Growing stock statistics

Armenia

Growing stock in forest and other wooded land
FRA 2005 categories Volume (million cubic meters over bark)
Forest Other wooded land
1990 2000 2005 1990 2000 2005
Growing stock in forest and other wooded land 39 38 36 1 1 1
Commercial growing stock - - - - - -
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.



Biomass stock in forest and other wooded land
FRA 2005 categories Biomass (million metric tonnes oven-dry weight)
Forest Other wooded land
1990 2000 2005 1990 2000 2005
Above-ground biomass 29 29 27 1 1 1
Below-ground biomass 10 10 9 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Total living biomass 40 39 36 1 1 1
Dead wood 6 5 5 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Total 45 44 41 1 1 1
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.



Composition of growing stock
Rank Common name Scientific name Growing stock in Forests (million cubic meters)
1990 2000
1st - Fagus orientalis 19 19
2nd - Quercus macranthera  12 11
3rd - Carpinus caucasica  6 5
4th - Pinus silvestris  1 1
5th - Carpinus orientalis  n.s. n.s.
6th - Juniperus oblonga  n.s. n.s.
7th - Populus  n.s. n.s.
8th - Tilia cordata  n.s. n.s.
9th - Fraxinus excelsior  n.s. n.s.
10th - Acer tataricum n.s. n.s.
Remaining n.s. n.s.
Total 39 38
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.

last updated:  Tuesday, February 23, 2010