε   0.7
MEXICO4858625.50.5317360865361550.11.7
NICARAGUA601350.61.61088136181281200.25.1
PANAMA311741.01.369538022328890.13.6
CENTRAL AMERICA6809628.40.6648342095552730.12.3
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA1022.30.111761201600.00.0
BAHAMAS18618.50.7222601208600.00.0
BELIZE199687.611.0255019128140130.116.5
CUBA171515.60.2209022122203503.233.9
DOMINICA4458.80.552921206500.00.0
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC107722.30.21063309915100.21.4
FRENCH GUYANA799790.786.924998463132717200.00.0
GRENADA616.20.1660120800.31.2
GUADELOUPE9354.70.3111001203300.00.0
GUYANA1841693.617.745714922484396120.111.5
HAITI230.8ε   23301000120.41.8
JAMAICA23922.10.14318218117211.98.3
MARTINIQUE4340.40.151361201500.00.0
PUERTO RICO32136.20.1384601201140.51.1
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS1336.70.315841203100.00.0
ST. LUCIA57.4ε   540120400.00.0
ST. VINCENT1126.90.112601201100.00.0
SURINAME1476894.736.638306332599496120.129.7
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO15530.20.13256621025183.413.6
CARIBBEAN4711568.31.4116378862473374420.612.8
BOLIVIA4931745.56.77376206150100940ε5.5
BRAZIL56110766.43.710605341618970570000.846.6
COLOMBIA5406452.01.7105145561953301800.25.7
ECUADOR1196243.21.12354632197218640.25.9
PARAGUAY1285932.43.07955716218613ε3.0
PERU6790653.13.0160136462367172630.211.8
VENEZUELA4569051.82.386153771894373620.418.3
TROPICAL S. AMERICA80290459.83.315172340418961579220.632.1
TOTAL91811555.62.316984471018542686360.521.7
GRAND TOTAL175629736.80.7296158580169121437890.917.8

Notes: - numbers may not tally due to rounding
- ε indicates a very small value


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