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Deforestation Figures for
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
Key forest stats for Iran, Islamic Rep. of:- 4.5% of Iran, Islamic Rep. of's land area is covered with forest according to FAO figures from 2000
- Iran, Islamic Rep. of gained an average of an insignificant amount of forest relative to its total land area between 1990 and 2000
- Iran, Islamic Rep. of's average annual reforestation rate was insignificant between 1990 and 2000
Other forest statistics for Iran, Islamic Rep. of
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| Area & Population | | | Total Land Area (�000 ha) 1999 | 162,201 | | Total Population ('000) 1999 | 66,796 | | Population Density (population/sq km) 1999 | 41.2 | | Population Growth Rate (%) 1995-2000 | 1.7 | | Rural Population (%) 1999 | 38.9 | | Economic Indicators | | | GDP per capita (US$) 1997 | 1,581 | | Annual growth rate (%) 1997 | - | | Forest Stats | | | Total Forest Area ('000 ha) 2000 | 7,299 | | Forest area (% of total land area) 2000 | 4.5 | | Forest Area per capita (ha) 2000 | 0.1 | | Forest Plantations ('000 ha) 2000 | 2,284 | | Forest Change ('000 ha) 1990-2000 | n.s. | | Forest Area Annual rate of change (%) 1990-2000 | n.s. |
| Forest Cover Statistics for 2000 | | | Total Forest Area (�000 ha) | 7,299 | | Forest Cover (% of land) | 4.5 | | Plantations (�000 ha) | 2,284 | | Tropical Forest Cover (% of land) | 0% | | Tropical Forest Cover ('000 ha) | - | | Subtropical Forest Cover (% of land) | 98% | | Subtropical Forest Cover ('000 ha) | 7,153 | | Temperate Forest Cover (% of land) | 2% | | Temperate Forest Cover ('000 ha) | 146 | | Boreal/polar (% of land) | 0% | | Boreal/polar ('000 ha) | - |
Iran, Islamic Rep. of:
Forest types (% of country�s forest area)Tropical: 0- Subtropical: 98
- Temperate: 2
- Boreal/polar: 0
Wood volume in forests- Yield (cubic meters per hectare)86
- Total (million cubic metres):631
Wood biomass in forests- Total (metric tonnes per hectare)149
- Total (million cubic metres):1 089
Iran, Islamic Rep. of
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All figures are dervied from THE FOOD AND AGRICULTURE ORGANIZATION OF THE UNITED NATIONS' State of the World�s Forests 2005.
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