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Deforestation tables and charts for Lao People's Democratic Republic

Deforestation data for Lao People's Democratic Republic , 1990-2005. Lao People's Democratic Republic 's data is derived from the FAO.

Forest Cover (hectares): 16,142,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 69.9
Other wooded land (hectares): 4,643,000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 23,680,000

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 17,314,000 16,532,000 16,142,000 -78000 -0.5 -78000 -0.5 -1,172,000 -6.77 0
Other wooded land 2875000 4053000 4643000 117,800 4.1 118,000 2.91 1,768,000 61.5 -28.94
Primary forests 1,490,000 1,490,000 1,490,000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plantations 4000 99000 224000 9,500 237.5 25,000 25.25 220000 5500 -89.4




Chart: Forest cover in Laos, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Laos, 1990-2005
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Chart: Primary forest cover in Laos 1990-2005
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table: Potential for REDD in terms of avoided deforestation in Laos
Assumes 100% reduction in deforestation, fully compensated, using FAO carbon estimates for above ground biomass. FAO's carbon estimates are very rough
ForestsOther wooded landAnnual forest cover changeAnnual other wooded land cover changeForest above-ground biomassOther wooded land above-ground biomassForest CO2/haOther wooded land CO2/haCO2 emissions from forest lossCO2 emissions from other woodland lossAggregate CO2 emissions from land cover changePotential REDD earnings*
200520052000-20052000-2005200520052005200520052005$3/tCO2e$10/tCO2e
hahahahaM tM tttM t Co2M t Co2$US M$US M
16,142,0004643000-780002,3427853262-41.49-41.49124.47414.9


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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