Appendix contains tables associated with some chapters in this paper
Chapter 4
Table 1. National level Landuse
Table 2. Derived Landuse
Table 3. Public forest area with forest department
Table 4. Public forest land by legal categories
Table 5. Forest landuse at national level
Table 6. Forest Landuse at forest unit level
Table 7. Landuse changes in legal public forest land
Table 8. Inventory results of forest areas
Table 9. Inventory results of plantation areas
Table 10. Growing stock of village forests
Table 11. Change in bamboo resources in village forests
Table 12. Change in tree resources in village forests
Table 13. Biodiversity in PA's network
Table 14. Protected areas in Bangladesh
Table 15. Biodiversity in Teknaf Game Reserve
Table 16. Area of different habitat types in Teknaf Game Reserve
Table 17. Area of different habitat types in Himchari National Park
Table 18. Biodiversity in Himchari National Park
Table 19. Area of different habitat types in Bhawal National Park
Table 20. Biodiversity in Bhawal National Park
Table 21. Biodiversity in Madhupur National Park
Table 22. Biodiversity in Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary
Table 23. Area of different habitat types in Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary
Table 24. Biodiversity in Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary
Table 25. Area of different habitat types in Char Kukri Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary
Table 26. Biodiversity in Char Kukri Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary
Table 27. Area of different forest types in three wildlife sanctuaries of Sundarbans
Table 28. Biodiversity in the three wildlife sanctuaries of Sundarbans
Table 29. Landuse in PAs
Table 30. Growth trends of livestock population
Table 31. Number of livestock by size of farm
Table 32. Employment in major sectors of economy
Table 33. Change in share in employment over time
Table 34. Share of agriculture and other sectors in GDP
Table 35. Growth rates of contribution to GDP
Table 36. Forestry contribution to GDP by different districts
Table 37. Contribution by different forest products to GDP
Table 38. Share of agriculture and its sub-sectors in national GDP
Table 39. Contribution of forest based industries to GDP
Table 40. Employment in forestry sector
Chapter 6
Table 41. Physical output from forest areas
Table 42. Requirement of primary forest products
Table 43. Share in fuelwood consumption
Table 44. Estimated production of primary forest products
Table 45. Requirement of paper products
Table 46. Installed pulp and paper capacity and production
Table 47. Sawmill production and employment
Table 48. Principal primary and secondary wood using industries
Table 49. Forest landuse in Bangladesh
Chapter 7
Table 50. Spatial distribution of forest areas
Table 1. National level Landuse
Landuse in Bangladesh (Area in "000" ha) | |||||
Year | Forest | Agriculture | Others Uses | Total area of country | % of Forest areas to Total |
1971-72 | 2228.6 | 9391.2 | 2657.2 | 14277.0 | 15.61 |
1975-76 | 2200.7 | 9397.3 | 2679.8 | 14277.8 | 15.41 |
1980-81 | 2191.8 | 9381.1 | 2716.3 | 14289.2 | 15.34 |
1985-86 | 2119.4 | 9440.6 | 2921.8 | 14481.8 | 14.63 |
1990-91 | 1899.2 | 9720.3 | 3220.5 | 14840.0 | 12.80 |
1994-95 | 1967.2 | 8773.7 | 4098.7 | 14839.6 | 13.26 |
(Note: "others" denote areas not available for cultivation. Source: Table 4.36 in SYB, 1997)
Table 2. Derived Landuse (1996)
Category of Landuse | Source | Area in "000"ha | Percentage Area |
Agriculture Land | SYB, 1997 | 8773.7 | 59.12 |
Public Forest Land | Forest Dept. 1999 | 2213.6 | 14.92 |
Village Forests | FMP, 1992 | 270.0 | 1.82 |
Village Tanks | SYB, 1997& FMP, 1992 | 814.7 | 5.49 |
Rivers and lakes | SYB,1997 | 940.5 | 6.34 |
Urban Settlement | SYB,1997 | 79.1 | 0.53 |
Other | SYB, 1997&Forest Dept. 1999 | 1748.0 | 11.78 |
TOTAL LAND (Area of the country) | 14839.6 | 100 |
(Note: Bangladesh has an area of 1,084,750 ha. under homesteads and tanks, 940,520ha. under Rivers and beels, and about 79,130 ha under urban settlements etc (SYB, 1997). The FMP, 1992 reports about 270,000 ha area under village forests, which are mainly, homesteads. Assuming the area under figure of 270,000 valid for 1996 leads to an estimate of 814,750 ha. area under tanks.)
