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TABLE 1.1 Area of forests in the Commonwealth 2005|
Region |
1,000 ha |
Forest % land area |
ha
forest/ |
OWL* 1,000 ha |
|
Africa |
178,036 |
23.4 |
0.5 |
170,676 |
|
Americas |
|
- Caribbean |
1,175 |
39.8 |
0.2 |
332 |
|
- Other |
326,891 |
34.6 |
9.9 |
95,646 |
|
Total Americas |
328,066 |
34.6 |
8.6 |
95,978 |
|
S Asia |
72,408 |
19.0 |
0.1 |
6,168 |
|
SE Asia & Pacific |
226,388 |
25.7 |
3.7 |
7,690 |
|
Europe |
3,019 |
12.0 |
0.0 |
234 |
|
Total Commonwealth |
807,917 |
26.8 |
0.4 |
280,746 |
|
Total World |
3,952,025 |
30.3 |
0.6 |
1,375,829 |
* Other Wooded Land. Source: FAO 2006(a)
