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Pakistan

Table 103 - Pakistan - Forestry Sector Master Plan (FSMP) Estimates of Land Use Based on Satellite Imagery Interpretation (000ha)

Forest Cover/Land Use Class

Ajk

Balochistan

Northern Areas

Nwfp

Punjab

Sindh

Total

Area

%

Forest/trees

Conifer

241

42

660

940

30


1,913


Scrub

16

504


539

132


1,191


Riverain

1

20


13

27

112

173


Mangrove


2




205

207


Irrig. Plantation


1



79

23

103


Farmland trees

7

23

6

70

306

54

466


Linear planting




2

14


16


Misc. Planting

10



120

20

5

155


Total

275

592

666

1,684

608

399

4,224

4.8

Agricultural

Irrigated

6

1,177

44

993

10,743

5,705

18,668


Rainfed

36

3

4

553

1,316


1,912


Total

42

1,180

48

1,546

12,059

5,705

20,580

23.4

Rangelands

Degraded

731

11,674

896

4,106

4,466

2,809

24,682


Non-degraded


892


519

1,293

68

2,772


Alpine

79


705

269



1,053


Total

810

12,566

1,601

4,894

5,759

2,877

28,507

32.4

Barren land

Snow/glacier



27




27


Rock. Gravel


17,516


138

337

523

18,514


Desertic


2,802



1,324

3,759

7,885


Tidal flats


54




413

467


Total


20,372

27

138

1,661

4,695

26,893

30.6

Water bodies

Riverbed




48

400

155

603


Lake


5

1

1

1

41

49


Dam. Reservoir

19

1


15

49

54

138


Swamp





27

96

123


Total

19

6

1

64

477

346

913

1.0

Urban


3


4

62

69

138

0.2

Unclassified

Above 3,650 m

184


3161

1792



5137


Below 3,650 m



1536

52



1588


Total

184


4697

1844



6725

7.6

All Land Classes

1,330

34,719

7,040

10,174

20,626

14,091

87,980

100.0

Source: APFSOS/WP/11
Note: data have been revised by the Government of Pakistan.

Table 104 - Pakistan - FSMP Estimates of Forest Cover/Tree Area 000 ha.

Forest Cover/Land Use Class

Ajk

Balochistan

Northern Areas

Nwfp

Punjab

Sindh

Total

Area

%

Forest/Trees 1/









Dense

17


46

75



138


Sparse

224

42

614

865

30


1,775


Sub-Total

241

42

660

940

30


1,913

45.3

Scrub Forests

16

504


539

132


1,191

28.2

Riverain Forests









Dense

1



2

27

85

115


Spare


20


11


27

58


Sub-Total

1

20


13

27

112

173

4.1

Mangrove Forests









Medium


2




85

87


Sparse






120

120


Sub-Total


2




205

207

4.9

Irrig. Plantations









Dense





48

7

55


Sparse


1



31

16

48


Sub-Total


1



79

23

103

2.4

Farmland Trees

7

23

6

70

306

54

466

11.0

Linear Planting




2

14


16

0.4

Misc. Planting

10



120

20

5

155

3.7

Total Area

275

592

666

1,684

608

399

4,224

100.0

Geographic Area

1,330

34,719

7,040

10,174

20,626

14,091

87,980


% Tree cover

20.7

1.7

9.5

16.6

2.9

2.8

4.8


Source: APFSOS/WP/11
1/For Northern Areas. this category includes scrub.
Note : data have been revised by the Government of Pakistan.

Table 105 - Pakistan - Consumption of wood, 1992-93

Item

Thousand cubic metres

Volume

%

Construction

974

28.1

Furniture

394

11.4

Village carpentry

306

8.8

Mining timber

291

8.4

Industrial fuelwood

204

5.9

Matches

193

5.5

Trucks and buses

167

4.8

Particle board

103

3.0

Sports goods

51

1.5

Plywood

25

0.7

Fibre board

21

0.6

Boats

14

0.4

Crates and boxes

704

0.3

Trains

6

0.2

Railway ties

7

0.2

Total

3,460

100.0

Population (million)

124,66

-

Per capita use (m3)

0.028

-

Source: APFSOS/WP/11
Includes Industrial Fuelwood of 0.204 million m3

Table 106 - Pakistan - Fuelwood consumption sources 1994.

Pakistan

1994

Area

Mass

Energy

CONSUMPTION

1000 ha

kton

PJ

total woodfuels


34,687

520

POTENTIAL. SUPPLY




sust. Woodfuel from forest land

1,803

1,960

29

sust. Woodfuel from agricultural areas

26,511

15,371

231

sust. Woodfuel from other wooded lands

1,104

640

10

waste woodfuels from deforestation

-55

4,598

69

total potentially available woodfuels*

29,363

22,569

339

50% of crop processing residues

26,511

7,806

137

total potentially available biomass fuels


30,375

475

*Area = 38% of geographical land area
Source: APFSOS/WP/34

Table 107 - Philippines - Fuelwood consumption sources 1994

Philippines

1994

Area

Mass

Energy

CONSUMPTION

1000 ha

kton

PJ

total woodfuels


230,501

346

POTENTIAL SUPPLY




sust. Woodfuel from forest land

7,020

12,962

194

sust. Woodfuel from agricultural areas

21,153

30,819

462

sust. Woodfuel from other wooded lands

0

0

0

waste wood fuels from deforestation

-254

45,486

682

total potentially available woodfuels*

27,919

89,267

1,339

50% of crop processing residues

21,153

9,821

169

total potentially available biomass fuels


99,088

1,508

*Area = 78% geographical land area
Source: APFSOS/WP/34


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