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table : estimated-area-in-thousands-of-hectares-of-forest-and-other-wooded-land-in-north-america-in-2005-and-2015
Estimated Area (in Thousands of Hectares) of Forest and Other Wooded Land in North America in 2005 and 2015
table 9.1
This table appears in chapter 9 of the Second State of the Carbon Cycle Report (SOCCR2): A Sustained Assessment Report report.
Notes
(a) Estimates based on FAO (2016b).
(b) Defined as land spanning greater than 0.5 hectare (ha) with trees higher than 5 m and a canopy cover of more than 10%, or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ (FAO 2010).
(c) Defined as land not classified as forest, spanning greater than 0.5 ha with trees higher than 5 m and a canopy cover of 5% to 10%; or trees able to reach these thresholds in situ; or with a combined cover of shrubs, bushes, and trees above 10% (FAO 2010).
(d) Uncertainty estimates (noted by asterisks) follow the convention described in Treatment of Uncertainty in SOCCR2 in the Preface.
| Country (a) | Forestland (b) | Forestland (b) | Other Wooded Land (c) | Other Wooded Land (c) |
| 2005 | 2015 | 2005 | 2015 | |
| Canada | 347,576 | 347,069 | 40,866 | 40,866 |
| Mexico | 67,083 | 66,040 | 20,378 | 19,715 |
| United States | 304,757 | 310,095 | 15,452 | 21,279 |
| Total (d) | 719,416 **** | 723,204 **** | 76,696 **** | 81,860 **** |
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