Table 3
Area of forest and other wooded land 1990 |
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Country |
Land area |
Forest & Other Wooded land |
Forest
|
Other Wooded Land |
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1 000 ha |
1 000 ha |
Total 1 000 ha |
% of land area |
Exploitable forest 1 000 ha |
Unexploitable forest 1 000 ha |
1 000 ha |
|
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Finland | 30 462 |
23 373 |
20 112 |
66 |
19 511 |
601 |
3 261 |
Norway | 30 688 |
9 565 |
8 697 |
28 |
6 638 |
2 059 |
868 |
Sweden | 40 823 |
28 015 |
24 437 |
60 |
22 048 |
2 389 |
3 578 |
Nordics | 101 973 |
60 953 |
53 246 |
52 |
48 197 |
5 049 |
7 707 |
Belgium | 3 025 |
620 |
620 |
20 |
620 |
0 |
0 |
Denmark | 4 253 |
466 |
466 |
11 |
466 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
Iceland | 8 844 |
123 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
123 |
Ireland | 6 890 |
429 |
396 |
6 |
394 |
2 |
33 |
Netherlands | 3 392 |
334 |
334 |
10 |
331 |
3 |
0 |
United Kingdom | 24 086 |
2 380 |
2 207 |
9 |
2 207 |
n.a. |
173 |
North Western Europe | 50 490 |
4 352 |
4 023 |
8 |
4 018 |
5 |
329 |
Austria | 8 254 |
3 877 |
3 877 |
47 |
3 330 |
547 |
n.a. |
Former Czechoslovakia | 12 540 |
4 491 |
4 491 |
36 |
4 491 |
n.a. |
n.a. |
France | 54 325 |
14 154 |
13 110 |
24 |
12 460 |
650 |
1 044 |
Germany | 34 934 |
10 735 |
10 490 |
30 |
9 852 |
638 |
245 |
Luxembourg | 257 |
88 |
85 |
33 |
82 |
3 |
3 |
Poland | 30 445 |
8 672 |
8 672 |
28 |
8 460 |
212 |
n.a. |
Switzerland | 3 976 |
1 186 |
1 130 |
28 |
1 093 |
37 |
56 |
Central Eastern Europe | 144 731 |
43 203 |
41 855 |
29 |
39 768 |
2 087 |
1 348 |
Albania | 2 775 |
1 449 |
1 046 |
38 |
910 |
136 |
403 |
Bulgaria | 11 019 |
3 683 |
3 386 |
31 |
3 222 |
164 |
298 |
Cyprus | 916 |
280 |
140 |
15 |
88 |
52 |
140 |
Greece | 12 926 |
6 032 |
2 512 |
19 |
2 289 |
223 |
3 520 |
Hungary | 9 213 |
1 675 |
1 675 |
18 |
1 324 |
351 |
n.a. |
Israel | 2 031 |
124 |
102 |
5 |
80 |
22 |
22 |
Italy | 30 128 |
8 550 |
6 750 |
22 |
4 387 |
2 363 |
1 800 |
Romania | 22 954 |
6 265 |
6 190 |
27 |
5 413 |
777 |
75 |
Turkey | 77 079 |
20 199 |
8 856 |
11 |
6 642 |
2 214 |
11 343 |
Former Yugoslavia, SFR | 25 540 |
9 454 |
8 371 |
33 |
7 768 |
603 |
1 083 |
South East Europe | 194 581 |
57 711 |
39 028 |
20 |
32 123 |
6 905 |
18 683 |
Portugal | 8 655 |
3 102 |
2 755 |
32 |
2 346 |
410 |
347 |
Spain | 49 937 |
25 622 |
8 388 |
17 |
6 506 |
1 882 |
17 234 |
Iberia | 58 592 |
28 724 |
11 143 |
19 |
8 852 |
2 292 |
17 581 |
|
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Europe | 550 367 |
194 943 |
149 295 |
27 |
132 958 |
16 337 |
45 648 |
|
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Belarus | 20 700 |
