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 274 260 0 0
Public ownership 13,418 12,763 21,148 18,453
Other ownership 0 0 0 0
Total 13,692 13,023 21,148 18,453
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 - 3,423 3,374 - - -
Protection of soil and water - 181 178 - - -
Conservation of biodiversity - 5,130 5,057 - - -
Social services - - - - - -
Multiple purpose - 4,290 4,229 not appl. not appl. not appl.
No or unknown function - - - not appl. not appl. not appl.
Total forest - 13,024 12,838 not appl. not appl. not appl.
Other wooded land
Production - - - - - -
Protection of soil and water - - - - - -
Conservation of biodiversity - - - - - -
Social services - - - - - -
Multiple purpose 21,148 18,453 17,054 not appl. not appl. not appl.
No or unknown function - - - not appl. not appl. not appl.
Total other wooded land 21,148 18,453 17,054 not appl. not appl. not appl.
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.


last updated: Tuesday, November 24, 2009