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countries (based on information in FAO, 2007f), taking the total to some 31.5 million
hectares globally (see Table 2.9 and Figure 2.12). This is lower than the global figure
reported in FAO (2007f) (36.8 million hectares) despite the addition of the eight new
countries, and the fact that Sir Lanka has revised its previous estimate upwards by more
Table 2.9
Trends in area of bamboo by country and region, 1990–2010
country/region
Area of bamboo (1 000 ha)
1990 2000 2005 2010
ethiopia** 1 000 1 000 1 000 1 000
Kenya 150 150 150 150
Mauritius n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s.
Nigeria* 1 590 1 590 1 590 1 590
Senegal 723 691 675 661
Sudan** 30 30 30 31
uganda* 67 67 67 67
united republic of Tanzania* 128 128 128 128
Total Africa 3 688 3 656 3 640 3 627
bangladesh 90 86 83 186
Cambodia 31 31 36 37
China 3 856 4 869 5 426 5 712
india 5 116 5 232 5 418 5 476
indonesia** 1 1 1 1
Japan 149 153 155 156
lao People’s Democratic republic* 1 612 1 612 1 612 1 612
Malaysia* 422 592 677 677
Myanmar 963 895 859 859
Pakistan* 9 14 20 20
Philippines 127 156 172 188
republic of Korea 8 6 7 8
Sri lanka 1 221 989 742 742
Thailand* 261 261 261 261
Viet Nam 1 547 1 415 1 475 1 425
Total Asia 15 412 16 311 16 943 17 360
Total Europe 0 0 0 0
Cuba** n.s. n.s. n.s. 2
el Salvador n.s. n.s. n.s. n.s.
Jamaica 34 34 34 34
Martinique 2 2 2 2
Trinidad and Tobago 1 1 1 1
Total north and central America 37 37 37 39
Papua New guinea* 23 38 45 45
Total Oceania 23 38 45 45
brazil* 9 300 9 300 9 300 9 300
Chile* 900 900 900 900
ecuador* 9 9 9 9
Peru* 190 190 190 190
Total south America 10 399 10 399 10 399 10 399
world 29 560 30 442 31 065 31 470
Notes:
* Data for 1990, 2000 and 2005 from FaO (2007f). Data for 2005 also used for 2010. For countries in South
america, the figures for 2000 were also used for 1990.
** gaps in data series filled by FaO estimates.
n.s. = not significant