Deforestation tables and charts for Israel

Deforestation data for Israel , 1990-2005. Israel 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 171000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 8.3
Other wooded land (hectares): 85000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 2,106,000

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	154000	164000	171000	1000	0.6	1000	0.8	17,000	11.04	33.33
Other wooded land	16000	62000	85000	4,600	28.75	4,600	7.42	69,000	431.25	-74.19
Primary forests				-		-		0
Plantations	84000	94000	101000	1,000	1.19	1,400	1.49	17000	20.2	25.1

Chart: Forest cover in Israel, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Israel, 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)