Table 1 TOF area within the divisions of Bangladesh.

From: Trees outside forests are an underestimated resource in a country with low forest cover

Administrative division

TOF (ha)

95% confidence interval (± ha)

Division area (ha)

% TOF

Barisal

303,220

25,123

1,329,700

22.8

Chittagong

399,331

37,392

3,377,100

11.8

Dhaka

415,544

29,102

2,059,300

20.2

Khulna

293,262

37,441

2,227,200

13.2

Mymensingh

178,410

15,544

1,058,400

16.9

Rajshahi

267,266

36,763

1,819,700

14.7

Rangpur

233,180

28,632

1,631,700

14.3

Sylhet

143,365

19,365

1,259,600

11.4

Total

2,233,578

69,819

14,812,700

15.1

  1. Associated with each division is the 95% confidence interval on the mapped area and the total proportion of area that TOF occupies in each division.
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