UN FAO, 2010 - Two Sides

Annex 3: Global tables 281
TAble 12 (continued)
Area of forest affected by fire and other disturbances 2005 a
Country/area Forest fire Insects
(1 000 ha)
Diseases
(1 000 ha)
Other biotic
agents
(1 000 ha)
Abiotic
factors
(1 000 ha)
Total
(excluding fire) b
1 000 ha % wild fire 1 000 ha % of forest
area in 2005
Turks and Caicos Islands – – – – – – – –
United States Virgin Islands – – – – – – – –
Caribbean – – – – – – – –
belize – – – – – – – –
Costa Rica 7 – – – – – – –
el Salvador – – 1 – – – 1 n.s.
Guatemala – – 1 n.s. – – – –
Honduras 33 95 5 – – – – –
Nicaragua 63 100 – – – – – –
Panama 3 – – – – – – –
Central America – – – – – – – –
Canada 1 230 100 17 273 – – – – –
Greenland 0 – – – – – – –
Mexico 38 92 38 19 4 – 61 n.s.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon – – n.s. 0 3 – 3 100
United States of America 2 169 66 5 640 – – – – –
North America – – – – – – – –
North and Central America – – – – – – – –
American Samoa – – – – – – – –
Australia 3 903 78 – – – – – –
Cook Islands – – – – – – – –
Fiji – – – – – – – –
French Polynesia – – – – – – – –
Guam – – – – – – – –
Kiribati 0 – – – – – – –
Marshall Islands – – – – – – – –
Micronesia (Federated States of) – – – – – – – –
Nauru 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 –
New Caledonia – – 0 0 – 0 – –
New Zealand n.s. 100 40 320 140 27 – –
Niue – – – – – – – –
Norfolk Island – – – – – – – –
Northern Mariana Islands – – – – – – – –
Palau – – – – – – – –
Papua New Guinea – 100 – – – – – –
Pitcairn – – – – – – – –
Samoa – – – – – – – –
Solomon Islands – – – – – – – –
Tokelau 0 – 0 0 0 0 0 –
Tonga 0 – – – – – – –
Tuvalu – – – – – – – –
Vanuatu – – – – – – – –
Wallis and Futuna Islands – – – – – – – –
Oceania – – – – – – – –
Argentina 305 98 409 – – – – –
bolivia (Plurinational State of) – – – – – – – –
brazil – 100 – – – – – –