Ownership of forest and other wooded land 2000
Country/area Forest Other wooded land
Total Public Private Other Total Public Private Other
1000 ha % % % 1000 ha % % %
Angola 59,728 100.0 0 0 - - - -
Botswana 12,535 71.0 5.0 24.0 34,791 71.0 5.0 24.0
British Indian Ocean Territory 3 - - - 0 - - -
Comoros 8 100.0 0 0 - - - -
Kenya 3,582 97.8 2.2 0 35,120 90.0 10.0 0
Lesotho 7 100.0 0 0 55 100.0 0 0
Madagascar 13,023 98.0 2.0 0 18,453 100.0 0 0
Malawi 3,567 - - - - - - -
Mauritius 38 52.6 47.4 0 17 11.8 88.2 0
Mayotte 6 - - - - - - -
Mozambique 19,512 100.0 - - 41,419 100.0 - -
Namibia 8,033 - - - 8,656 - - -
Réunion 87 78.7 21.3 - 54 35.6 64.4 -
Seychelles 40 77.5 22.5 - - - - -
South Africa 9,203 66.0 34.0 - 21,409 84.3 15.7 -
Swaziland 518 - - - 276 - - -
Uganda 4,059 29.8 70.2 - 1,235 20.8 79.2 -
United Republic of Tanzania 37,318 99.8 0.2 - 10,629 100.0 - -
Zambia 44,676 100.0 - - 3,468 - - 100.0
Zimbabwe 19,105 - - - - - - -
Eastern and Southern Africa 235,047 95.1 3.5 1.5 175,582 87.1 5.8 7.1
Algeria 2,144 83.7 16.3 - 1,662 100.0 - -
Burkina Faso 6,914 - - - 7,427 - - -
Chad 12,317 100.0 0 0 9,458 100.0 0 0
Djibouti 6 - - - 220 - - -
Egypt 59 50.0 50.0 0 20 100.0 0 0
Eritrea 1,576 - - - 7,361 - - -
Ethiopia 13,705 100.0 0 0 44,650 100.0 0 0
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya 217 83.9 16.1 0 330 100.0 0 0
Mali 13,072 100.0 - - 16,532 100.0 - -
Mauritania 317 97.5 2.5 0 3,110 - - -
Morocco 4,328 96.8 0.5 2.7 407 100.0 0 0
Niger 1,328 100.0 0 0 4,040 100.0 0 0
Somalia 7,515 100.0 - - - - - -
Sudan 70,491 97.7 2.3 - 54,153 97.7 2.3 -
Tunisia 959 94.4 5.6 - 177 4.0 96.0 -
Western Sahara 1,011 - - - - - - -
Northern Africa 135,958 98.2 1.7 0.1 149,547 98.9 1.1 0
Benin 2,675 - - - 3,836 - - -
Burundi 198 - - - 722 - - -
Cameroon 22,345 100.0 0 0 14,758 100.0 0 0
Cape Verde 82 100.0 0 0 - - - -
Central African Republic 22,903 - - - 10,122 - - -
Congo 22,556 100.0 0 0 10,581 100.0 0 0
Côte d'Ivoire 10,328 100.0 - - 2,662 100.0 - -
Democratic Republic of the Congo 135,207 100.0 0 0 83,277 100.0 0 0
Equatorial Guinea 1,708 - - - 22 - - -
Gabon 21,826 - - - - - - -
Gambia 461 100.0 n.s. 0 140 100.0 0 0
Ghana 6,094 100.0 0 0 0 - - -
Guinea 6,904 - - - 5,850 - - -
Guinea-Bissau 2,120 84.2 15.8 0 241 - - -
Liberia 3,455 - - - 0 - - -
Nigeria 13,137 100.0 0 0 6,902 100.0 0 0
Rwanda 344 77.0 23.0 0 61 77.0 23.0 0
Saint Helena 2 - - - 0 - - -
Sao Tome and Principe 27 - - - 29 - - -
Senegal 8,898 100.0 n.s. 0 5,101 99.9 0.1 0
Sierra Leone 2,851 - - - 511 - - -
Togo 486 27.0 73.0 - 1,246 27.0 73.0 -
Western and Central Africa 284,608 99.7 0.3 0 146,061 99.3 0.7 0