(Source: SYB, 1997 and FMP, 1992)
Table 3. Public forest area with forest department
Forest Units | Area in "000" ha |
Hill Forests | |
Kassalong | 117.292 |
Rankhiang | 81.847 |
Sangu-Matabari | 74.500 |
Sitapahar | 5.447 |
Chittagong | 74.058 |
Cox's Bazar | 49.837 |
Sylhet | 41.510 |
Teknaf GR | 10.225 |
Himchari NP | 1.729 |
Lawachara NP | 1.250 |
Rema-Kalenga WS | 1.795 |
Chunati WS | 7.414 |
Pablakhali WS | 42.087 |
Sub Total | 508.991 |
Plains Sal Forest | |
Dhaka | 21.199 |
Tangail | 41.311 |
Mymensingh | 28.486 |
Dinajpur | 10.052 |
Rangpur | 2.723 |
Rajshahi | 2.905 |
Comilla | 1.696 |
Bhawal NP | 5.022 |
Madhupur NP | 8.438 |
Ramsagar NP | 0.052 |
Sub Total | 121.884 |
Littoral Forests | |
Sundarbans | 411.233 |
Bhola CA | 12.420 |
Patuakhali CA | 9.848 |
Noakhali CA | 34.223 |
Chittagong CA | 20.042 |
Char Kukri Mukri WS | 2.106 |
Sub Total | 489.872 |
Grand Total | 1120.747 |
(GR = Game Reserve, NP = National Park, WS = Wildlife Sanctuary CA = Coastal Afforestation Division)
(Source : Forest Dept., 1999)
Table 4. Public forest land by legal categories
Forest land by legal categories ( Area in "000" ha) | |||||||||
Year | Source | Total | Khas land | Garden | Reserve | Acquired | Vested | Protected | USF |
1975-76 | SYB,1997 | 2229.5 | 12.4 | 0.1 | 1147.4 | 94.5 | 10.6 | 57.5 | 907.0 |
1980-81 | SYB,1997 | 2479.1 | 12.4 | 0.0 | 1404.3 | 103.3 | 10.6 | 57.5 | 891.0 |
1985-86 | SYB,1997 | 2258.5 | 14.2 | 0.1 | 1481.0 | 67.9 | 9.1 | 53.6 | 632.7 |
1990-91 | SYB,1997 | 1859.1 | 95.6 | 0.0 | 1302.3 | 40.7 | 22.5 | 52.3 | 345.8 |
1994-95 | SYB,1997 | 2191.4 | 70.6 | 0.0 | 1461.5 | 96.3 | 8.5 | 38.6 | 476.6 |
1995-96 | SYB,1997 | 2191.4 | 70.6 | 0.0 | 1461.5 | 96.3 | 8.5 | 38.6 | 476.6 |
1998-99 | Forest Dept. | 2213.6 | 10.1 | 0.0 | 1486.2 | 9.6 | 8.5 | 38.5 | 660.7 |
(Source: Figures from 1975 to 1994-95 from Table 4.111 in SYB, 1997. The figures for 1998-99 are directly from Forest department)
Table 5. Forest landuse at national level
Type | Area ("000" ha) |
Closed Forest | 322.578 |
Open Forest | 422.030 |
Shrub | 36.618 |
Fallow | 26.753 |
Plantation | 208.940 |
Others | 103.828 |
Total | 1120.747 |
(Source: FRA, 2000)
Table 6. Forest landuse at forest unit level ("000" ha)
Forest Units | Closed | Open | Shrub | Fallow | Planta-tion | Others | Total |
Kassalong | 41.393 | 24.467 | 3.525 | 4.078 | 22.376 | 21.453 | 117.292 |
Rankhiang | 1.451 | 17.207 | 6.494 | 0.586 | 22.599 | 33.51 | 81.847 |
Sangu-Matabari | 8.700 | 42.803 | 0.000 | 17.100 | 5.037 | 0.86 | 74.500 |
Sitapahar | 0.657 | 0.000 | 0.300 | 0.000 | 3.740 | 0.750 | 5.447 |
Chittagong | 22.223 | 37.456 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 14.379 | 0.000 | 74.058 |
Cox's Bazar | 26.867 | 3.531 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 19.439 | 0.000 | 49.837 |
Sylhet | 2.782 | 20.911 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 17.817 | 0.000 | 41.510 |
Dhaka | 0.000 | 8.664 | 3.436 | 0.000 | 3.099 | 6.000 | 21.199 |
Tangail | 0.000 | 12.517 | 18.570 | 0.000 | 3.631 | 6.593 | 41.311 |
Mymensingh | 0.000 | 4.787 | 1.455 | 0.000 | 9.147 | 13.097 | 28.486 |
Dinajpur | 0.000 | 1.512 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2.249 | 6.291 | 10.052 |
Rangpur | 0.000 | 0.050 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.746 | 0.927 | 2.723 |
Rajshahi | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.129 | 0.000 | 1.214 | 1.562 | 2.905 |
Comilla | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.696 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.696 |
Sundarbans less Sanctuaries | 100.647 | 218.551 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.192 | 7.301 | 326.691 |
Sub Total | 204.720 | 392.456 | 35.605 | 21.764 | 126.665 | 98.344 | 879.554 |
Protected Areas | |||||||
Teknaf GR | 6.418 | 0.914 | 0.244 | 0.000 | 2.396 | 0.253 | 10.225 |
Himchari NP | 1.037 | 0.692 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.729 |
Lawachara NP | 0.750 | 0.500 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.250 |
Rema-Kalenga WS | 1.077 | 0.718 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1.795 |
Chunati WS | 0.000 | 0.004 | 0.769 | 4.936 | 1.446 | 0.259 | 7.414 |
Pablakhali WS | 25.252 | 16.835 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 42.087 |
Bhawal NP | 3.130 | 1.342 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.550 | 5.022 |
Madhupur NP | 5.063 | 3.375 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 8.438 |
Ramsagar NP | 0.031 | 0.021 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.052 |
Char Kukri Mukri WS | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.053 | 1.875 | 0.178 | 2.106 |
3 Sanctuaries in Sundarbans | 75.100 | 5.173 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.025 | 4.244 | 84.542 |
Sub Total | 117.858 | 29.574 | 1.013 | 4.989 | 5.742 | 5.484 | 164.660 |
Protection Areas | |||||||
Bhola CA | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 12.420 | 0.000 | 12.420 |
Patuakhali CA | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 9.848 | 0.000 | 9.848 |
Noakhali CA | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 34.223 | 0.000 | 34.223 |
Chittagong CA | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 20.042 | 0.000 | 20.042 |
Sub Total | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 76.533 | 0.000 | 76.533 |
Grand Total | 322.578 | 422.03 | 36.618 | 26.753 | 208.94 | 103.828 | 1120.747 |
· (Note: Categories as defined in FRA, 2000)
· (Source: Forest Dept., 1999, FMP, 1992)
Table 7. Landuse changes in legal public forest land
Type of landuse | 1992 Landuse | 1999 Landuse | ||
Area | Percentage | Area | Percentage | |
A | "000" ha | "000" ha | ||
(i) Forest Under Forestry Use | ||||
Medium to good density Natural Forest Areas | 460.7 | 20.55 | 204.7 | 9.25 |
Other Forest Areas | 249.3 | 11.12 | 449.8 | 20.32 |
Plantations in Hills | 163.7 | 7.30 | 157.3 | 7.11 |
Plantations in Plains | 21.0 | 0.94 | 18.0 | 0.81 |
Plantations in Coastal Areas | 112.9 | 5.04 | 76.5 | 3.46 |
Plantations in Protected and Conservation areas | 5.7 | 0.25 | 5.7 | 0.26 |
Protected Areas other than in Sunderbans | 84.4 | 3.76 | 74.4 | 3.36 |
Proposed Protected Area: East Sunderbans | 32.3 | 1.44 | 23.2 | 1.05 |
Proposed Protected Areas: West and South Sunderbans | 61.3 | 2.77 | ||
Sub Total | 1130.0 | 1070.9 | ||
(ii) Forest not under forestry use | ||||
Blank and Encroachment | 1112.3 | 49.61 | 1142.7 | 51.62 |
Total of Public Forests land | 2242.3 | 100 | 2213.6 | 100 |
(Notes:
(i) FMP, 1992 provides information for year 1992 and FRA 2000 tables for the year 1999.