6 256 |
6 016 |
29 |
5 392 |
624 |
240 |
Other former USSR | 2 060 344 |
926 035 |
739 729 |
36 |
402 803 |
336 926 |
186 306 |
Ukraine | 57 955 |
9 239 |
9 213 |
16 |
5 820 |
3 393 |
26 |
|
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Former USSR | 2 138 999 |
941 530 |
754 958 |
35 |
414 015 |
340 943 |
186 572 |
|
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Canada | 921 500 |
453 300 |
247 164 |
27 |
112 077 |
135 087 |
206 136 |
USA | 913 658 |
295 989 |
209 573 |
23 |
195 596 |
13 977 |
86 416 |
|
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North America | 1 835 158 |
749 289 |
456 737 |
25 |
307 673 |
149 064 |
292 552 |
|
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Australia | 754 402 |
145 613 |
39 837 |
5 |
17 005 |
22 832 |
105 776 |
Japan | 36 460 |
24 718 |
24 158 |
66 |
23 829 |
329 |
560 |
New Zealand | 26 784 |
7 472 |
7 472 |
28 |
2 060 |
5 412 |
n.a. |
|
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Developed Asia/Oceania | 817 646 |
177 803 |
71 467 |
9 |
42 894 |
28 573 |
106 336 |
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TOTAL DEVELOPED COUNTRIES | 5 342 170 |
2 063 565 |
1 432 457 |
27 |
897 540 |
534 917 |
631 108 |
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Table 3
Area of forest and other wooded land 1990 |
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Land area |
Forest & Other Wooded land |
Forest
|
Other Wooded Land |
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1 000 ha |
1 000 ha |
Total 1 000 ha |
% of land area |
Natural 1 000 ha |
Plantation 1 000 ha |
1 000 ha |
|
|
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AFRICA | |||||||
Burkina Faso | 27 380 |
13 813 |
4 436 |
16 |
4 416 |
20 |
9 377 |
Cape Verde | 403 |
78 |
16 |
4 |
6 |
10 |
62 |
Chad | 125 920 |
32 450 |
11 438 |
9 |
11 434 |
4 |
21 012 |
Gambia | 1 000 |
286 |
98 |
10 |
97 |
1 |
188 |
GuineaBissau | 2 812 |
2 162 |
2 022 |
72 |
2 021 |
1 |
140 |
Mali | 122 019 |
28 791 |
12 158 |
10 |
12 144 |
14 |
16 633 |
Mauritania | 102 522 |
4 536 |
556 |
1 |
554 |
2 |
3 980 |
Niger | 126 670 |
10 442 |
2 562 |
2 |
2 550 |
12 |
7 880 |
Senegal | 19 253 |
13 400 |
7 656 |
40 |
7 544 |
112 |
5 744 |
West Sahelian Africa | 527 979 |
105 956 |
40 941 |
8 |
40 766 |
175 |
65 015 |
Djibouti | 2 318 |
1 320 |
22 |
1 |
22 |
0 |
1 298 |
Ethiopia, former PDR | 110 100 |
41 991 |
14 354 |
13 |
14 165 |
189 |
27 637 |
Kenya | 56 969 |
16 816 |
1 305 |
2 |
1 187 |
118 |
15 511 |
Somalia | 62 734 |
15 945 |
758 |
1 |
754 |
4 |
15 187 |
Sudan | 237 600 |
68 955 |
43 179 |
18 |
42 976 |
203 |
25 776 |
Uganda | 19 955 |
16 023 |
6 366 |
32 |
6 346 |
20 |
9 657 |
East Sahelian Africa | 489 676 |
161 048 |
65 983 |
13 |
65 450 |
533 |
