|
ANNEX 2.3 Change in extent of forest 1990-2000, 2000-2005|
Country
|
Forest area (1,000 ha)a
|
Annual rate of change
|
|
1990-2000
|
2000-2005
|
|
|
1990 |
2000
|
2005
|
1000ha
/yr |
%
|
1000ha
/yr |
%
|
|
Africa
|
|
Botswana
|
13,718
|
12,535
|
11,943
|
-118
|
-0.9
|
-118
|
-1.0
|
|
Cameroon
|
24,545
|
22,345
|
21,245
|
-220
|
-0.9
|
-220
|
-1.0
|
|
Gambia
|
442
|
461
|
471
|
2
|
0.4
|
2
|
0.4
|
|
Ghana
|
7,448
|
6,094
|
5,517
|
-135
|
-2.0
|
-115
|
-2.0
|
|
Kenya
|
3,708
|
3,582
|
3,522
|
-13
|
-0.3
|
-12
|
-0.3
|
|
Lesotho
|
5
|
7
|
8
|
n.s.
|
3.4
|
n.s.
|
2.7
|
|
Malawi
|
3,896
|
3,567
|
3,402
|
-33
|
-0.9
|
-33
|
-0.9
|
|
Mauritius
|
39
|
38
|
37
|
n.s.
|
-0.3
|
n.s.
|
-0.5
|
|
Mozambique
|
20,012
|
19,512
|
19,262
|
-50
|
-0.3
|
-50
|
-0.3
|
|
Namibia
|
8,762
|
8,033
|
7,661
|
-73
|
-0.9
|
-74
|
-0.9
|
|
Nigeria
|
17,234
|
13,137
|
11,089
|
-410
|
-2.7
|
-410
|
-3.3
|
|
Seychelles
|
40
|
40
|
40
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
3,044
|
2,851
|
2,754
|
-19
|
-0.7
|
-19
|
-0.7
|
|
South Africa
|
9,203
|
9,203
|
9,203
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Swaziland
|
472
|
518
|
541
|
5
|
0.9
|
5
|
0.9
|
|
Uganda
|
4,924
|
4,059
|
3,627
|
-86
|
-1.9
|
-86
|
-2.2
|
|
Tanzania
|
41,441
|
37,318
|
35,257
|
-412
|
-1.0
|
-412
|
-1.1
|
|
Zambia
|
49,124
|
44,676
|
42,452
|
-445
|
-0.9
|
-445
|
-1.0
|
|
Total
Commonwealth Africa
|
208,062
|
187,981
|
178,036
|
-201
|
-1.01
|
-199
|
-1.08
|
|
Americas
|
|
Antigua and Barbuda
|
9
|
9
|
9
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Bahamas
|
515
|
515
|
515
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Barbados
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Bermuda
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Dominica
|
50
|
47
|
46
|
n.s.
|
-0.5
|
n.s.
|
-0.6
|
|
Grenada
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
0
|
|
|
Jamaica
|
345
|
341
|
339
|
n.s.
|
-0.1
|
n.s.
|
-0.1
|
|
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
5
|
5
|
5
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Saint Lucia
|
17
|
17
|
17
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines
|
9
|
10
|
11
|
n.s.
|
0.8
|
n.s.
|
0.8
|
|
Trinidad and Tobago
|
235
|
228
|
226
|
-1
|
-0.3
|
n.s.
|
-0.2
|
|
Ó
Commonwealth
Caribbean
|
1,192
|
1,179
|
1,175
|
-0.09
|
-0.05
| ||
|
Ó
Caribbean
|
5,350
|
5,706
|
5,974
|
36
|
0.6
|
54
|
0.9
|
|
Belize
|
1,653
|
1,653
|
1,653
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Canada
|
310,134
|
310,134
|
310,134
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Guyana
|
15,104
|
15,104a
|
15,104a
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
Commonwealth N&C
America
|
326,891
|
326,891
|
326,891
|
||||
|
Total
Commonwealth
Americas
|
328,083
|
328,070
|
328,066
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
|
South Asia
|
|
Bangladesh
|
882
|
884
|
871
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
-2
|
-0.3
|
|
India
|
63,939
|
67,554
|
67,701
|
362
|
0.6
|
29
|
n.s.
|
|
Maldives
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Pakistan
|
2,527
|
2,116
|
1,902
|
-41
|
-1.8
|
-43
|
-2.1
|
|
Sri Lanka
|
2,350
|
2,082
|
1,933
|
-27
|
-1.2
|
-30
|
-1.5
|
|
Total
Commonwealth S Asia
|
69,699
|
72,637
|
72,408
|
+2,938
|
0.41
|
-229
|
-0.05
|
|
South-east Asia & Pacific
|
|
Australia
|
167,904
|
164,645
|
163,678
|
-326
|
-0.2
|
-193
|
-0.1
|
|
Brunei Darussalam
|
313
|
288
|
278
|
-2
|
-0.8
|
-2
|
-0.7
|
|
Fiji
|
979
|
1,000
|
1,000
|
2
|
0.2
|
0
|
0
|
|
Kiribati
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Malaysia
|
22,376
|
21,591
|
20,890
|
-78
|
-0.4
|
-140
|
-0.7
|
|
Nauru
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
New Zealand
|
7,720
|
8,226
|
8,309
|
51
|
0.6
|
17
|
0.2
|
|
Papua New Guinea
|
31,523
|
30,132
|
29,437
|
-139
|
-0.5
|
-139
|
-0.5
|
|
Samoa
|
130
|
171
|
171
|
4
|
2.8
|
0
|
0
|
|
Singapore
|
2
|
2
|
2
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Solomon Islands
|
2,768
|
2,371
|
2,172
|
-40
|
-1.5
|
-40
|
-1.7
|
|
Tonga
|
4
|
4
|
4
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Tuvalu
|
1
|
1
|
1
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Vanuatu
|
440
|
440
|
440
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
Total
Commonwealth SE
Asia & Pacific
|
234,166
|
228,877
|
226,388
|
-5,289
|
-0.23
|
-2,489
|
-0.22
|
|
Europe
|
|
Cyprus
|
161
|
173
|
174
|
1
|
0.7
|
n.s.
|
0.2
|
|
Malta
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
n.s.
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
0
|
|
United Kingdom
|
2611
|
2,793
|
2845
|
18
|
0.7
|
10
|
0.4
|
|
Total
Commonwealth
Europe
|
2,772
|
2,966
|
3,019
|
194
|
53
|
0.35
| |
|
Total
Commonwealth
|
845,762
|
823,620
|
807,917
|
||||
|
Total
World
|
4,077,291
|
3,988,610
|
3,952,025
|
-8,868
|
-0.22
|
-7,317
|
-0.18
|
a Estimates for 2000 and 2005
