Global Forest Area Ranking
Forest Area by Country (km²) 1990 - 2023
Summary
In 2023, Russian Federation led with 8.2M km², ahead of Brazil at 4.9M km².
Russian Federation alone accounted for 20.2% of the 2023 total.
China grew the fastest since 2013, up 9.3%.
Full Rankings
Complete dataset - 2023
| Rank | Country | Value | YoY | Share % | Δ Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1Eastern Europe |  Russian FederationRUS | 8.2M | 0.0% | 20.2% | — |
| 2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  BrazilBRA | 4.9M | -0.2% | 12.2% | — |
| 3North America |  CanadaCAN | 3.5M | 0.0% | 8.6% | — |
| 4#2North America |  United StatesUSA | 3.1M | 0.0% | 7.7% | — |
| 5East Asia |  ChinaCHN | 2.3M | +0.8% | 5.6% | — |
| 6Oceania |  AustraliaAUS | 1.3M | 0.0% | 3.3% | — |
| 7Sub-Saharan Afr. |  Congo, The Democratic Republic of theCOD | 1.2M | -0.9% | 3.0% | — |
| 8Southeast Asia |  IndonesiaINA | 903.2K | -0.7% | 2.2% | — |
| 9South Asia |  IndiaIND | 729.6K | +0.4% | 1.8% | — |
| 10#2Latin Am. & Caribbean |  PeruPER | 718.1K | -0.2% | 1.8% | — |
| 11#3North America |  MexicoMEX | 653.1K | -0.2% | 1.6% | +1 |
| 12#2Sub-Saharan Afr. |  AngolaAGO | 649.4K | -0.8% | 1.6% | -1 |
| 13#3Latin Am. & Caribbean |  ColombiaCOL | 585.4K | -0.3% | 1.5% | — |
| 14 |  Bolivia, Plurinational State ofBOL | 502.1K | -0.4% | 1.2% | — |
| 15 |  Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic ofVEN | 460.7K | -0.1% | 1.1% | — |
| 16#3Sub-Saharan Afr. |  Tanzania, United Republic ofTZA | 443.4K | -1.0% | 1.1% | — |
| 17 |  ZambiaZMB | 442.5K | -0.4% | 1.1% | — |
| 18 |  MozambiqueMOZ | 360.3K | -0.7% | 0.9% | — |
| 19#2Oceania |  Papua New GuineaPNG | 357.6K | -0.1% | 0.9% | — |
| 20 |  ArgentinaARG | 282.5K | -0.4% | 0.7% | — |
| 21Northern Europe |  SwedenSWE | 279.8K | 0.0% | 0.7% | — |
| 22#2Southeast Asia |  MyanmarMMR | 276.7K | -1.0% | 0.7% | — |
| 23#2East Asia |  JapanJPN | 249.4K | 0.0% | 0.6% | — |
| 24 |  GabonGAB | 234.9K | -0.1% | 0.6% | — |
| 25Middle East & C. Asia |  TürkiyeTUR | 226.9K | +0.7% | 0.6% | — |
| 26#2Northern Europe |  FinlandFIN | 224.1K | 0.0% | 0.6% | — |
| 27 |  Central African RepublicCAF | 222.1K | -0.1% | 0.6% | — |
| 28 |  CongoCOG | 219K | -0.1% | 0.5% | — |
| 29 |  NigeriaNGR | 211.4K | -0.8% | 0.5% | — |
| 30 |  CameroonCMR | 201.7K | -0.3% | 0.5% | — |
| 31#3Southeast Asia |  ThailandTHA | 197.7K | -0.2% | 0.5% | — |
| 32 |  MalaysiaMYS | 189.6K | -0.3% | 0.5% | — |
| 33Western Europe |  SpainESP | 185.9K | 0.0% | 0.5% | — |
| 34 |  ChileCHL | 185.8K | +0.7% | 0.5% | — |
| 35 |  GuyanaGUY | 183.9K | -0.1% | 0.5% | — |
| 36North Africa |  SudanSDN | 178.4K | -1.0% | 0.4% | — |
| 37#2Western Europe |  FranceFRA | 175K | +0.5% | 0.4% | — |
| 38 |  ZimbabweZWE | 173.1K | -0.3% | 0.4% | — |
| 39 |  South AfricaRSA | 169.4K | -0.2% | 0.4% | — |
| 40 |  EthiopiaETH | 168.5K | -0.4% | 0.4% | — |
| 41 |  Lao People's Democratic RepublicLAO | 164.9K | -0.2% | 0.4% | — |
| 42 |  ParaguayPRY | 152.6K | -1.8% | 0.4% | — |
| 43 |  SurinameSUR | 151.6K | -0.1% | 0.4% | — |
| 44 |  BotswanaBWA | 149K | -0.8% | 0.4% | — |
| 45 |  Viet NamVNM | 148.7K | +0.5% | 0.4% | — |
| 46#3East Asia |  MongoliaMNG | 141.7K | 0.0% | 0.4% | — |
| 47 |  MaliMLI | 133K | 0.0% | 0.3% | — |
| 48 |  MadagascarMDG | 123.9K | -0.1% | 0.3% | — |
| 49 |  EcuadorECU | 123.1K | -0.5% | 0.3% | — |
| 50#3Northern Europe |  NorwayNOR | 122K | +0.1% | 0.3% | — |
| 51#3Western Europe |  GermanyGER | 114.2K | 0.0% | 0.3% | — |
| 52#2Middle East & C. Asia |  Iran, Islamic Republic ofIRI | 107.9K | +0.1% | 0.3% | — |
| 53#3Oceania |  New ZealandNZL | 99.5K | +0.2% | 0.2% | — |
| 54 |  ItalyITA | 97.3K | +0.6% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 55#2Eastern Europe |  UkraineUKR | 97.1K | +0.1% | 0.2% | -1 |
| 56#3Eastern Europe |  PolandPOL | 95.2K | +0.1% | 0.2% | — |
| 57 |  BelarusBLR | 88.1K | +0.2% | 0.2% | — |
| 58 |  GhanaGHA | 80.1K | +0.1% | 0.2% | — |
| 59 |  SenegalSEN | 79.5K | -0.5% | 0.2% | — |
| 60 |  CambodiaKHM | 76K | -2.0% | 0.2% | — |
| 61 |  LiberiaLBR | 75.3K | -0.4% | 0.2% | — |
| 62 |  PhilippinesPHI | 72.9K | +0.5% | 0.2% | — |
