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Forest Indicator Data:

Figure 1: Change in World Forest Cover, 1990-2005 table

Figure 2: World Wood Production, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 3: Wood Production in Africa, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 4: Wood Production in Asia, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 5: Wood Production in Europe, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 6: Wood Production in North and Central America, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 7: Wood Production in Oceania, 1961-2004 graph table

Figure 8: Wood Production in South America, 1961-2004 graph table

 

Change in World Forest Cover, 1990-2005
Continent
Forest Cover
Annual Change in Forest Cover
 
1990
2000
2005
1990-2000
2000-2005
1990-2005
Million Hectares
Million Hectares
Africa
699
656
635
-4.4
-4.0
-4.3
Asia
574
567
572
-0.8
1.0
-0.2
Europe
989
998
1,001
0.9
0.7
0.8
North and Central America
711
708
706
-0.3
-0.3
-0.3
Oceania
213
208
206
-0.4
-0.4
-0.4
South America
891
853
832
-3.8
-4.3
-4.0
TOTAL WORLD
4,077
3,989
3,952
-8.9
-7.3
-8.4
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005 (Rome: 2006), www.fao.org/forestry/site/32038/en.

 

World Wood Production

World Wood Production, 1961-2004
Year
Industrial Wood
Fuelwood
Total Wood Production
Fuelwood as Percent of Total Wood Production
Million Cubic Meters
Percent
1961
1,018
1,325
2,342
56.5
1962
1,036
1,317
2,353
56.0
1963
1,050
1,327
2,377
55.8
1964
1,111
1,340
2,451
54.7
1965
1,132
1,343
2,475
54.3
1966
1,153
1,367
2,520
54.2
1967
1,182
1,361
2,543
53.5
1968
1,206
1,365
2,571
53.1
1969
1,234
1,364
2,598
52.5
1970
1,276
1,368
2,644
51.7
1971
1,296
1,370
2,666
51.4
1972
1,290
1,382
2,672
51.7
1973
1,359
1,380
2,740
50.4
1974
1,351
1,399
2,749
50.9
1975
1,294
1,411
2,705
52.2
1976
1,370
1,429
2,799
51.1
1977
1,378
1,422
2,801
50.8
1978
1,422
1,447
2,868
50.4
1979
1,458
1,492
2,950
50.6
1980
1,446
1,532
2,978
51.4
1981
1,412
1,553
2,965
52.4
1982
1,372
1,581
2,954
53.5
1983
1,456
1,592
3,048
52.2
1984
1,522
1,626
3,148
51.7
1985
1,521
1,641
3,162
51.9
1986
1,590
1,644
3,234
50.8
1987
1,648
1,661
3,309
50.2
1988
1,668
1,674
3,343
50.1
1989
1,696
1,690
3,386
49.9
1990
1,697
1,685
3,382
49.8
1991
1,557
1,715
3,272
52.4
1992
1,483
1,718
3,202
53.7
1993
1,475
1,713
3,188
53.7
1994
1,475
1,718
3,193
53.8
1995
1,516
1,736
3,251
53.4
1996
1,488
1,746
3,234
54.0
1997
1,532
1,772
3,304
53.6
1998
1,498
1,726
3,224
53.5
1999
1,548
1,745
3,292
53.0
2000
1,598
1,759
3,357
52.4
2001
1,536
1,748
3,284
53.2
2002
1,556
1,743
3,299
52.8
2003
1,598
1,755
3,353
52.3
2004
1,646
1,772
3,418
51.8
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, http://faostat.fao.org, updated 7 February 2006. 

 

Africa Wood Production

Wood Production in Africa, 1961-2004
Year
Industrial Wood
Fuelwood
Total Wood Production
Fuelwood as Percent of Total Wood Production
Million Cubic Meters
Percent
1961
25
252
277
91.1
1962
26
256
282
90.8
1963
33
260
293
88.9
1964
29
264
293
90.1
1965
32
268
300
89.5
1966
33
280
313
89.5
1967
34
285
319
89.5
1968
35
290
325
89.2
1969
38
295
333
88.5
1970
39
300
339
88.5
1971
41
303
344
88.1
1972
41
306
347
88.2
1973
43
310
353
87.8
1974
41
314
355
88.3
1975
42
321
363
88.5
1976
43
326
369
88.2
1977
44
331
376
88.2
1978
46
340
386
88.0
1979
47
346
393
88.0
1980
50
354
404
87.6
1981
51
363
414
87.7
1982
50
371
422
88.0
1983
52
381
433
88.0
1984
51
391
443
88.4
1985
52
400
452
88.5
1986
51
408
459
88.9
1987
52
416
468
89.0
1988
53
424
477
88.9
1989
54
433
487
89.0
1990
57
439
495
88.5
1991
56
449
504
89.0
1992
59
463
522
88.7
1993
60
478
538
88.8
1994
65
486
551
88.2
1995
66
502
568
88.3
1996
67
509
576
88.3
1997
69
514
582
88.2
1998
68
516
585
88.3
1999
68
521
588
88.5
2000
68
525
593
88.6
2001
67
522
589
88.7
2002
65
531
597
89.0
2003
70
538
608
88.5
2004
70
550
620
88.7
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, http://faostat.fao.org, updated 7 February 2006. 

