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Deforestation tables and charts for Tunisia

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

Forest Cover (hectares): 1,056,000
Forest Cover (as % of total land area): 6.8
Other wooded land (hectares): 170000
Other land with tree cover (hectares): 2,207,000
Total land area (hectares): 16,361,000

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 643000 959000 1,056,000 32000 4.1 19000 1.9 413,000 64.23 -53.66
Other wooded land 328000 177000 170000 -15,100 -4.6 -1,400 -0.79 -158,000 -48.17 -82.82
Primary forests - - 0
Plantations 226000 423000 498000 19,700 8.72 15,000 3.55 272000 120.4 -59.3




Chart: Forest cover in Tunisia, 1990-2005
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Chart: Other wooded land cover in Tunisia, 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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