| 63#2North Africa |  South SudanSSD | 71.6K | 0.0% | 0.2% | — |
| 64 |  RomaniaROU | 69.3K | 0.0% | 0.2% | — |
| 65 |  NamibiaNAM | 64.3K | -1.1% | 0.2% | — |
| 66 |  HondurasHND | 63K | -0.3% | 0.2% | — |
| 67 |  Korea, Republic ofKOR | 62.6K | -0.2% | 0.2% | — |
| 68 |  GuineaGIN | 60.7K | -0.7% | 0.2% | +1 |
| 69 |  Burkina FasoBFA | 60.7K | -0.8% | 0.2% | -1 |
| 70 |  Korea, Democratic People's Republic ofPRK | 59.7K | -0.4% | 0.1% | — |
| 71#2South Asia |  NepalNPL | 59.6K | 0.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 72#3North Africa |  MoroccoMAR | 57.7K | +0.2% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 73 |  SomaliaSOM | 57.5K | -1.3% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 74 |  PanamaPAN | 41.8K | -0.3% | 0.1% | — |
| 75#3Middle East & C. Asia |  TurkmenistanTKM | 41.3K | 0.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 76 |  ChadTCD | 39.8K | -2.7% | 0.1% | — |
| 77 |  BulgariaBGR | 39.3K | +0.3% | 0.1% | — |
| 78Southern Europe |  GreeceGRE | 39K | 0.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 79 |  AustriaAUT | 39K | +0.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 80 |  UzbekistanUZB | 37.7K | +0.7% | 0.1% | — |
| 81 |  KenyaKEN | 36.1K | 0.0% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 82#3South Asia |  PakistanPAK | 36K | -1.1% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 83 |  KazakhstanKAZ | 35.4K | +0.8% | 0.1% | — |
| 84 |  GuatemalaGTM | 34.9K | -0.3% | 0.1% | — |
| 85 |  LatviaLAT | 34.2K | +0.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 86#2Southern Europe |  PortugalPOR | 33.1K | 0.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 87 |  CubaCUB | 32.4K | 0.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 88 |  United KingdomGBR | 32.2K | +0.3% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 89 |  NicaraguaNIC | 31.1K | -3.1% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 90 |  Costa RicaCRI | 30.8K | +0.5% | 0.1% | — |
| 91 |  BeninBEN | 29.9K | -1.6% | 0.1% | — |
| 92 |  GeorgiaGEO | 28.2K | 0.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 93 |  BhutanBTN | 27.3K | +0.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 94#3Southern Europe |  SerbiaSRB | 27.2K | 0.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 95 |  CzechiaCZE | 26.8K | +0.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 96 |  Solomon IslandsSLB | 25.2K | 0.0% | 0.1% | +1 |
| 97 |  Côte d'IvoireCIV | 25K | -4.3% | 0.1% | -1 |
| 98 |  Sierra LeoneSLE | 24.8K | -0.8% | 0.1% | — |
| 99 |  EstoniaEST | 24.4K | 0.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 100 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 24.2K | -0.3% | 0.1% | — |
| 101 |  UgandaUGA | 22.1K | -1.8% | 0.1% | — |
| 102 |  LithuaniaLTU | 22.1K | +0.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 103 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 21.9K | 0.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 104 |  Dominican RepublicDOM | 21.7K | +0.4% | 0.1% | — |
| 105 |  MalawiMWI | 21.2K | -1.9% | 0.1% | — |
| 106 |  Sri LankaLKA | 21K | -0.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 107 |  UruguayURY | 20.9K | +1.0% | 0.1% | — |
| 108 |  HungaryHUN | 20.5K | -0.1% | 0.1% | — |
| 109 |  AlgeriaDZA | 19.8K | +0.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 110 |  Guinea-BissauGNB | 19.5K | -0.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 111 |  CroatiaHRV | 19.5K | +0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 112 |  SlovakiaSVK | 19.3K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 113 |  BangladeshBGD | 18.8K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 114 |  KyrgyzstanKGZ | 13.7K | +1.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 115 |  SwitzerlandSUI | 12.8K | +0.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 116 |  BelizeBLZ | 12.4K | -0.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 117 |  SloveniaSLO | 12.3K | -0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 118 |  AfghanistanAFG | 12.1K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 119 |  TogoTGO | 12K | -0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 120 |  AzerbaijanAZE | 11.7K | +1.