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[Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N.: The State of the World's Forests 2007]

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Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
Angola	1,246,700	591,040	47.4	N/A	609,760	59,728	-1,250	-0.2	-1,250	-0.2	0	0	0	N/A	1,310
Botswana	581,730	119,430	21.1	347,910	137,180	12,535	-1,180	-0.9	-1,180	-1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
British Indian Ocean Territory	80	30	32.5	0	30	30	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Comoros	1,860	50	2.9	N/A	120	80	N/A	-4	-10	-7.4	0	0	0	N/A	10
Kenya	580,370	35,220	6.2	349,200	37,080	35,820	-130	-0.3	-120	-0.3	7,040	20	-24	-0.3	2,020
Lesotho	30,350	80	0.3	310	50	70	N/A	3.4	N/A	2.7	10	7.5	0	0.0	70
Madagascar	587,040	128,380	22.1	170,540	136,920	130,230	-670	-0.5	-370	-0.3	103,470	80.6	-68	-0.1	2,340
Malawi	118,480	34,020	36.2	N/A	38,960	35,670	-330	-0.9	-330	-0.9	11,320	33.3	-396	-3.5	2,040
Mauritius	2,040	370	18.2	150	390	380	N/A	-0.3	N/A	-0.5	0	0	0	N/A	110
Mayotte	370	50	14.7	N/A	60	60	N/A	-0.4	N/A	-0.4	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mozambique	801,590	192,620	24.6	409,190	200,120	195,120	-500	-0.3	-500	-0.3	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	380
Namibia	824,290	76,610	9.3	84,730	87,620	80,330	-730	-0.9	-740	-0.9	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Réunion	2,510	840	33.6	550	870	870	N/A	-0.1	-10	-0.7	550	65	-0.2	0.0	20
Seychelles	450	400	88.9	N/A	400	400	0	0	0	0	20	5	0	0.0	50
South Africa	1,219,090	92,030	7.6	214,090	92,030	92,030	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	14,260
Swaziland	17,360	5,410	31.5	2,890	4,720	5,180	50	0.9	50	0.9	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	1,140
Uganda	241,040	36,270	18.4	11,500	49,240	40,590	-860	-1.9	-860	-2.2	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	360
United Republic of Tanzania	945,090	352,570	39.9	47,560	414,410	373,180	-4,120	-1	-4,120	-1.1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	1,500
Zambia	752,610	424,520	57.1	31,610	491,240	446,760	-4,450	-0.9	-4,450	-1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	750
Zimbabwe	390,750	175,400	45.3	N/A	222,340	191,050	-3,130	-1.5	-3,130	-1.7	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	1,540
Total Eastern and Southern Africa	8,343,800	2,265,340	27.8	1,670,230	2,523,540	2,350,470	-17,310	-0.7	-17,020	-0.8	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
Algeria	2,381,740	22,770	1	15,950	17,900	21,440	350	1.8	270	1.2	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	120
Burkina Faso	274,000	67,940	29	74,270	71,540	69,140	-240	-0.3	-240	-0.3	0	0	0	N/A	710
Chad	1,284,000	119,210	9.5	91,520	131,100	123,170	-790	-0.6	-790	-0.7	1,900	1.6	-12	-0.6	N/A
Djibouti	23,200	60	0.2	2,200	60	60	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Egypt	1,001,450	670	0.1	200	440	590	20	3	20	2.6	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	10
Eritrea	117,600	15,540	15.4	72,570	16,210	15,760	-40	-0.3	-40	-0.3	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	140
Ethiopia	1,104,300	130,000	11.9	446,500	151,140	137,050	-1,410	-1	-1,410	-1.1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	4,910
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya	1,759,540	2,170	0.1	3,300	2,170	2,170	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mali	1,240,190	125,720	10.3	165,320	140,720	130,720	-1,000	-0.7	-1,000	-0.8	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mauritania	1,025,520	2,670	0.3	31,100	4,150	3,170	-100	-2.7	-100	-3.4	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Morocco	446,550	43,640	9.8	4,060	42,890	43,280	40	0.1	70	0.2	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	5,630
