Growing stock statistics

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 5 7 8 n.s. n.s. n.s.
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 7 10 11 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Below-ground biomass 2 3 3 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Total living biomass 9 12 14 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Dead wood 1 2 2 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Total 11 14 16 1 1 1
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.


Carbon stock in forest and other wooded land
FRA 2005 categories Carbon (million metric tonnes)
Forest Other wooded land
1990 2000 2005 1990 2000 2005
Carbon in above-ground biomass 4 5 6 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Carbon in below-ground biomass 1 1 1 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Carbon in living biomass 5 6 7 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Carbon in dead wood 1 1 1 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Carbon in litter n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s.
Carbon in dead wood and litter 1 1 1 n.s. n.s. n.s.
Soil carbon 2 2 3 1 1 1
Total 7 9 11 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 Gasuarina Casuarina spp 4 5
2nd Kafour Eucalyptus spp 1 1
3rd sarsoaa Dalbergia sissoo n.s. 1
4th sunt Acacia spp n.s. n.s.
5th safsaf and Hoor Salix & populus n.s. n.s.
6th Tout Morus spp n.s. n.s.
7th Mahogany afriki Khaya senegalensis n.s. n.s.
8th sarw Cupressus sempervirens n.s. n.s.
9th labbakh Albizia lebbek n.s. n.s.
10th - - - -
Remaining n.s. n.s.
Total 5 7
Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.


last updated: Monday, November 23, 2009