Table 4a: Forest area change during 1981 – 1990
REGION: AFRICA | YEAR: 1990 |
Country | Land area | Natural forest | Plantations | ||||||
000 ha | Total 1990 | Annual deforestation 1981–1990 | Total 1990 | Annual plantation 1981–1990 | |||||
000 ha | 000 ha | ha/000 capita | % | 000 ha | 000 ha | ha/000 capita | % | ||
BURKINA FASO | 27380 | 4416 | 32 | 4.0 | -0.7 | 28 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 8.8 |
CAPE VERDE | 403 | 6 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 14 | 1.0 | 3.0 | 13.3 |
CHAD | 125920 | 11434 | 89 | 17.4 | -0.7 | 6 | 0.3 | ε | 5.5 |
GAMBIA | 1000 | 97 | 1 | 1.1 | -0.8 | 1 | ε | ε | 1.8 |
GUINEA-BISSAU | 2812 | 2021 | 16 | 18.1 | -0.8 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 13.3 |
MALI | 122019 | 12144 | 106 | 13.0 | -0.8 | 20 | 1.9 | 0.2 | 31.4 |
MAURITANIA | 102522 | 554 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 23.9 |
NIGER | 126670 | 2550 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 17 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 11.0 |
SENEGAL | 19253 | 7544 | 52 | 8.0 | -0.7 | 160 | 14.8 | 2.3 | 29.0 |
WEST SAHELIAN AFRICA | 527979 | 40768 | 295 | 7.8 | -0.7 | 251 | 21.0 | 0.6 | 19.8 |
DJIBOUTI | 2318 | 22 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
ETHIOPIA & ERITREA | 110100 | 14165 | 39 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 270 | 17.2 | 0.4 | 10.6 |
KENYA | 56969 | 1187 | 7 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 168 | 2.3 | 0.1 | 1.5 |
SOMALIA | 62734 | 754 | 3 | 0.4 | -0.4 | 6 | -0.5 | -0.1 | -5.9 |
SUDAN | 237600 | 42976 | 482 | 22.0 | -1.1 | 290 | 12.5 | 0.6 | 5.8 |
UGANDA | 19955 | 6346 | 65 | 4.1 | -1.0 | 28 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
EAST SAHELIAN AFRICA | 489676 | 65450 | 595 | 5.5 | -0.9 | 762 | 31.5 | 0.3 | 5.5 |
BENIN | 11062 | 4947 | 70 | 16.9 | -1.3 | 20 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 5.2 |
COTE D'IVOIRE | 31800 | 10904 | 119 | 11.4 | -1.0 | 90 | 4.5 | 0.4 | 7.2 |
GHANA | 23002 | 9555 | 137 | 10.7 | -1.3 | 75 | 1.5 | 0.1 | 2.3 |
GUINEA | 24586 | 6692 | 87 | 14.1 | 1.2 | 5 | 0.2 | ε | 4.7 |
LIBERIA | 9675 | 4633 | 25 | 11.5 | -0.5 | 8 | ε | ε | 0.4 |
NIGERIA | 91077 | 15634 | 119 | 1.2 | -0.7 | 216 | 5.3 | 0.1 | 2.8 |
SIERRA LEONE | 7162 | 1889 | 12 | 3.3 | -0.6 | 8 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 3.3 |
TOGO | 5439 | 1353 | 22 | 7.3 | -1.5 | 24 | 1.7 | 0.6 | 13.1 |
WEST AFRICA | 203803 | 55607 | 591 | 4.2 | -1.0 | 445 | 14.2 | 0.1 | 3.9 |
CAMEROON | 46540 | 20350 | 122 | 13.4 | -0.6 | 23 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 14.4 |
CENTRAL AFRICAN REP. | 62298 | 30562 | 129 | 49.6 | -0.4 | 9 | 0.9 | 0.3 | 33.5 |
CONGO | 34150 | 19865 | 32 | 18.3 | -0.2 | 53 | 3.6 | 2.1 | 12.2 |
EQUATORIAL GUINEA | 2805 | 1826 | 7 | 22.3 | -0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
GABON | 25767 | 18235 | 116 | 117.8 | -0.6 | 30 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 4.7 |
ZAIRE | 226760 | 113275 | 732 | 23.5 | -0.6 | 60 | 3.8 | 0.1 | 10.3 |
CENTRAL AFRICA | 398320 | 204112 | 1139 | 24.8 | -0.5 | 175 | 11.0 | 0.2 | 10.4 |
ANGOLA | 124670 | 23074 | 174 | 19.6 | -0.7 | 171 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.9 |
