Appendices

1. Tables with Forest Cover of African Countries
2. List of countries situated in the African dry-zone region.

1. Tables with Forest Cover of African Countries

Source: FAO Forestry Paper no. 124 (1995)

Appendix 1 Area of forest and other wooded land 1990

Country	Land area	Forest & Other Wooded land	Forest				Other Wooded Land
	1000 ha	1000 ha	Total 1000 ha	% of land area	Natural 1000 ha	Plantation 1000 ha	1000 ha
AFRICA
Burkina Faso	27380	13813	4436	16	4416	20	9377
Cape Verde	403	78	16	4	6	10	62
Chad	125920	32450	11438	9	11434	4	21012
Gambia	1000	286	98	10	97	1	188
Guinea-Bissau	2812	2162	2022	72	2021	1	140
Mali	122019	28791	12158	10	12144	14	16633
Mauritania	102522	4536	556	1	554	2	3980
Niger	126670	10442	2562	2	2550	12	7880
Senegal	19253	13400	7656	40	7544	112	5744
West Sahelian Africa	527979	105956	40941	8	40766	175	65015
Djibouti	2318	1320	22	1	22	0	1298
Ethiopia, former PDR	110100	41991	14354	13	14165	189	27637
Kenya	56969	16816	1305	2	1187	118	15511
Somalia	62734	15945	758	1	754	4	15187
Sudan	237600	68955	43179	18	42976	203	25776
Uganda	19955	16023	6366	32	6346	20	9657
East Sahelian Africa	489676	161048	65983	13	65450	533	95065
Benin	11062	11497	4961	45	4947	14	6536
Côte d'Ivoire	31800	18952	10967	34	10904	63	7985
Ghana	23002	18013	9608	42	9555	53	8405
Guinea	24586	17484	6696	27	6692	4	10788
Liberia	9675	6632	4639	48	4633	6	1993
Nigeria	91077	65654	15785	17	15634	151	49869
Sierra Leone	7162	6969	1895	26	1889	6	5074
Togo	5439	4566	1370	25	1353	17	3196
West Africa	203803	149764	55919	27	55607	312	93845
Cameroon	46540	35905	20366	44	20350	16	15539
Central African Republic	62298	46754	30568	49	30562	6	16185
Congo	34150	25285	19902	58	19865	37	5383
Equatorial Guinea	2805	2719	1829	65	1826	3	890
Gabon	25767	19966	18256	71	18235	21	1710
Zaire	226760	166076	113317	50	113275	42	52759
Central Africa	398320	296704	204238	51	204113	125	92466
Angola	124670	77198	23194	19	23074	120	54004
Botswana	56673	26561	14262	25	14261	1	12299
Burundi	2565	1314	325	13	233	92	989
Malawi	9408	3724	3612	38	3486	126	112
Mozambique	78409	55881	17357	22	17329	28	38524
Namibia	82329	26296	12569	15	12569	0	13727
Rwanda	2467	946	252	10	164	88	694
United Republic of Tanzania	88604	68497	33709	38	33555	154	34788
Zambia	74339	60337	32349	44	32301	48	27988
Zimbabwe	38667	26144	8981	23	8897	84	17163
Tropical South Africa	558131	346896	146609	26	145869	740	200287
Comoros	223	41	11	5	11	0	30
Madagascar	58154	23225	15999	28	15782	217	7226
Mauritius	203	44	12	6	3	9	32
Reunion	250	135	100	40	93	7	35
Saint Helena	31	9	1	3	0	1	8
Seychelles	27	4	4	13	3	1	0
Insular Africa	58888	23457	16127	27	15892	235	7331
Tropical Africa	2236797	1083826	529818	24	527697	2121	554008
Algeria	238174	3945	2039	1	1554	485	1906
Egypt	99545	34	34	0	0	34	0
Libya Arab Jamahiriya	175954	846	400	0	190	210	446
Morocco	71085	5744	3864	5	3543	321	1880
Tunisia	15536	569	569	4	368	201	0
North Africa	600294	11137	6905	1	5655	1250	4232
Lesotho	3035	23	7	0	0	7	16
South Africa	122104	41543	8208	7	7243	965	33335
Swaziland	1720	146	146	8	74	72	0
Non Tropical South Africa	126859	41712	8361	7	7317	1044	33351
Non Tropical Africa	727153	52850	15267	2	12972	2295	37583
TOTAL AFRICA	2963950	1136676	545085	18	540669	4416	591591
ASIA/PACIFIC
Bangladesh	13017	1472	1004	8	769	235	468
Bhutan	4700	3168	2813	60	2809	4	355
India	297319	82648	64959	22	51729	13230	17689
Nepal	13680	5751	5079	37	5023	56	672
Pakistan	77088	3128	2023	3	1855	168	1105
Sri Lanka	6463	3998	1885	29	1746	139	2113
South Asia	412267	100164	77762	19	63931	13831	22402
Cambodia	17652	13724	12170	69	12163	7	1554
Laos	23080	21436	13177	57	13173	4	8259
Myanmar	65797	49774	29091	44	28856	235	20683
Thailand	51089	14968	13264	26	12735	529	1704
Vietnam	32549	23499	9782	30	8312	1470	13717
Continental S.E. Asia	190167	123400	77484	41	75239	2245	45916
Brunei Darussalam	527	458	458	87	458	0	n.a.
Indonesia	181157	145108	115674	64	109549	6125	29434
Malaysia	32855	22248	17664	54	17583	81	4584
Philippines	29817	13640	8034	27	7831	203	5606
Singapore	61	4	4	7	4	0	0
Insular S.E. Asia	244417	181458	141834	58	135425	6409	39624
Papua New Guinea	45286	42115	36030	80	36000	30	6085
American Samoa	20	14	0	0	0	0	14
Fiji	1827	859	853	47	775	78	6
French Polynesia	366	115	0	0	0	0	115
Guam	55	10	0	0	0	0	10
Kiribati	73	2	0	0	0	0	2
New Caledonia	1827	1289	710	39	701	9	579
Niue	26	6	0	0	0	0	6
Pacific Islands	178	40	0	0	0	0	40

