Country/area |
Total forest 1990 |
Total forest 2000 |
Forest cover change 1990-2000 |
|
Annual change |
Annual change rate |
|||
000 ha |
000 ha |
000 ha |
% |
|
Algeria |
1 879 |
2 145 |
27 |
1.3 |
Angola |
70 998 |
69 756 |
-124 |
-0.2 |
Benin |
3 349 |
2 650 |
-70 |
-2.3 |
Botswana |
13 611 |
12 427 |
-118 |
-0.9 |
Burkina Faso |
7 241 |
7 089 |
-15 |
-0.2 |
Burundi |
241 |
94 |
-15 |
-9.0 |
Cameroon |
26 076 |
23 858 |
-222 |
-0.9 |
Cape Verde |
35 |
85 |
5 |
9.3 |
Central African Republic |
23 207 |
22 907 |
-30 |
-0.1 |
Chad |
13 509 |
12 692 |
-82 |
-0.6 |
Comoros |
12 |
8 |
n.s. |
-4.3 |
Congo |
22 235 |
22 060 |
-17 |
-0.1 |
Côte d'Ivoire |
9 766 |
7 117 |
-265 |
-3.1 |
Dem. Rep. of the Congo |
140 531 |
135 207 |
-532 |
-0.4 |
Djibouti |
6 |
6 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Egypt |
52 |
72 |
2 |
3.3 |
Equatorial Guinea |
1 858 |
1 752 |
-11 |
-0.6 |
Eritrea |
1 639 |
1 585 |
-5 |
-0.3 |
Ethiopia |
4 996 |
4 593 |
-40 |
-0.8 |
Gabon |
21 927 |
21 826 |
-10 |
n.s. |
Gambia |
436 |
481 |
4 |
1.0 |
Ghana |
7 535 |
6 335 |
-120 |
-1.7 |
Guinea |
7 276 |
6 929 |
-35 |
-0.5 |
Guinea-Bissau |
2 403 |
2 187 |
-22 |
-0.9 |
Kenya |
18 027 |
17 096 |
-93 |
-0.5 |
Lesotho |
14 |
14 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Liberia |
4 241 |
3 481 |
-76 |
-2.0 |
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya |
311 |
358 |
5 |
1.4 |
Madagascar |
12 901 |
11 727 |
-117 |
-0.9 |
Malawi |
3 269 |
2 562 |
-71 |
-2.4 |
Mali |
14 179 |
13 186 |
-99 |
-0.7 |
Mauritania |
415 |
317 |
-10 |
-2.7 |
Mauritius |
17 |
16 |
n.s. |
-0.6 |
Morocco |
3 037 |
3 025 |
-1 |
n.s. |
Mozambique |
31 238 |
30 601 |
-64 |
-0.2 |
Namibia |
8 774 |
8 040 |
-73 |
-0.9 |
Niger |
1 945 |
1 328 |
-62 |
-3.7 |
Nigeria |
17 501 |
13 517 |
-398 |
-2.6 |
Réunion |
76 |
71 |
-1 |
-0.8 |
Rwanda |
457 |
307 |
-15 |
-3.9 |
Saint Helena |
2 |
2 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Sao Tome and Principe |
27 |
27 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Senegal |
6 655 |
6 205 |
-45 |
-0.7 |
Seychelles |
30 |
30 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Sierra Leone |
1 416 |
1 055 |
-36 |
-2.9 |
Somalia |
8 284 |
7 515 |
-77 |
-1.0 |
South Africa |
8 997 |
8 917 |
-8 |
-0.1 |
Sudan |
71 216 |
61 627 |
-959 |
-1.4 |
Swaziland |
464 |
522 |
6 |
1.2 |
Togo |
719 |
510 |
-21 |
-3.4 |
Tunisia |
499 |
510 |
1 |
0.2 |
Uganda |
5 103 |
4 190 |
-91 |
-2.0 |
United Republic of Tanzania |
39 724 |
38 811 |
-91 |
-0.2 |
Western Sahara |
152 |
152 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Zambia |
39 755 |
31 246 |
-851 |
-2.4 |
Zimbabwe |
22 239 |
19 040 |
-320 |
-1.5 |
Total Africa |
702 502 |
649 866 |
-5 262 |
-0.78 |
Afghanistan |
1 351 |
1 351 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Armenia |
309 |
351 |
4 |
1.3 |
Azerbaijan |
964 |
1 094 |
13 |
1.3 |
Bahrain |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
14.9 |
Bangladesh |
1 169 |
1 334 |
17 |
1.3 |
Bhutan |
3 016 |
3 016 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Brunei Darussalam |
452 |
442 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
Cambodia |
9 896 |
9 335 |
-56 |
-0.6 |
China |
145 417 |
163 480 |
1 806 |
1.2 |
Cyprus |
119 |
172 |
5 |
3.7 |
Dem People's Rep. of Korea |
8 210 |
8 210 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
East Timor |
541 |
507 |
-3 |
-0.6 |
Gaza Strip |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Georgia |
2 988 |
2 988 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
India |
63 732 |
64 113 |
38 |
0.1 |
Indonesia |
118 110 |
104 986 |
-1 312 |
-1.2 |
Iran, Islamic Rep. |
7 299 |
