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Annex 1
Country Tables (continued)
Table 2c: State of forest inventory
REGION: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | YEAR: 1990 |
Country | Number of national forest surveys/inventories | Survey used as baseline | Change assessment |
Total | Before 1981 | Years 1981–90 (inclusive) | Reference year | Reliability class | Reliability class |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1980 | 2 | 3 |
BAHAMAS | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1986 | 2 | 3 |
BELIZE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1979 | 2 | 3 |
BOLIVIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1975 | 2 | 3 |
BRAZIL | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1981–91 | 2 | 2 |
COLOMBIA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1980 | 1 | 3 |
COSTA RICA | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1987 | 1 | 1 |
CUBA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1990 | 1 | 3 |
DOMINICA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1984 | 2 | 3 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1983 | 2 | 3 |
ECUADOR | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1987 | 1 | 3 |
EL SALVADOR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1975 | 2 | 3 |
FRENCH GUYANA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1973 | 3 | 3 |
GRENADA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1982 | 2 | 3 |
GUADELOUPE | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1985 | 2 | 3 |
GUATEMALA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1988 | 2 | 2 |
GUYANA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1975 | 3 | 3 |
HAITI | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1977 | 2 | 3 |
HONDURAS | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1986 | 2 | 2 |
JAMAICA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1985 | 2 | 2 |
MARTINIQUE | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 2 | 3 |
MEXICO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1970–86 | 2 | 3 |
NICARAGUA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1979 | 3 | 2 |
PANAMA | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1986 | 1 | 2 |
PARAGUAY | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1980–85 | 2 | 2 |
PERU | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1975 | 1 | 3 |
PUERTO RICO | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1985 | 1 | 1 |
ST.KITTS AND NEVIS | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1980 | 2 | 3 |
ST.LUCIA | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1982 | 2 | 3 |
ST. VINCENT | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1984 | 2 | 3 |
SURINAME | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1970 | 3 | 3 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1980 | 2 | 3 |
VENEZUELA | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1977 | 1 | 3 |
Table 3a: Area in natural forests and plantations
Country | Natural forests | Plantations |