Africa 655,613 97.6 1.8 0.6 471,189 94.4 2.8 2.8
China 177,001 100.0 - - 97,683 100.0 - -
Democratic People's Republic of Korea 6,821 100.0 0 0 - - - -
Japan 24,876 41.9 58.1 0 - - - -
Mongolia 10,665 100.0 0 0 3,034 100.0 0 0
Republic of Korea 6,300 30.0 70.0 0 - - - -
East Asia 225,663 91.6 8.4 0 100,717 100.0 0 0
Bangladesh 884 98.2 1.8 0 53 100.0 - -
Bhutan 3,141 100.0 - - 609 100.0 - -
Brunei Darussalam 288 100.0 0 - 155 94.8 5.2 -
Cambodia 11,541 100.0 0 0 298 100.0 0 0
India 67,554 98.4 1.6 0 4,732 98.4 1.6 0
Indonesia 97,852 100.0 0 0 - - - -
Lao People's Democratic Republic 16,532 100.0 0 0 4,053 100.0 0 0
Malaysia 21,591 93.4 6.6 0 - - - -
Maldives 1 - - - 0 - - -
Myanmar 34,554 100.0 0 0 10,629 100.0 0 0
Nepal 3,900 99.9 0.1 - 1,753 100.0 - -
Pakistan 2,116 66.0 34.0 - 1,323 66.0 34.0 -
Philippines 7,949 89.5 10.5 - 3,292 - - -
Singapore 2 100.0 0 0 0 - - -
Sri Lanka 2,082 92.5 7.5 - 0 - - -
Thailand 14,814 86.8 13.2 - - - - -
Timor-Leste 854 33.0 67.0 0 - - - -
Viet Nam 11,725 56.1 17.7 26.1 1,816 - - -
South and South-east Asia 297,380 96.0 3.0 1.0 28,713 97.7 2.3 0
Afghanistan 1,015 100.0 0 0 - - - -
Armenia 305 100.0 0 0 45 98.9 0 0
Azerbaijan 936 99.9 0 0 54 100.0 0 0
Bahrain n.s. 100.0 0 0 0 - - -
Cyprus 173 61.2 38.8 0 214 23.7 76.3 0
Georgia 2,760 100.0 0 0 51 100.0 0 0
Iran (Islamic Republic of) 11,075 100.0 0 0 5,340 100.0 0 0
Iraq 818 100.0 0 0 1,033 0 0 100.0
Israel 164 - - - 62 - - -
Jordan 83 85.5 0 14.5 54 55.6 22.2 22.2
Kazakhstan 3,365 100.0 0 0 14,765 100.0 0 0
Kuwait 5 100.0 0 0 0 - - -
Kyrgyzstan 858 100.0 0 0 303 100.0 0 0
Lebanon 131 38.2 60.3 1.5 117 13.7 79.9 6.4
Occupied Palestinian Territory 9 - - - - - - -
Oman 2 - - 100.0 1,303 100.0 - -
Qatar n.s. - - - n.s. - - -
Saudi Arabia 2,728 99.3 0.7 0 34,155 99.6 0.4 0
Syrian Arab Republic 432 100.0 - - 35 100.0 - -
Tajikistan 410 87.8 0 12.2 142 47.2 52.8 0
Turkey 10,052 99.9 0.1 0 10,728 100.0 n.s. 0
Turkmenistan 4,127 100.0 0 0 0 - - -
United Arab Emirates 310 100.0 0 0 4 100.0 0 0
Uzbekistan 3,212 100.0 0 0 - - - -
Yemen 549 5.0 80.0 15.0 1,406 5.0 80.0 15.0
Western and Central Asia 43,519 98.2 1.4 0.3 69,811 95.9 2.3 1.8
Asia 566,562 94.4 5.0 0.6 199,241 98.3 1.1 0.7
Albania 769 99.1 0.9 0 255 98.8 0.9 0
Andorra 16 - - - - - - -
Austria 3,838 19.6 80.4 0 117 19.7 80.3 0
Belarus 7,848 100.0 0 0 915 100.0 0 0
Belgium 667 43.5 56.5 0 27 38.9 61.5 0
Bosnia and Herzegovina 2,185 78.6 21.4 0 549 84.0 16.0 0
Bulgaria 3,375 91.6 8.4 0 105 94.3 4.8 0
Channel Islands 1 - - - 0 - - -
Croatia 2,129 78.7 21.3 0 338 97.0 2.7 0
