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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts
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Deforestation tables and charts for
India
Deforestation data for
India
, 1990-2005.
India
's data is derived from the FAO.
Forest Cover (hectares):
67,701,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area):
22.8
Other wooded land (hectares):
4,110,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
815,000
Total land area (hectares):
328,726,000
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 |
63,939,000
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67,554,000
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67,701,000
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362000
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0.6
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29000
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n.s.
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3,762,000
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5.88
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| Other wooded land |
5894000
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4732000
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4110000
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-116,200
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-1.97
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-124,400
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-2.63
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-1,784,000
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-30.27
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33.35
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| Primary forests |
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-
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-
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0
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| Plantations |
1,954,000
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2,805,000
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3,226,000
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85,100
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4.36
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84,200
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3
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1272000
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65.1
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Chart: Forest cover in India, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in India, 1990-2005
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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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