Niger	1,267,000	12,660	1	37,400	19,450	13,280	-620	-3.7	-120	-1	2,200	17.4	0	0.0	N/A
Somalia	637,660	71,310	11.4	N/A	82,820	75,150	-770	-1	-770	-1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	30
Sudan	2,505,810	675,460	28.4	N/A	763,810	704,910	-5,890	-0.8	-5,890	-0.8	135,090	20	-1178.07	-0.9	47,280
Tunisia	163,610	10,560	6.8	1,700	6,430	9,590	320	4.1	190	1.9	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	1,500
Western Sahara	266,000	10,110	3.8	N/A	10,110	10,110	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Northern Africa	15,498,170	1,310,480	8.6	946,090	1,460,930	1,359,580	-10,130	-0.7	-9,820	-0.7	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
Benin	112,620	23,510	21.3	39,590	33,220	26,750	-650	-2.1	-650	-2.5	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	1,140
Burundi	27,830	1,520	5.9	7,220	2,890	1,980	-90	-3.7	-90	-5.2	0	0	0	N/A	860
Cameroon	475,440	212,450	45.6	147,580	245,450	223,450	-2,200	-0.9	-2,200	-1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cape Verde	4,030	840	20.7	N/A	580	820	20	3.6	N/A	0.4	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	670
Central African Republic	622,980	227,550	36.5	101,220	232,030	229,030	-300	-0.1	-300	-0.1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	50
Congo	342,000	224,710	65.8	105,470	227,260	225,560	-170	-0.1	-170	-0.1	74,640	33.2	-56.47	-0.1	510
Côte d'Ivoire	322,460	104,050	32.7	26,260	102,220	103,280	110	0.1	150	0.1	6,250	6	0	0.0	3,370
Democratic Republic of the Congo	2,344,860	1,336,100	58.9	832,770	1,405,310	1,352,070	-5,320	-0.4	-3,190	-0.2	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Equatorial Guinea	28,050	16,320	58.2	310	18,600	17,080	-150	-0.8	-150	-0.9	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Gabon	267,670	217,750	84.5	N/A	219,270	218,260	-100	n.s.	-100	n.s.	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	360
Gambia	11,300	4,710	41.7	1,250	4,420	4,610	20	0.4	20	0.4	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Ghana	238,540	55,170	24.2	0	74,480	60,940	-1,350	-2	-1,150	-2	3,530	6.4	0	0.0	1,600
Guinea	245,860	67,240	27.4	58,500	74,080	69,040	-500	-0.7	-360	-0.5	630	0.9	0	0.0	300
Guinea-Bissau	36,120	20,720	73.7	2,360	22,160	21,200	-100	-0.4	-100	-0.5	9,400	45.4	0	0.0	0
Liberia	111,370	31,540	32.7	0	40,580	34,550	-600	-1.6	-600	-1.8	1,290	4.1	0	0.0	80
Nigeria	923,770	110,890	12.2	54,950	172,340	131,370	-4,100	-2.7	-4,100	-3.3	3,260	2.9	-820	-25.2	3,490
Rwanda	26,340	4,800	19.5	610	3,180	3,440	30	0.8	270	6.9	0	0	0	N/A	3,670
Saint Helena	310	20	6.5	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Sao Tome and Principe	960	270	28.4	290	270	270	0	0	0	0	120	43.8	0	0.0	N/A
Senegal	196,720	86,730	45	50,010	93,480	88,980	-450	-0.5	-450	-0.5	15,980	18.4	-110	-0.7	3,320
Sierra Leone	71,740	27,540	38.5	3,840	30,440	28,510	-190	-0.7	-190	-0.7	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	30
Togo	56,790	3,860	7.1	12,460	6,850	4,860	-200	-3.4	-200	-4.5	0	0	0	N/A	300
Total Western and Central Africa	6,467,760	2,778,290	44.1	1,444,680	3,009,140	2,846,080	-16,310	-0.6	-13,560	-0.5	0		0	N/A	0
Total Africa	30,309,740	6,354,120	21.4	4,061,000	6,993,610	6,556,130	-43,750	-0.7	-40,400	-0.6	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
China	9,598,050	1,972,900	21.2	876,150	1,571,410	1,770,010	19,860	1.2	40,580	2.2	116,320	5.9	0	0.0	285,300
Democratic People's Republic of Korea	120,540	61,870	51.4	N/A	82,010	68,210	-1,380	-1.8	-1,270	-1.9	8,520	13.8	-174	-2.0	N/A