Forest cover | Forest biomass | Area |
000 ha | % land area | ha/capita | 000 t | tons / ha | tons / capita | 000 ha | % land area | ha/000 capita |
BURKINA FASO | 4416 | 16.1 | 0.5 | 349197 | 79 | 39 | 28 | 0.1 | 3.1 |
CAPE VERDE | 6 | 1.6 | ε | 960 | 150 | 3 | 14 | 3.5 | 36.9 |
CHAD | 11434 | 9.1 | 2.0 | 717588 | 63 | 126 | 6 | ε | 1.1 |
GAMBIA | 97 | 9.7 | 0.1 | 9619 | 100 | 11 | 1 | 0.1 | 1.4 |
GUINEA-BISSAU | 2021 | 71.9 | 2.1 | 166987 | 83 | 176 | 1 | ε | 1.5 |
MALI | 12144 | 10.0 | 1.3 | 749542 | 62 | 80 | 20 | ε | 2.1 |
MAURITANIA | 554 | 0.5 | 0.3 | 34992 | 63 | 17 | 3 | ε | 1.7 |
NIGER | 2550 | 2.0 | 0.4 | 82257 | 32 | 12 | 17 | ε | 2.4 |
SENEGAL | 7544 | 39.2 | 1.0 | 517203 | 69 | 70 | 160 | 0.8 | 21.7 |
WEST SAHELIAN AFRICA | 40768 | 7.7 | 1.0 | 2628345 | 65 | 62 | 251 | ε | 5.9 |
DJIBOUTI | 22 | 1.0 | 0.1 | 1872 | 84 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
ETHIOPIA | 14165 | 12.9 | 0.3 | 2038626 | 144 | 44 | 270 | 0.2 | 5.8 |
KENYA | 1187 | 2.1 | ε | 112650 | 95 | 5 | 168 | 0.3 | 6.7 |
SOMALIA | 754 | 1.2 | 0.1 | 76584 | 102 | 11 | 6 | ε | 0.8 |
SUDAN | 42976 | 18.1 | 1.7 | 2647934 | 62 | 105 | 290 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
UGANDA | 6346 | 31.8 | 0.3 | 376582 | 59 | 20 | 28 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
EAST SAHELIAN AFRICA | 65450 | 13.4 | 0.5 | 5254247 | 80 | 43 | 762 | 0.2 | 6.2 |
BENIN | 4947 | 44.7 | 1.0 | 198116 | 40 | 42 | 20 | 0.2 | 4.2 |
COTE D'IVOIRE | 10904 | 34.3 | 0.9 | 870158 | 80 | 69 | 90 | 0.3 | 7.1 |
GHANA | 9555 | 41.5 | 0.6 | 817031 | 86 | 54 | 75 | 0.3 | 5.0 |
GUINEA | 6692 | 27.2 | 1.0 | 559110 | 84 | 81 | 5 | ε | 0.7 |
LIBERIA | 4633 | 47.9 | 1.8 | 1049465 | 227 | 411 | 8 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
NIGERIA | 15634 | 17.2 | 0.1 | 1615756 | 103 | 15 | 216 | 0.2 | 2.0 |
SIERRA LEONE | 1889 | 26.4 | 0.5 | 200192 | 106 | 48 | 8 | 0.1 | 1.9 |
TOGO | 1353 | 24.9 | 0.4 | 99104 | 73 | 29 | 24 | 0.4 | 6.9 |
WEST AFRICA | 55607 | 27.3 | 0.4 | 5408931 | 97 | 34 | 445 | 0.2 | 2.8 |
CAMEROON | 20350 | 43.7 | 2.0 | 2951434 | 145 | 284 | 23 | ε | 2.2 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. | 30562 | 49.1 | 10.5 | 3808777 | 125 | 1308 | 9 | ε | 3.1 |
CONGO | 19865 | 58.2 | 10.0 | 5466398 | 275 | 2741 | 53 | 0.2 | 26.6 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 1826 | 65.1 | 5.3 | 480264 | 263 | 1404 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
GABON | 18235 | 70.8 | 15.6 | 5118484 | 281 | 4373 | 30 | 0.1 | 25.6 |
ZAIRE | 113275 | 50.0 | 3.1 | 28523205 | 252 | 793 | 60 | ε | 1.7 |
CENTRAL AFRICA | 204112 | 51.2 | 3.9 | 46348562 | 227 | 878 | 175 | ε | 3.3 |
ANGOLA | 23074 | 18.5 | 2.3 | 1624865 | 70 | 162 | 171 | 0.1 | 17.1 |
BOTSWANA | 14261 | 25.2 | 11.1 | 546189 | 38 | 425 | 1 | ε | 0.8 |
BURUNDI | 233 | 9.1 | ε | 16053 | 69 | 3 | 132 | 5.1 | 24.2 |
MALAWI | 3486 | 37.1 | 0.4 | 485699 | 139 | 58 | 180 | 1.9 | 21.4 |
MOZAMBIQUE | 17329 | 22.1 | 1.1 | 1383784 | 80 | 88 | 40 | 0.1 | 2.6 |
NAMIBIA | 12569 | 15.3 | 9.4 | 481400 | 38 | 362 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
