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| TABLE 36. ESTIMATES OF CLOSED AND OPEN
FOREST RESOURCES AND CONVERSION IN CENTRAL AMERICA (after FAO, Forest resources assessment 1990: tropical countries, 1993) |
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| Country |
Closed and open forest area 1990 (kmē) |
% of land area |
% deforested since 1980 |
Average annual deforestation (kmē) 1980-1990 |
| Guatemala | 42,250 | 39 | 16.1 | 813 |
| Belize | 19,960 | 88 | 2.4 | 50 |
| Honduras | 46,050 | 41 | 19.5 | 1115 |
| El Salvador | 1230 | 6 | 20.6 | 32 |
| Nicaragua | 60,130 | 51 | 17.1 | 1241 |
| Costa Rica | 14,280 | 28 | 25.7 | 495 |
| Panama | 31,170 | 41 | 17.1 | 644 |