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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts
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Deforestation tables and charts for
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Deforestation data for
Democratic Republic of the Congo
, 1990-2005.
Democratic Republic of the Congo
's data is derived from the FAO.
Forest Cover (hectares):
133,610,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area):
58.9
Other wooded land (hectares):
83,277,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares):
234,486,000
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 |
140,531,000
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135,207,000
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133,610,000
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-532000
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-0.4
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-319000
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-0.2
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-6,921,000
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-4.92
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-50
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Other wooded land |
83277000
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83277000
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83277000
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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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Primary forests |
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-
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-
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0
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Plantations |
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-
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-
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Chart: Forest cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990-2005
Chart: Other wooded land cover in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 1990-2005
table: Potential for REDD in terms of avoided deforestation in Democratic Republic of the 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 | 133,610,000 | 83277000 | -319000 | 1,800 | 37,376 | - | 1026 | | -327.2 | | -327.2 | 981.6 | 3272 |
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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