Japan	377,800	248,680	68.2	N/A	249,500	248,760	-70	n.s.	-20	n.s.	45,910	18.5	1074	2.3	N/A
Mongolia	1,566,500	102,520	6.5	23,880	114,920	106,650	-830	-0.7	-830	-0.8	47,330	46.2	-380	-0.8	1,120
Republic of Korea	99,260	62,650	63.5	N/A	63,710	63,000	-70	-0.1	-70	-0.1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	13,640
Total East Asia	11,762,150	2,448,620	21.3	900,030	2,081,550	2,256,630	17,510	0.8	38,400	1.6	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
Bangladesh	144,000	8,710	6.7	580	8,820	8,840	N/A	n.s.	-20	-0.3	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	1,950
Bhutan	47,000	31,950	68	6,110	30,350	31,410	110	0.3	110	0.3	4,130	12.9	0	0.0	20
Brunei Darussalam	5,770	2,780	52.8	1,600	3,130	2,880	-20	-0.8	-20	-0.7	2,780	100	-20	-0.7	N/A
Cambodia	181,040	104,470	59.2	2,700	129,460	115,410	-1,400	-1.1	-2,190	-2	1,220	1.2	-668	-54.8	590
India	3,287,260	677,010	22.8	41,100	639,390	675,540	3,620	0.6	290	n.s.	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	10,530
Indonesia	1,904,570	884,950	48.8	N/A	1,165,670	978,520	-18,720	-1.7	-18,710	-2	487,020	55	-14478	-3.0	33,990
Lao People's Democratic Republic	236,800	161,420	69.9	46,430	173,140	165,320	-780	-0.5	-780	-0.5	14,900	9.2	0	0.0	2,230
Malaysia	329,750	208,900	63.6	N/A	223,760	215,910	-780	-0.4	-1,400	-0.7	38,200	18.3	0	0.0	15,730
Maldives	300	10	3	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Myanmar	676,580	322,220	49	108,340	392,190	345,540	-4,660	-1.3	-4,660	-1.4	0	0	0	N/A	6,960
Nepal	147,180	36,360	25.4	18,970	48,170	39,000	-920	-2.1	-530	-1.4	3,490	9.6	-70	-2.0	430
Pakistan	796,100	19,020	2.5	13,890	25,270	21,160	-410	-1.8	-430	-2.1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	3,180
Philippines	300,000	71,620	24	36,110	105,740	79,490	-2,620	-2.8	-1,570	-2.1	8,290	11.6	0	0.0	3,040
Singapore	680	20	3.4	0	20	20	0	0	0	0	20	100	0	0.0	0
Sri Lanka	65,610	19,330	29.9	0	23,500	20,820	-270	-1.2	-300	-1.5	1,670	8.6	-60	-3.6	1,710
Thailand	513,120	145,200	28.4	N/A	159,650	148,140	-1,150	-0.7	-590	-0.4	64,510	44.4	0	0.0	19,970
Timor-Leste	14,870	7,980	53.7	N/A	9,660	8,540	-110	-1.2	-110	-1.3	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Viet Nam	331,690	129,310	39.7	22,590	93,630	117,250	2,360	2.3	2,410	2	850	0.7	-204	-24.0	17,920
Total South and South-east Asia	8,982,320	2,831,270	33.4	298,420	3,231,560	2,973,800	-25,780	-0.9	-28,510	-1	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
Afghanistan	652,090	8,670	1.3	N/A	13,090	10,150	-290	-2.5	-300	-3.1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Armenia	29,800	3,210	11.4	440	3,360	3,440	10	0.2	-50	-1.4	160	5	-2.8	-1.8	0
Azerbaijan	86,600	9,360	11.3	540	9,360	9,360	0	0	0	0	4,000	42.7	0	0.0	N/A
Bahrain	710	N/A	0.6	0	N/A	N/A	N/A	5.6	N/A	3.8	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cyprus	9,250	1,740	18.9	2,140	1,610	1,730	10	0.7	N/A	0.2	220	12.6	0	0.0	0
Georgia	69,700	27,600	39.7	500	27,600	27,600	N/A	n.s.	N/A	n.s.	5,000	18.1	0	0.0	0
Iran (Islamic Republic of)	1,648,200	110,750	6.8	53,400	110,750	110,750	0	0	0	0	2,000	1.8	0	0.0	6,160
Iraq	438,320	8,220	1.9	9,270	8,040	8,180	10	0.2	10	0.1	0	0	0	N/A	0
Israel	21,060	1,710	8.3	850	1,540	1,640	10	0.6	10	0.8	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Jordan	89,210	830	0.9	520	830	830	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0
Kazakhstan	2,724,900	33,370	1.2	156,220	34,220	33,650	-60	-0.2	-60	-0.2	0	0	0	N/A	0
Kuwait	17,820	60	0.3	0	30	50	N/A	3.5	N/A	2.7	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kyrgyzstan	199,900	8,690	4.5	3,130	8,360	8,580	20	0.3	20	0.3	2,410	27.7	2.6	0.1	240
