Figure 37-1. Oceania: Subregional division used in this report
Oceania (see Figure 37-1[50] and Table 37-1) as a whole contains less than 200 million hectares of forests corresponding to 5 percent of the world total. Oceania's forests amount to 6.6 ha per capita, which is the highest at world level. Almost all forests are located in the tropical ecological domain. The dry forest types in Australia dominate the region's forest area. Forest plantation areas are located mainly in Australia and New Zealand and represent 1.4 percent of the total forest area. The annual net loss, based on country reports, is estimated at 365 000 ha, corresponding to 0.2 percent annually.
Table 37-1. Oceania: forest resources by subregion
|
Subregion |
Land area |
Forest area 2000 |
Area change 1990-2000 (total forest) |
Volume and above-ground biomass (total forest) |
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|
Natural forest |
Forest plantation |
Total forest |
||||||||
|
000 ha |
000 ha |
000 ha |
000 ha |
% |
ha/ capita |
000 ha/ year |
% |
M3 /ha |
t/ha |
|
|
Australia and New Zealand |
795 029 |
159 547 |
2 938 |
162 485 |
20.4 |
7.2 |
-243 |
-0.1 |
58 |
65 |
|
Other Oceania |
54 067 |
34 875 |
263 |
35 138 |
65.0 |
4.7 |
-122 |
-0.3 |
34 |
58 |
|
Total Oceania |
849 096 |
194 775 |
2 848 |
197 623 |
23.3 |
6.6 |
-365 |
-0.2 |
55 |
64 |
|
TOTAL WORLD |
13 063 900 |
3 682 722 |
186 733 |
3 869 455 |
29.6 |
0.6 |
-9 391 |
-0.2 |
100 |
109 |
Source: Appendix 3, Tables 3, 4, 6 and 7.
