Country/area |
Land area |
Population |
Economic indicators |
||||
Total, 1999 |
Total, 1999 |
Density, 1999 |
Annual rate of change, 1995-2000 |
Rural, 1999 |
GNP per capita, 1997 |
Annual growth rate of GDP, 1997 |
|
Bangladesh |
13017 |
126947 |
975.2 |
1.7 |
79.4 |
352 |
5.9 |
Bhutan |
4700 |
2064 |
43.9 |
2.8 |
93.1 |
406 |
n.a. |
India |
297319 |
998056 |
335.7 |
1.7 |
71.9 |
392 |
5.2 |
Maldives |
30 |
278 |
926.7 |
2.8 |
71.9 |
1107 |
6.2 |
Nepal |
14300 |
23385 |
163.5 |
2.4 |
88.4 |
216 |
4 |
Pakistan |
77088 |
152331 |
197.6 |
2.8 |
63.5 |
502 |
-0.4 |
Sri Lanka |
6463 |
18639 |
288.4 |
1 |
76.7 |
770 |
6.4 |
South Asia |
412917 |
1321700 |
320.1 |
n.a. |
72.0 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Brunei Darussalam |
527 |
322 |
61.1 |
2.2 |
28.6 |
n.a. |
4 |
East Timor |
1479 |
871 |
58.6 |
1.7 |
92.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Indonesia |
181157 |
209255 |
115.5 |
1.4 |
60.8 |
1096 |
4.9 |
Malaysia |
32855 |
21830 |
66.4 |
2 |
43.5 |
4469 |
7.8 |
Philippines |
29817 |
74454 |
249.7 |
2.1 |
42.3 |
1170 |
5.2 |
Singapore |
61 |
3522 |
5773.8 |
1.4 |
0 |
32486 |
7.8 |
Insular Southeast Asia |
245896 |
310254 |
126.2 |
n.a. |
54.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cambodia |
17652 |
10945 |
62 |
2.3 |
77.2 |
303 |
1 |
Lao PDR |
23080 |
5297 |
23 |
2.6 |
77.1 |
414 |
6.5 |
Myanmar |
65755 |
45059 |
68.5 |
1.2 |
72.7 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Thailand |
51089 |
60856 |
119.1 |
0.9 |
78.8 |
2821 |
-0.4 |
Viet Nam |
32549 |
78705 |
241.8 |
1.6 |
80.3 |
299 |
8.8 |
Continental Southeast |
190125 |
200862 |
105.6 |
n.a. |
77.9 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Asia |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China |
932742 |
1274106 |
136.6 |
0.9 |
66.2 |
668 |
8.8 |
DPR Korea |
12041 |
23702 |
196.8 |
1.6 |
37.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Mongolia |
156650 |
2621 |
1.7 |
1.7 |
37 |
391 |
3.3 |
Republic of Korea |
9873 |
46480 |
470.8 |
0.8 |
14.8 |
11028 |
5.5 |
North Asia |
1111306 |
1346909 |
121.2 |
n.a. |
63.9 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Australia |
768230 |
18701 |
2.4 |
1 |
15.3 |
19689 |
1.7 |
Japan |
37652 |
126505 |
336 |
0.2 |
21.3 |
43574 |
0.8 |
New Zealand |
26799 |
3828 |
14.3 |
1 |
13.3 |
15233 |
2.4 |
Advanced Industrial |
832681 |
149034 |
17.9 |
n.a. |
20.3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Countries |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Samoa |
20 |
66 |
330 |
3.7 |
48.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Cook Islands |
23 |
19 |
82.6 |
0.6 |
36.8 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Fiji |
1827 |
806 |
44.1 |
1.2 |
58.1 |
2340 |
-1.8 |
French Polynesia |
366 |
231 |
63.1 |
1.8 |
43.3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Guam |
55 |
164 |
298.2 |
2.1 |
61 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Kiribati |
73 |
82 |
112.3 |
1.4 |
63.4 |
839 |
3 |
Marshall Islands |
18 |
62 |
344.4 |
3.3 |
29 |
1473 |
-5.2 |
Micronesia |
70 |
116 |
165.7 |
2 |
70.7 |
1886 |
-4 |
Nauru |
2 |
11 |
550 |
1.9 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
n.a. |
New Caledonia |
1828 |
210 |
11.5 |
2.1 |
36.2 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Niue |
26 |
2 |
7.7 |
-1.9 |
50 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Northern Mariana Is. |
46 |
74 |
160.9 |
5.9 |
45.9 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Palau |
46 |
19 |
41.3 |
2.4 |
26.3 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Papua New Guinea |
45239 |
4702 |
10.4 |
2.2 |
82.9 |
931 |
-6.5 |
Samoa |
283 |
177 |
62.5 |
1.4 |
78.5 |
1239 |
4 |
Solomon Islands |
2856 |
430 |