(ii) Medium to Good Density Natural Forests: Above FMP, 1992 figures represent closed forests outside the Protected Areas and Coastal Afforestation Division only. The FMP, 1992 does not provide information on closed forest within protected areas and simply totals the area of park and sanctuaries (protected areas). For 1999, the FRA 2000 Table No. 5 provides information. It estimates extent of about 117,858 ha of closed forests within the protected areas but in the above table, for comparison purposes, protected areas in above table include closed forests.
(iii) Other forest areas: It includes poor density forests, scatter trees, Bamboo, open forests, shrubs, and forest fallow. In above 1992 figures from FMP, 1992 , "other forest areas" of parks and sanctuaries (Protected Areas) are not included. Therefore for providing comparable information 1999 figures in above table flow from FRA 2000 Table No. 5 and do not segregate such areas (35,576 ha) lying within protected areas.
(iv) Plantations: FMP, 1992 provides information for 1992. For the year 1999, FRA 2000 Table 8 columns 8 and Table 13 provide information. Hill Plantations figure include plantation over 51,900 ha of USF land.
(v) Plantations in Coastal Areas: FMP, 1992 provides information for the year 1992 . The FRA 2000 Table No. 14 provides information for 1999.
(vi) Plantation in Protected Areas: FMP Provide information for 1992. The FRA 2000 Table No. 14 provides this information for 1999.
(vii) Protected Area (parks and sanctuaries): The FMP, 1992 figures include only one (East with 32,326 ha) of the three (East, West, and South with total area of 84,542 ha) sanctuaries proposed in Sunderban. Therefore, FRA 2000 based information in the above table segregates the proposed protected area of Sunderbans into two categories ("East" Sunderban Wildlife Sanctuary, and "West and South" Sunderban Wildlife Sanctuaries). The area of each protected area includes all types of forest (closed, open ,shrub, fallow forest and other area etc.) but excludes plantations.
(viii) Forest under non-forestry use: It includes majority of USF forests, blanks, and encroached areas. It includes 3,086 ha of blanks in Sal Plain Forest. Basically it is the difference between forests department figures of forest land and the area classified in above categories.
Table 8. Summary of 1996 to 1998 Inventory results of forest areas
Area (ha) | Volume (M3) | Volume (M3/ha) | S.E. (%) | |
Chittagong Forest Division | 59679.1 | 648900 | 10.87 | 10. 9 |
Sylhet Forest Division | 23693 | 1260530 | 53. 2 | 7.1 |
Cox's Bazar forest Division | 30398.4 | 2260460 | 74. 36 | 3.8 |
Sunderbans Forest Division | 399, 471.1 | 10985455 | 27. 50 | 2.7 |
Total | 114640.6 | 15155345 | ||
Area (ha) | Number | Number /ha | S.E (%) | |
Chittagong Forest Division | 59679.1 | 9011680 | 151 | 5. 3 |
Sylhet Forest Division | 23693 | 5710610 | 241. 03 | 7.1 |
Cox's Bazar forest Division | 30398.4 | 10306880 | 339. 06 | 4.0 |
Sunderbans Forest | 399 471.1 | 1319457038 | 3303. 01 | 1. 3 |
Total | 114640.6 | 1344486208 | ||
Area (ha) | Number | Number /ha | S.E (%) | |
Chittagong Forest Division | 59679.1 | 19258320 | 322.70 | 7. 1 |
Sylhet Forest Division | 23693 | 17463950 | 737.09 | 8. 4 |
Cox's Bazar forest Division | 30398.4 | 42593560 | 1401. 18 | 5.1 |
Sunderbans Forest | 399 471.1 | 2984880016 | 7472.08 | 2.1 |
Total | 114640.6 | 3064195846 | ||
Area (ha) | Number | Number /ha | S.E | |
Chittagong Forest Division | 59679.1 | 43850630 | 734.77 | 10. 9 |
Sylhet Forest Division | 23693 | 137196680 | 5790.60 | 9. 6 |
Cox's Bazar forest Division | 30398.4 | 148595550 | 4888.27 | 5.8 |
Sunderbans Forest | 399 471.1 | 13486927299 | 33761.96 | 2.7 |
Total | 114640.6 | 13816570159 |
Number of Bamboo | |||||
Stratum | Area (ha) | Immature | Mature | Total | Per ha |
Chittagong Forest Division | 59679 | 119819120 | 15690710 | 135509830 | 2270 |
Sylhet Forest Division | 23693 | 123352470 | 102001300 | 225353770 | 9511 |
(Source: FICHT98, FISYL98, FISUN98, FICAD98, FICOX98)
Table 9. Summary of 1996 to 1998 Inventory results of plantation areas
Volume of Trees (above 20 cm ) | Area (ha) | Volume (M3) | Volume (M3/ha) | S. E. (%) |
(A) Hills | ||||
Chittagong Forest Division | 14378.8 | 171630 | 11. 94 | 11. 6 |
Sylhet Forest Division | 17816.7 | 669860 | 37. 6 | 3.97 |
Cox's Bazar forest Division | 19438.6 | 377510 | 19. 42 | 6.7 |
Sub-Total | 51634.1 | 1219000 | 23.16 | |
(B) Coastal Afforestation | ||||
Noakhali CA | 34223.2 | 596840 | 17.44 | 7.1 |
Chittagong CA division | 20042.1 | 20470 | 1.02 | 18.3 |
Bhola CA division | 12420.3 | 115620 | 9.31 | 10.5 |
Pauakhali CA division | 9848.1 | 299920 | 36.40 | 10.7 |
Sub-Total | 76533.7 | 1032850 | 13.5 | |
Number of Poles | Area (ha) | Number | Number /ha | S.E |
(A) Hills | ||||