Lebanon	10,400	1,360	13.3	1,060	1,210	1,310	10	0.8	10	0.8	0	0	N/A	N/A	80
Oman	212,460	20	n.s.	13,030	20	20	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Palestine, Occupied Territories	6,210	90	1.5	N/A	90	90	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Qatar	11,000	N/A	n.s.	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saudi Arabia	2,149,690	27,280	1.3	341,550	27,280	27,280	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Syrian Arab Republic	185,180	4,610	2.5	350	3,720	4,320	60	1.5	60	1.3	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tajikistan	142,550	4,100	2.9	1,420	4,080	4,100	N/A	n.s.	0	0	2,970	72.4	0	0.0	220
Turkey	774,820	101,750	13.2	106,890	96,800	100,520	370	0.4	250	0.2	9,750	9.6	156	1.6	19,160
Turkmenistan	488,100	41,270	8.8	0	41,270	41,270	0	0	0	0	1,040	2.5	0	0.0	0
United Arab Emirates	83,600	3,120	3.7	40	2,450	3,100	60	2.4	N/A	0.1	0	0	0	N/A	0
Uzbekistan	447,400	32,950	8	9,040	30,450	32,120	170	0.5	170	0.5	570	1.7	0	0.0	50
Yemen	527,970	5,490	1	14,060	5,490	5,490	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Western and Central Asia	11,026,950	436,260	4	714,460	431,660	435,580	390	0.1	140	n.s.	0		0	N/A	0
Total Asia	31,771,420	5,716,150	18.5	1,912,910	5,744,770	5,666,010	-7,880	-0.1	10,030	0.2	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
Albania	28,750	7,940	29	2,610	7,890	7,690	-20	-0.3	50	0.6	850	10.7	0	0.0	30
Andorra	450	160	35.6	N/A	160	160	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Austria	83,860	38,620	46.7	1,180	37,760	38,380	60	0.2	50	0.1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Belarus	207,600	78,940	38	9,140	73,760	78,480	470	0.6	90	0.1	4,000	5.1	0	0.0	20
Belgium	30,530	6,670	22	270	6,770	6,670	-10	-0.1	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	2,750
Bosnia and Herzegovina	51,200	21,850	43.1	5,490	22,100	21,850	-20	-0.1	0	0	20	0.1	0	0.0	1,420
Bulgaria	110,990	36,250	32.8	270	33,270	33,750	50	0.1	500	1.4	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Channel Islands	190	10	4.1	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Croatia	56,540	21,350	38.2	3,460	21,160	21,290	10	0.1	10	0.1	100	0.5	0	0.0	610
Czech Republic	78,870	26,480	34.3	0	26,300	26,370	10	n.s.	20	0.1	0	0	0	N/A	0
Denmark	43,090	5,000	11.8	1,360	4,450	4,860	40	0.9	30	0.6	0	0	0	N/A	2,810
Estonia	45,230	22,840	53.9	820	21,630	22,430	80	0.4	80	0.4	1,420	6.2	10	0.7	10
Faeroe Islands	1,400	N/A	0.1	N/A	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Finland	338,140	225,000	73.9	8,020	221,940	224,750	280	0.1	50	n.s.	14,190	6.3	2	0.0	0
France	551,500	155,540	28.3	17,080	145,380	153,510	810	0.5	410	0.3	300	0.2	0	0.0	19,680
Germany	357,030	110,760	31.7	N/A	107,410	110,760	340	0.3	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0
Gibraltar	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Greece	131,960	37,520	29.1	27,800	32,990	36,010	300	0.9	300	0.8	0	0	0	N/A	0
Holy See	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Hungary	93,030	19,760	21.5	0	18,010	19,070	110	0.6	140	0.7	0	0	0	N/A	4,540
Iceland	103,000	460	0.5	1,040	250	380	10	4.3	20	3.9	0	0	0	N/A	170
Ireland	70,270	6,690	9.7	410	4,410	6,090	170	3.3	120	1.9	0	0	0	N/A	5,790
Isle of Man	570	30	6.1	0	30	30	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Italy	301,340	99,790	33.9	10,470	83,830	94,470	1,060	1.2	1,060	1.1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	1,460
Latvia	64,600	29,410	47.4	1,150	27,750	28,850	110	0.4	110	0.4	140	0.5	-2.8	-2.0	10
Liechtenstein	160	70	43.1	0	60	70	N/A	0.6	0	0	20	21.7	0	0.0	N/A
Lithuania	65,300	20,990	33.5	770	19,450	20,200	80	0.4	160	0.8	260	1.2	10	3.8	1,000
