Deforestation tables and charts for South Africa

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

Forest Cover (hectares): 9,203,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 7.6
Other wooded land (hectares): 21,409,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 121,909,000

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	9,203,000	9,203,000	9,203,000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Other wooded land	21409000	21409000	21409000	0	0	0	0	0	0
Primary forests				-		-		0
Plantations	1,204,000	1,352,000	1,426,000	14,800	1.23	14,800	1.09	222000	18.4	-10.9

Chart: Forest cover in South Africa, 1990-2005


Chart: Other wooded land cover in South Africa, 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)