 

Asia Wood Production

Wood Production in Asia, 1961-2004
Year
Industrial Wood
Fuelwood
Total Wood Production
Fuelwood as Percent of Total Wood Production
Million Cubic Meters
Percent
1961
132
665
797
83.4
1962
124
665
788
84.3
1963
127
667
793
84.0
1964
143
671
814
82.4
1965
147
675
822
82.1
1966
153
690
843
81.9
1967
162
695
858
81.1
1968
164
700
864
81.0
1969
167
708
875
80.9
1970
172
710
881
80.5
1971
177
710
887
80.1
1972
182
725
908
79.9
1973
197
723
921
78.6
1974
193
735
928
79.2
1975
196
740
936
79.1
1976
216
750
966
77.6
1977
219
727
946
76.9
1978
225
728
953
76.4
1979
229
741
970
76.4
1980
233
744
977
76.2
1981
225
745
970
76.8
1982
231
754
984
76.6
1983
235
756
991
76.2
1984
248
760
1,008
75.4
1985
246
764
1,010
75.6
1986
255
770
1,025
75.1
1987
265
776
1,041
74.6
1988
267
777
1,045
74.4
1989
269
780
1,049
74.3
1990
258
783
1,041
75.2
1991
258
790
1,049
75.4
1992
267
790
1,057
74.8
1993
265
793
1,058
75.0
1994
261
792
1,053
75.2
1995
263
789
1,052
75.0
1996
265
802
1,067
75.2
1997
261
811
1,072
75.6
1998
248
797
1,044
76.3
1999
238
798
1,036
77.0
2000
222
797
1,020
78.2
2001
212
795
1,008
78.9
2002
220
780
999
78.0
2003
227
776
1,003
77.4
2004
229
774
1,003
77.2
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, http://faostat.fao.org, updated 7 February 2006. 

 

Europe Wood Production

Wood Production in Europe, 1961-2004
Year
Industrial Wood
Fuelwood
Total Wood Production
Fuelwood as Percent of Total Wood Production
Million Cubic Meters
Percent
1961
223
85
308
27.6
1962
226
82
309
26.7
1963
218
82
300
27.4
1964
231
78
309
25.1
1965
235
75
309
24.1
1966
236
79
315
25.2
1967
243
76
320
23.9
1968
237
74
311
23.7
1969
250
66
316
20.8
1970
268
66
334
19.8
1971
273
63
336
18.8
1972
260
58
318
18.3
1973
277
53
330
16.1
1974
283
51
334
15.3
1975
260
50
310
16.0
1976
263
50
313
16.0
1977
263
48
311
15.4
1978
269
47
315
14.8
1979
281
47
327
14.3
1980
283
49
332
14.7
1981
280
52
331
15.6
1982
279
52
332
15.8
1983
283
53
336
15.7
1984
290
53
343
15.5
1985
288
56
343
16.2
1986
288
57
345
16.5
1987
291
54
344
15.6
1988
299
53
352
15.0
1989
315
52
367
14.2
1990
340
49
388
12.5
1991
267
49
316
15.5
1992
425
117
542
21.5
1993
410
92
502
18.4
1994
382
86
468
18.3
1995
408
86
494
17.5
1996
383
80
464
17.3
1997
418
106
524
20.2
1998
404
69
472
14.5
1999
429
102
532
19.3
2000
483
109
592
18.4
2001
463
102
565
18.0
2002
470
108
578
18.7
2003
493
115
608
18.9
2004
511
117
628
18.6
Source: Compiled by Earth Policy Institute from U.N. Food and Agriculture Organization, FAOSTAT Statistics Database, http://faostat.fao.org, updated 7 February 2006. 

 

North and Central America Wood Production

Wood Production in North and Central America, 1961-2004
Year
Industrial Wood
Fuelwood
Total Wood Production
Fuelwood as Percent of Total Wood Production
Million Cubic Meters
Percent
1961
341
100
441
22.6
1962
360
92
452
20.3
1963
362
90
452
19.8
1964
384
91
475
19.2
1965
398
91
489
18.6
1966
411
91
501
18.1
1967
405
83
488
17.1
1968
425
84
509
16.5
1969
436
80
516
15.4
1970
439
76
516
14.8
1971
446
76
521
14.5
1972
447
75
522
14.4
1973
473
78
551
14.1
1974
465
78
544
14.4
1975
412
81
492
16.4
1976
467
82
549
15.0
1977
474
95
569
16.6
1978
509
111
620
17.9
1979
523
133
656
20.3
1980
489
158
647
24.4
1981
467
161
628
25.6
1982
427
167
595
28.1
1983
496
166
661
25.0
1984
532
178
710
25.0
1985
531
174
704
24.7
1986
573
166
739
22.4
1987
610
164
774
21.1
1988
609
172
781
22.0
1989
611
175
786
22.3
1990
595
163
758
21.5
1991
553
173
725
23.8
1992
577
172
749
23.0
1993
581
170
751
22.6
1994
599
171
770
22.2
1995
603
174
777
22.4
1996
602