TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts

Deforestation tables and charts for United Arab Emirates

Deforestation data for United Arab Emirates , 1990-2005. United Arab Emirates 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 312000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 3.7
Other wooded land (hectares): 4000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 195,000
Total land area (hectares): 8,360,000

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 245000 310000 312000 6000 2.4 0.1 67,000 27.35 -95.83
Other wooded land 4000 4000 4000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary forests 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plantations 245000 310000 312000 6,500 2.65 400 0.13 67000 27.3 -95.1




Chart: Forest cover in United Arab Emirates, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in United Arab Emirates, 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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