Country | A. By composition — A. Par composition | |||||||||
Total | Conifers | Nonconifers | Mixed woods | Open areas | Tropical rain forests × | Conifers † Résineux | ||||
Résineux | Feuillus | Peuplements mélangés | Superficies non boisées | Forêts tropicales humides × | ||||||
1 000 hectares | % | |||||||||
1 | Grand total § | ▲ 1 619 530 | 818 890 | 651 220 | 94 280 | 54 440 | 54 | 1 | ||
2 | Europe § | 135 220 | 71 990 | 49 110 | 10 490 | 3 630 | 59 | 2 | ||
3 | Albania ‡ | 1 000 * | (............210 * | .............790 * | ...................... | .....................) | - | 21 | 3 | |
4 | Austria | 3 177 | 2 472 | 484 | - | 221 | - | 78 | 4 | |
5 | Belgium | 601 | 212 | 355 | - | 34 | - | 35 | 5 | |
6 | Bulgaria | 3 259 | 489 | 2 770 | - | - | - | 15 | 6 | |
7 | Czechoslovakia | 4 026 | 2 110 | 1 075 | 786 | 55 | - | 60 | 7 | |
8 | Denmark | 436 | 209 | 130 | 30 | 67 | - | 51 | 8 | |
9 | Fed. Rep. of Germany | 7 038 | 4 764 | 2 200 | 74 | - | 68 | 9 | ||
10 | Finland | 21 874 | (.......18 571... | ..........3 172... | .....................) | 131 | - | 85 | 10 | |
11 | France | 11 500 | (.........3 500... | ..........7 440... | .....................) | 560 | - | 30 | 11 | |
12 | Germany, Eastern | 2 958 | (.........2 285... | .............610... | .....................) | 63 | - | 77 | 12 | |
13 | Greece | 1 976 | (............664... | ..........1 065... | .....................) | 247 | - | 34 | 13 | |
14 | Hungary | 1 232 | 70 | 1 150 | - | 12 | - | 6 | 14 | |
15 | Iceland | 1.5 | - | 1.5 | - | - | - | - | 15 | |
16 | Ireland | 145 | (............110... | ..............35... | .....................) | - | - | 76 | 16 | |
17 | Italy | a 5 781 | 1 089 | 4 402 | 290 | - | - | 20 | 17 | |
18 | Liechtenstein | b 4.2 | 3.3 | - | 0.9 | - | - | 86 | 18 | |
19 | Luxembourg | 83 | 17 | 64 | 0.8 | 1 | - | 22 | 19 | |
20 | Netherlands | 250 | 160 | 55 | 30 | 5 | - | 71 | 20 | |
21 | Norway | 5 300 | (.........4 400... | .............750... | .....................) | 150 | - | 83 | 21 | |
22 | Poland | c 7 467 | 5 799 | 1 129 | - | 539 | - | 78 | 22 | |
23 | Portugal | 2 600 | 1 200 | 1 100 | 290 | 10 | - | 49 | 23 | |
24 | Romania | 5 768 | (.........1 383... | ..........4 385... | ...................... | .....................) | - | 24 | 24 | |
25 | Spain | 15 800 | (.........6 400... | ..........8 200... | ..........1 200... | .....................) | - | 45 | 25 | |
26 | Sweden | 22 940 | 13 260 | 1 250 | 7 400 | 1 030 | - | 87 | 26 | |
27 | Switzerland | 897 | 480 | 50 | 367 | - | - | 80 | 27 | |
United Kingdom: | ||||||||||
28 | Great Britain | 1 562 | 593 | 448 | 89 | 432 | - | 41 | 28 | |
29 | Northern Ireland | 27 | 20 | 7 | - | - | - | 74 | 29 | |
30 | Yugoslavia | 7 521 | (.........1 521... | ..........6 000... | ...................... | .....................) | - | 20 | 30 | |
31 | U.S.S.R. ‡ | d 636 700 | (.....505 800... | ......130 900... | ...................... | .....................) | - | 79 | 31 | |
32 | North America § | 400 290 | 187 720 | 101 650 | 70 590 | 40 330 | 55 | 32 | ||
33 | Canada | e 186 595 | 102 729 | 21 504 | 40 239 | 22 123 | - | 66 | 33 | |
34 | Greenland | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | - | - | 34 | |
35 | United States | f 213 682 | 84 987 | 80 131 | 30 353 | 18 211 | - | 45 | 35 | |
36 | Central America § | 10 560 | 3 000 | 7 400 | 60 | 100 | 29 | 36 | ||
37 | Bahamas | 202 | (............174... | ...............28... | ...................... | .....................) | 86 | 37 | ||
38 | British Honduras | 1 378 | 178 | 1 166 | 34 | - | 15 | 13 | 38 | |
39 | Cuba | 1 090 | (............109... | .............981... | ...................... | .....................) | 10 | 39 | ||
40 | Dominican Republic | 200 | (............125... | ...............50... | ...............25... | .....................) | 64 | 40 | ||
