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Table 2. Forest cover - information status

Country/area

Latest available statistics

Time series

Number of references consulted

Reference year

Method FS/DM/GM/ES

Compatibility H / M / L

Used

Compatibility H / M / L

Algeria

2000

ES

H

yes

H

8

Angola

1983

DM/FS

M

yes

M

20

Benin

1996

GM

H

yes

M

11

Botswana

1990

GM

L

no

M

22

Burkina Faso

1991

GM

M

yes

M

6

Burundi

1998

ES

L

yes

L

6

Cameroon

1999

ES

L

yes

L

11

Cape Verde

1999

ES

H

yes

H

9

Central African Republic

1994

FS/ES

M

no

n.ap.

11

Chad

1988

ES

H

no

n.ap.

11

Comoros

1984

GM

M

yes

H

9

Congo

1999

ES

M

yes

M

15

Côte d'Ivoire

1987

GM

L

no

n.ap.

22

Dem. Rep. of the Congo

1989

DM

M

yes

M

8

Djibouti

1985

GM

H

no

n.ap.

1

Egypt

1996

ES

H

yes

L

8

Equatorial Guinea

1998

ES

L

yes

L

7

Eritrea

1997

FS

M

no

n.ap.

3

Ethiopia

1997

ES

H

yes

L

9

Gabon

1999

ES

L

yes

L

5

Gambia

1993

FS

M

yes

H

13

Ghana

1996

ES

L

no

n.ap.

10

Guinea

1988

DM/ES

L

no

n.ap.

16

Guinea-Bissau

1990

DM

H

yes

H

5

Kenya

1993

ES

H

no

n.ap.

18

Lesotho

1994

DM/FS

H

yes

H

10

Liberia

1990

ES

H

yes

L

9

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

1980

ES

H

no

n.ap.

3

Madagascar

1996

FS

H

yes

L

8

Malawi

1991

DM/FS

M

yes

H

23

Mali

1991

FS

H

no

n.ap.

7

Mauritania

1991

ES

L

yes

L

6

Mauritius

1979

ES

L

yes

M

7

Morocco

1995

FS

H

no

n.ap.

9

Mozambique

1995

DM/FS

H

yes

H

40

Namibia

1992

FS

M

yes

L

9

Niger

1992

ES

H

yes

M

9

Nigeria

1994

FS/DM

M

yes

H

17

Réunion

1997

ES

M

yes

M

5

Rwanda

1999

ES

L

yes

L

7

Saint Helena

1980

ES

H

no

n.ap.

3

Sao Tome and Principe

1989

FS

L

no

n.ap.

3

Senegal

1985

FS

M

yes

M

8

Seychelles

1993

ES

M

no

n.ap.

2

Sierra Leone

1986

ES

M

yes

H

6

Somalia

1980

ES

H

no

n.ap.

2

South Africa

1994

DM

M

no

n.ap.

14

Sudan

1990

DM

M

no

n.ap.

11

Swaziland

1999

DM/FS

M

yes

H

7

Togo

1991

ES

M

yes

M

8

Tunisia

1994

FS

M

no

n.ap.

12

Uganda

1992

DM/DM

M

yes

L

8

United Republic of Tanzania

1995

DM/FS

H

yes

M

10

Western Sahara

1995

FS

M

no

n.ap.

1

Zambia

1978

FS/ES

M

yes

L

7

Zimbabwe

1992

DM

M

no

n.ap.

12

Total Africa

1991





547

Afghanistan

1993

GM

H

no

n.ap.

1

Armenia

1996

-

-

yes

M

1

Azerbaijan

1988

-

-

yes

M

1

Bahrain

1999

n.ap.

n.ap.

n.ap.

n.ap.

1

Bangladesh

1996

DM/ES

H

yes

H

12

Bhutan

1990

DM

H

yes

M

7

Brunei Darussalam

1998

DM

H

yes

H

6

Cambodia

1997

DM

H

yes

H

11

China

1996

ES

H

yes

H

23

Cyprus

1999

-

-

yes

M

1

Dem People's Rep. of Korea

1993

ES

H

no

n.ap.

2

East Timor

1985

GM

H

no

n.ap.

