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