Chittagong | 14378.8 | 5438360 | 378. 22 | 7. 8 |
Sylhet Forest Division | 17816.7 | 10752630 | 603. 51 | 3.1 |
Cox's Bazar forest Division | 19438.6 | 13593400 | 699. 3 | 4.3 |
Sub-Total | 51634.1 | 29784390 | 57.8 | |
(B) Coastal Afforestation | ||||
Noakhali CA | 34223.2 | 63794783 | 1864.08 | 4.4 |
Chittagong CA division | 20042.1 | 14789867 | 737.94 | 9.1 |
Bhola CA Division | 12420.3 | 6846069 | 551.20 | 18.2 |
Patuakhali CA division | 9848.1 | 5635674 | 572.26 | 12.6 |
Sub-Total | 76533.7 | 91066393 | 1189.89 | |
Number of Sapling | Area (ha) | Number | Number /ha | S.E |
(A) Hills | ||||
Chittagong | 14378.8 | 5209530 | 362. 31 | 11. 9 |
Sylhet Forest Division | 17816.7 | 10814680 | 607 | NA |
Cox's Bazar Forest Division | 19438.6 | 21400020 | 1100. 9 | 5.8 |
Sub-Total | 51634.1 | 37424230 | 724.92 | |
(B) Coastal Afforestation | ||||
Noakhali CA | 34223.2 | 107859548 | 3151.65 | 7.2 |
Chittagong CA division | 20,042.1 | 44152145 | 2202.97 | 11.3 |
Bhola CA Division | 12420.3 | 2308934 | 185.90 | 24.4 |
Patuakhali CA division | 9848.1 | 9530006 | 967.70 | 24.2 |
Sub-Total | 76,533.7 | 163850633 | 2140.9 | |
Number of Seedling | Area (ha) | Number | Number /ha | S.E |
(A) Hills | ||||
Chittagong | 14378.8 | 8821610 | 613. 52 | 14. 5 |
Sylhet Forest Division | 17816.7 | 52445520 | 2943. 62 | NA |
Cox's Bazar Forest Division | 19438.6 | 83967100 | 4319. 61 | 7.4 |
Sub-Total | 51634.1 | 145234230 | 2812.76 | |
(B) Coastal Afforestation | ||||
Noakhali CA | 34223.2 | 457236668 | 13360.43 | 10.4 |
Chittagong CA division | 20042.1 | 311229762 | 15528.80 | 8.3 |
Bhola CA Division | 12420.3 | 7966256 | 641.39 | 26.8 |
Patuakhali CA division | 9848.1 | 57512904 | 5840 | 16.8 |
Sub-Total | 76533.7 | 833945591 | 10896.45 |
(Source: FICHT98, FISYL98, FISUN98, FICAD98, FICOX98)
Table 10. Growing stock of village forests
Unit | 1981 | ||
Bamboo | Mature | Million Culms | 443.78 |
Immature | Million Culms | 611.15 | |
Trees | >20 cm | Million M3 | 0.54 |
< 20 cm | Million No. | 321.71 | |
Palm (Borassus flabellifera) | Mature | Million Number | 17.3 |
Immature | Million Number | 10.4 | |
Palm (Phoenix dactylifera) |
Mature |
Million Number |
49.4 |
Immature |
Million Number |
9.7 | |
Palm (Coconucifera) |
Mature |
Million Number |
34.5 |
Immature |
Million Number |
14.7 | |
Palm (Areca catechu) |
Mature |
Million Number |
233.9 |
Immature |
Million Number |
99.1 |
(Source, VFI, FMP, 1992)
Table 11. Change in bamboo resources in village forests
A special study sponsored by Forestry Management Plan, 1992 undertook village Forest Inventory in Bangladesh in 1991. The data was collected based on the farm landholdings. The survey results were statistically calibrated based on distribution of landholding classes in the country.
Bamboo |
Unit |
1981 |
1992 | |
Mature Culms |
Per capita |
2.5 |
4.3 | |
Immature Culms |
Per capita |
7.5 |
7.0 |
( Source: VFI, FMP, 1992)
Table 12. Change in tree resources in village forests
A special study sponsored by Forestry Management Plan, 1992 undertook Village Forest Inventory in Bangladesh in 1991. The data was collected by landholdings and sample results were calibrated based on distribution of landholdings in the country. In following table, young trees below 20 cm diameter have not been considered for volume calculation and only their number have been presented.
Unit |
1981 |
1992 | |
Trees (20 cm and up in diameter) |
Million M3 |
54.8 |
54.5 |
Million No. |
67.5 |
197.9 | |
Trees (below 20 cm in diameter) |
Million No. |
364.7 |
321.7 |
(Source: VFI, FMP, 1992)
Table 13. Biodiversity in PA's network
PA's |
Species |
Genera |
Families |
TGR |
112 |
95 |
66 |
HNP |
117 |
103 |
75 |
BNP |
225 |
164 |
73 |
MNP |
176 |
141 |
72 |
RKWS |
69 |
60 |
45 |
CWS |
107 |
96 |
71 |
CKMWS |
88 |
83 |
48 |
SWS (East) |
35 |
33 |
24 |
SWS (South) |
22 |
21 |
14 |
SWS (West) |
17 |
16 |
13 |
Total |
968 |
812 |
501 |
(Source: Rosario, 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 14. Protected areas in Bangladesh
Protected Areas |
Forest Division |
Biogeographic Zone |
Area ("000" ha) |
Teknaf GR |
Cox's Bazar |
TESEFBZ |
10.225 |
Himchari NP |
Cox's Bazar |
TESEFBZ |
1.729 |
Bhawal NP |
Dhaka |
DDFBZ |
5.022 |
Madhupur NP |
Tangail |
DDFBZ |
8.438 |
Ramsagar NP |
Dinajpur |
DDFBZ |
0.052 |
Lawachara NP |
Sylhet |
TESEFBZ |
1.250 |
Rema-Kalenga WS |
Sylhet |
TESEFBZ |
1.795 |
Chunati WS |
Chittagong |
TESEFBZ |
7.414 |
Pablakhali WS |
CHT ( North) |
TESEFBZ |
42.087 |
Char Kukri Mukri WS |
Bhola CA |
SFBZ |
2.106 |
Three Sanctuaries of Sunderbans |
Three Sanct. |
SFBZ |
84.542 |
Total ( 13 PAs) |
164.660 |
(Note: (a) TESEFBZ: Tropical Evergreen and Semi Evergreen Forest Biogeographic Zone,
(b) DDFBZ: Dry Deciduous Forest Biogeographic Zone, and (c) SFBZ: Sundrban Forest Biogeographic Zone)
