Commonwealth Forests

bullet1 ANNEX 2 THE FOREST RESOURCE

bullet2 ANNEX 2.6 Area of forest plantations 2005

Country
Area of forest plantations (1000 ha)
% 2005
total forest
Annual change rate
(ha/year)
 
1990
2000
2005
 
1990
-2000
2000
-2005
Africa
Gambia
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
0.1
0
0
Ghana
50
60
160
2.9
1000
20,000
Kenya
238
212
202
5.7
-2,600
-2,000
Lesotho
4
6
7
92.5
200
200
Malawi
132
180
204
6.0
4,800
4,800
Mauritius
16
15
15
40.5
-100
0
Mozambique
38
38
38
0.2
0
0
Nigeria
251
316
349
3.1
6,500
6,600
Seychelles
5
5
5
12.5
0
0
Sierra Leone
2
3
3
0.1
60
80
South Africa
1,204
1,352
1,426
15.5
14,800
14,800
Swaziland
135
121
114
21.1
-1,400
-1,400
Uganda
33
35
36
1.0
200
200
Tanzania
150
150
150
0.4
0
0
Zambia
60
75
75
0.2
1,500
0
Total Commonwealth
Africa
2,318
2,568
2,784
1.6
50
43
Americas
Bahamas
0
0
0
0
0
0
Dominica
-
n.s.
n.s.
0.2
-
0
Grenada
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
5.2
0
0
Jamaica
15
14
14
4.3
-40
20
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
3.0
13
14
Trinidad and
Tobago
15
15
15
6.6
0
0
Total Commonwealth
Caribbean
30
29
29
2.5
-1
0
South Asia
Bangladesh
239
276
279
32.0
3,700
600
Bhutan
1
1
2
0.1
0
200
India
1,954
2,805
3,226
4.8
85,100
84,200
Pakistan
234
296
318
16.7
6,200
4,400
Sri Lanka
242
221
195
10.1
-2,120
-5,141
Total Commonwealth
S Asia
2,670
3,599
4,020
5.6
93
84
South-east Asia & Pacific
Australia
1,023
1,485
1,766
1.1
46,200
56,200
Fiji
80
101
101
10.1
2,100
0
Malaysia
1,956
1,659
1,573
7.5
-29,700
-17,200
New Zealand
1,261
1,769
1,852
22.3
50,800
16,600
Papua New
Guinea
63
82
92
0.3
1,960
1,980
Samoa
-
32
32
18.7
-
0
Singapore
0
0
0
0
0
0
Tonga
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
0.6
0
0
Total Commonwealth
SE Asia & Pacific
4,383
5,128
5,416
2.4
75
58
Europe
Cyprus
3
3
5
2.9
0
400
Malta
n.s.
n.s.
n.s.
100
0
0
United Kingdom
1,877
1,934
1,924
67.6
5,700
-2,000
Total Commonwealth
Europe
1,880
1,937
1,929
63.9
6
-2
Total Commonwealth
11,281
13,261
14,178
1.8
198
183
Total World
102,638
126,943
139,768
3.5
2,431
2,565