41 | El Salvador | 275 | 25 | 230 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 41 | ||
42 | Guadeloupe | 10 | - | (..............10... | - | .....................) | 75 | - | 42 | |
43 | Guatemala | 2 650 | (............840... | ..........1 810... | ..................... | .....................) | 77 | 31 | 43 | |
44 | Haiti | 600 | (............100... | .............500... | ..................... | .....................) | 17 | 44 | ||
45 | Honduras | 1 080 | 700 | 300 | - | 80 | 80 | 65 | 45 | |
46 | Jamaica | 26 | - | 25 | - | 1 | 100 | - | 46 | |
47 | Martinique | 10 | - | (..............10... | - | .....................) | 75 | - | 47 | |
48 | Nicaragua | 1 502 | 750 * | 752 * | - | - | 50 | 48 | ||
49 | Panama | 1 181 | - | (.........1 181... | - | .....................) | - | 49 | ||
50 | Puerto Rico | g 120 | - | 120 | - | - | - | - | 50 | |
51 | Trinidad and Tobago | 232 | - | 232 | - | - | 100 | - | 51 | |
Windward Islands: | ||||||||||
52 | Grenada | 0.2 | - | 0.2 | - | - | 100 | - | 52 | |
53 | St. Lucia | 6 | - | 6 | - | - | - | 53 | ||
54 | St. Vincent | 1.2 | - | 1.2 | - | - | - | 54 | ||
55 | South America § | ▲ 74 970 | 6 750 | 59 790 | 4 500 | 3 700 | 11 | 55 | ||
56 | Argentina | 10 250 | (............250... | .........7 000... | .....................) | 3 000 | 2 | 56 | ||
57 | Bolivia | b 6 000 * | - * | (........ 6 000 * | - * | .....................) | - | 57 | ||
58 | Brazil | 40 000 | (.........6 000... | .......32 500... | ............1 500... | .....................) | 17 | 58 | ||
59 | British Guiana | 260 | - | (............260... | - | .....................) | 100 | - | 59 | |
60 | Chile | ▲ 4 641 | 492 | 1 119 | 3 000 | - | - | 15 | 60 | |
61 | Colombia | ▲ 6 800 | - | 5 900 | - | 700 | 99 | - | 61 | |
62 | Ecuador | 300 | - | (............300... | ..................... | .....................) | 90 | - | 62 | |
63 | French Guiana | 50 | - | (..............50... | - | .....................) | 100 | - | 63 | |
64 | Paraguay | 5 017 | - | 5 017 | - | - | - | 64 | ||
65 | Surinam | 10 | - | 10 | - | - | 100 | - | 65 | |
66 | Uruguay | 538 | 10 | 528 | - | - | - | 2 | 66 | |
67 | Venezuela | 1 100 | - | (.........1 100... | - | .....................) | - | 67 | ||
68 | Africa § | ▲ 105 650 | 1 680 | 102 900 | 980 | 80 | 2 | 68 | ||
69 | Algeria | e 1 608 | (............638... | .............968... | ...................2... | .....................) | 40 | 69 | ||
70 | Bechuanaland | 36 | - | 36 | - | - | 100 | - | 70 | |
71 | Belgian Congo | 6 106 | (................7... | ..........6 099... | ........................ | .....................) | 94 | 0.1 | 71 | |
72 | British Somaliland | 8 159 | - | (.........8 029... | ...........130... | .....................) | - | 1 | 72 | |
73 | Comoro Islands | 17 | - | 17 | - | - | 65 | - | 73 | |
Federation of: | ||||||||||
74 | Ethiopia | 200 | (.............200 | - | ...................... | .....................) | .. | 74 | ||
75 | Eritrea | 604 | - | (............599... | .................5... | .....................) | 1 | 75 | ||
Fed. of Rhodesia and Nyasaland | ||||||||||
76 | Northern Rhodesia | 4 274 | - | (.........4 274... | - | .....................) | - | - | 76 | |
77 | Nyasaland | 161 | 7 | 106 | - | 48 | 15 | 4 | 77 | |
78 | Southern Rhodesia | 852 | 29 | 823 | - | - | 3 | 78 | ||
79 | French Cameroons | 3 000 | - | (.........3 000... | - | .....................) | - | 79 | ||
80 | Fr. Equat. Africa | 12 027 | - | (.......12 027... | - | .....................) | - | 80 | ||
81 | Chad | 81 | ||||||||
82 | Gabun | [10 000] | - | (.....[10 000]... | - | .....................) | 100 | - | 82 | |
83 | Middle Congo | 83 | ||||||||
84 | Ubangi-Shari | 84 | ||||||||
85 | French Somaliland | 60 | - | - | 60 | - | 17 | 85 | ||