(Source: Rosario 1997(a) 1997(b))
Table 15. Biodiversity in Teknaf Game Reserve
Species, Genus & Family |
Trees |
Shrubs |
Palms |
Grasses |
Climbers |
Herbs |
Total |
Species (no.) |
62 |
12 |
1 |
3 |
16 |
18 |
112 |
Genera (no.) |
49 |
10 |
1 |
3 |
15 |
17 |
95 |
Families (no.) |
32 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
11 |
66 |
(Source: Rosario, 1997(a) 1997(b))
Table 16. Area of different habitat types in Teknaf Game Reserve
Habitat Type |
Area in ha. |
High Forest |
2699 |
Low Forest |
3719 |
Plantation |
2396 |
Brushland |
244 |
Brush w/Cultivation |
253 |
Scaterred Trees w/grass |
914 |
Sungrass |
58 |
Settlement w/Cultivation |
1079 |
Water Body |
33 |
Cliffs/Steep Slopes |
21 |
Open Area |
24 |
Total |
11440 |
(Source: Rosario 1997(a), 1997(b)
Table 17. Area of different habitat types in Himchari National Park
Habitat Type |
Area in ha. |
High Forest |
186 |
Low Forest |
1230 |
Brushland |
1838 |
Plantation |
3280 |
Scaterred Trees w/grass |
1302 |
Encroachment/Blanks |
99 |
Total |
7935 |
( Source: Rosario 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 18. Biodiversity in Himchari National Park
Species, Genus & Family |
Trees |
Shrubs |
Grasses |
Climbers |
Herbs |
Total |
Species |
58 |
15 |
4 |
19 |
21 |
117 |
Genera |
49 |
15 |
4 |
17 |
18 |
103 |
Families |
33 |
13 |
1 |
14 |
14 |
75 |
(Source: Rosario, 1997(a), 1997(b) )
Table 19. Area of different habitat types in Bhawal National Park
Habitat Type |
Area in ha. |
Low Forest |
4472 |
Cultivation/Grass land |
500 |
Lake and Riverine |
50 |
Total |
5022 |
( Source: Rosario 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 20. Biodiversity in Bhawal National Park
Species, Genus & Family |
Trees |
Shrubs |
Palms |
Grasses |
Climbers |
Herbs |
Total |
Species (no.) |
42 |
20 |
5 |
27 |
27 |
104 |
225 |
Genera (no.) |
35 |
16 |
3 |
24 |
20 |
66 |
164 |
Families (no.) |
19 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
28 |
73 |
(Source: Rosario, 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 21. Biodiversity in Madhupur National Park
Species, Genus & Family |
Trees |
Shrubs |
Palms |
Grasses |
Climbers |
Herbs |
Total |
Species (no.) |
73 |
22 |
1 |
8 |
27 |
45 |
176 |
Genera (no.) |
52 |
20 |
1 |
8 |
24 |
36 |
141 |
Families (no.) |
23 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
15 |
19 |
72 |
(Source: Rosario, 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 22. Biodiversity in Rema-Kalenga Wildlife Sanctuary
Species, Genus & Family |
Trees |
Shrubs |
Bamboos |
Grasses |
Climbers |
Herbs |
Total |
Species (no.) |
39 |
12 |
3 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
69 |
Genera (no.) |
30 |
11 |
1 |
5 |
7 |
6 |
60 |
Families (no.) |
23 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
4 |
45 |
(Source: Rosario, 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 23. Area of different habitat types in Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary
Habitat Type |
Area in ha. |
Low Forest |
4 |
Scaterred Trees w/grass |
4936 |
Brushland |
768 |
Plantation |
1446 |
Open and eroded |
29 |
Cultivation/Encroachment |
230 |
WaterBody |
1 |
Total |
7414 |
( Source: Rosario 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 24. Biodiversity in Chunati Wildlife Sanctuary
Species, Genus & Family |
Trees |
Shrubs |
Bamboos |
Palms |
Grasses |
Climbers |
Herbs |
Total |
Species |
37 |
17 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
16 |
28 |
107 |
Genera |
33 |
16 |
1 |
1 |
7 |
13 |
25 |
96 |
Families |
22 |
13 |
1 |
1 |
2 |
10 |
22 |
71 |
(Source: Rosario, 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 25. Area of different habitat types in CKWMS
Habitat Type |
Area in ha. |
High Forest |
1875 |
Open land/grass land |
53 |
Sandbar/Shore area |
141 |
Estuarine-riverine |
37 |
Total |
2106 |
(Source: Rosario 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 26. Biodiversity in Char Kukri-Mukri Wildlife Sanctuary
Species, Genus & Family |
Trees |
Shrubs |
Palms |
Grasses |
Climbers |
Herbs |
Total |
Species |
40 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
25 |
88 |
Genera |
36 |
10 |
5 |
1 |
7 |
24 |
83 |
Families |
18 |
9 |
1 |
1 |
4 |
15 |
48 |
(Source: Rosario, 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 27. Area of different forest types in three sanctuaries of Sundarbans
East SWS |
South SWS |
West SWS |
Total | |
Habitat Type |
Area in ha. |
Area in ha. |
Area in ha. |
Area in ha. |
Closed forest |
21808 |
17976 |
35316 |
75100 |
Open forest |
298 |
785 |
4090 |
5173 |
Grassland |
518 |
743 |
1034 |
2295 |
Blanks etc |
555 |
590 |
804 |
1949 |
Plantations |
19 |
0 |
6 |
25 |
Total |
23198 |
20094 |
41250 |
84542 |
(Source: Rosario 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 28. Biodiversity in three sanctuaries of Sunderbans
