Table 1 Inter-annual shifts in total cassava production (t), harvested crop area (ha), cassava root exports (t), and forest loss (ha) for four Southeast Asian countries, over a 2009–2013 time period

From: Biological control of an agricultural pest protects tropical forests

Country

Year

Total cassava production (%)

Harvested cassava area (%)

Cassava root exports (%)

Forest loss (%)

Lao PDR

2010

   

 + 80.4

2011

+ 48.6

 + 56.1

 + 202.8

 + 90.0

2012

+ 112.1

 + 120.5

 + 584.2

 − 9.7

2013

+ 150.8

 + 126.6

 + 942.7

 − 11.5

Vietnam

2010

   

 + 207.0

2011

+ 15.2

 + 12.1

 + 45.6

 + 90.5

2012

+ 13.3

 + 10.8

 + 113.2

 + 24.6

2013

+ 13.5

 + 9.3

 + 41.3

 + 35.0

Cambodia

2010

   

 + 168.9

2011

+ 89.1

 + 82.7

 + 135.8

 + 138.5

2012

+ 79.3

 + 66.6

 + 526.1

 + 94.2

2013

+ 78.3

 + 61.1

 + 246.6

 + 241.8

Myanmar

2010

   

 + 104.8

2011

+ 20.2

 + 25.7

 −a

 − 77.2

2012

− 4.8

 + 0.3

 –

 − 41.2

2013

− 13.7

 − 3.1

 –

 − 25.0

  1. For the first three parameters, percent annual change is calculated against a 2010 baseline, while yearly deforestation levels are compared with a 2009 baseline. Patterns are reflective of the 8–10 month time lag between cassava crop establishment and harvest. Forest loss records as extracted from the Terra-i platform
  2. aNo data available