Ancient forest statistics provide centennial perspective over the status and dynamics of forest area in France

Table 3 Summary statistics for the French forest area according to the four data sources under study.

			Forest area (×10³ ha)
			Decennial agricultural statistics (1892)	German statistics(1907) for Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin and Moselle units	Daubrée statistics (1908)¹	Decennial agricultural statistics (1929)	NFI (2008²)
Forest management type by ownership category	Private forest	Coppice	3210	90³	2050	2840	1535
		Coppice-with-standards	1515		2430	1900	3420
		High forest	1790		1980	2315	5765
		Other forests	0		280	145	1275
	State-owned forest subjected to the forest regime	Coppice	20	155³	25	─	45
		Coppice-with-standards	410		405	─	235
		High forest	460		620	─	1135
		Other forests	200		150	─	85
	Other public forest subjected to the forest regime	Coppice	270	200³	260	370	190
		Coppice-with-standards	1000		1015	1370	610
		High forest	575		600	1585	1635
		Other forests	70		75	150	225
	Public forest in total subjected to the forest regime	Coppice	290	355³	285	370	235
		Coppice-with-standards	1410		1420	1370	845
		High forest	1035		1220	1585	2770
		Other forests	270		225	150	310
Totals			9520	445	9890	10,675	16,155

¹without Bas-Rhin, Haut-Rhin, and Moselle NUTS-3 units. ²median year. ³breakdown by forest management type not provided in original data. –: not available data
NFI national forest inventory

ISSN: 1297-966X