Species, Genus Family |
Sanctuary |
Trees |
Shrub |
Palm |
Grass |
Climber |
Herbs |
Total |
Species |
East South West |
18 12 13 |
7 4 3 |
2 2 0 |
2 1 1 |
2 2 0 |
4 1 0 |
35 22 17 |
Genera |
East South West |
16 11 12 |
7 4 3 |
2 2 0 |
2 1 1 |
2 2 0 |
4 1 0 |
33 21 16 |
Families |
East South West |
11 9 9 |
6 3 3 |
1 1 0 |
1 1 1 |
2 2 0 |
4 1 0 |
24 14 13 |
(Source: Rosario, 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 29. Landuse in Pas
Area in 000 ha
PA |
Closed Forest |
Open Forest |
Shrub Forest |
Fallow Forest |
Plantation |
Other |
Total |
Teknaf GR |
6.418 |
0.914 |
0.244 |
0.000 |
2.396 |
0.253 |
10.225 |
Himchari NP |
1.037 |
0.692 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
1.729 |
Lawachara NP |
0.750 |
0.500 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
1.250 |
Rema-Kalenga |
1.077 |
0.718 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
1.795 |
Chunati WS |
0.000 |
0.004 |
0.769 |
4.936 |
1.446 |
0.259 |
7.414 |
Pablakhali WS |
25.252 |
16.835 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
42.087 |
Bhawal NP |
3.130 |
1.342 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.550 |
5.022 |
Madhupur NP |
5.063 |
3.375 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
8.438 |
Ramsagar NP |
0.031 |
0.021 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.052 |
Char Kukri Mukri |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.000 |
0.053 |
1.875 |
0.178 |
2.106 |
Sundarbans |
75.100 |
5.173 |
0.000 |
4.244 |
0.025 |
0.000 |
84.542 |
Total |
117.858 |
29.574 |
1.013 |
9.233 |
5.742 |
1.240 |
164.660 |
(Source: Rosario, 1997(a), 1997(b))
Table 30. Growth trends of livestock population
Type ofLivestock |
Number of livestock in last three census (in million) | ||
1960 |
1977 |
1984 | |
Cattle |
18.96 |
20.51 |
21.50 |
Buffaloes |
0.46 |
0.47 |
0.57 |
Goats |
5.66 |
8.44 |
13.56 |
Sheep |
0.48 |
0.51 |
0.67 |
Total |
25.56 |
29.93 |
36.3 |
(Source: SYB, 1997)
Table 31. Number of livestock by size of farm
Number (in million) by Farm size in 1984 | |||||
0-0.4ha |
0.4-1.0 ha |
1.0-3.0 ha |
3 ha &more |
Total | |
Cattle |
3.04 |
6.02 |
8.98 |
3.46 |
21.50 |
Buffaloes |
0.02 |
0.05 |
0.22 |
0.28 |
0.57 |
Goats |
3.39 |
3.71 |
4.83 |
1.63 |
13.56 |
Sheep |
0.09 |
0.16 |
0.27 |
0.15 |
0.67 |
Total |
6.54 |
9.93 |
14.30 |
5.53 |
36.29 |
(Source: SYB, 1997)
Table 32. Employment in major sectors of economy
Major Sector |
Number inmillion | |||
1986 |
1989 |
1991 |
1996 | |
Agriculture |
17.464 |
32.571 |
33.303 |
34.530 |
Mining |
0.003 |
0.089 |
0.015 |
0.023 |
Manufacturing |
3.019 |
6.976 |
5.925 |
4.085 |
Power |
0.038 |
0.018 |
0.040 |
0.103 |
Construction |
0.646 |
0.662 |
0.525 |
1.015 |
Different Services |
9.391 |
9.832 |
10.350 |
14.841 |
Total |
30.561 |
50.148 |
50.158 |
54.597 |
(Source: SYB, 1997)
Table 33. Change in share in employment over time
Percentage Share of Employment | ||||
Major Sector |
1986 |
1989 |
1991 |
1996 |
Agriculture |
57.14 |
64.95 |
66.40 |
63.25 |
Mining |
0.01 |
0.18 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
Manufacturing |
9.88 |
13.91 |
11.81 |
7.48 |
Power |
0.12 |
0.04 |
0.08 |
0.19 |
Construction |
2.11 |
1.32 |
1.05 |
1.86 |
Different Services |
30.73 |
19.61 |
20.63 |
27.18 |
Total |
100 |
100 |
100 |
100 |
(Source: SYB, 1997)
Table 34. Share of agriculture and other sectors in GDP
Percentage Share of Agriculture and Other sectors in GDP | |||||||
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 | |
Agriculture |
36.86 |
35.92 |
34.58 |
32.77 |
32.24 |
32.41 |
31.66 |
Mining |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.02 |
0.03 |
0.03 |
0.04 |
Industry |
10.09 |
10.54 |
10.90 |
11.34 |
11.34 |
11.09 |
11.35 |
Construction |
6.06 |
6.07 |
6.18 |
6.33 |
6.25 |
6.19 |
6.23 |
Power |
1.47 |
1.59 |
1.74 |
1.86 |
1.94 |
1.86 |
1.87 |
Transport |
11.81 |
11.86 |
12.00 |
12.17 |
12.12 |
12.19 |
12.32 |
Different Services |
33.69 |
34.00 |
34.56 |
35.51 |
36.08 |
36.23 |
36.54 |
Total |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
100.00 |
(Source: SYB, 1997)
Table 35. Growth rates of contribution to GDP (at constant market price 1984-95)
Sectors |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 | |
Agriculture |
2.19 |
1.81 |
0.34 |
-1.04 |
3.66 |
6.44 |
3.12 | |
Crops |
1.66 |
0.83 |
-1.62 |
-3.76 |
2.77 |
6.18 |
1.62 | |
Forestry |
2.35 |
2.96 |
4.00 |
4.51 |
4.26 |
4.19 |
4.3 | |
Livestock |
3.64 |
6.21 |
8.5 |
8.30 |
8.04 |
7.98 |
8.00 | |
Fisheries |
6.48 |
6.63 |
8.65 |
9.67 |
5.91 |
8.60 |
8.60 | |
Mining |
17.5 |
13.89 |
13.08 |
13.22 |
27.00 |
27.59 |
25.23 | |
Industry |
7.33 |
9.08 |
7.85 |
8.64 |
5.29 |
3.54 |
8.06 | |
Construction |
4.45 |
4.81 |
6.00 |
6.98 |
4.02 |
4.86 |
6.20 | |
Power&Utility |
17.48 |
13.42 |
14.00 |
11.34 |
9.89 |
1.67 |
5.80 | |
Transport&Comm |
4.12 |
4.84 |