Summary 1990

Country	Forest & other Wooded land			Forest				Other wooded
	Total	Annual change		Total	%	Per cap.	Biomass	Land
	1000 ha	1000 ha	%	1000 ha	of land	ha	million tons	1000 ha
AFRICA
Burkina Faso	13813			4436	16	0.49	349	9377
Cape Verde	78			16	4	0.04	1	62
Chad	32450			11438	9	2.01	718	21012
Gambia	286			98	10	0.11	10	188
Guinea-Bissau	2162			2022	72	2.13	167	140
Mali	28791			12158	10	1.30	750	16633
Mauritania	4536			556	1	0.27	35	3980
Niger	10442			2562	2	0.36	82	7880
Senegal	13400			7656	40	1.04	517	5744
West Sahelian Africa	105956	-297.2	-0.29	40941	8	0.96	2628	65015
Djibouti	1320			22	1	0.05	2	1298
Ethiopia, former PDR	41991			14354	13	0.31	2039	27637
Kenya	16816			1305	2	0.05	113	15511
Somalia	15945			758	1	0.10	77	15187
Sudan	68955			43179	18	1.71	2648	25776
Uganda	16023			6366	32	0.35	377	9657
East Sahelian Africa	161048	-642.2	-0.40	65983	13	0.54	5254	95065
Benin	11497			4961	45	1.05	198	6536
Côte d'Ivoire	18952			10967	34	0.87	870	7985
Ghana	18013			9608	42	0.64	817	8405
Guinea	17484			6696	27	0.97	559	10788
Liberia	6632			4639	48	1.82	1049	1993
Nigeria	65654			15785	17	0.14	1616	49869
Sierra Leone	6969			1895	26	0.46	200	5074
Togo	4566			1370	25	0.40	99	3196
West Africa	149764	-85.4	-0.06	55919	27	0.35	5409	93845
Cameroon	35905			20366	44	1.96	2951	15539
Central African Republic	46753			30568	49	10.49	3809	16185
Congo	25285			19902	58	9.98	5466	5383
Equatorial Guinea	2719			1829	65	5.35	480	890
Gabon	19966			18256	71	15.59	5118	1710
Zaire	166076			113317	50	3.15	28523	52759
Central Africa	296704	-571.2	-0.19	204238	51	3.87	46349	92466
Angola	77198			23194	19	2.31	1625	54004
Botswana	26561			14262	25	11.10	546	12299
Burundi	1314			325	13	0.06	16	989
Malawi	3724			3612	38	0.43	486	112
Mozambique	55881			17357	22	1.11	1384	38524
Namibia	26296			12569	15	9.45	481	13727
Rwanda	946			252	10	0.03	27	694
United Republic of Tanzania	68497			33709	38	1.23	1445	34788
Zambia	60337			32349	44	3.83	2273	27988
Zimbabwe	26144			8981	23	0.92	540	17163
Tropical South Africa	346896	-735.8	-0.22	146609	26	1.54	8824	200287
Comoros	41			11	5	0.02	16	30
Madagascar	23225			15999	28	1.34	1680	7226
Mauritius	44			12	6	0.01	1	32
Reunion	135			100	40	0.17	22	35
Saint Helena	9			1	3	0.17	0	8
Seychelles	4			4	13	0.05	18	0
Insular Africa	23457	-89.3	-0.39	16127	27	1.13	1737	7331
Tropical Africa	1083826	-2421.1	-0.23	529818	24	1.09	70201	554008
Algeria	3945			2039	1	0.08	197	1906
Egypt	34			34	0	0.00	0	0
Libya Arab Jamahiriya	846			400	0	0.09	13	446
Morocco	5744			3864	5	0.15	432	1880
Tunisia	569			569	4	0.07	28	0
North Africa	11137	.73.1	-1.17	6905	1	0.06	671	4232
Lesotho	23			7	0	0.00	0	16
South Africa	41543			8208	7	0.22	1427	33335
Swaziland	146			146	8	0.19	7	0
Non Tropical South Africa	41712	-333.5	-0.82	8361	7	0.21	1434	33351
Non tropical Africa	52850	-406.6	-0.89	15267	2	0.10	2105	37583
TOTAL AFRICA	1136676	-2827.7	-0.26	545085	18	0.85	72306	591591
ASIA/PACIFIC
Bangladesh	1472			1004	8	0.01	104	468
Bhutan	3168			2813	60	1.97	508	355
India	82648			64959	22	0.08	4806	17689
Nepal	5751			5079	37	0.27	549	672
Pakistan	3128			2023	3	0.02	203	1 105
Sri Lanka	3998			1885	29	0.11	198	2113
South Asia	100164	596.3	-0.50	77762	19	0.07	6368	22402
Cambodia	13724			12170	69	1.48	2163	1554
Laos	21436			13177	57	3.24	2544	8259
Myanmar	49774			29091	44	0.70	6259	20683
Thailand	14968			13264	26	0.24	1585	1704
Vietnam	23499			9782	30	0.15	1524	13717
Continental S.E. Asia	123400	-1 087.3	-0.93	77484	41	0.44	14075	45916
Brunei Darussalam	458			458	87	1.72	136	n.a.
Indonesia	145 108			115674	64	0.64	22261	29434
Malaysia	22248			17664	54	1.02	4591	4584
Philippines	13640			8034	27	0.13	1848	5606
Singapore	4			4	7	0.00	1	0
Insular S.E. Asia	181 458	-1 509.2	-1.00	141 834	58	0.54	28837	39624
Papua New Guinea	42115			36030	80	8.98	6890	6085
American Samoa	14			0	0	0.00	0	14
Fiji	859			853	47	1.17	160	6
French Polynesia	115			0	0	0.00	0	115
Guam	10			0	0	0.00	0	10
Kiribati	2			0	0	0.00	0	2
New Caledonia	1289			710	39	4.23	138	579
Niue	6			0	0	0.00	0	6