15.4 |
3.2 |
80.9 |
797 |
-0.5 |
Tonga |
72 |
98 |
136.1 |
0.3 |
55.1 |
1635 |
-1.7 |
Vanuatu |
1219 |
186 |
15.3 |
2.4 |
80.1 |
1315 |
2.7 |
Pacific Islands |
54069 |
7455 |
13.8 |
n.a. |
74.6 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Southeast Asia |
436021 |
511116 |
117.2 |
n.a. |
63.7 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Asia |
1997896 |
3306230 |
165.5 |
1.4 |
65.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Oceania |
849098 |
29984 |
3.5 |
1.3 |
29.8 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Asia-Pacific |
3283015 |
3847330 |
117.2 |
1.4 |
56.5 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
TOTAL WORLD |
13063896 |
5978143 |
45.8 |
1.3 |
53 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Country/area |
Land area |
Forest area, 2000 |
Wood volume in forests |
Wood biomass in forests |
|||
Total forest |
Percentage of land area |
Area per capita |
Forest plantations |
||||
Bangladesh |
13017 |
1334 |
10 |
n.s. |
625 |
23 |
39 |
Bhutan |
4701 |
3016 |
64 |
1.50 |
21 |
163 |
178 |
India |
297319 |
64113 |
22 |
0.10 |
32578 |
43 |
73 |
Maldives |
30 |
1 |
3 |
n.s. |
- |
- |
- |
Nepal |
14300 |
3900 |
27 |
0.20 |
133 |
100 |
109 |
Pakistan |
77087 |
2361 |
3 |
n.s. |
980 |
22 |
27 |
Sri Lanka |
6463 |
1940 |
30 |
0.10 |
316 |
34 |
59 |
South Asia |
412917 |
76665 |
19 |
0.06 |
34653 |
49 |
77 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Brunei Darussalam |
527 |
442 |
84 |
1.40 |
3 |
119 |
205 |
East Timor |
1479 |
507 |
34 |
0.60 |
- |
79 |
136 |
Indonesia |
181157 |
104986 |
58 |
0.50 |
9871 |
79 |
136 |
Malaysia |
32855 |
19292 |
59 |
0.90 |
1750 |
119 |
205 |
Philippines |
29817 |
5789 |
19 |
0.10 |
753 |
66 |
114 |
Singapore |
61 |
2 |
3 |
n.s. |
- |
119 |
205 |
Insular Southeast Asia |
245896 |
131018 |
53 |
0.42 |
12377 |
84 |
145 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Cambodia |
17652 |
9335 |
53 |
0.90 |
90 |
40 |
69 |
Lao People's Dem. Rep. |
23080 |
12561 |
54 |
2.40 |
54 |
29 |
31 |
Myanmar |
65755 |
34419 |
52 |
0.80 |
821 |
33 |
57 |
Thailand |
51089 |
14762 |
29 |
0.20 |
4920 |
17 |
29 |
Viet Nam |
32550 |
9819 |
30 |
0.10 |
1711 |
38 |
66 |
Continental Southeast Asia |
190126 |
80896 |
43 |
0.40 |
7596 |
31 |
50 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
China |
932743 |
163480 |
18 |
0.10 |
45083 |
52 |
61 |
DPR Korea |
12041 |
8210 |
68 |
0.30 |
- |
41 |
25 |
Mongolia |
156650 |
10645 |
7 |
4.10 |
- |
128 |
80 |
Republic of Korea |
9873 |
6248 |
63 |
0.10 |
- |
58 |
36 |
North Asia |
1111307 |
188583 |
17 |
0.14 |
45083 |
56 |
60 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Australia |
768230 |
154539 |
20 |
8.30 |
1396 |
55 |
57 |
Japan |
37652 |
24081 |
64 |
0.20 |
10682 |
145 |
88 |
New Zealand |
26799 |
7946 |
30 |
2.10 |
1542 |
125 |
217 |
Advanced Industrialized Countries |
832681 |
186566 |
22 |
1.25 |
13620 |
70 |
68 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
American Samoa |
20 |
12 |
60 |
0.20 |
0 |
- |
- |
Cook Islands |
23 |
22 |
96 |
1.20 |
1 |
- |
- |
Fiji |
1827 |
815 |
45 |
1.00 |
97 |
- |
- |
French Polynesia |
366 |
105 |
29 |
0.50 |
5 |
- |
- |
Guam |
55 |
21 |
38 |
0.10 |
0 |
- |
- |
Kiribati |
73 |
28 |
38 |
0.30 |
0 |
- |
- |
Marshall Islands |
18 |
n.s. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Micronesia |
69 |
15 |
22 |
0.10 |
0 |
- |
- |
Nauru |
2 |
n.s. |
- |
- |
- |
- |
- |
New Caledonia |
1828 |
372 |
20 |
1.80 |
10 |
- |
- |
Niue |
26 |
6 |
- |
3.00 |
0 |
- |
- |
Northern Mariana Is. |
46 |
14 |
30 |
0.20 |
- |
- |
- |
Palau |
46 |
35 |
76 |
1.80 |
0 |
- |
- |
Papua New Guinea |
45239 |
30601 |
68 |
6.50 |
90 |
34 |
58 |
Samoa |
282 |
105 |
37 |
0.60 |
5 |
- |
- |