5.53 |
5.87 |
4.97 |
6.50 |
6.70 | |
GDP(at const. MP) |
4.23 |
4.48 |
4.22 |
4.45 |
5.35 |
5.90 |
5.57 |
(Source: SYB, 1997)
Table 36. Forestry contribution
to GDP by different districts (at 1984 prices)
(in million Taka)
Old Districts |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
Dhaka |
269 |
278 |
284 |
296 |
313 |
316 |
329 |
343 |
Mymensingh |
173 |
177 |
181 |
190 |
201 |
203 |
212 |
221 |
Jamalpur |
79 |
82 |
84 |
42 |
92 |
93 |
97 |
101 |
Tangail |
261 |
265 |
271 |
285 |
301 |
304 |
317 |
330 |
Faridpur |
30 |
31 |
31 |
33 |
35 |
35 |
36 |
38 |
Chittagong |
1282 |
1274 |
1302 |
1366 |
1460 |
1474 |
1537 |
1601 |
Chittagong |
6745 |
6642 |
6787 |
7133 |
7610 |
7687 |
8014 |
8350 |
Noakhali |
47 |
48 |
49 |
52 |
54 |
55 |
57 |
59 |
Comilla |
24 |
26 |
26 |
27 |
38 |
29 |
30 |
31 |
Sylhet |
492 |
488 |
499 |
524 |
560 |
566 |
590 |
615 |
Rajshahi |
69 |
70 |
72 |
76 |
80 |
81 |
85 |
89 |
Dinajpur |
116 |
119 |
122 |
128 |
135 |
136 |
142 |
148 |
Rangpur |
119 |
123 |
126 |
132 |
139 |
140 |
146 |
152 |
Bogra |
21 |
22 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
Pabna |
19 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
Khulna |
3023 |
3137 |
3205 |
3370 |
3549 |
3582 |
3735 |
3892 |
Barisal |
51 |
53 |
54 |
56 |
60 |
60 |
63 |
66 |
Patuakhali |
62 |
64 |
66 |
69 |
72 |
73 |
76 |
79 |
Jessore |
90 |
48 |
49 |
52 |
54 |
55 |
57 |
59 |
Kushtia |
20 |
21 |
22 |
23 |
24 |
24 |
25 |
26 |
TOTAL |
12992 |
12987 |
13272 |
13898 |
14823 |
14960 |
15597 |
16251 |
(Source: SYB, 1997)
Table 37. Contribution by
different forest products to GDP
(in million Taka)
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 | |
Timber |
4251 |
3528 |
3611 |
3717 |
3881 |
4410 |
4598 |
4791 |
(33.8) |
(27.5) |
(27.5) |
(27.5) |
(27.6) |
(30.0) |
(30.0) |
(30.0) | |
Firewood |
1003 |
1345 |
1377 |
1418 |
1472 |
1487 |
1550 |
1614 |
(8.0) |
(10.5) |
(10.5) |
(10.5) |
(10.5) |
(10.1) |
(10.1) |
(10.1) | |
Bamboo |
7131 |
7816 |
8000 |
8236 |
8553 |
8644 |
9012 |
9390 |
(56.7) |
(60.8) |
(60.9) |
(60.8) |
(60.8) |
(58.8) |
(58.8) |
(58.8) | |
Minor Product |
201 |
156 |
159 |
165 |
171 |
171 |
178 |
185 |
(1.6) |
(1.2) |
(1.2) |
(1.2) |
(1.2) |
(1.2) |
(1.2) |
(1.2) | |
Total |
12586 |
12845 |
13147 |
13536 |
14077 |
14712 |
15338 |
15980 |
(100.0) |
(100.0) |
(100.0) |
(100.0) |
(100.0) |
(100.0) |
(100.0) |
(100.0) | |
Total as % of National GDP |
2.31 |
2.25 |
2.21 |
2.20 |
2.19 |
2.15 |
2.12 |
(Note: Figure in brackets indicates percentage of yearly
contribution by a products)
(Source: SYB, 1997)
Table 38. Share of agriculture and its sub-sectors in national GDP
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 |
1997-98 | |
Agriculture Sector |
36.86 |
35.92 |
34.58 |
32.77 |
32.24 |
32.41 |
31.66 |
Agricultural Crops |
28.93 |
27.92 |
26.35 |
24.28 |
23.69 |
23.75 |
22.86 |
Forestry |
2.45 |
2.42 |
2.41 |
2.41 |
2.39 |
2.35 |
2.32 |
Livestock |
2.73 |
2.77 |
2.88 |
2.99 |
3.07 |
3.13 |
3.20 |
Fisheries |
2.76 |
2.82 |
2.94 |
3.08 |
3.10 |
3.18 |
3.27 |
(Source: SYB, 1997)
Table 39. Contribution of forest
based industries to GDP
(in
million Takas)
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
1995-96 |
1996-97 | |
Paper & Paper products |
685 |
699 |
772 |
874 |
963 |
1071 |
1136 |
1174 |
Furniture & Fixture |
47 |
48 |
53 |
60 |
66 |
73 |
77 |
80 |
Total |
732 |
747 |
825 |
934 |
1029 |
1144 |
1213 |
1254 |
Percent of National GDP |
0.13 |
0.14 |
0.15 |
0.16 |
0.17 |
0.17 |
0.17 |
(Source: SYB, 1997)
Table 40. Employment in forestry sector
Traditional Products |
||
Private Land |
345,200 |
43.1 |
Forest Land |
97,900 |
12.2 |
Secondary Processing |
||
Cottage Industry |
288,000 |
36.0 |
Forest Industries |
50,000 |
6.2 |
Plantations |
19300 |
2.5 |
Total |
800,400 |
100.0 |
(Note: includes rubber plantation and processing)
(Source: FMP, 1992)
Table 41. Physical output from forest areas
Products |
Unit |
1987-88 |
1988-89 |
1989-90 |
1990-91 |
1991-92 |
1992-93 |
1993-94 |
1994-95 |
Timber |
Million CubM |
0.40 |
0.35 |
0.19 |
0.24 |
0.19 |
0.23 |
0.19 |
0.17 |
Firewood |
Million CubM |
0.74 |
0.79 |
0.38 |
1.08 |
0.37 |
0.19 |
0.27 |
0.16 |
Golpatta |
Million MT |
0.08 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.07 |
0.06 |
Bamboo |
Million No. |
105.05 |
140.64 |
119.13 |
84.24 |
80.00 |
119.21 |
90.47 |
73.25 |
Sungrass |
Million Bundle |
1.53 |
1.38 |
1.12 |
0.64 |
0.46 |
1.02 |
1.09 |
2.15 |
Cane |
"000" RunM |
396.24 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
725.12 |
199.64 |
895.50 |
NA |
Honey |
"000" MT |
0.22 |
0.10 |
0.15 |
0.21 |
0.16 |
0.18 |
0.11 |
0.09 |
Wax |
"000" MT |
0.06 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
0.04 |
0.04 |
0.03 |
0.00 |
Fish |
"000" MT |
6.33 |
7.79 |
5.07 |
8.47 |
4.72 |
5.53 |
5.09 |
5.33 |
Table 42. Requirement of primary forest products
