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TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts
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Deforestation tables and charts for
Malawi
Deforestation data for
Malawi
, 1990-2005.
Malawi
's data is derived from the FAO.
Forest Cover (hectares):
3,402,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area):
36.2
Other wooded land (hectares):
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
7,000
Total land area (hectares):
11,848,000
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 |
3,896,000
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3,567,000
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3,402,000
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-33000
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-0.9
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-33000
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-0.9
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-494,000
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-12.68
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0
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Other wooded land |
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0
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0
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0
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Primary forests |
1,727,000
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1,330,000
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1,132,000
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-39,700
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-2.3
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-39,600
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-2.98
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-595,000
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-34.45
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-0.25
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Plantations |
132000
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180000
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204000
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4,800
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3.64
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4,800
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2.67
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72000
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54.5
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-26.7
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Chart: Forest cover in Malawi, 1990-2005
Chart: Primary forest cover in Malawi 1990-2005
table: Potential for REDD in terms of avoided deforestation in Malawi 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 | 3,402,000 | | -33000 | -400 | 260 | - | 280 | | -9.25 | | -9.25 | 27.75 | 92.5 |
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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