Czech Republic 2,637 76.7 23.3 0 0 - - -
Denmark 486 28.4 71.6 0 136 - - -
Estonia 2,243 37.5 22.4 40.0 94 8.5 37.2 54.3
Faeroe Islands n.s. - - - - - - -
Finland 22,475 32.1 67.8 0.1 830 68.9 31.0 0.1
France 15,351 26.0 74.0 - 1,814 9.6 90.4 -
Germany 11,076 52.8 47.2 0 - - - -
Gibraltar 0 - - - 0 - - -
Greece 3,601 77.5 22.5 0 2,924 86.5 13.5 0
Holy See 0 - - - 0 - - -
Hungary 1,907 60.5 39.5 0 0 - - -
Iceland 38 46.6 53.2 0.8 104 28.9 69.0 2.0
Ireland 609 64.0 36.0 0 41 16.1 83.9 0
Isle of Man 3 - - - 0 - - -
Italy 9,447 35.0 65.0 0 992 - - -
Latvia 2,885 54.0 45.1 0.9 120 16.7 70.8 12.5
Liechtenstein 7 92.8 7.2 0 0 100.0 0 0
Lithuania 2,020 77.3 22.7 0 83 69.9 30.1 0
Luxembourg 87 45.7 54.3 0 1 10.7 89.3 0
Malta n.s. 100.0 0 0 0 - - -
Monaco 0 - - - 0 - - -
Netherlands 360 49.7 50.3 0 0 - - -
Norway 9,301 14.0 86.0 0 2,699 29.3 70.7 0
Poland 9,059 83.2 16.8 0 - - - -
Portugal 3,583 7.3 92.7 0 84 22.6 77.4 0
Republic of Moldova 326 100.0 0 0 31 100.0 0 0
Romania 6,366 94.3 5.7 0 234 0 100.0 0
Russian Federation 809,268 100.0 0 0 72,706 100.0 0 0
San Marino n.s. - - - 0 - - -
Serbia 2,649 54.0 46.0 0 812 73.0 27.0 0
Slovakia 1,921 52.4 43.2 4.4 - - - -
Slovenia 1,239 27.7 72.3 0 44 4.5 95.0 0
Spain 16,436 30.0 67.9 2.1 11,016 22.3 74.9 2.8
Sweden 27,474 19.7 80.3 0 3,246 55.7 44.3 0
Switzerland 1,199 68.0 32.0 - 64 79.7 20.3 -
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia 906 78.0 22.0 0 82 - - 100.0
Ukraine 9,510 100.0 0 0 41 100.0 0 0
United Kingdom 2,793 36.2 63.8 0 20 0 100.0 0
Europe 998,091 89.9 10.0 0.1 100,525 84.5 15.0 0.5
Anguilla 6 - - - - - - -
Antigua and Barbuda 9 - - - 16 - - -
Aruba n.s. - - - 0 - - -
Bahamas 515 80.0 20.0 - 36 80.1 19.9 -
Barbados 2 4.1 95.9 - - - - -
Bermuda 1 - - - 0 - - -
British Virgin Islands 4 - - - 2 - - -
Cayman Islands 12 - - - 4 - - -
Cuba 2,435 95.2 2.9 1.9 264 98.1 1.1 1.1
Dominica 47 - - - n.s. - - -
Dominican Republic 1,376 - - - 678 - - -
Grenada 4 69.0 31.0 - 5 69.0 31.0 -
Guadeloupe 81 47.8 52.2 0 2 100.0 0 0
Haiti 109 - - - - - - -
Jamaica 341 27.6 65.1 7.3 189 5.1 91.1 3.5
Martinique 46 33.1 66.9 0 - - - -
Montserrat 4 - - - - - - -
Netherlands Antilles 1 - - - 33 - - -
Puerto Rico 407 - - - - - - -
Saint Kitts and Nevis 5 - - - 6 - - -
Saint Lucia 17 47.1 52.9 - 5 4.0 96.0 -
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 10 - - - 2 - - -
Trinidad and Tobago 228 75.4 24.6 - 72 100.0 - -
Turks and Caicos Islands 34 - - - - - - -
United States Virgin Islands 10 - - - - - - -
Caribbean 5,706 83.4 14.6 2.0 1,313 65.5 32.9 1.7
Belize 1,653 - - - 115 - - -
Costa Rica 2,376 24.3 75.7 - 10 40.0 60.0 -