2. List of countries situated in the African dry-zone region.

Appendix 2 AFRICAN COUNTRIES BY ECO-REGION

Countries of dry-zone regions

CILSS:	- Burkina Faso
	- Cape Verde
	- Gambia
	- Guinea Bissau
	-Mali
	- Mauritania
	- Niger
	- Senegal
	-Chad
IGADD:	- Djibouti
	- Ethiopia
	- Kenya
	- Somalia
	- Sudan
	- Uganda
SADC:	- Angola
	- Botswana
	- Lesotho
	- Malawi
	- Mozambique
	- Namibia
	- South Africa
	- Swaziland
	- Tanzania
	- Zambia
	- Zimbabwe
	- Mauritius

Other African countries

- with dry forests (%)¹

- Benin (15)
- Ghana (4)
- Nigeria (9)
- Togo (3)
- Cameroon (3)
- C. African Rep. (3)
- Madagascar (18)
- Comoros (2)
- Seychelles (?)
- Eritrea²

- without dry forests³:

- Côte d'Ivoire
- Guinea
- Liberia
- Sierra Leone
- Congo
- Equatorial Guinea
- Gabon
- Zaire
- Burundi
- Rwanda

¹ Countries with dry-deciduous and very dry forests according to Forest Resources Assessment 1990 (FAO Forestry Paper 112, Table 7a) and the area of both forest types in percentage of total forest area of the country.

² Forest area not known, included in figure for Ethiopia.

³ Same source as under footnote 1. For information: Member countries of the African Timber Organization are: Angola, Cameroon, C. African Rep., Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Equatorial Guinea, Liberia, Nigeria.

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