1

Gaza Strip


-

-

-

-

0

Georgia

1995

-

-

yes

M

1

India

1997

DM

H

yes

H

12

Indonesia

1997

GM

H

yes

H

32

Iran, Islamic Rep.

1999

ES

H

no

n.ap.

2

Iraq

1990

ES

H

no

n.ap.

4

Israel

1997

-

-

yes

M

1

Japan

1995

-

-

yes

H

1

Jordan

2000

ES

H

no

n.ap.

5

Kazakhstan

1993

-

-

yes

M

1

Kuwait

2000

n.ap.

n.ap.

n.ap.

n.ap.

2

Kyrgyzstan

1993

-

-

yes

M

1

Lao People's Dem. Rep

1989

GM

M

yes

H

7

Lebanon

1996

ES

H

no

n.ap.

1

Malaysia

1995

ES

M

yes

M

31

Maldives

1999

ES

L

no

n.ap.

1

Mongolia

1987

ES

M

no

n.ap.

2

Myanmar

1997

DM/ES

H

yes

L

17

Nepal

1994

GM

L

yes

L

16

Oman

2000

n.ap.

n.ap.

n.ap.

n.ap.

1

Pakistan

1990

DM

M

yes

M

13

Philippines

1997

ES

H

yes

H

12

Qatar

2000

n.ap.

n.ap.

n.ap.

n.ap.

1

Republic of Korea

1999

DM

H

no

n.ap.

3

Saudi Arabia

1994

ES

H

no

n.ap.

2

Singapore

1990

FS

H

no

n.ap.

2

Sri Lanka

1992

GM

M

yes

L

14

Syrian Arab Republic

1992

ES

H

no

n.ap.

4

Tajikistan

1995

-

-

yes

M

1

Thailand

1998

DM

H

yes

H

10

Turkey

1985

-

-

yes

M

2

Turkmenistan

1995

-

-

yes

M

1

United Arab Emirates

2000

n.ap.

n.ap.

n.ap.

n.ap.

1

Uzbekistan

1995

-

-

yes

M

1

Viet Nam

1995

DM

H

yes

H

11

West Bank


-

-

-

-

0

Yemen

1993

ES

H

no

n.ap.

1

Total Asia

1995





284

American Samoa

1999

ES

L

no

n.ap.

3

Australia

1992

-

-

no

n.ap.

9

Cook Islands

1998

ES

H

no

n.ap.

2

Fiji

1995

ES

H

yes

H

9

French Polynesia

1991

ES

H

no

n.ap.

2

Guam

1999

ES

H

no

n.ap.

1

Kiribati

1997

ES

H

no

n.ap.

3

Marshall Islands

1999

ES

H

no

n.ap.

2

Micronesia

1983

DM

H

yes

H

6

Nauru

1993

ES

H

no

n.ap.

2

New Caledonia

1993

ES

H

no

n.ap.

2

New Zealand

1996

-

-

yes

H

10

Niue

1981

-

-

-

n.ap.

2

Northern Mariana Isl.

1984

DM

H

no

n.ap.

3

Palau

1985

DM

H

no

n.ap.

5

Papua New Guinea

1996

DM

L

yes

H

7

Samoa

1992

ES

H

yes

M

5

Solomon Islands

1993

DM

M

yes

H

3

Tonga

1990

ES

H

no

n.ap.

3

Vanuatu

1993

ES

M

no

n.ap.

6

Total Oceania

1992





85

Albania

1995

-

-

yes

M

1

Andorra


-

-

-

n.ap.