95 065 |
Benin | 11 062 |
11 497 |
4 961 |
45 |
4 947 |
14 |
6 536 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 31 800 |
18 952 |
10 967 |
34 |
10 904 |
63 |
7 985 |
Ghana | 23 002 |
18 013 |
9 608 |
42 |
9 555 |
53 |
8 405 |
Guinea | 24 586 |
17 484 |
6 696 |
27 |
6 692 |
4 |
10 788 |
Liberia | 9 675 |
6 632 |
4 639 |
48 |
4 633 |
6 |
1 993 |
Nigeria | 91 077 |
65 654 |
15 785 |
17 |
15 634 |
151 |
49 869 |
Sierra Leone | 7 162 |
6 969 |
1 895 |
26 |
1 889 |
6 |
5 074 |
Togo | 5 439 |
4 566 |
1 370 |
25 |
1 353 |
17 |
3 196 |
West Africa | 203 803 |
149 764 |
55 919 |
27 |
55 607 |
312 |
93 845 |
Cameroon | 46 540 |
35 905 |
20 366 |
44 |
20 350 |
16 |
15 539 |
Central African Republic | 62 298 |
46 754 |
30 568 |
49 |
30 562 |
6 |
16 185 |
Congo | 34 150 |
25 285 |
19 902 |
58 |
19 865 |
37 |
5 383 |
Equatorial Guinea | 2 805 |
2 719 |
1 829 |
65 |
1 826 |
3 |
890 |
Gabon | 25 767 |
19 966 |
18 256 |
71 |
18 235 |
21 |
1 710 |
Zaire | 226 760 |
166 076 |
113 317 |
50 |
113 275 |
42 |
52 759 |
Central Africa | 398 320 |
296 704 |
204 238 |
51 |
204 113 |
125 |
92 466 |
Angola | 124 670 |
77 198 |
23 194 |
19 |
23 074 |
120 |
54 004 |
Botswana | 56 673 |
26 561 |
14 262 |
25 |
14 261 |
1 |
12 299 |
Burundi | 2 565 |
1 314 |
325 |
13 |
233 |
92 |
989 |
Malawi | 9 408 |
3 724 |
3 612 |
38 |
3 486 |
126 |
112 |
Mozambique | 78 409 |
55 881 |
17 357 |
22 |
17 329 |
28 |
38 524 |
Namibia | 82 329 |
26 296 |
12 569 |
15 |
12 569 |
0 |
13 727 |
Rwanda | 2 467 |
946 |
252 |
10 |
164 |
88 |
694 |
United Republic of Tanzania | 88 604 |
68 497 |
33 709 |
38 |
33 555 |
154 |
34 788 |
Zambia | 74 339 |
60 337 |
32 349 |
44 |
32 301 |
48 |
27 988 |
Zimbabwe | 38 667 |
26 144 |
8 981 |
23 |
8 897 |
84 |
17 163 |
Tropical South Africa | 558 131 |
346 896 |
146 609 |
26 |
145 869 |
740 |
200 287 |
Comoros | 223 |
41 |
11 |
5 |
11 |
0 |
30 |
Madagascar | 58 154 |
23 225 |
15 999 |
28 |
15 782 |
217 |
7 226 |
Mauritius | 203 |
44 |
12 |
6 |
3 |
9 |
32 |
Reunion | 250 |
135 |
100 |
40 |
93 |
7 |
35 |
Saint Helena | 31 |
9 |
1 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
8 |
Seychelles | 27 |
4 |
4 |
13 |
3 |
1 |
0 |
Insular Africa | 58 888 |
23 457 |
16 127 |
27 |
15 892 |
235 |
7 331 |
|
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Tropical Africa | 2 236 797 |
1 083 826 |
529 818 |
24 |
527 697 |
2 121 |
554 008 |
|
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Algeria | 238 174 |
3 945 |
2 039 |
1 |
1 554 |
485 |
1 906 |
Egypt | 99 545 |
34 |
34 |
0 |
0 |
34 |
0 |
Libya Arab Jamahiriya | 175 954 |
846 |
400 |
0 |
190 |
210 |
446 |
Morocco | 71 085 |
5 744 |
3 864 |
5 |
3 543 |
321 |
1 880 |
Tunisia | 15 536 |
569 |
569 |
4 |
368 |
201 |
0 |
North Africa | 600 294 |
