TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts

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
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Israel, 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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