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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts
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Deforestation tables and charts for
France
Deforestation data for
France
, 1990-2005.
France
's data is derived from the FAO.
Forest Cover (hectares):
15,554,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area):
28.3
Other wooded land (hectares):
1,708,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
269,000
Total land area (hectares):
55,150,000
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 |
14,538,000
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15,351,000
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15,554,000
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81000
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0.5
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41000
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0.3
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1,016,000
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6.99
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-40
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Other wooded land |
2087000
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1814000
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1708000
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-27,300
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-1.31
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-21,200
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-1.17
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-379,000
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-18.16
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-10.66
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Primary forests |
30000
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30000
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30000
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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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Plantations |
1,842,000
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1,936,000
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1,968,000
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9,400
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0.51
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6,400
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0.33
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126000
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6.8
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-35.2
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Chart: Forest cover in France, 1990-2005
Chart: Other wooded land cover in France, 1990-2005
Chart: Primary forest cover in France 1990-2005
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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