11 137 |
6 905 |
1 |
5 655 |
1 250 |
4 232 |
Lesotho | 3 035 |
23 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
16 |
South Africa | 122 104 |
41 543 |
8 208 |
7 |
7 243 |
965 |
33 335 |
Swaziland | 1 720 |
146 |
146 |
8 |
74 |
72 |
0 |
Non Tropical South Africa | 126 859 |
41 712 |
8 361 |
7 |
7 317 |
1 044 |
33 351 |
|
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Non Tropical Africa | 727 153 |
52 850 |
15 267 |
2 |
12 972 |
2 295 |
37 583 |
|
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TOTAL AFRICA | 2 963 950 |
1 136 676 |
545 085 |
18 |
540 669 |
4 416 |
591 591 |
|
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ASIA/PACIFIC | |||||||
Bangladesh | 13 017 |
1 472 |
1 004 |
8 |
769 |
235 |
468 |
Bhutan | 4 700 |
3 168 |
2 813 |
60 |
2 809 |
4 |
355 |
India | 297 319 |
82 648 |
64 959 |
22 |
51 729 |
13 230 |
17 689 |
Nepal | 13 680 |
5 751 |
5 079 |
37 |
5 023 |
56 |
672 |
Pakistan | 77 088 |
3 128 |
2 023 |
3 |
1 855 |
168 |
1 105 |
Sri Lanka | 6 463 |
3 998 |
1 885 |
29 |
1 746 |
139 |
2 113 |
South Asia | 412 267 |
100 164 |
77 762 |
19 |
63 931 |
13 831 |
22 402 |
Cambodia | 17 652 |
13 724 |
12 170 |
69 |
12 163 |
7 |
1 554 |
Laos | 23 080 |
21 436 |
13 177 |
57 |
13 173 |
4 |
8 259 |
Myanmar | 65 797 |
49 774 |
29 091 |
44 |
28 856 |
235 |
20 683 |
Thailand | 51 089 |
14 968 |
13 264 |
26 |
12 735 |
529 |
1 704 |
Vietnam | 32 549 |
23 499 |
9 782 |
30 |
8 312 |
1 470 |
13 717 |
Continental S. E. Asia | 190 167 |
123 400 |
77 484 |
41 |
75 239 |
2 245 |
45 916 |
Brunei Darussalam | 527 |
458 |
458 |
87 |
458 |
0 |
n.a. |
Indonesia | 181 157 |
145 108 |
115 674 |
64 |
109 549 |
6 125 |
29 434 |
Malaysia | 32 855 |
22 248 |
17 664 |
54 |
17 583 |
81 |
4 584 |
Philippines | 29 817 |
13 640 |
8 034 |
27 |
7 831 |
203 |
5 606 |
Singapore | 61 |
4 |
4 |
7 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
Insular S. E. Asia | 244 417 |
181 458 |
141 834 |
58 |
135 425 |
6 409 |
39 624 |
Papua New Guinea | 45 286 |
42 115 |
36 030 |
80 |
36 000 |
30 |
6 085 |
American Samoa | 20 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
14 |
Fiji | 1 827 |
859 |
853 |
47 |
775 |
78 |
6 |
French Polynesia | 366 |
115 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
115 |
Guam | 55 |
10 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10 |
Kiribati | 73 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
New Caledonia | 1 827 |
1 289 |
710 |
39 |
701 |
9 |
579 |
Niue | 26 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Pacific Islands | 178 |
40 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
40 |
Samoa | 283 |
164 |
133 |
47 |
124 |
9 |
31 |
Solomon Islands | 2 799 |
2 455 |
2 410 |
86 |
2 394 |
16 |
45 |
Tonga | 72 |