Luxembourg	2,590	870	33.5	10	860	870	N/A	0.1	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	280
Malta	320	N/A	1.1	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	0
Monaco	N/A	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Netherlands	41,530	3,650	10.8	0	3,450	3,600	20	0.4	10	0.3	0	0	0	N/A	40
Norway	323,760	93,870	30.7	26,130	91,300	93,010	170	0.2	170	0.2	2,500	2.7	0	0.0	2,620
Poland	312,690	91,920	30	N/A	88,810	90,590	180	0.2	270	0.3	530	0.6	4	0.8	320
Portugal	91,980	37,830	41.3	840	30,990	35,830	480	1.5	400	1.1	550	1.5	0	0.0	10,670
Republic of Moldova	33,840	3,290	10	310	3,190	3,260	10	0.2	10	0.2	0	0	0	N/A	10
Romania	238,390	63,700	27.7	2,580	63,710	63,660	0	n.s.	10	n.s.	2,330	3.7	0	0.0	920
Russian Federation	17,075,400	8,087,900	47.9	741,850	8,089,500	8,092,680	320	n.s.	-960	n.s.	2,554,700	31.6	-5322	-0.2	118,880
San Marino	60	N/A	1.6	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Serbia and Montenegro	102,170	26,940	26.4	8,080	25,590	26,490	90	0.3	90	0.3	40	0.1	0	0.0	390
Slovakia	49,010	19,290	40.1	N/A	19,220	19,210	N/A	n.s.	20	0.1	240	1.2	0	0.0	170
Slovenia	20,270	12,640	62.8	440	11,880	12,390	50	0.4	50	0.4	1,190	9.4	48	4.0	0
Spain	505,990	179,150	35.9	102,990	134,790	164,360	2,960	2	2,960	1.7	8,120	4.5	128	1.6	14,710
Sweden	449,960	275,280	66.9	32,570	273,670	274,740	110	n.s.	110	n.s.	47,260	17.2	252	0.5	6,670
Switzerland	41,290	12,210	30.9	670	11,550	11,990	40	0.4	40	0.4	140	1.1	16	11.4	40
The former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia	25,710	9,060	35.8	820	9,060	9,060	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	N/A	300
Ukraine	603,700	95,750	16.5	410	92,740	95,100	240	0.3	130	0.1	590	0.6	0	0.0	810
United Kingdom	242,910	28,450	11.8	200	26,110	27,930	180	0.7	100	0.4	0	0	0	N/A	19,020
Total Europe	22,977,190	10,013,940	44.3	1,009,250	9,893,200	9,980,910	8,770	0.1	6,610	0.1	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
Anguilla	80	60	71.4	N/A	60	60	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Antigua and Barbuda	440	90	21.4	160	90	90	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Aruba	190	N/A	2.2	0	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bahamas	13,880	5,150	51.5	360	5,150	5,150	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	0
Barbados	430	20	4	N/A	20	20	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Bermuda	50	10	20	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
British Virgin Islands	150	40	24.4	20	40	40	N/A	-0.1	N/A	-0.1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cayman Islands	260	120	48.4	40	120	120	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Cuba	110,860	27,130	24.7	2,600	20,580	24,350	380	1.7	560	2.2	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	2,300
Dominica	750	460	61.3	N/A	500	470	N/A	-0.5	N/A	-0.6	270	59	-0.84	-0.3	N/A
Dominican Republic	48,730	13,760	28.4	6,780	13,760	13,760	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Grenada	340	40	12.2	50	40	40	N/A	n.s.	0	0	10	16	-0.23	-2.3	N/A
Guadeloupe	1,710	800	47.2	20	840	810	N/A	-0.3	N/A	-0.3	190	23.3	0	0.0	10
Haiti	27,750	1,050	3.8	N/A	1,160	1,090	-10	-0.6	-10	-0.7	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	240
Jamaica	10,990	3,390	31.3	1,880	3,450	3,410	N/A	-0.1	N/A	-0.1	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	80
Martinique	1,100	460	43.9	N/A	460	460	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	10