BOTSWANA | 56673 | 14261 | 77 | 70.3 | -0.5 | 1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 14.9 |
BURUNDI | 2565 | 233 | 1 | 0.3 | -0.6 | 132 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 21.1 |
MALAWI | 9408 | 3486 | 53 | 7.2 | -1.4 | 180 | 10.0 | 1.4 | 8.4 |
MOZAMBIQUE | 78409 | 17329 | 135 | 9.7 | -0.7 | 40 | 1.4 | 0.1 | 4.4 |
NAMIBIA | 82329 | 12569 | 43 | 37.0 | -0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
RWANDA | 2467 | 164 | 0 | 0.1 | -0.3 | 125 | 6.1 | 1.0 | 6.9 |
TANZANIA | 88604 | 33555 | 438 | 19.0 | -1.2 | 220 | 12.2 | 0.5 | 8.5 |
ZAMBIA | 74339 | 32301 | 363 | 51.1 | -1.1 | 68 | 3.0 | 0.4 | 6.0 |
ZIMBABWE | 38667 | 8897 | 61 | 7.2 | -0.7 | 120 | 2.0 | 0.2 | 1.8 |
TROPICAL S.AFRICA | 558131 | 145868 | 1345 | 16.4 | -0.9 | 1057 | 47.4 | 0.6 | 6.1 |
MADAGASCAR | 58154 | 15782 | 135 | 13.0 | -0.8 | 310 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
INSULAR AFRICA | 58154 | 15782 | 135 | 13.0 | -0.8 | 310 | 4.4 | 0.4 | 1.5 |
TOTAL | 2236063 | 527586 | 4100 | 9.7 | -0.7 | 3000 | 129.5 | 0.3 | 5.8 |
Table 4b: Forest area change during 1981–1990.
REGION: ASIA AND THE PACIFIC | YEAR: 1990 |
Country | Land area | Natural forests | Plantations | ||||||
000 ha | Total 1990 | Annual deforestation 1981–1990 | Total 1990 | Annual plantation 1981–1990 | |||||
000 ha | 000 ha | ha/000 capita | % | 000 ha | 000 ha | ha/000 capita | % | ||
BANGLADESH | 13017 | 769 | 38 | 0.4 | -3.9 | 335 | 17.5 | 0.2 | 7.7 |
BHUTAN | 4700 | 2809 | 16 | 12.7 | -0.6 | 5 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 9.6 |
INDIA | 297319 | 51729 | 339 | 0.4 | -0.6 | 18900 | 1441.4 | 1.9 | 15.5 |
NEPAL | 13680 | 5023 | 54 | 3.2 | -1.0 | 80 | 6.1 | 0.4 | 15.5 |
PAKISTAN | 77088 | 1855 | 77 | 0.7 | -3.4 | 240 | 6.0 | 0.1 | 2.9 |
SRI LANKA | 6463 | 1746 | 27 | 1.7 | -1.4 | 198 | 8.6 | 0.5 | 5.9 |
SOUTH ASIA | 412267 | 63931 | 551 | 0.5 | -0.8 | 19758 | 1479.9 | 1.5 | 14.8 |
CAMBODIA | 17652 | 12163 | 131 | 17.9 | -1.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
LAOS | 23080 | 13173 | 129 | 35.6 | -0.9 | 6 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 4.1 |
MYANMAR | 65797 | 28856 | 401 | 10.6 | -1.3 | 335 | 27.9 | 0.7 | 19.6 |
THAILAND | 51089 | 12735 | 515 | 10.1 | -3.3 | 756 | 42.0 | 0.8 | 8.5 |
VIETNAM | 32549 | 8312 | 137 | 2.3 | -1.5 | 2100 | 70.0 | 1.2 | 4.1 |
CONTINENT. S.E. ASIA | 190167 | 75240 | 1314 | 8.2 | -1.6 | 3197 | 140.1 | 0.9 | 5.9 |
BRUNEI | 527 | 458 | 2 | 8.0 | -0.4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
INDONESIA | 181157 | 109549 | 1212 | 7.3 | -1.0 | 8750 | 474.0 | 2.9 | 8.1 |
MALAYSIA | 32855 | 17583 | 396 | 25.5 | -2.0 | 116 | 9.0 | 0.6 | 16.1 |
PHILIPPINES | 29817 | 7831 | 316 | 5.7 | -3.3 | 290 | -1.0 | -ε | -0.3 |
SINGAPORE | 61 | 4 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
INSULAR S.E. ASIA | 244417 | 135426 | 1926 | 8.0 | -1.3 | 9156 | 482.0 | 2.0 | 7.8 |
PAPUA NEW GUINEA | 45286 | 36000 | 113 | 31.9 | -0.3 | 43 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
PACIFIC | 45286 | 36000 | 113 | 31.9 | -0.3 | 43 | 2.1 | 0.6 | 6.8 |
TOTAL | 892137 | 310597 | 3904 | 2.8 | -1.2 | 32153 | 2104.1 | 1.5 | 11.2 |
Table 4c: Forest area change during 1981–1990.