8 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8 |
Vanuatu | 1 219 |
809 |
809 |
66 |
802 |
7 |
0 |
Pacific | 54 032 |
47 886 |
40 945 |
76 |
40 796 |
149 |
6 941 |
|
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Total Tropical Asia | 900 883 |
452 908 |
338 025 |
38 |
315 391 |
22 634 |
114 883 |
|
|||||||
Afghanistan | 65 209 |
2 614 |
1 199 |
2 |
1 191 |
8 |
1 415 |
Bahrain | 68 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Iran | 163 600 |
11 437 |
1 737 |
1 |
1 658 |
79 |
9 700 |
Iraq | 43 737 |
192 |
83 |
0 |
69 |
14 |
109 |
Jordan | 8 893 |
173 |
51 |
1 |
28 |
23 |
122 |
Kuwait | 1 782 |
5 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
0 |
Lebanon | 1 023 |
144 |
78 |
8 |
65 |
13 |
66 |
Oman | 21 246 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Qatar | 1 100 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
Saudi Arabia | 214 969 |
902 |
202 |
0 |
201 |
1 |
700 |
Syrian Arab Republic | 18 420 |
484 |
245 |
1 |
118 |
127 |
239 |
United Arab Emirates | 8 360 |
60 |
60 |
1 |
0 |
60 |
0 |
Yemen | 52 797 |
1 921 |
9 |
0 |
9 |
0 |
1 912 |
Middle East | 601 204 |
17 932 |
3 669 |
1 |
3 339 |
330 |
14 263 |
China | 932 641 |
162 029 |
133 799 |
14 |
101 968 |
31 831 |
28 230 |
Korea, DPR | 12 054 |
7 370 |
6 170 |
51 |
4 700 |
1 470 |
1 200 |
Korea, Rep. | 9 902 |
6 291 |
6 291 |
64 |
6 291 |
0 |
0 |
Mongolia | 156 650 |
13 741 |
9 406 |
6 |
9 406 |
0 |
4 335 |
Temperate Asia | 1 111 247 |
189 431 |
155 666 |
14 |
122 365 |
33 301 |
33 765 |
|
|||||||
Total Non Tropical Asia | 1 712 451 |
207 362 |
159 334 |
9 |
125 704 |
33 630 |
48 028 |
|
|||||||
TOTAL ASIA/PACIFIC | 2 613 334 |
660 270 |
497 359 |
19 |
441 095 |
56 264 |
162 911 |
|
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LATIN AM./CARIBBEAN | |||||||
Costa Rica | 5 106 |
1 569 |
1 456 |
29 |
1 428 |
28 |
113 |
El Salvador | 2 085 |
890 |
127 |
6 |
123 |
4 |
763 |
Guatemala | 10 843 |
9 465 |
4 253 |
39 |
4 225 |
28 |
5 212 |
Honduras | 11 189 |
6 054 |
4 608 |
41 |
4 605 |
3 |
1 446 |
Mexico | 190 869 |
129 057 |
48 695 |
26 |
48 586 |
109 |
80 362 |
Nicaragua | 11 875 |
7 732 |
6 027 |
51 |
6 013 |
14 |
1 705 |
Panama | 7 599 |
3 266 |
3 123 |
41 |
3 117 |
6 |
143 |
Central America | 239 566 |
158 034 |
68 289 |
29 |
68 097 |
192 |
89 745 |
Barbados | 43 |
5 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
5 |
Bermuda | 5 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
British Virgin Islands | 15 |
5 |
3 |
20 |
3 |
0 |
2 |
Cayman Islands | 26 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
6 |
Monserrat | 10 |
4 |
3 |
25 |
3 |
0 |
1 |
Netherlands Antilles | 80 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
7 |
St.Pierre & Miquelon | 23 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