El Salvador 324 72.5 25.3 2.2 201 72.6 25.4 2.0
Guatemala 4,208 42.2 52.5 5.3 1,672 - - -
Honduras 5,430 75.0 25.0 0 559 75.0 25.0 0
Nicaragua 5,539 - - - 973 - - -
Panama 4,307 9.6 90.4 0 1,143 26.6 73.4 0
Central America 23,837 42.5 56.1 1.4 4,673 45.6 54.2 0.2
Canada 310,134 92.1 7.9 n.s. 91,951 97.9 2.1 0
Greenland n.s. - - - 8 - - -
Mexico 65,540 58.8 - 41.2 20,174 28.0 - 72.0
Saint Pierre and Miquelon 3 86.7 13.3 - - - - -
United States of America 302,294 42.4 57.6 - - - - -
North America 677,971 66.7 29.3 4.0 112,132 85.3 1.7 13.0
North and Central America 707,514 66.2 29.9 3.9 118,118 84.5 2.8 12.7
American Samoa 18 - - - - - - -
Australia 164,645 72.0 27.1 0.9 421,590 - - -
Cook Islands 16 0 100.0 0 - - - -
Fiji 1,000 6.8 93.2 0 - - - -
French Polynesia 105 - - - - - - -
Guam 26 - - - 0 - - -
Kiribati 2 0 100.0 0 - - - -
Marshall Islands - - - - - - - -
Micronesia (Federated States of) 63 - - - - - - -
Nauru 0 - - - 0 - - -
New Caledonia 717 73.8 0.8 25.4 787 76.4 11.8 11.8
New Zealand 8,226 63.4 36.6 0 2,557 - - -
Niue 15 0 100.0 0 - - - -
Northern Mariana Islands 34 - - - - - - -
Palau 40 - - - - - - -
Papua New Guinea 30,132 3.1 0 96.9 4,474 3.1 0 96.9
Pitcairn 4 - - - 0 - - -
Samoa 171 98.2 1.8 - 22 90.9 9.1 -
Solomon Islands 2,371 - - - - - - -
Tokelau 0 - - - 0 - - -
Tonga 4 100.0 - - 1 - - -
Tuvalu 1 - - - 0 - - -
Vanuatu 440 - - - 476 - - -
Wallis and Futuna Islands 5 0 0 100.0 1 0 0 100.0
Oceania 208,034 61.3 23.7 15.0 429,908 14.4 1.8 83.8
Argentina 33,770 - - - 60,734 - - -
Bolivia (plurinational state of) 60,091 - - - 2,473 - - -
Brazil 493,213 - - - - - - -
Chile 15,834 24.9 73.1 2.0 13,806 - - -
Colombia 60,963 - - - 18,158 - - -
Ecuador 11,841 77.1 - 22.9 1,360 - - -
Falkland Islands 0 - - - 0 - - -
French Guiana 8,063 99.8 0.2 0 0 - - -
Guyana 15,104 66.3 - 33.7 3,580 66.3 - 33.7
Paraguay 19,368 - - - - - - -
Peru 69,213 83.1 15.2 1.7 22,132 0.8 0.1 99.0
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0 - - - 0 - - -
Suriname 14,776 99.7 0.3 - - - - -
Uruguay 1,409 2.7 97.3 0 4 0 100.0 0
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 49,151 - - - 7,421 - - -
South America 852,796 75.9 17.3 6.9 129,668 9.9 0.1 89.9
World 3,988,610 84.4 13.3 2.4 1,448,649 89.8 3.8 6.5
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.

Note:
Togo provided information for this table for forest and other wooded land combined. For the purposes of data display and analysis, FAO has distributed these values to the categories forest and other wooded land respectively.
last updated:  Thursday, November 10, 2005