7 299 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Iraq |
799 |
799 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Israel |
82 |
132 |
5 |
4.9 |
Japan |
24 047 |
24 081 |
3 |
n.s. |
Jordan |
86 |
86 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Kazakhstan |
9 758 |
12 148 |
239 |
2.2 |
Kuwait |
3 |
5 |
n.s. |
3.5 |
Kyrgyzstan |
775 |
1 003 |
23 |
2.6 |
Lao People's Dem. Rep |
13 088 |
12 561 |
-53 |
-0.4 |
Lebanon |
37 |
36 |
n.s. |
-0.4 |
Malaysia |
21 661 |
19 292 |
-237 |
-1.2 |
Maldives |
1 |
1 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Mongolia |
11 245 |
10 645 |
-60 |
-0.5 |
Myanmar |
39 588 |
34 419 |
-517 |
-1.4 |
Nepal |
4 683 |
3 900 |
-78 |
-1.8 |
Oman |
1 |
1 |
n.s. |
5.3 |
Pakistan |
2 755 |
2 361 |
-39 |
-1.5 |
Philippines |
6 676 |
5 789 |
-89 |
-1.4 |
Qatar |
n.s. |
1 |
n.s. |
9.6 |
Republic of Korea |
6 299 |
6 248 |
-5 |
-0.1 |
Saudi Arabia |
1 504 |
1 504 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Singapore |
2 |
2 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Sri Lanka |
2 288 |
1 940 |
-35 |
-1.6 |
Syrian Arab Republic |
461 |
461 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Tajikistan |
380 |
400 |
2 |
0.5 |
Thailand |
15 886 |
14 762 |
-112 |
-0.7 |
Turkey |
10 005 |
10 225 |
22 |
0.2 |
Turkmenistan |
3 755 |
3 755 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
United Arab Emirates |
243 |
321 |
8 |
2.8 |
Uzbekistan |
1 923 |
1 969 |
5 |
0.2 |
Viet Nam |
9 303 |
9 819 |
52 |
0.5 |
West Bank |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Yemen |
541 |
449 |
-9 |
-1.9 |
Total Asia |
551 448 |
547 793 |
-364 |
-0.07 |
American Samoa |
12 |
12 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Australia |
157 359 |
154 539 |
-282 |
-0.2 |
Cook Islands |
22 |
22 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Fiji |
832 |
815 |
-2 |
-0.2 |
French Polynesia |
105 |
105 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Guam |
21 |
21 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Kiribati |
28 |
28 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Marshall Islands |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Micronesia |
24 |
15 |
-1 |
-4.5 |
Nauru |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
New Caledonia |
372 |
372 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
New Zealand |
7 556 |
7 946 |
39 |
0.5 |
Niue |
6 |
6 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Northern Mariana Isl. |
14 |
14 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Palau |
35 |
35 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Papua New Guinea |
31 730 |
30 601 |
-113 |
-0.4 |
Samoa |
130 |
105 |
-3 |
-2.1 |
Solomon Islands |
2 580 |
2 536 |
-4 |
-0.2 |
Tonga |
4 |
4 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Vanuatu |
441 |
447 |
1 |
0.1 |
Total Oceania |
201 271 |
197 623 |
-365 |
-0.18 |
Albania |
1 069 |
991 |
-8 |
-0.8 |
Andorra |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Austria |
3 809 |
3 886 |
8 |
0.2 |
Belarus |
6 840 |
9 402 |
256 |
3.2 |
Belgium & Luxembourg |
741 |
728 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
Bosnia & Herzegovina |
2 273 |
2 273 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Bulgaria |
3 486 |
3 690 |
20 |
0.6 |
Croatia |
1 763 |
1 783 |
2 |
0.1 |
Czech Republic |
2 627 |
2 632 |
1 |
n.s. |
Denmark |
445 |
455 |
1 |
0.2 |
Estonia |
1 935 |
2 060 |
13 |
0.6 |
Finland |
21 855 |
21 935 |
8 |
n.s. |
France |
14 725 |
15 341 |
62 |
0.4 |
Germany |
10 740 |
10 740 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Greece |
3 299 |
3 599 |
30 |
0.9 |
Hungary |
1 768 |
1 840 |
7 |
0.4 |
Iceland |