United States Virgin Islands | 34 |
14 |
14 |
41 |
14 |
0 |
0 |
Antigua and Barbuda | 44 |
26 |
10 |
23 |
10 |
0 |
16 |
Bahamas | 1 001 |
186 |
186 |
19 |
186 |
0 |
0 |
Belize | 2 280 |
2 117 |
1 998 |
88 |
1 996 |
2 |
119 |
Cuba | 10 982 |
3 262 |
1 960 |
18 |
1 715 |
245 |
1 302 |
Dominica | 75 |
50 |
44 |
59 |
44 |
0 |
6 |
Dominican Republic | 4 838 |
1 530 |
1 084 |
22 |
1 077 |
7 |
446 |
French Guyana | 8 815 |
8 318 |
7 997 |
91 |
7 997 |
0 |
321 |
Grenada | 34 |
11 |
6 |
18 |
6 |
0 |
5 |
Guadeloupe | 169 |
93 |
93 |
55 |
93 |
0 |
0 |
Guyana | 19 685 |
18 755 |
18 424 |
94 |
18 416 |
8 |
331 |
Haiti | 2 756 |
139 |
31 |
1 |
23 |
8 |
108 |
Jamaica | 1 083 |
653 |
254 |
23 |
239 |
15 |
399 |
Martinique | 106 |
71 |
43 |
41 |
43 |
0 |
28 |
Puerto Rico | 886 |
336 |
324 |
37 |
321 |
3 |
12 |
St. Kitts and Nevis | 36 |
24 |
13 |
36 |
13 |
0 |
11 |
St. Lucia | 61 |
34 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
0 |
29 |
St. Vincent | 39 |
12 |
11 |
28 |
11 |
0 |
1 |
Suriname | 15 600 |
15 093 |
14 776 |
95 |
14 768 |
8 |
317 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 513 |
236 |
168 |
33 |
155 |
13 |
68 |
Caribbean | 69 239 |
50 989 |
47 447 |
69 |
47 138 |
309 |
3 543 |
Bolivia | 108 438 |
57 977 |
49 345 |
46 |
49 317 |
28 |
8 632 |
Brazil | 845 651 |
671 921 |
566 007 |
67 |
561 107 |
4 900 |
105 914 |
Colombia | 103 870 |
63 231 |
54 190 |
52 |
54 064 |
126 |
9 041 |
Ecuador | 27 684 |
15 576 |
12 007 |
43 |
11 962 |
45 |
3 569 |
Paraguay | 39 730 |
19 256 |
12 868 |
32 |
12 859 |
9 |
6 388 |
Peru | 128 000 |
84 844 |
68 090 |
53 |
67 906 |
184 |
16 754 |
Venezuela | 88 205 |
69 436 |
45 943 |
52 |
45 690 |
253 |
23 493 |
Tropical South America | 1 341 578 |
982 242 |
808 450 |
60 |
802 905 |
5 545 |
173 792 |
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Tropical L. Am/Caribbean | 1 650 383 |
1 191 265 |
924 187 |
56 |
918 140 |
6 047 |
267 079 |
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Argentina | 273 669 |
50 936 |
34 436 |
13 |
33 889 |
547 |
16 500 |
Chile | 74 880 |
16 583 |
8 033 |
11 |
7 018 |
1 015 |
8 550 |
Uruguay | 17 481 |
933 |
813 |
5 |
657 |
156 |
120 |
Non Tropical South Am. | 366 030 |
68 453 |
43 283 |
12 |
41 564 |
1 719 |
25 170 |
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TOTAL L. AM/CARIBBEAN | 2 016 413 |
1 259 717 |
967 469 |
48 |
959 704 |
7 765 |
292 249 |
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TOTAL DEVELOPING COUNTRIES | 7 593 697 |
305 663 |
2 009 912 |
26 |
1 941 467 |
68 445 |
1 046 751 |
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GRAND TOTAL | 12 935 867 |
5 120 227 |
3 442 369 |
27 |
1 677 859 |
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