CHART: Forest cover in Sumatra, 1990-2010

Chart: Forest cover in Sumatra, 1990-2010

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This forest cover data is from Margono et al 2012. Related story at Rainforests decline sharply in Sumatra, but rate of deforestation slows.

Forest cover in Sumatra, 1990-2010 (square kilometers)


1990
2000
2010

Total
Degraded
Primary
Total
Degraded
Primary
Total
Degraded
Primary
Aceh	3.86	1.78	2.08	3.43	1.81	1.62	3.32	1.79	1.53
North Sumatra	2.53	2.12	0.41	2.12	1.76	0.35	1.92	1.69	0.24
West Sumatra	2.69	1.96	0.73	2.4	1.73	0.67	2.29	1.7	0.59
Riau	5.67	4.18	1.49	3.8	3.49	0.32	2.53	2.29	0.23
Jambi	2.65	1.94	0.71	1.82	1.4	0.41	1.51	1.11	0.4
South Sumatra	2.28	1.97	0.31	0.99	0.71	0.28	0.94	0.67	0.27
Bengkulu	1.04	0.47	0.57	0.81	0.34	0.46	0.77	0.32	0.45
Lampung	0.39	0.31	0.09	0.32	0.23	0.09	0.31	0.23	0.08
Total	21.11	14.73	6.39	15.69	11.48	4.21	13.58	9.79	3.79

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