25 |
31 |
1 |
2.2 |
Ireland |
489 |
659 |
17 |
3.0 |
Italy |
9 708 |
10 003 |
30 |
0.3 |
Latvia |
2 796 |
2 923 |
13 |
0.4 |
Liechtenstein |
6 |
7 |
n.s. |
1.2 |
Lithuania |
1 946 |
1 994 |
5 |
0.2 |
Malta |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Netherlands |
365 |
375 |
1 |
0.3 |
Norway |
8 558 |
8 868 |
31 |
0.4 |
Poland |
8 872 |
9 047 |
18 |
0.2 |
Portugal |
3 096 |
3 666 |
57 |
1.7 |
Republic of Moldova |
318 |
325 |
1 |
0.2 |
Romania |
6 301 |
6 448 |
15 |
0.2 |
Russian Federation |
850 039 |
851 392 |
135 |
n.s. |
San Marino |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Slovakia |
1 997 |
2 177 |
18 |
0.9 |
Slovenia |
1 085 |
1 107 |
2 |
0.2 |
Spain |
13 510 |
14 370 |
86 |
0.6 |
Sweden |
27 128 |
27 134 |
1 |
n.s. |
Switzerland |
1 156 |
1 199 |
4 |
0.4 |
The FYR of Macedonia |
906 |
906 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Ukraine |
9 274 |
9 584 |
31 |
0.3 |
United Kingdom |
2 624 |
2 794 |
17 |
0.6 |
Yugoslavia |
2 901 |
2 887 |
-1 |
-0.1 |
Total Europe |
1 030 475 |
1 039 251 |
881 |
0.08 |
Antigua and Barbuda |
9 |
9 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Bahamas |
842 |
842 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Barbados |
2 |
2 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Belize |
1 704 |
1 348 |
-36 |
-2.3 |
Bermuda |
- |
- |
- |
- |
British Virgin Islands |
3 |
3 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Canada |
244 571 |
244 571 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Cayman Islands |
13 |
13 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Costa Rica |
2 126 |
1 968 |
-16 |
-0.8 |
Cuba |
2 071 |
2 348 |
28 |
1.3 |
Dominica |
50 |
46 |
n.s. |
-0.7 |
Dominican Republic |
1 376 |
1 376 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
El Salvador |
193 |
121 |
-7 |
-4.6 |
Greenland |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Grenada |
5 |
5 |
n.s. |
0.9 |
Guadeloupe |
67 |
82 |
2 |
2.1 |
Guatemala |
3 387 |
2 850 |
-54 |
-1.7 |
Haiti |
158 |
88 |
-7 |
-5.7 |
Honduras |
5 972 |
5 383 |
-59 |
-1.0 |
Jamaica |
379 |
325 |
-5 |
-1.5 |
Martinique |
47 |
47 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Mexico |
61 511 |
55 205 |
-631 |
-1.1 |
Montserrat |
3 |
3 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Netherlands Antilles |
1 |
1 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Nicaragua |
4 450 |
3 278 |
-117 |
-3.0 |
Panama |
3 395 |
2 876 |
-52 |
-1.6 |
Puerto Rico |
234 |
229 |
-1 |
-0.2 |
Saint Kitts and Nevis |
4 |
4 |
n.s. |
-0.6 |
Saint Lucia |
14 |
9 |
-1 |
-4.9 |
Saint Pierre & Miquelon |
- |
- |
- |
- |
Saint Vincent and Grenadines |
7 |
6 |
n.s. |
-1.4 |
Trinidad and Tobago |
281 |
259 |
-2 |
-0.8 |
United States |
222 113 |
225 993 |
388 |
0.2 |
US Virgin Islands |
14 |
14 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Total North and Central America |
555 002 |
549 304 |
-570 |
-0.10 |
Argentina |
37 499 |
34 648 |
-285 |
-0.8 |
Bolivia |
54 679 |
53 068 |
-161 |
-0.3 |
Brazil |
566 998 |
543 905 |
-2 309 |
-0.4 |
Chile |
15 739 |
15 536 |
-20 |
-0.1 |
Colombia |
51 506 |
49 601 |
-190 |
-0.4 |
Ecuador |
11 929 |
10 557 |
-137 |
-1.2 |
Falkland Islands |
- |
- |
- |
- |
French Guiana |
7 926 |
7 926 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Guyana |
17 365 |
16 879 |
-49 |
-0.3 |
Paraguay |
24 602 |
23 372 |
-123 |
-0.5 |
Peru |
67 903 |
65 215 |
-269 |
-0.4 |
Suriname |
14 113 |
14 113 |
n.s. |
n.s. |
Uruguay |
791 |
1 292 |
50 |
5.0 |
Venezuela |
51 681 |
49 506 |
-218 |
-0.4 |
Total South America |
922 731 |
885 618 |
-3 711 |
-0.41 |
TOTAL WORLD |
3 963 429 |
3 869 455 |
-9 391 |
-0.22 |