RWANDA | 164 | 6.6 | ε | 26938 | 164 | 4 | 125 | 5.1 | 17.3 |
TANZANIA | 33555 | 37.9 | 1.2 | 1445320 | 43 | 53 | 220 | 0.2 | 8.1 |
ZAMBIA | 32301 | 43.5 | 3.8 | 2273175 | 70 | 269 | 68 | 0.1 | 8.0 |
ZIMBABWE | 8897 | 23.0 | 0.9 | 540198 | 61 | 56 | 120 | 0.3 | 12.3 |
TROPICAL S.AFRICA | 145868 | 26.1 | 1.5 | 8823621 | 61 | 93 | 1057 | 0.2 | 11.1 |
MADAGASCAR | 15782 | 27.1 | 1.3 | 1680293 | 107 | 140 | 310 | 0.5 | 25.9 |
INSULAR AFRICA | 15782 | 27.1 | 1.3 | 1680293 | 107 | 140 | 310 | 0.5 | 25.9 |
TOTAL | 527586 | 23.6 | 1.1 | 70143999 | 133 | 145 | 3000 | 0.1 | 6.2 |
Table 3b: Area in natural forests and plantations
REGION: ASIA AND THE PACIFIC | YEAR: 1990 |
Country | Natural forest | Plantations |
Forest cover | Forest biomass | Area |
000 ha | % land area | ha/capita | 000 t | tons / ha | tons / capita | 000 ha | % land area | ha/000 capita |
BANGLADESH | 769 | 5.9 | ε | 104219 | 136 | 1 | 335 | 2.6 | 2.9 |
BHUTAN | 2809 | 59.8 | 2.0 | 508127 | 181 | 356 | 5 | 0.1 | 3.5 |
INDIA | 51729 | 17.4 | 0.1 | 4805690 | 93 | 6 | 18900 | 6.4 | 22.1 |
NEPAL | 5023 | 36.7 | 0.3 | 548711 | 109 | 29 | 80 | 0.6 | 4.2 |
PAKISTAN | 1855 | 2.4 | ε | 203156 | 110 | 2 | 240 | 0.3 | 2.0 |
SRI LANKA | 1746 | 27.0 | 0.1 | 197742 | 113 | 12 | 198 | 3.1 | 11.5 |
SOUTH ASIA | 63931 | 15.5 | 0.1 | 6367645 | 100 | 6 | 19758 | 4.8 | 17.5 |
CAMBODIA | 12163 | 68.9 | 1.5 | 2162861 | 178 | 262 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
LAOS | 13173 | 57.1 | 3.2 | 2544111 | 193 | 625 | 6 | ε | 1.5 |
MYANMAR | 28856 | 43.9 | 0.7 | 6258866 | 217 | 150 | 335 | 0.5 | 8.0 |
THAILAND | 12735 | 24.9 | 0.2 | 1585345 | 125 | 29 | 756 | 1.5 | 13.6 |
VIETNAM | 8312 | 25.5 | 0.1 | 1523569 | 183 | 23 | 2100 | 6.5 | 31.3 |
CONTINENT. S.E.ASIA | 75240 | 39.6 | 0.4 | 14074752 | 187 | 80 | 3197 | 1.7 | 18.1 |
BRUNEI | 458 | 87.0 | 1.7 | 135519 | 296 | 510 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
INDONESIA | 109549 | 60.5 | 0.6 | 22261392 | 203 | 123 | 8750 | 4.8 | 48.5 |
MALAYSIA | 17583 | 53.5 | 1.0 | 4590947 | 261 | 265 | 116 | 0.4 | 6.7 |
PHILIPPINES | 7831 | 26.3 | 0.1 | 1848390 | 236 | 30 | 290 | 1.0 | 4.6 |
SINGAPORE | 4 | 7.2 | ε | 880 | 200 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
INSULAR S.E.ASIA | 135426 | 55.4 | 0.5 | 28837128 | 213 | 110 | 9156 | 3.7 | 34.8 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 36000 | 79.5 | 9.0 | 6890346 | 191 | 1718 | 43 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
PACIFIC | 36000 | 79.5 | 9.0 | 6890346 | 191 | 1718 | 43 | 0.1 | 10.6 |
TOTAL | 310597 | 34.8 | 0.2 | 56169872 | 181 | 36 | 32153 | 3.6 | 20.4 |
Table 3c: Area of natural forests and plantations
| REGION: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | YEAR: 1990 |
Country | Natural forest | Plantations |
Forest cover | Forest biomass | Area |
000 ha | % land area | ha/capita | 000 t | tons / ha | tons / capita | 000 ha | % land area | ha/000 capita |
COSTA RICA | 1428 | 28.0 | 0.5 | 261909 | 184 | 87 | 40 | 0.8 | 13.3 |
