Table 2. Major global tropical forest areas by country and according to predominant age of underlying geology. Precambrian provinces assigned to forest area in each country given in left column (sensu Goodwin 1996). NFA stands for estimated percentage of national tropical broadleaved forestland area atop Precambrian terranes. See Methods for further coverage details. ARAB-NUB: Arabian-Nubian Shield, BAN: Bhandara Craton, BE-NI: Benin-Nigeria Shield, BS: Brasilian Shield, CAM: Cameroon Shield, CH: Chaillu massif, DHWR: Dharwar Craton, FR: Francevillian Supergroup, GAB: Gabon Shield, GS: Guiana Shield, HIWAN-VIJ: Highland Group, Wanni Complex-Vijayan Complex, KAS: Kasai Angolan Craton, KAT: Katangan Belt, KIB: Kibarides Belt, MAN: Man Shield, MAD: Madagascar Shield, and WC: West Congo.
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|
Primarily Precambrian
(> 550 my BP) |
NFA % |
|
Primarily Phanerozoic
(< 550 my BP) |
NFA % |
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| Africa |
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| KAT |
Burundi |
94 |
BE-NI |
Benin |
43 |
| CAM |
Cameroon |
95 |
|
Comoros |
0 |
| CAM |
CAR |
57 |
WC-CH |
DRC (NE) |
1 |
| MAN |
Cote d'Ivoire |
96 |
CAM |
DRC (North) |
37 |
| GAB-CAM |
Equatorial Guinea |
94 |
BE-NI |
Nigeria |
39 |
| GAB-FR-CH |
Gabon |
82 |
WC-CH-FR-CAM |
Republic of Congo |
33 |
| MAN |
Ghana |
90 |
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|
| MAN |
Guinea |
84 |
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|
| MAN |
Liberia |
99 |
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|
| MAD |
Madagascar |
97 |
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|
| KIB |
Rwanda |
92 |
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| MAN |
Sierra Leone |
73 |
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|
| BE-NI |
Togo |
95 |
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| KIBI |
Uganda |
100 |
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| Asia-Oceania |
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| ARAB-NUB |
Seychelles |
100 |
|
Bangladesh |
0 |
| HI-WAN-VIJ |
Sri Lanka |
100 |
|
Brunei Darussalam |
0 |
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Cambodia |
0 |
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BAN |
India |
33 |
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DHWR |
India |
9 |
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Indonesia |
0 |
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Laos |
0 |
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Malaysia |
0 |
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Mauritius |
0 |
| |
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Myanmar |
0 |
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Palau |
0 |
| |
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Papua New Guinea |
0 |
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Philippines |
0 |
| |
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Samoa |
0 |
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Solomon Islands |
0 |
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Thailand |
0 |
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Tonga |
0 |
| |
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Vanuatu |
0 |
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Vietnam |
0 |
| Americas |
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|
| BS |
Brazil (Central) |
41 |
|
Belize |
0 |
| GS |
Brazil (North) |
14 |
BS |
Bolivia |
11 |
| GS |
French Guiana |
100 |
GS |
Colombia |
16 |
| GS |
Guyana |
100 |
|
Costa Rica |
0 |
| GS |
Suriname |
100 |
|
Dominica |
0 |
| GS |
Venezuela |
52 |
|
Dominican Republic |
0 |
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Ecuador |
0 |
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Fiji |
0 |
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Grenada |
0 |
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Guatemala |
0 |
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Haiti |
0 |
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Honduras |
0 |
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Jamaica |
0 |
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Mexico |
0 |
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Nicaragua |
0 |
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Panama |
0 |
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Peru |
0 |
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St. Lucia |
0 |
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Trinidad & Tobago |
0 |
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