Montserrat	100	40	35	N/A	40	40	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Netherlands Antilles	800	10	1.5	330	10	10	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Puerto Rico	8,950	4,080	46	N/A	4,040	4,070	N/A	0.1	N/A	n.s.	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saint Kitts and Nevis	360	50	14.7	60	50	50	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saint Lucia	620	170	27.9	50	170	170	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	390	110	27.4	20	90	100	N/A	0.8	N/A	0.8	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Trinidad and Tobago	5,130	2,260	44.1	740	2,350	2,280	-10	-0.3	N/A	-0.2	140	6.2	0	0.0	150
Turks and Caicos Islands	430	340	80	N/A	340	340	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
United States Virgin Islands	340	100	27.9	N/A	120	100	N/A	-1.3	N/A	-1.8	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total Caribbean	234,820	59,740	26.1	13,100	53,500	57,060	360	0.6	540	0.9	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
Belize	22,960	16,530	72.5	1,150	16,530	16,530	0	0	0	0	6,120	37	0	0.0	N/A
Costa Rica	51,100	23,910	46.8	100	25,640	23,760	-190	-0.8	30	0.1	1,800	7.5	0	0.0	10
El Salvador	21,040	2,980	14.4	2,010	3,750	3,240	-50	-1.5	-50	-1.7	60	2.2	0	0.0	60
Guatemala	108,890	39,380	36.3	16,720	47,480	42,080	-540	-1.2	-540	-1.3	19,570	49.7	-268.34	-1.4	1,220
Honduras	112,090	46,480	41.5	7,100	73,850	54,300	-1,960	-3	-1,560	-3.1	15,120	32.5	0	0.0	N/A
Nicaragua	130,000	51,890	42.7	10,220	65,380	55,390	-1,000	-1.6	-700	-1.3	18,490	35.6	0	0.0	510
Panama	75,520	42,940	57.7	12,880	43,760	43,070	-70	-0.2	-30	-0.1	30,230	70.4	-432	-1.4	600
Total Central America	521,600	224,110	43.9	50,180	276,390	238,370	-3,800	-1.6	-2,850	-1.3	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
Canada	9,970,610	3,101,340	33.6	919,510	3,101,340	3,101,340	0	0	0	0	1,654,240	53.3	0	0.0	N/A
Greenland	410,450	N/A	n.s.	80	N/A	N/A	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Mexico	1,958,200	642,380	33.7	199,080	690,160	655,400	-3,480	-0.5	-2,600	-0.4	328,500	51.1	-3950	-1.2	720
Saint Pierre and Miquelon	240	30	13	N/A	30	30	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
United States of America	9,629,090	3,030,890	33.1	N/A	2,986,480	3,022,940	3,650	0.1	1,590	0.1	1,041,820	34.4	-2152	-0.2	170,610
Total North America	21,968,590	6,774,640	32.7	1,118,660	6,778,010	6,779,710	170	n.s.	-1,010	n.s.	0		0	N/A	0
Total North and Central America	22,725,010	7,058,490	32.9	1,181,940	7,107,900	7,075,140	-3,280	n.s.	-3,330	n.s.	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
American Samoa	200	180	89.4	N/A	180	180	N/A	-0.2	N/A	-0.2	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Australia	7,741,220	1,636,780	21.3	4,215,900	1,679,040	1,646,450	-3,260	-0.2	-1,930	-0.1	52,330	3.2	0	0.0	17,660
Cook Islands	230	160	66.5	N/A	150	160	N/A	0.4	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Fiji	18,270	10,000	54.7	N/A	9,790	10,000	20	0.2	0	0	8,940	89.4	0	0.0	1,010
French Polynesia	4,000	1,050	28.7	N/A	1,050	1,050	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	100
Guam	550	260	47.1	0	260	260	N/A	n.s.	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Kiribati	730	20	3	N/A	20	20	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Marshall Islands	180	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A	N/A	-	N/A	-	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Micronesia (Federated States of)	700	630	90.6	N/A	630	630	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Nauru	20	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
New Caledonia	18,580	7,170	39.2	7,870	7,170	7,170	0	0	0	0	4,310	60.1	0	0.0	100
New Zealand	270,530	83,090	31	25,570	77,200	82,260	510	0.6	170	0.2	35,060	42.2	0	0.0	18,320