Solomon Islands |
2856 |
2536 |
89 |
5.90 |
50 |
- |
- |
Tonga |
73 |
4 |
6 |
n.s. |
1 |
- |
- |
Vanuatu |
1218 |
447 |
37 |
2.40 |
3 |
- |
- |
Pacific Islands |
54067 |
35138 |
65 |
4.71 |
262 |
34 |
58 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Southeast Asia |
436022 |
211914 |
49 |
0.41 |
19973 |
64 |
109 |
Asia |
1997898 |
501243 |
25 |
0.15 |
110391 |
74 |
100 |
Oceania |
849096 |
197623 |
23 |
6.59 |
3200 |
54 |
64 |
Asia-Pacific |
2846994 |
698866 |
25 |
0.18 |
113591 |
68 |
88 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL WORLD |
13063900 |
3869455 |
30 |
0.65 |
187086 |
100 |
109 |
Country/area |
Total forest, 1990 |
Total forest, 2000 |
Forest cover change, 1990-2000 |
|
Annual change |
Annual rate of change |
|||
Bangladesh |
1169 |
1334 |
17 |
1.3 |
Bhutan |
3016 |
3016 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
India |
63732 |
64113 |
38 |
0.1 |
Maldives |
1 |
1 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Nepal |
4683 |
3900 |
-78 |
-1.8 |
Pakistan |
2755 |
2361 |
-39 |
-1.5 |
Sri Lanka |
2288 |
1940 |
-35 |
-1.6 |
South Asia |
77644 |
76665 |
-97.9 |
-1.2 |
|
|
|
|
|
Brunei Darussalam |
452 |
442 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
East Timor |
541 |
507 |
-3 |
-0.6 |
Indonesia |
118110 |
104986 |
-1312 |
-1.2 |
Malaysia |
21661 |
19292 |
-237 |
-1.2 |
Philippines |
6676 |
5789 |
-89 |
-1.4 |
Singapore |
2 |
2 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Insular Southeast Asia |
147442 |
131018 |
-1642 |
-1.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Cambodia |
9896 |
9335 |
-56 |
-0.6 |
Lao People's Dem. Rep |
13088 |
12561 |
-53 |
-0.4 |
Myanmar |
39588 |
34419 |
-517 |
-1.4 |
Thailand |
15886 |
14762 |
-112 |
-0.7 |
Viet Nam |
9303 |
9819 |
52 |
0.5 |
Continental Southeast Asia |
87761 |
80896 |
-686.5 |
-0.8 |
|
|
|
|
|
China |
145417 |
163480 |
1806 |
1.2 |
Dem People's Rep. of Korea |
8210 |
8210 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Mongolia |
11245 |
10645 |
-60 |
-0.5 |
Republic of Korea |
6299 |
6248 |
-5 |
-0.1 |
North Asia |
171171 |
188583 |
1741 |
1 |
|
|
|
|
|
Australia |
157359 |
154539 |
-282 |
-0.2 |
Japan |
24047 |
24081 |
3 |
n.s. |
New Zealand |
7556 |
7946 |
39 |
0.5 |
Advanced Industrialized Countries |
188962 |
186566 |
-240 |
-0.1 |
|
|
|
|
|
American Samoa |
12 |
12 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Cook Islands |
22 |
22 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Fiji |
832 |
815 |
-2 |
-0.2 |
French Polynesia |
105 |
105 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Guam |
21 |
21 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Kiribati |
28 |
28 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Marshall Islands |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Micronesia |
24 |
15 |
-1 |
-4.5 |
Nauru |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
New Caledonia |
372 |
372 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Niue |
6 |
6 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Northern Mariana Islands |
14 |
14 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Palau |
35 |
35 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Papua New Guinea |
31730 |
30601 |
-113 |
-0.4 |
Samoa |
130 |
105 |
-3 |
-2.1 |
Solomon Islands |
2580 |
2536 |
-4 |
-0.2 |
Tonga |
4 |
4 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Vanuatu |
441 |
447 |
1 |
0.1 |
Pacific Islands |
36356 |
35138 |
-122 |
-0.3 |
|
|
|
|
|
Southeast Asia |
235203 |
211914 |
-2328.9 |
-1.0 |
Asia |
484054 |
477198 |
-685.6 |
-0.1 |
Oceania |
201271 |
197623 |
-364.8 |
-0.2 |
Asia-Pacific |
920528 |
886735 |
-3379.3 |
-0.4 |
|
|
|
|
|
TOTAL WORLD |
3963429 |
3869455 |
-9391 |
-0.2 |