Forestry
statistics of Northern Areas
The forestry statistics
of Pakistan is given by Amjad et
al. (1996). Data recorded in the
following table is only for Northern
Area, compiled from different tables
of the report.
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1 |
Land
utilization statistics of Pakistan
(1992-93) (Million hectares)
Geographical area
7.04
Forest area 0.42
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| 2 |
Estimates
of land use on satellite Imagery
Interpretation (Thousand hectares)
Conifer Forest 660
Farm land trees 6
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| 3 |
Area
of forest and rangelands under
the control of Provincial/Regional
Forest Department by legal category
1992-93 (Thousand hectares)
Protected 67
Communal 2982
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| 4 |
Area
of forest and rangelands under
the control of Provincial/Regional
Forest Department by vegetation
type, 1992-93 (Thousand hectares)
Coniferous 285
Irrigated plantation 8
Scrub
652
Rangelands
2104
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| 5 |
Estimates
of Forest /Tree Areas in Northern
Areas (Thousand hectares)
• Coniferous Forest 660
Dense 46
Sparse 614
• Farmlands 6
• Total area 666
• Geographical area 7040
• % Tree cover 9.5 |
| 6 |
Abstract
of area Statistic by Province/territories,
1992-93 (Million hectares)
Total land area 7.04
Production
forests area 0.22
Forest area 0.95
%
of forest area 23.2
% of total 13.5
per
capita forest area 1.187
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| 7 |
Area
afforested regular, 1988-89
to 1992-93 (Thousand hectares)
1988-89
0.2
1989-90 0.3
1990-91 0.4
1991-92 0.2
1992-93 0.2 |
| 8 |
Area
regenerated, 1988-89 to 1992-93
(Thousand hectares)
1988-89 0.6
1989-90 nil
1990-91 nil
1991-92 0.2
1992-93 0.7
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| 9 |
Out-turn
of timber from State Forests,
1988-89 to 1992-93 (Thousand
cubic meters)
1988-89
25
1989-90 28
1990-91 34
1991-92 20
1992-93 12
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| 10 |
Out-turn
of coniferous and hardwood timber,
1992-93 (Thousand cubic meters)
Coniferous 12
Hardwood
nil
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| 11 |
Estimates
of forest yield (m’/ha/year)
Conifer
Dense
1.5
Sparse
1
Scrub 0.6
Farm trees 10
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| 12 |
Estimates
of forest growth (Thousand m’/year)
Conifer
683
Dense 69
Sparse 614
Farm trees 60
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| 13 |
Out-turn
of Firewood, 1988-89 to 1992-93
(Thousand cubic meters solid)
1988-89
7.0
1989-90 0.7
1990-91 0.6
1991-92 0.6
1992-93 0.6 |
| 14 |
Projected
consumption of wood, by provinces/territories
(Thousand cubic meters)
1993
1998 2003
2008 2013
2018
Industrial 21
25
32
40
49
60
Industrial fuel wood 1
1
2
2
2 3
Domestic fuel wood 403
445
492 543
599
661
Total volume 425
471
526
585
650 724
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| 15 |
Revenue
earned by Forest Department,
1992-93 (Million rupees)
Sale of timber 7.56
sale
of firewood
0.22
Others
0.43
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