Niue	260	140	54.2	N/A	170	150	N/A	-1.3	N/A	-1.4	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Northern Mariana Islands	460	330	72.4	N/A	350	340	N/A	-0.3	N/A	-0.3	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Palau	460	400	87.6	N/A	380	400	N/A	0.4	N/A	0.4	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Papua New Guinea	462,840	294,370	65	44,740	315,230	301,320	-1,390	-0.5	-1,390	-0.5	252,110	85.6	-2502	-1.0	920
Pitcairn	40	40	83.3	0	40	40	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Samoa	2,840	1,710	60.4	220	1,300	1,710	40	2.8	0	0	N/A	n.s.	0	N/A	210
Solomon Islands	28,900	21,720	77.6	N/A	27,680	23,710	-400	-1.5	-400	-1.7	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tokelau	10	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tonga	750	40	5	10	40	40	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Tuvalu	30	10	33.3	0	10	10	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Vanuatu	12,190	4,400	36.1	4,760	4,400	4,400	0	0	0	0	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Wallis and Futuna Islands	140	50	35.3	10	60	50	N/A	-0.8	N/A	-2	N/A	9.1	-0.06	N/A	10
Total Oceania	8,564,140	2,062,540	24.3	4,299,080	2,125,140	2,080,340	-4,480	-0.2	-3,560	-0.2	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
Argentina	2,780,400	330,210	12.1	609,610	352,620	337,700	-1,490	-0.4	-1,500	-0.4	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	12,290
Bolivia	1,098,580	587,400	54.2	24,730	627,950	600,910	-2,700	-0.4	-2,700	-0.5	293,600	50	-1352	-0.5	200
Brazil	8,514,880	4,776,980	57.2	N/A	5,200,270	4,932,130	-26,810	-0.5	-31,030	-0.6	4,158,900	87.1	-34660	-0.8	53,840
Chile	756,630	161,210	21.5	132,410	152,630	158,340	570	0.4	570	0.4	41,420	25.7	-6	0.0	26,610
Colombia	1,138,910	607,280	58.5	182,020	614,390	609,630	-480	-0.1	-470	-0.1	530,620	87.4	-561.6	-0.1	3,120
Ecuador	283,560	108,530	39.2	14,480	138,170	118,410	-1,980	-1.5	-1,980	-1.7	47,940	44.2	-0.4	0.0	1,640
Falkland Islands	12,170	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
French Guiana	90,000	80,630	91.8	0	80,910	80,630	-30	n.s.	0	0	77,010	95.5	-120	-0.2	10
Guyana	214,970	151,040	76.7	35,800	151,040	151,040	N/A	n.s.	0	0	93,140	61.7	0	0.0	N/A
Paraguay	406,750	184,750	46.5	N/A	211,570	193,680	-1,790	-0.9	-1,790	-0.9	18,500	10	0	0.0	430
Peru	1,285,220	687,420	53.7	221,320	701,560	692,130	-940	-0.1	-940	-0.1	610,650	88.8	-2246	-0.4	7,540
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands	4,090	0	0	0	0	0	0	-	0	-	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Suriname	163,270	147,760	94.7	N/A	147,760	147,760	0	0	0	0	142,140	96.2	0	0.0	70
Uruguay	176,220	15,060	8.6	40	11,230	14,090	290	2.3	190	1.3	2,960	19.7	0	0.0	7,510
Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of)	912,050	477,130	54.1	73,690	520,260	491,510	-2,880	-0.6	-2,880	-0.6	N/A	-	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total South America	17,837,700	8,315,400	47.7	1,294,090	8,910,360	8,527,960	-38,240	-0.4	-42,510	-0.5	0		0	N/A	0

Country / Area	Total area sq km	Total forest area 2005 sq km	Forest cover 2005 % of land	Other wooded land 2005 sq km	Total forest area 1990 sq km	Total forest area 2000 sq km	Annual change rate 1990-2000 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 1990-2000 %/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual change rate 2000-2005 %/yr	Primary forest 2005 sq km	Primary forest 2005 % total forest	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 sq km/yr	Annual Loss of primary forest 2000-2005 %/yr	Production plantation 2005 sq km
Total World	134,185,180	39,520,630	30.3	13,758,280	40,774,980	39,886,490	-88,850	-0.2	-73,170	-0.2	0		0	N/A	0

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