UN FAO, 2010 - Two Sides

Protective functions of forest resources 111
Table 6.1
Area of forest designated for protection of soil and water, 2010
region/subregion information availability Area of forest designated for
protection of soil and water
number of
countries
reporting
% of total
forest area
1 000 ha % of
forest area
eastern and Southern africa 23 100.0 12 627 4.7
Northern africa 7 99.1 3 851 4.9
Western and Central africa 24 100.0 3 079 0.9
total Africa 54 99.9 19 557 2.9
east asia 5 100.0 83 225 32.7
South and Southeast asia 17 100.0 56 501 19.2
Western and Central asia 24 100.0 13 703 31.5
total Asia 46 100.0 153 429 25.9
total europe 46 100.0 93 229 9.3
Caribbean 12 53.8 1 430 38.3
Central america 7 100.0 1 718 8.8
North america* 5 100.0 0 0
total north and central America 24 99.5 3 148 0.4
total Oceania* 21 99.8 926 0.5
total south America 14 100.0 58 879 6.8
world 205 99.9 329 168 8.2
* See text.
Figure 6.1
Proportion of forest area designated for protection of soil and water by subregion, 2010
eastern and Southern africa
Northern africa
Western and Central africa
east asia
South and Southeast asia
Western and Central asia
europe
Caribbean
Central america
North america*
Oceania*
South america
World
0
10
20
30
40
(% of total forest area)
* See text.
out of 1.43 million hectares). East Asia reported 33 percent protective forests, a large
proportion of which (60 million out of 83 million hectares) is accounted for by China.
In Western and Central Asia, Georgia, Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan are mainly
responsible for the high proportion of forests with a protective function. The Russian
Federation accounts for 71 million out of the 93 million hectares of protective forests
reported in Europe, and Brazil makes up much of the protective forests in South
America (43 million out of 59 million hectares). In Africa, almost half of the protective