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 1.062 980 939 - - -
Commercial growing stock - - - - - -
Fuente de datos: FAO, Evaluación de los recursos forestales mundiales 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 2.527 2.332 2.235 - - -
Below-ground biomass 935 863 827 - - -
Total living biomass 3.462 3.195 3.061 - - -
Dead wood 381 351 337 - - -
Total 3.843 3.546 3.398 - - -
Fuente de datos: FAO, Evaluación de los recursos forestales mundiales 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 1.263 1.166 1.117 - - -
Carbon in below-ground biomass 467 431 413 - - -
Carbon in living biomass 1.731 1.597 1.531 - - -
Carbon in dead wood 190 176 168 - - -
Carbon in litter - - - - - -
Carbon in dead wood and litter 190 176 168 - - -
Soil carbon - - - - - -
Total 1.921 1.773 1.699 - - -
Fuente de datos: FAO, Evaluación de los recursos forestales mundiales 2005.
Composition of growing stock
Rank Common name Scientific name Growing stock in Forests (million cubic meters)
1990 2000
1st Higleeg Balanites aegyptiaca - 41
2nd Talh Acacia seyal - 20
3rd Sahab Anogeissus leiocarpus - 13
4th Arad Albizzia amara - 11
5th Hashab Acacia senegal - 4
6th Seyal Acacia tortilis - 3
7th Sidir/Nabag Ziziphus spina-christi - 3
8th Mahogany Khaya senegalensis - 3
9th Sunt Acacia nilotica - 1
10th Bu Isoberlinia doka - n.s.
Remaining - 221
Total - 321
Fuente de datos: FAO, Evaluación de los recursos forestales mundiales 2005.
última actualización: lunes 23 de noviembre de 2009