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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts
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Deforestation tables and charts for
Congo
Deforestation data for
Congo
, 1990-2005.
Congo
's data is derived from the FAO.
Forest Cover (hectares):
22,471,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area):
65.8
Other wooded land (hectares):
10,547,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares):
34,200,000
Forest Area
Classification |
Area |
Annual change rate |
Total change |
Period |
1990 |
2000 |
2005 |
1990-2000 |
1990-2000 |
2000-2005 |
2000-2005 |
1990-2005 |
1990-2005 |
1990s vs 2000s |
Units |
ha |
ha |
ha |
ha |
% |
ha |
% |
ha |
% |
% |
Total forest area |
22,726,000
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22,556,000
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22,471,000
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-17000
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-0.1
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-17000
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-0.1
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-255,000
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-1.12
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0
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Other wooded land |
10649000
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10581000
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10547000
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-6,800
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-0.06
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-6,800
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-0.06
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-102,000
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-0.96
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0.64
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Primary forests |
7,548,000
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7,492,000
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7,464,000
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-5,647
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-0.07
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-5,647
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-0.08
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-84000
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-1.11
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0
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Plantations |
51000
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51000
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51000
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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Chart: Forest cover in Congo, 1990-2005
Chart: Other wooded land cover in Congo, 1990-2005
Chart: Primary forest cover in Congo 1990-2005
table: Potential for REDD in terms of avoided deforestation in Congo Assumes 100% reduction in deforestation, fully compensated, using FAO carbon estimates for above ground biomass. FAO's carbon estimates are very rough
Forests | Other wooded land | Annual forest cover change | Annual other wooded land cover change | Forest above-ground biomass | Other wooded land above-ground biomass | Forest CO2/ha | Other wooded land CO2/ha | CO2 emissions from forest loss | CO2 emissions from other woodland loss | Aggregate CO2 emissions from land cover change | Potential REDD earnings* | 2005 | 2005 | 2000-2005 | 2000-2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | 2005 | | $3/tCO2e | $10/tCO2e | ha | ha | ha | ha | M t | M t | t | t | M t Co2 | M t Co2 | | $US M | $US M | 22,471,000 | 10547000 | -17000 | -7,200 | 8,356 | 882 | 1363 | 307 | -23.18 | -2.21 | -25.39 | 76.17 | 253.9 |
All data derived from the Forest Resources Assessment and the State of the World's Forests published by the U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization (F.A.O)
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