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| Table 13
Comparison of 1980 natural forest area estimate by FAO 1980 assessment as publisheb in An interim report the state of forest resources in the developing countries and FAO 1990 assessment published in the present report |
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Estimate |
1980 FAO assessment |
1990 FAO assessment |
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million ha |
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| Natural forests | ||
| Tropical (125 countries) |
1 926 |
1 916 |
| Non-tropical (28 countries) |
199 |
189 |
| Total (143 countries) |
2 125 |
2 105 |
| Other wooded lands | ||
| Tropical (125 countries) |
1 055 |
901 |
| Non-tropical (28 countries) |
87 |
111 |
| Total (143 countries) |
1 142 |
1 012 |
| Total natural woody vegetation | ||
| Tropical (125 countries) |
2 981 |
2 817 |
| Non-tropical (28 countries) |
286 |
300 |
| Total (143 countries) |
3 267 |
3 117 |
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| Source: FORIS database | ||
