Use and ownership statistics

Ownership of forest and other wooded land
FRA 2005 categories Area (1000 hectares)
Forest Other wooded land
1990 2000 1990 2000
Private ownership 0 0 0 0
Public ownership 346 305 44 44
Other ownership 0 0 0 0
Total 346 305 44 44
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.


Designated functions of forest and other wooded land
FRA 2005 categories/designated function Area (1000 hectares)
Primary function Total area with function
1990 2000 2005 1990 2000 2005
Forest
Production 0 0 0 11 9 9
Protection of soil and water 215 189 175 293 251 241
Conservation of biodiversity 58 52 48 160 141 131
Social services 72 64 60 138 117 110
Multiple purpose 0 0 0 not appl. not appl. not appl.
No or unknown function 0 0 0 not appl. not appl. not appl.
Total forest 346 305 283 not appl. not appl. not appl.
Other wooded land
Production 0 0 0 0 0 0
Protection of soil and water 28 28 28 28 28 28
Conservation of biodiversity 13 12 12 13 12 12
Social services 4 5 5 4 5 5
Multiple purpose 0 0 0 not appl. not appl. not appl.
No or unknown function 0 0 0 not appl. not appl. not appl.
Total other wooded land 44 44 44 not appl. not appl. not appl.
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.


last updated: Tuesday, November 24, 2009