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 920 932 - -
Public ownership 60 68 - -
Other ownership 0 0 - -
Total 980 1,000 - -
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 80 101 101 608 588 588
Protection of soil and water 304 339 339 332 368 368
Conservation of biodiversity 69 74 74 190 209 209
Social services 0 0 0 555 517 517
Multiple purpose 527 487 487 not appl. not appl. not appl.
No or unknown function 0 0 0 not appl. not appl. not appl.
Total forest 980 1,001 1,001 not appl. not appl. not appl.
Other wooded land
Production - - - - - -
Protection of soil and water - - - - - -
Conservation of biodiversity - - - - - -
Social services - - - - - -
Multiple purpose - - - not appl. not appl. not appl.
No or unknown function - - - not appl. not appl. not appl.
Total other wooded land - - - not appl. not appl. not appl.
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.


last updated: Tuesday, November 24, 2009