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Appendix 1. Land use change in Central America
and Colombia, 1990-2000

 

Area (‘000 ha)

Change in area (%)

1990

1995

2000

1990-1995

1995-2000

1990-2000

Annual crops

Colombia

3,305.0

2,399.0

2,818.0

-27.4

17.5

-14.7

Costa Rica

260.0

225.0

225.0

-13.5

0.0

-13.5

El Salvador

550.0

582.0

560.0

5.8

-3.8

1.8

Guatemala

1,300.0

1,355.0

1,360.0

4.2

0.4

4.6

Honduras

1,462.0

1,600.0

1,068.0

9.4

-33.3

-26.9

Nicaragua

1,963.0

2,457.0

..

25.2

..

..

Panamá

499.0

500.0

500.0

0.2

0.0

0.2

Permanent crops

Colombia

1,661.9

2,077.4

1,765.8

25.0

-15.0

6.2

Costa Rica

250.2

291.0

280.8

16.3

-3.5

12.2

El Salvador

259.0

273.5

250.7

5.6

-8.3

-3.2

Guatemala

487.9

553.0

542.2

13.3

-2.0

11.1

Honduras

358.0

346.9

358.0

-3.1

3.2

0.0

Nicaragua

254.9

291.4

..

14.3

..

..

Panamá

156.3

..

..

..

..

..

Permanent pasture

Colombia

40,093.8

40,093.8

40,924.8

0.0

2.1

2.1

Costa Rica

2,328.3

2,338.5

2,338.5

0.4

0.0

0.4

El Salvador

640.2

750.1

793.6

17.2

5.8

23.9

Guatemala

2,504.7

2,602.3

2,602.3

3.9

0.0

3.9

Honduras

1,499.3

1,532.9

1,510.5

2.2

-1.5

0.7

Nicaragua

4,819.6

..

..

..

..

..

Panamá

1,473.7

..

..

..

..

..

Forest area

Colombia

51,519.5

 

49,649.9

   

-3.6

Costa Rica

2,124.1

 

1,965.8

   

-7.5

El Salvador

192.7

 

120.2

   

-37.6

Guatemala

3,383.0

 

2,851.7

   

-15.7

Honduras

5,974.9

 

5,381.9

   

-9.9

Nicaragua

4,455.4

 

3,277.8

   

-26.4

Panamá

3,394.0

 

2,873.0

   

-15.4

Notes: Annual crops category includes temporary pasture
.. indicates data not available
Source: World Bank World Development Indicators database




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