0

Austria

1994

FS

H

yes

H

1

Belarus

1994

-

-

yes

M

1

Belgium & Luxembourg

1997

-

-

yes

H

1

Bosnia & Herzegovina

1995

-

-

yes

H

1

Bulgaria

1995

-

-

yes

H

1

Croatia

1996

-

-

yes

H

1

Czech Republic

1995

-

-

yes

H

1

Denmark

1990

-

-

yes

H

1

Estonia

1996

-

-

yes

H

1

Finland

1994

FS

H

yes

H

1

France

1997

-

-

yes

H

1

Germany

1987

-

-

yes

M

1

Greece

1992

-

-

yes

H

1

Hungary

1996

-

-

yes

H

1

Iceland

1998

-

-

yes

H

1

Ireland

1996

-

-

yes

H

1

Italy

1995

-

-

yes

H

1

Latvia

1997

-

-

yes

H

1

Liechtenstein

1995

-

-

yes

H

1

Lithuania

1996

-

-

yes

H

1

Malta

1996

-

-

yes

H

1

Netherlands

1994

-

-

yes

H

1

Norway

1995

-

-

yes

H

1

Poland

2000

-

-

yes

H

1

Portugal

1995

-

-

yes

H

3

Republic of Moldova

1997

-

-

yes

M

1

Romania

1990

-

-

yes

H

1

Russian Federation

1998

-

-

yes

H

2

San Marino


-

-

-

n.ap.

0

Slovakia

2000

-

-

yes

H

1

Slovenia

1996

-

-

yes

H

1

Spain

1990

-

-

yes

H

4

Sweden

1994

FS

H

yes

H

1

Switzerland

1994

-

-

yes

H

1

The FYR of Macedonia

1995

-

-

yes

M

1

Ukraine

1996

-

-

yes

M

1

United Kingdom

2000

-

-

yes

H

1

Yugoslavia

1995

-

-

yes

H

1

Total Europe

1997





44

Antigua and Barbuda

1983

ES

H

no

n.ap.

7

Bahamas

1986

ES

M

yes

H

5

Barbados

1998

ES

H

no

n.ap.

4

Belize

1993

GN

H

yes

H

19

Bermuda


-

-

-

n.ap.

0

British Virgin Islands

1980

ES

H

no

n.ap.

4

Canada

1994

-

-

no

n.ap.

2

Cayman Islands

1998

ES

H

no

n.ap.

2

Costa Rica

1997

DM

H

yes

H

39

Cuba

1998

DM

H

yes

H

13

Dominica

1984

DM

H

yes

H

12

Dominican Republic

1998

DM

H

no

n.ap.

7

El Salvador

1990

GM

H

yes

H

10

Greenland


-

-

-

n.ap.

0

Grenada

1992

GM

H

yes

H

5

Guadeloupe

1991

ES

H

yes

H

5

Guatemala

1999

DM

H

yes

H

16

Haiti

1995

ES

H

yes

H

8

Honduras

1995

DM

M

yes

H

17

Jamaica

1997

DM

H

yes

H

12

Martinique

1998

DM

H

no

n.ap.

4

Mexico

1993

DM

H

yes

M

36

Montserrat

1983

ES

H

yes

H

4

Netherlands Antilles

1991

ES

H

no

n.ap.

1

Nicaragua

1999

ES

H

yes

H

14

Panama

1998

ES

H

yes

H

15

Puerto Rico

1990

DM

H

yes

H

3

Saint Kitts and Nevis

1992

ES

H

yes

H

6

Saint Lucia

1992

ES

H

yes

H

7

Saint Pierre & Miquelon


-

-

-

n.ap.

0

Saint Vincent and Grenadines

1993

DM

H

yes

H

10

Trinidad and Tobago

1997

ES

H

yes

H

12

United States

1997

-

-

yes

H

5

US Virgin Islands

1976

ES

H

no

n.ap.

0

Total North and Central America

1995





304

Argentina

1993

DM

H

yes

H

32

Bolivia

1993

DM

H

yes

M

19

Brazil

1989

DM

H

yes

M

48

Chile

1995

DM

H

yes

H

42

Colombia

1996

DM

H

yes

L

32

Ecuador

1992

DM

H

yes

H

20

Falkland Islands

2000

ES

H

no

n.ap.

1

French Guiana

1990

ES

H

no

n.ap.

2

Guyana

1999

ES

H

yes

H

4

Paraguay

1991

DM

M

yes

H

12

Peru

1990

DM

H

yes

H

16

Suriname

1995

DM

H

no

n.ap.

8

Uruguay

1998

ES

H

yes

H

17

Venezuela

1995

DM

H

yes

H

27

Total South America

1991





280

TOTAL WORLD

1994





1544


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