EL SALVADOR | 123 | 5.9 | ε | 11627 | 94 | 2 | 6 | 0.3 | 1.1 |
GUATEMALA | 4225 | 39.0 | 0.5 | 725485 | 172 | 79 | 40 | 0.4 | 4.3 |
HONDURAS | 4605 | 41.2 | 0.9 | 527274 | 115 | 103 | 4 | ε | 0.7 |
MEXICO | 48586 | 25.5 | 0.5 | 3173608 | 65 | 36 | 155 | 0.1 | 1.7 |
NICARAGUA | 6013 | 50.6 | 1.6 | 1088136 | 181 | 281 | 20 | 0.2 | 5.1 |
PANAMA | 3117 | 41.0 | 1.3 | 695380 | 223 | 288 | 9 | 0.1 | 3.6 |
CENTRAL AMERICA | 68096 | 28.4 | 0.6 | 6483420 | 95 | 55 | 273 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 10 | 22.3 | 0.1 | 1176 | 120 | 16 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
BAHAMAS | 186 | 18.5 | 0.7 | 22260 | 120 | 86 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
BELIZE | 1996 | 87.6 | 11.0 | 255019 | 128 | 1401 | 3 | 0.1 | 16.5 |
CUBA | 1715 | 15.6 | 0.2 | 209022 | 122 | 20 | 350 | 3.2 | 33.9 |
DOMINICA | 44 | 58.8 | 0.5 | 5292 | 120 | 65 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 1077 | 22.3 | 0.2 | 106330 | 99 | 15 | 10 | 0.2 | 1.4 |
FRENCH GUYANA | 7997 | 90.7 | 86.9 | 2499846 | 313 | 27172 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
GRENADA | 6 | 16.2 | 0.1 | 660 | 120 | 8 | 0 | 0.3 | 1.2 |
GUADELOUPE | 93 | 54.7 | 0.3 | 11100 | 120 | 33 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
GUYANA | 18416 | 93.6 | 17.7 | 4571492 | 248 | 4396 | 12 | 0.1 | 11.5 |
HAITI | 23 | 0.8 | ε | 2330 | 100 | 0 | 12 | 0.4 | 1.8 |
JAMAICA | 239 | 22.1 | 0.1 | 43182 | 181 | 17 | 21 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
MARTINIQUE | 43 | 40.4 | 0.1 | 5136 | 120 | 15 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
PUERTO RICO | 321 | 36.2 | 0.1 | 38460 | 120 | 11 | 4 | 0.5 | 1.1 |
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS | 13 | 36.7 | 0.3 | 1584 | 120 | 31 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
ST. LUCIA | 5 | 7.4 | ε | 540 | 120 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
ST. VINCENT | 11 | 26.9 | 0.1 | 1260 | 120 | 11 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
SURINAME | 14768 | 94.7 | 36.6 | 3830633 | 259 | 9496 | 12 | 0.1 | 29.7 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 155 | 30.2 | 0.1 | 32566 | 210 | 25 | 18 | 3.4 | 13.6 |
CARIBBEAN | 47115 | 68.3 | 1.4 | 11637886 | 247 | 337 | 442 | 0.6 | 12.8 |
BOLIVIA | 49317 | 45.5 | 6.7 | 7376206 | 150 | 1009 | 40 | ε | 5.5 |
BRAZIL | 561107 | 66.4 | 3.7 | 106053416 | 189 | 705 | 7000 | 0.8 | 46.6 |
COLOMBIA | 54064 | 52.0 | 1.7 | 10514556 | 195 | 330 | 180 | 0.2 | 5.7 |
ECUADOR | 11962 | 43.2 | 1.1 | 2354632 | 197 | 218 | 64 | 0.2 | 5.9 |
PARAGUAY | 12859 | 32.4 | 3.0 | 795571 | 62 | 186 | 13 | ε | 3.0 |
PERU | 67906 | 53.1 | 3.0 | 16013646 | 236 | 717 | 263 | 0.2 | 11.8 |
VENEZUELA | 45690 | 51.8 | 2.3 | 8615377 | 189 | 437 | 362 | 0.4 | 18.3 |
TROPICAL S. AMERICA | 802904 | 59.8 | 3.3 | 151723404 | 189 | 615 | 7922 | 0.6 | 32.1 |
TOTAL | 918115 | 55.6 | 2.3 | 169844710 | 185 | 426 | 8636 | 0.5 | 21.7 |
GRAND TOTAL | 1756297 | 36.8 | 0.7 | 296158580 | 169 | 121 | 43789 | 0.9 | 17.8 |
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