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Deforestation tables and charts for Portugal

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

Forest Cover (hectares): 3,783,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 41.3
Other wooded land (hectares): 84000
Other land with tree cover (hectares):
Total land area (hectares): 9,198,000

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 3,099,000 3,583,000 3,783,000 48000 1.5 40000 1.1 684,000 22.07 -26.67
Other wooded land 236000 84000 84000 -15,200 -6.44 0 0 -152,000 -64.41 -100
Primary forests 55000 55000 55000 0 0 0 0 0 0
Plantations 550000 1,034,000 1,234,000 48,400 8.8 40,000 3.87 684000 124.4 -56




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