Demand Projections in million m3 round | ||||
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
2015 | |
Fuelwood |
9.4 |
10.2 |
11.0 |
11.9 |
Sawlogs |
5.4 |
5.8 |
6.3 |
6.8 |
Pulpwood |
0.3 |
0.4 |
0.5 |
0.5 |
Poles |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
0.3 |
Total |
15.4 |
16.7 |
18.1 |
19.5 |
(Based on FMP, 1992)
Table 43. Share in fuelwood consumption
User Category |
Share of different users (1991-92) | ||
Weight |
Percent |
In Equivalent Energy Units | |
"000" tonnes |
Peta Joules | ||
Domestic |
4,997 |
69.32 |
75.2 |
Industrial |
2,046 |
28.49 |
30.9 |
Commercial |
157 |
2.19 |
2.4 |
Total |
7,180 |
100.00 |
108.5 |
(Source: The Fourth Five Year Plan, 1990-95)
Table 44. Estimated production of primary forest products
Roundwood Supply in "000" M3 (round) | ||||
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
2015 | |
Fuelwood |
6824 |
7326 |
7865 |
8445 |
Sawlogs |
1454 |
1588 |
1735 |
1895 |
Pulpwood |
351 |
408 |
474 |
550 |
Poles |
194 |
228 |
269 |
316 |
Total |
8822 |
9550 |
10343 |
11206 |
(Basis: FMP, 1992)
Table 45. Requirement of paper products
Type of Paper Product |
Paper Products in "000" ADT per annum | ||||
2000 |
2005 |
2010 |
2015 |
2020 | |
Printing and writing |
81.9 |
89.8 |
97.8 |
105.7 |
113.6 |
Newsprint |
75.7 |
91.5 |
107.4 |
123.3 |
139.1 |
Wrapping and packaging |
20.8 |
22.8 |
24.8 |
26.8 |
28.8 |
Total |
178.4 |
204.1 |
230 |
255.8 |
281.5 |
(Note: Based on FMP, 1992)
Table 46. Installed pulp and paper capacity and production
Installed Capacity |
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Pulp |
Paper |
Pulp |
Paper | |
Newsprint |
48,000 |
48,000 |
49,000 |
49,000 |
Printing/Writing |
30,000 |
58,000 |
30,000 |
43,000 |
Industrial/Wrapping |
8,000 |
48,000 |
8,000 |
8,000 |
Packaging |
10,000 |
30,000 |
10,000 |
10,000 |
Pulp |
30,000 |
- |
20,000 |
- |
Total |
126,000 |
184,000 |
117,000 |
110,000 |
Rayon |
- |
2,400 |
- |
1,800 |
Cellophone |
- |
1,500 |
- |
800 |
(Source: FMP, 1992)
Table 47. Sawmill production and employment
Unit |
In urban areas |
In rural areas |
Total | |
Number of Sawmills |
In "000" |
3.5 |
1.0 |
4.5 |
Production |
Million m3 sawn wood |
2.1 |
0.6 |
2.7 |
Employment |
In "000" |
26.4 |
6.5 |
32.9 |
(Source: FMP, 1992)
Table 48. Principal primary and secondary wood using industries
Number |
Unit |
Capacity |
Production | |
Sawn wood |
4,492 |
In "000"M3 |
5,868 |
2,726 |
Pulp |
1 |
in "000" ADT |
30.5 |
18.0 |
Newsprint |
1 |
in "000" ADT |
50.8 |
43.5 |
Paper |
3 |
in "000" ADT |
136.0 |
61.0 |
Rayon |
1 |
in "000" ADT |
2.4 |
1.2 |
Cellophane |
Na |
in "000" ADT |
1.0 |
na |
Particleboard |
2 |
In "000" Sq.M |
4,142 |
2,748 |
Hardboard |
2 |
In "000" Sq.M |
3,121 |
1,589 |
Plywood |
8 |
In "000" Sq.M |
2,787 |
1,248 |
Tea chest |
8 |
In "000" No |
na |
Na |
Match |
18 |
In "000" Gross boxes |
15,000 |
12,400 |
Pencil |
1 |
In "000" Gross |
194,000 |
Na |
Seasoning |
6 |
In "000" M3 |
28.3 |
Na |
Treatment |
6 |
In "000" M3 |
62.3 |
Na |
Bobbins |
12 |
3,100 |
Na | |
Furniture |
1 |
In "000" M3 |
1,700 |
Na |
Door/Window |
3 |
In "000" M3 |
83.6 |
Na |
(Note: na = information not available) (Source: FMP, 1992)
Table 49. Forest landuse in Bangladesh
Type of Forest Landuse |
Area |
Percentage |
Percentage |
"000" ha |
(with legal forest area ) |
(with Country area ) | |
(i) Forest land under Forestry Use |
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Under Forests, Plantations including Protected Areas |
1065.6 |
48.14 |
7.18 |
Blanks/Encroachment/Water/Other |
106.9 |
4.83 |
0.72 |
(ii) Forest land not under forestry use |
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Other Blanks and Encroachments |
1041.1 |
47.03 |
7.02 |
Total of Public Forests (legal area) |
2213.6 |
100 |
14.92 |
Total Private Forest land |
270.0 |
1.82 | |
Total Other uses including Agriculture |
12356.0 |
83.26 | |
Total Area of the Country |
14839.6 |
100 |
(Source: SYB, 1997 and Forest Dept., 1999)
Table 50. Spatial distribution of forest areas
Forest Type |
Location |
Area mill. ha |
(i) Hill Forest (Tropical moist evergreen and Tropical evergreen) | ||
Managed Forests |
Chittagong, Sylhet, Kassalong, Kankhiang, Sitaphar, Cox's Bazar, Chittagong, Barisal etc. |
0.508 |
USF |
Hill tracts district (Rangamati, Bandarban, Khagrachari) |
0.661 |
(ii) Plain land Sal Forest (Tropical moist deciduous) | ||
Plain Sal Forests |
Dhaka, Tangail, Mymensingh, Dinajpur and other North western parts. |
0.122 |
(iii) Mangrove (Tropical Evergreen) | ||
Sundarbans |
South West (Khulna, Satkhira areas) |
0.411 |
Coastal |
Bhola, Noakhali, Patuakhali, and Chittagong and adjacent coastal areas |
0.079 |
(iv) Village forests | ||
Village forests |
All over the country in homesteads |
0.27 |
(Source: FMP, 1992 and Forest Dept., 1999)