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[ Comparative Statistics — Change in extent of forest cover 1990-2005
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Country/area
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Forest
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Area
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Annual change rate
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1990
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2000
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2005
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1990-2000
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2000-2005
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1000 ha
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1000 ha
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1000 ha
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1000 ha/yr
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%
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1000 ha/yr
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%
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| Afghanistan |
1,309
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1,015
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867
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-29
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-2.5
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-30
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-3.1
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| Armenia |
346
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305
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283
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-4
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-1.3
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-4
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-1.5
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| Azerbaijan |
936
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936
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936
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Bangladesh |
882
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884
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871
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n.s.
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n.s.
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-2
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-0.3
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| Bhutan |
3,035
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3,141
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3,195
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11
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0.3
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11
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0.3
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| Cambodia |
12,946
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11,541
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10,447
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-140
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-1.1
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-219
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-2.0
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| China |
157,141
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177,001
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197,290
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1,986
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1.2
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4,058
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2.2
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| Cook Islands |
15
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16
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16
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n.s.
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0.4
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0
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0
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| Fiji |
979
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1,000
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1,000
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2
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0.2
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0
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0
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| Georgia |
2,760
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2,760
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2,760
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n.s.
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n.s.
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n.s.
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n.s.
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| India |
63,939
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67,554
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67,701
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362
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0.6
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29
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n.s.
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| Indonesia |
116,567
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97,852
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88,495
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-1,872
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-1.7
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-1,871
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-2.0
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| Japan |
24,950
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24,876
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24,868
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-7
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n.s.
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-2
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n.s.
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| Kazakhstan |
3,422
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3,365
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3,337
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-6
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-0.2
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-6
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-0.2
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| Kiribati |
2
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2
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Kyrgyzstan |
836
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858
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869
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2
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0.3
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2
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0.3
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| Lao People's Democratic Republic |
17,314
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16,532
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16,142
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-78
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-0.5
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-78
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-0.5
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| Malaysia |
22,376
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21,591
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20,890
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-78
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-0.4
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-140
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-0.7
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| Maldives |
1
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Marshall Islands |
-
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-
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-
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-
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0
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-
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0
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| Micronesia (Federated States of) |
63
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63
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63
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Mongolia |
11,492
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10,665
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10,252
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-83
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-0.7
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-83
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-0.8
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| Myanmar |
39,219
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34,554
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32,222
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-466
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-1.3
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-466
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-1.4
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| Nauru |
0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Nepal |
4,817
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3,900
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3,636
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-92
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-2.1
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-53
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-1.4
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| Pakistan |
2,527
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2,116
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1,902
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-41
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-1.8
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-43
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-2.1
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| Palau |
38
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40
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40
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n.s.
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0.4
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n.s.
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0.4
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| Papua New Guinea |
30,132
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29,437
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-139
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-0.5
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-139
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-0.5
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| Philippines |
10,574
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7,949
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7,162
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-262
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-2.8
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-157
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-2.1
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| Republic of Korea |
6,371
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6,300
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6,265
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-7
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-0.1
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-7
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-0.1
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| Samoa |
130
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171
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171
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4
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2.8
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0
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0
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| Singapore |
2
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2
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2
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Solomon Islands |
2,768
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2,371
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2,172
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-40
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-1.5
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-40
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-1.7
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| Sri Lanka |
2,350
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2,082
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1,933
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-27
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-1.2
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-30
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-1.5
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| Tajikistan |
408
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410
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410
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n.s.
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n.s.
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0
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0
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| Thailand |
15,965
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14,814
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14,520
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-115
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-0.7
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-59
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-0.4
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| Timor-Leste |
966
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854
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798
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-11
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-1.2
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-11
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-1.3
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| Tonga |
4
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4
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4
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Turkmenistan |
4,127
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4,127
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4,127
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Tuvalu |
1
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1
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1
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Uzbekistan |
3,045
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3,212
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3,295
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17
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0.5
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17
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0.5
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| Vanuatu |
440
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440
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440
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0
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0
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0
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0
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| Viet Nam |
9,363
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11,725
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12,931
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236
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2.3
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241
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2.0
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Data source: FAO, Global Forest Resources Assessment 2005.
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