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Table 5. Forest Cover 1995 and Changes in Forest Cover 1990-1995 for Small Island Developing States


Land Area

Total Forest 1995

Change in forest cover 1990-1995

Country

Thousand ha

Thousand ha

% of land area

Total Forest 1990 Thousand ha

Total Change1990-95 Thousand ha

Annual Change Thousand ha

Annual Change rate (%)










Cape Verde

403

47

11.7

16

31

6

24.0


Comoros

223

9

4.0

12

-3

-1

-5.6


Guinea Bissau

2812

2309

82.1

2361

-52

-10

-0.4


Mauritius

203

12

5.9

12

0

0

0.0


São Tomé and Principe

96

56

58.3

56

0

0

0.0


Seychelles

45

4

8.9

4

0

0

0.0

Total Africa

3782

2437

64.4

2461

-24

-5

-0.2


Bahrain

69

0

0.0

0

0

0

0.0


Cyprus

924

140

15.2

140

0

0

0.0


Maldives

30

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.


Singapore*

61

4

6.6

4

0

0

0.0

Total Asia

1084

144

13.3

144

0

0

0.0


Cook Islands

23

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.


Federated States of Micronesia*

70

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.


Fiji

1827

835

45.7

853

-18

-4

-0.4


Kiribati*

73

0

0.0

0

0

0

0.0


Marshall Islands*

11

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.


Nauru*

2

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.


Palau*

46

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.


Papua New Guinea

45286

36939

81.6

37605

-666

-133

-0.4


Samoa

283

136

48.1

144

-8

-2

-1.1


Solomon Islands

2799

2389

85.4

2412

-23

-5

-0.2


Tonga

72

0

0.0

0

0

0

0.0


Tuvalu*

3

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.

n.a.


Vanuatu

1219

900

73.8

938

-38

-8

-0.8

Total Oceania

51714

41199

79.7

41952

-753

-151

-0.4


Malta

32

0

0.0

0

0

0

0.0

Total Europe

32

0

0.0

0

0

0

0.0


Antigua and Barbuda

44

9

20.5

9

0

0

0.0


Bahamas

1001

158

15.8

180

-22

-4

-2.6


Barbados

43

0

0.0

0

0

0

0.0


Belize

2280

1962

86.1

1995

-33

-7

-0.3


Cuba

10982

1842

16.8

1960

-118

-24

-1.2


Dominica

75

46

61.3

46

0

0

0.0


Dominican Republic

4838

1582

32.7

1714

-132

-26

-1.6


Grenada

34

4

11.8

4

0

0

0.0


Haiti

2756

21

0.8

25

-4

-1

-3.4


Jamaica

1083

175

16.2

254

-79

-16

-7.2


Saint Kitts and Nevis

36

11

30.6

11

0

0

0.0


Saint Lucia

61

5

8.2

6

-1

0

-3.6


Saint Vincent and Grenadine

39

11

28.2

11

0

0

0.0


Trinidad and Tobago

513

161

31.4

174

-13

-3

-1.5

Total North and Central America

23785

5987

25.2

6389

-402

-80

-1.3


Guyana

19685

18577

94.4

18620

-43

-9

n.s.


Suriname

15600

14721

94.4

14782

-61

-12

-0.1

Total South America

35285

33298

94.4

33402

-104

-21

-0.1

GRAND TOTAL FOR SIDS

115682

83065

71.8

84348

-1283

-257

-0.3

GRAND TOTAL ISLAND STATES < 50 000 KM2

18968

6715

35.4

7025

-310

-62

-0.9

GRAND TOTAL FOR WORLD

13048410

3454382

26.5

3510728

-56346

-11269

-0.3

The regional groups used in this table represent FAO's standardized regional breakdown of the world according to geographical criteria. Forest is defined as landwith tree crown cover of more than 10 percent and area of more than 0.5 ha whose primary use is forestry. The trees should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 metres at maturity in situ. Numbers may not tally due to rounding. n.s. = not significant; indicating a very small value; n.a. = not available; * = not FAO Member State


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