TROPICAL FOREST COUNTRIES: AREA (1990) AND DEFORESTATION BY FOREST FORMATION IN THE ASIAN PACIFIC REGION 1981-90 (1000 ha)
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DRY DECIDUOUS |
VERY DRY |
DESERT |
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ASIA PACIFIC REGION/SUB-REGION |
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SOUTH ASIA |
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Bangladesh |
769 |
37.6 |
572 |
32.3 |
197 |
5.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Bhutan |
2,809 |
16.4 |
176 |
1.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
403 |
24 |
2,230 |
13.1 |
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India |
51,729 |
339.0 |
8,246 |
49.5 |
7,042 |
37.8 |
26,242 |
214.1 |
0 |
0.0 |
1,283 |
2.1 |
8,917 |
35.5 |
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Nepal |
5,023 |
54.5 |
609 |
3.9 |
1,300 |
8.3 |
37 |
0.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
716 |
9.1 |
2,361 |
33.0 |
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Pakistan |
1,855 |
76.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
11 |
0.5 |
4 |
0.2 |
37 |
1.5 |
380 |
15.7 |
1,423 |
58.8 |
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Sri Lanka |
1,746 |
26.9 |
247 |
1.6 |
605 |
10.1 |
836 |
15.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
57 |
0.0 |
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SUBTOTAL |
63,931 |
551.1 |
9,850 |
883 |
9,155 |
61.9 |
27,119 |
229.7 |
37 |
1.5 |
2,782 |
29.3 |
14,988 |
140.4 |
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CONTINENTAL SE ASIA |
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Cambodia |
12,163 |
131.4 |
1,689 |
18.3 |
3,610 |
39.0 |
6,771 |
73.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
93 |
1.0 |
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Laos |
13,173 |
129.4 |
3,960 |
39.6 |
4,542 |
42.7 |
2,267 |
20.6 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2,405 |
26.5 |
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Myanmar |
28,856 |
400.6 |
12,094 |
161.6 |
10,427 |
169.7 |
351 |
4.2 |
0 |
0.0 |
43 |
0.3 |
5,942 |
64.7 |
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Thailand |
12,735 |
515.3 |
3,082 |
150.8 |
5,232 |
195.8 |
3,159 |
122.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1,263 |
46.3 |
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Viet Nam |
8,312 |
137.0 |
2,894 |
47.7 |
3,382 |
55.7 |
952 |
15.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1,084 |
17.9 |
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SUBTOTAL |
75,239 |
1313.7 |
23,719 |
418.0 |
27,193 |
502.9 |
13,500 |
236.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
43 |
0.3 |
10,787 |
156.4 |
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NORTH ASIA |
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China |
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Japan |
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Korea, DPR |
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Korea, Rep |
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Mongolia |
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SUBTOTAL |
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INSULAR SE ASIA |
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Brunei/Darussalam |
458 |
1.8 |
458 |
1.8 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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Indonesia |
109,549 |
1212.0 |
93,950 |
1025.5 |
3,366 |
37.6 |
73 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
77 |
0.3 |
12,083 |
147.3 |
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Malaysia |
17,583 |
396.3 |
16,339 |
368.9 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
1,244 |
27.3 |
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Philippines |
7,831 |
316.0 |
3,728 |
168.3 |
1,413 |
52.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
2,690 |
95.8 |
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Singapore |
4 |
0.0 |
4 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
0 |
0.0 |
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SUBTOTAL |
135,425 |
1926.1 |
114,479 |
1564.5 |
4,779 |
89.6 |
73 |
0.7 |
0 |
0.0 |
77 |
0.3 |
16,017 |
270.4 |
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OCEANIA-S. PACIFIC |
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Am. Samoa |
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Australia |
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Fiji |
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French Polynesia |
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Guam |
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Kiribati |
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New Caledonia |
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New Zealand |
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Niue |
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Pacific Islands |
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Papua New Guinea |
36,000 |
113.0 |
29323 |
91.2 |
705 |
2.2 |
417 |
1.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
184 |
0.6 |
5,370 |
16.9 |
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Samoa |
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Solomon Islands |
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Tonga |
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Vanuatu |
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SUBTOTAL |
36,000 |
113.0 |
29323 |
91.2 |
705 |
2.2 |
417 |
1.3 |
0 |
0.0 |
184 |
0.6 |
5,370 |
16.9 |
