TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts

Deforestation tables and charts for Yemen

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

Forest Cover (hectares): 549000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 1
Other wooded land (hectares): 1,406,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 42,000
Total land area (hectares): 52,797,000

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 549000 549000 549000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Other wooded land 1406000 1406000 1406000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Primary forests - - 0
Plantations - -


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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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