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Viet Nam

Table 118 - Viet Nam - Land use, 1995 estimate

Description

Area (in sq. km.)

Percentage

Total land area

330,991

100.00

1. Farmland

73,484

22.20

2. Forest land

96,412

29.12

3. Special landuse

11,177

3.38

4. Residential area

7,740

2.34

5. Lands not under use

142,172

42.96

Source: APFSOS/WP/31

Table 119 - Viet Nam - Categories of forest, 1995 estimate.

Description

Total

Forested

Non-forested

Forest land

19.1

9.3

9.7

- Special-use forest

1.2

0.9

0.3

- Protection forest

8.0

3.5

4.5

- Production forest

9.9

4.9

5.0

Source: APFSOS/WP/31

Table 120 - Viet Nam - Fuelwood consumption sources 1994.

Vietnam



1994


Area

Mass

Energy

CONSUMPTION

1000 ha

kton

PJ

total woodfuels


29,368

441

POTENTIAL SUPPLY




sust. Woodfuel from forest land

9,250

15,943

239

sust. Woodfuel from agricultural areas

8,515

7,396

111

sust. Woodfuel from other wooded lands

12,288

7,124

107

waste woodfuels from deforestation

-133

18,498

277

total potentially available woodfuels*

29,920

48,960

734

50% of crop processing residues

8,515

6,352

99

total potentially available biomass fuels


55,312

834

*Area = 92% of geographical land area
Sources : APFSOS/WP/34


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