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FOREST: &nbsp; Land devoted to forestry, including forest stands,areas of forest destroyed by fire, low-cut areas and other tree-filled areas.
REFERENCE PERIOD: &nbsp; Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others).
FOREST STANDS: &nbsp; An area occupied by a set of forest trees growing ina certain place, sufficiently homogeneous in composition, structure, age,growth or vigour, in which a minimum of 10% is covered, occupying a minimumarea of 0.5 ha and with a width of no less than 20 m.

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Forested area (ha)

Characteristic	Description
Name	Forested area (ha) by Geographic localization (Agrarian region) and Type (forested area); Decennial
Regularity	Decennial
Source	ICNF, DRRF RAA, IFCN RAM, Forestry statistics
First available period	1995
Last available period	2010
Dimensions	Data reference period Geographic localization (Agrarian region) Type (forested area)
Concepts	FOREST: Land devoted to forestry, including forest stands,areas of forest destroyed by fire, low-cut areas and other tree-filled areas. REFERENCE PERIOD: Period to which the information refers and which may be a specific day or a time interval (month, fiscal year, calendar year, among others). FOREST STANDS: An area occupied by a set of forest trees growing ina certain place, sufficiently homogeneous in composition, structure, age,growth or vigour, in which a minimum of 10% is covered, occupying a minimumarea of 0.5 ha and with a width of no less than 20 m.
Measure unit (symbol)	Hectare (ha)
Power of 10	3
Observations
Last update date	10/07/2015