86 | French Togoland | 200 | - | 199 | - | 1 | - | 86 | ||
87 | French West Africa: | 87 | ||||||||
88 | Dahomey | 100 | - | (............100... | - | .....................) | - | 88 | ||
89 | Ivory Coast | 5 000 | (.........5 000... | - | .....................) | 50 | - | 89 | ||
90 | Mauritania | 10 035 | - | (.......10 035... | - | .....................) | - | - | 90 | |
91 | Niger | 91 | ||||||||
92 | Senegal | 11 700 | - | (.......11 700... | - | .....................) | - | 92 | ||
93 | Sudan | 1 100 | - | (.........1 100... | - | .....................) | - | 93 | ||
94 | Upper Volta | 40□ | - | 40□ | - | - | - | - | 94 | |
95 | Gambia | 19 | - | 19 | - | - | - | - | 95 | |
96 | Ghana ‡ | 1 724 | - | 1 701 | - | 23 | 99 | - | 96 | |
97 | Ifni | 22 | 1 | 21 | - | - | 5 | 97 | ||
98 | Kenya | 478 | 42 | (..................... | ............436..) | - | 27 | 98 | ||
99 | Liberia | 22 | - | 22 | - | - | 100 | - | 99 | |
100 | Libya | b 318 | 140 | 108 | 70 | - | 77 | 100 | ||
101 | Madagascar | 2 610 | - | (.........2 610... | - | .....................) | 70 | - | 101 | |
102 | Mauritius | 13 | 2 | 10 | - | 1 | 40 | 15 | 102 | |
103 | Morocco | 415 | 145 | 250 | 20 | - | - | 37 | 103 | |
104 | Nigeria ‡ | 1 078 | - | (.........1 078... | - | .....................) | 73 | - | 104 | |
105 | Reunion | 10 | 0.2 | (.............9.8... | - | .....................) | 13 | 2 | 105 | |
106 | Ruanda Urundi | 41 | 2 | 39 | - | - | 5 | 106 | ||
107 | Seychelles | 5.6 | - | 4.0 | - | 1.0 | 50 | - | 107 | |
108 | Sierra Leone ‡ | 0.4 | - | (...0.4 | - | .....................) | 100 | - | 108 | |
109 | Somalia | 64 | - | ( 64... | - | .....................) | - | 109 | ||
110 | South West Africa | 1 166 | - | 1 166 | - | - | - | 110 | ||
111 | Spanish Guinea | 240 | - | 240 | - | - | 100 | - | 111 | |
112 | Sudan ‡ | 3 300 | - | (.........3 300... | .....................) | - | 0.1 | - | 112 | |
113 | Swaziland | 28 | (..............28... | - | - | .....................) | - | 100 | 113 | |
114 | Tanganyika | 27 195 | - | 26 936 | 259 | - | 1 | 0.3 | 114 | |
115 | Tunisia | 270 | 150 | 120 | - | - | - | 56 | 115 | |
116 | U.A.R. (Egypt) | 0.2 | - | (.............0.1... | .................0.1 | .....................) | - | 116 | ||
117 | Uganda | ▲ 117 | (................2... | .............107... | - | .....................) | 80 | 2 | 117 | |
118 | Union of S. Africa | 1 250 | 286 | 964 | - | - | - | 23 | 118 | |
119 | Zanzibar | 21 | - | (..............21... | .....................) | - | 94 | - | 119 | |
120 | Asia § | ▲ 236 280 | 37 790 | 184 350 | 7 080 | 6 600 | 17 | 120 | ||
121 | Afghanistan | 350 | (............280... | ................55... | ...............15... | .....................) | 83 | 121 | ||
122 | Cyprus | 173 | 158 | 2 | 13 | - | 97 | 122 | ||
123 | Iran | 1 000 | - | 1 000 | - | - | 123 | |||
124 | Iraq | 900 | (..............50... | .............850... | .....................) | - | - | 6 | 124 | |
125 | Israel | 2 | 1 | 1 | - | - | - | 50 | 125 | |
126 | Jordan | 48 | (................1... | ................46 | .................1... | .....................) | 3 | 126 | ||
127 | Lebanon | 35 | (..............14... | ................21... | ....................... | .....................) | 40 | 127 | ||
128 | Turkey | 10 302 | 5 350 | 4 511 | 410 | 31 | 54 | 128 | ||
129 | U.A.R. (Syria) | 244 | 30 | 120 | - | 94 | 20 | 129 | ||
130 | British North Borneo | 355 | - | 355 | - | - | 100 | - | 130 | |
131 | Brunei | 187 | - | (............187... | - | .....................) | 100 | - | 131 | |
132 | Burma | 24 087 | - | (.......19 684... | ..........4 403... | .....................) | 17 | 9 | 132 | |
133 | Cambodia | 2 080 | (..............30... | ..........2 000... | ...............50... | .....................) | 2 | 133 | ||
134 | Ceylon | 1 045 | 1 | 1 036 | - | 8 | 0.1 | 134 | ||
