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| TABLE 37. ESTIMATES OF FOREST AND
WOODLAND LAND USE AND CONVERSION IN CENTRAL AMERICA (after FAO, Agrostat-PC, 1993) |
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| Country |
Forest and woodland area 1989-1991 (kmē) |
% of land area |
% deforested since 1979-1981 |
Average annual deforestation (kmē) 1979-1981 to 1989-1991 |
| Guatemala | ||||
| Belize a | ||||
| Honduras | ||||
| El Salvador | ||||
| Nicaragua | ||||
| Costa Rica | ||||
| Panama | ||||
| Note: a The 88% estimate in Table 36 is closer to being correct (L. Nicolait, 1995 pers. comm.). | ||||