Table 3.3: Area of forest designated primarily for conservation of biodiversity 2005

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Table 3.3: Area of forest designated primarily for conservation of biodiversity 2005
Region/subregion	Reporting countries			1 000 ha	%
	No. of countries	Forest area (1 000 ha)	% of total forest area
	No. of countries	Forest area (1 000 ha)	% of total forest area
1 hectare (ha) = 10 000 square meters (m²) = 0.01 square kilometres (km²)
Eastern and Southern Africa	16	211 181.24	93.22	20 158.45	9.5
Northern Africa	13	125 667.41	95.89	13 036.42	10.4
Western and Central Africa	15	118 280.32	42.57	41 389.96	35.0
Total Africa	44	455 128.97	71.63	74 584.82	16.4
East Asia	5	244 862.00	100.00	11 479.00	4.7
South and Southeast Asia	17	283 125.65	100.00	57 290.45	20.2
Western and Central Asia	23	43 617.06	99.98	2 784.10	6.4
Total Asia	45	571 604.71	100.00	71 553.55	12.5
Total Europe	36	991 192.40	98.98	37 775.78	3.8
Caribbean	9	3 489.14	58.40	704.02	20.2
Central America	7	22 411.00	100.00	8 482.00	37.8
North America	4	677 464.00	100.00	79 741.00	11.8
Total North and Central America	20	703 364.14	99.65	88 927.02	12.6
Total Oceania	14	203 467.47	98.65	29 366.04	n.s.
Total South America	13	831 539.80	100.00	119 741.60	14.4
WORLD	172	3 756 297.48	95.05	421 948.82	11.2