135 | China (Mainland) ‡ | e 28 100 | (.......17 870... | ........10 230... | ...........i... | .....................) | 64 | 135 | ||
136 | India ‡ | j 43 973 | (.........1 238... | ........42 735... | ...................... | .....................) | 3 | 136 | ||
137 | Indonesia | ▲ 61 268 | (.........2 718... | ........55 168... | .....................) | 3 347 | 4 | 137 | ||
138 | Japan | ▲ 12 411 | 5 827 | 4 203 | 1 408 | 799 | - | 53 | 138 | |
139 | Korea, South | ▲ 4 605 | 1 947 | 792 | 645 | 1 218 | 49 | 139 | ||
140 | Laos | 4 000 | (...............50... | ..........3 900... | ...............50... | .....................) | 100 | 2 | 140 | |
141 | Malaya | 220 | - | 220 | - | - | 100 | - | 141 | |
142 | Nepal ‡ | 3 133 | (............500... | ..........2 633... | ....................... | .....................) | 16 | 142 | ||
143 | Neth. New Guinea | 90 | - | (..............90... | .....................) | - | 100 | - | 143 | |
144 | Pakistan | 2 469 | (............142... | .........2 327... | - | .....................) | 23 | 58 | 144 | |
145 | Philippines | 5 001 | 850 | 3 282 | - | 869 | 100 | 17 | 145 | |
146 | Ryukyu Islands | 129 | (...............20 * | .............109 * | - | .....................) | 10 | 16 | 146 | |
147 | Sarawak | 1 302 | - | 1 302 | - | - | 100 | - | 147 | |
148 | Taiwan | k ▲ 1 969 | (............373... | .........1 427... | ..............55... | .....................) | 43 | 20 | 148 | |
149 | Thailand | 19 097 | (............133... | ........18 964... | - | .....................) | 36 | 0.7 | 149 | |
150 | Viet Nam, South | ▲ 3 700 | 100 | 3 400 | 30 | 110 | 3 | 150 | ||
151 | Viet Nam, North ‡ | ▲ 4 000 * | (............110 * | ..........3 700 * | .....................) | 120 * | 3 | 151 | ||
152 | Pacific Area § | 19 860 | 4 160 | 15 120 | 580 | - | 22 | 152 | ||
153 | Australia | e 17 871 | (. .......3 445... | .........14 219... | ...............207... | .....................) | 20 | 153 | ||
154 | Brit. Solomon Islands | 2 | (.............0.5... | ...............1.2... | - | .....................) | 29 | 154 | ||
155 | Fiji | 41 | - | 35 | 6 | - | 74 | - | 155 | |
156 | Hawaii | 450 | - | 450 | - | - | - | 156 | ||
157 | New Caledonia | 10 * | - * | 8 * | 2 * | - * | - | 157 | ||
158 | New Guinea (Austr.) and Papua | 250 | (..............26... | .............224.. | ..................... | .....................) | 10 | 158 | ||
159 | New Hebrides | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | - | - | 159 | |
160 | New Zealand | 1 225 | 678 | 180 | 367 | - | - | 70 | 160 | |
161 | Niue ‡ | 0.2 | - | (................0.2 | .....................) | - | 100 | - | 161 | |
162 | Norfolk Island | 0.6 | 0.6 | - | - | - | - | 100 | 162 | |
163 | Tonga | 5 | (................5... | - | - | .....................) | 100 | 163 |
× | As percentage of non-coniferous forests. |
† | Proportion of conifers in mixed woods has been taken into consideration in calculating the percentage of area under conifers. |
§ | Countries listed only. |
a | Includes 3 500 000 hectares protection forests. |
b | All accessible forests. |
c | Includes unproductive forests. |
d | National forest fund (“Goslesfond”). |
e | Accessible productive forests. |
f | All productive forests, accessible and inaccessible. |
g | Includes 10 000 hectares protection forests. |
h | Area of permitted exploitation. |
i | Less than 1% of forest area. |
j | Accessible productive forests for which growing stock estimates are available. |
k | All forests, accessible and inaccessible. |
▲ | Includes following areas of bamboo stands: |
Country | 1 000 hectares | |
Chile | 30 | |
Columbia | 200 | |
Uganda | 8 | |
Indonesia | 35 | |
Japan | 174 | |
Korea, South | 3 | |
Taiwan | 114 | |
Viet Nam, South | 60 | |
Viet Nam, North | 70 * |