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Table 1 Managed and unmanaged land in Brazil, Canada and the United States (millions of hectares)

From: Delineating managed land for reporting national greenhouse gas emissions and removals to the United Nations framework convention on climate change

Country

Managed land area

Unmanaged land area

Total land area

Canada

279.0

630.4

909.4

 Cropland

45.1

0.0

45.1

 Grassland

6.6

Unknowna

Unknowna

 Forest land

225.9

118.0

343.9

 Settlements

0.9

0.0

0.9

 Wetlands

0.5

Unknowna

Unknowna

 Other lands

0.0

Unknowna

Unknowna

Brazil (observed)

499.4

316.1

815.5

 Cropland

68.5

0

68.5

 Grassland

188.3

41.1

229.4

 Forest land

235.3

258.3

493.6

 Settlements

3.9

0

3.9

 Wetlands

3.4

16.1

19.5

 Other lands

0

0.6

0.6

 Cloud-covered areas

 

36.7

United States

890

46

936

 Cropland

159.2

0

159.2

 Grassland

320.6

25.8

346.4

 Forest land

292.7

9.6

302.4

 Settlements

50.6

0

50.6

 Wetlands

43.0

0

43.0

 Other lands

24.7

10.8

34.5

  1. aThe total area of unmanaged wetland, grassland and other land is 512.4 Mha, but these areas are not disaggregated into the individual categories