TROPICAL RAINFORESTS: Deforestation rates tables and charts

Deforestation tables and charts for Georgia

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

Forest Cover (hectares): 2,760,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 39.7
Other wooded land (hectares): 50000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 6,970,000

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 2,760,000 2,760,000 2,760,000 n.s. n.s. 0 0
Other wooded land 53000 51000 50000 -200 -0.38 -200 -0.39 -3,000 -5.66 3.92
Primary forests 500000 500000 500000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plantations 54000 60000 60000 600 1.11 100 0.17 6000 11.1 -85




Chart: Forest cover in Georgia, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Georgia, 1990-2005
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Chart: Primary forest cover in Georgia 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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