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Natural forest area, status and change 1980-1990-1995: Developing countries

country

natural forest 1980

natural forest 1990

natural forest 1995

annual change 1980-90

annual change 1980-90

annual change 1980-95

annual change 1980-95

annual change 1990-95

annual change 1990-95

1 000 ha

1 000 ha

1 000 ha

1 000 ha

rate (%)

1 000 ha

rate (%)

1 000 ha

rate (%)

WORLD TOTAL (DEV. PING)

2100981

1947047

1878387

-15393

-0.8

-14840

-0.7

-13732

-0.7

ASIA-PACI (APFSOS)

481066

437384

417355

-4368

-0.9

-4247

-0.9

-4006

-0.9

ASIA

437395

394877

375604

-4252

-1.0

-4119

-1.0

-3855

-1.0

Bangladesh

1118

819

700

-30

-3.1

-28

-3.1

-24

-3.1

Bhutan

2974

2799

2748

-18

-0.6

-15

-0.5

-10

-0.4

Brunei Darussalam

483

448

434

-3

-0.7

-3

-0.7

-3

-0.7

Cambodia

12025

10642

9823

-138

-1.2

-147

-1.3

-164

-1.6

China

105907

101925

99523

-398

-0.4

-426

-0.4

-480

-0.5

Hong Kong

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

India

55082

51739

50385

-334

-0.6

-313

-0.6

-271

-0.5

Indonesia

121815

109088

103666

-1273

-1.1

-1210

-1.1

-1084

-1.0

Korea, Dem. People's Rep

4700

4700

4700

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Korea, Rep

6304

6291

6226

-1

0.0

-5

-0.1

-13

-0.2

Laos

14467

13173

12431

-129

-0.9

-136

-1.0

-148

-1.2

Macau

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Malaysia

21704

17391

15371

-431

-2.2

-422

-2.3

-404

-2.4

Maldives

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Mongolia

9406

9406

9406

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Myanmar

32890

28853

26875

-404

-1.3

-401

-1.3

-396

-1.4

Nepal

5566

5040

4766

-53

-1.0

-53

-1.0

-55

-1.1

Pakistan

2609

1855

1580

-75

-3.4

-69

-3.3

-55

3.2

Philippines

10816

7875

6563

-294

-3.1

-284

3.3

-263

-3.6

Singapore

5

4

4

0

-0.9

0

-1.1

0

-1.4

Sri Lanka

2009

1758

1657

-25

-1.3

-24

-1.3

-20

-1.2

Thailand

17859

12748

11101

-511

-3.3

451

-3.1

-330

-2.7

Viet Nam

9658

8323

7647

-134

-1.5

-134

-1.5

-135

-1.7

PACIFIC/OCEANIA

43671

42507

41751

-116

-0.3

-128

-0.3

-151

-0.4

American Samoa

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Cook Islands

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Fiji

811

775

757

-4

-0.5

-4

-0.5

-4

-0.5

French Polynesia

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Guam

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Kiribati

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

New Caledonia

698

692

689

-1

-0.1

-1

-0.1

-1

0.1

Niue Island

6

6

6

0

-0.2

0

-0.1

0

0.0

Pacific Is (Trust Terr)

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Papua New Guinea

38558

37575

36909

-98

-0.3

-110

-0.3

-133

-0.4

Samoa

151

135

127

-2

-1.1

-2

-1.1

-2

-1.2

Solomon Islands

2440

2394

2371

-5

-0.2

-5

-0.2

-5

-0.2

Tonga

0

0

0

0

0.0

0

0.0

0

0.0

Vanuatu

1007

931

893

-8

-0.8

-8

-0.8

-8

-0.8

SOURCE: FRA FAO


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