REGION: LATIN AMERICA AND THE CARIBBEAN | YEAR: 1990 |
Country | Land area | Natural forests | Plantations | ||||||
000 ha | Total 1990 | Annual deforestation 1981–1990 | Total 1990 | Annual plantation 1981–1990 | |||||
000 ha | 000 ha | ha/000 capita | % | 000 ha | 000 ha | ha/000 capita | % | ||
COSTA RICA | 5106 | 1428 | 50 | 18.7 | -2.9 | 40 | 3.7 | 1.4 | 30.5 |
EL SALVADOR | 2085 | 123 | 3 | 0.6 | -2.2 | 6 | 0.5 | 0.1 | 14.9 |
GUATEMALA | 10843 | 4225 | 81 | 10.1 | -1.7 | 40 | 2.5 | 0.3 | 10.3 |
HONDURAS | 11189 | 4605 | 112 | 25.4 | -2.1 | 4 | 0.4 | 0.1 | ε |
MEXICO | 190869 | 48586 | 678 | 8.5 | -1.3 | 155 | 7.5 | 0.1 | 6.8 |
NICARAGUA | 11875 | 6013 | 124 | 37.3 | -1.9 | 20 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 31.2 |
PANAMA | 7599 | 3117 | 64 | 29.4 | -1.9 | 9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 8.2 |
CENTRAL AMERICA | 239566 | 68096 | 1112 | 10.6 | -1.5 | 273 | 16.9 | 0.2 | 10.1 |
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA | 44 | 10 | 0 | 0.3 | -0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
BAHAMAS | 1001 | 186 | 4 | 18.5 | -2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
BELIZE | 2280 | 1996 | 5 | 30.6 | -0.2 | 3 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.8 |
CUBA | 10982 | 1715 | 17 | 1.7 | -1.0 | 350 | 19.3 | 1.9 | 8.3 |
DOMINICA | 75 | 44 | 0 | 4.1 | -0.7 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC | 4838 | 1077 | 35 | 5.4 | -2.8 | 10 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 5.8 |
FRENCH GUYANA | 8815 | 7997 | 0 | 3.4 | ε | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
GRENADA | 34 | 6 | 0 | -2.0 | 4.3 | 0 | ε | 0.1 | ε |
GUADELOUPE | 169 | 93 | 0 | 0.9 | -0.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
GUYANA | 19685 | 18416 | 18 | 18.9 | -0.1 | 12 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 25.9 |
HAITI | 2756 | 23 | 1 | 0.2 | -4.8 | 12 | 1.1 | 0.2 | 28.2 |
JAMAICA | 1083 | 239 | 27 | 11.4 | -7.2 | 21 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 5.1 |
MARTINIQUE | 106 | 43 | 0 | 0.7 | -0.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
PUERTO RICO | 886 | 321 | -4 | -1.3 | 1.4 | 4 | 0.1 | ε | 2.9 |
ST. KITTS AND NEVIS | 36 | 13 | 0 | -0.4 | 0.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
ST. LUCIA | 61 | 5 | 0 | 2.4 | -5.2 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
ST. VINCENT | 39 | 11 | 0 | 2.3 | -2.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
SURINAME | 15600 | 14768 | 13 | 33.5 | -0.1 | 12 | 0.4 | 0.9 | 3.5 |
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO | 513 | 155 | 4 | 3.1 | -2.1 | 18 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.9 |
CARIBBEAN | 69003 | 47115 | 122 | 3.8 | -0.3 | 442 | 23.4 | 0.7 | 7.8 |
BOLIVIA | 108438 | 49317 | 625 | 97.0 | -1.2 | 40 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 4.4 |
BRAZIL | 845651 | 561107 | 3671 | 27.0 | -0.6 | 7000 | 279.2 | 2.1 | 5.2 |
COLOMBIA | 103870 | 54064 | 367 | 12.7 | -0.7 | 180 | 12.7 | 0.4 | 13.0 |
ECUADOR | 27684 | 11962 | 238 | 25.2 | -1.8 | 64 | 2.1 | 0.2 | 4.0 |
PARAGUAY | 39730 | 12859 | 403 | 108.5 | -2.7 | 13 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 15.8 |
PERU | 128000 | 67906 | 271 | 13.7 | -0.4 | 263 | 12.6 | 0.6 | 6.7 |
VENEZUELA | 88205 | 45690 | 599 | 34.5 | -1.2 | 362 | 23.8 | 1.4 | 11.3 |
TROPICAL S. AMERICA | 1341578 | 802904 | 6174 | 27.9 | -0.7 | 7922 | 332.7 | 1.5 | 5.6 |
TOTAL | 1650147 | 918115 | 7407 | 20.6 | -0.8 | 8636 | 373.0 | 1.0 | 5.8 |
GRAND TOTAL | 4778347 | 1756297 | 15411 | 7.0 | -0.8 | 43789 | 2606.5 | 1.2 | 9.5 |
Notes: - numbers may not tally due to rounding
ε indicates a very small value