Ecological zone | Forest cover area (in MHa) | Deforestation rate (in MHa) | Relative species richness (Species number) | Indicative species loss (% loss) | |
1980 | 1990 | 1981-90 | 1990 | 1981-90 | |
Africa | |||||
Tropical rain forest | 91 | 87 | 4.7 | 30700 | 2.0 |
Moist deciduous forest | 274 | 251 | 22.5 | 13000 | 2.5 |
Dry and very dry zone | 162 | 151 | 10.8 | 1900 | 1.0 |
Upland formations | 38 | 35 | 2.9 | 12300 | 2.5 |
Asia and Pacific | |||||
Tropical rain forest | 199 | 177 | 21.6 | 40400 | 4.3 |
Moist deciduous forest | 48 | 42 | 6.6 | 7600 | 4.3 |
Dry and very dry zone | 46 | 41 | 4.7 | 1600 | 1.6 |
Upland formations | 53 | 47 | 5.8 | 13500 | 3.8 |
Latin America and Caribbean | |||||
Tropical rain forest | 474 | 454 | 19.4 | 57900 | 1.6 |
Moist deciduous forest | 326 | 294 | 31.8 | 13700 | 3.0 |
Dry and very dry zone | 52 | 46 | 6.2 | 1600 | 1.9 |
Upland formations | 138 | 122 | 16.2 | 18400 | 4.0 |