Deforestation tables and charts for Portugal

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

Forest Cover (hectares): 3,783,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 41.3
Other wooded land (hectares): 84000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 9,198,000

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	3,099,000	3,583,000	3,783,000	48000	1.5	40000	1.1	684,000	22.07	-26.67
Other wooded land	236000	84000	84000	-15,200	-6.44	0	0	-152,000	-64.41	-100
Primary forests	55000	55000	55000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Plantations	550000	1,034,000	1,234,000	48,400	8.8	40,000	3.87	684000	124.4	-56

Chart: Forest cover in Portugal, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in Portugal, 1990-2005


Chart: Primary forest cover in Portugal 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)