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SOUTH ASIA: CHANGES IN NATURAL FOREST COVER
| Country | Natural Forest area (1000 Ha.) | Share of Forests to the total land area (%) | Annual rate of deforestation (%) | |||
| 1990 | 1990 | 1995 | 1995 | 1980-90 | 1990-95 | |
| BANGLADESH | 1145 | 819 | 700 | 5.3 | 2.85 | 2.9 |
| BHUTAN | 2973 | 2799 | 2748 | 58.4 | 0.58 | 0.36 |
| INDIA | 55119 | 51739 | 50385 | 16.9 | 0.61 | 0.52 |
| MALDIVES | N. A | N. A | N. A | N. A | N. A | N. A |
| NEPAL | 5567 | 5040 | 4766 | 34.8 | 0.95 | 1.08 |
| PAKISTAN | 2623 | 1855 | 1580 | 2.1 | 2.93 | 2.96 |
| SRI LANKA | 2015 | 1758 | 1657 | 27 | 1.28 | 1.15 |
| SOUTH ASIA | 69463 | 64010 | 61836 | 14.9 | 0.78 | 0.68 |
Sources : SAARC Survey of Development and Cooperation 1998/99, RISNODC, New Delhi ; 1999.