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 121 |  FijiFJI | 11.6K | +0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 122 |  EritreaERI | 10.5K | -0.3% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 123 |  NigerNIG | 10.4K | -1.2% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 124 |  North MacedoniaMKD | 10K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 125 |  Saudi ArabiaKSA | 9.8K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 126 |  Timor-LesteTLS | 9.2K | -0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 127 |  New CaledoniaNCL | 8.4K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 128 |  MontenegroMNE | 8.3K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 129 |  IraqIRQ | 8.3K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 130 |  IrelandIRL | 7.9K | +0.5% | 0.0% | — |
| 131 |  AlbaniaALB | 7.9K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 132 |  TunisiaTUN | 7.1K | +0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 133 |  BelgiumBEL | 6.9K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 134 |  DenmarkDEN | 6.3K | +0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 135 |  JamaicaJAM | 6.1K | +0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 136 |  El SalvadorSLV | 5.7K | -0.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 137 |  YemenYEM | 5.5K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 138 |  Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 5.2K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 139 |  BahamasBHS | 5.1K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 140 |  EswatiniSWZ | 5K | +0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 141 |  Puerto RicoPUR | 5K | +0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 142 |  VanuatuVUT | 4.4K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 143 |  TajikistanTJK | 4.3K | +0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 144 |  Moldova, Republic ofMDA | 3.9K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 145 |  Brunei DarussalamBRU | 3.8K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 146 |  NetherlandsNED | 3.7K | +0.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 147 |  HaitiHTI | 3.4K | -0.9% | 0.0% | — |
| 148 |  ArmeniaARM | 3.3K | -0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 149 |  United Arab EmiratesARE | 3.2K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 150 |  MauritaniaMRT | 3K | -1.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 151 |  BurundiBDI | 2.8K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 152 |  RwandaRWA | 2.8K | +0.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 153 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 2.3K | -0.2% | 0.0% | +1 |
| 154 |  GambiaGMB | 2.3K | -2.5% | 0.0% | -1 |
| 155 |  LibyaLBY | 2.2K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 156 |  CyprusCYP | 1.7K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 157 |  SamoaWSM | 1.6K | -0.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 158 |  French PolynesiaPYF | 1.5K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 159 |  LebanonLBN | 1.5K | +0.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 160 |  IsraelISR | 1.4K | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 161 |  JordanJOR | 975 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 162 |  LuxembourgLUX | 887 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 163 |  Micronesia, Federated States ofFSM | 645.1 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 164 |  IcelandISL | 533.1 | +1.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 165 |  Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 500.4 | -1.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 166 |  DominicaDMA | 478.7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 167 |  Cabo VerdeCPV | 466.2 | +0.6% | 0.0% | — |
| 168 |  EgyptEGY | 449.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 169 |  PalauPLW | 416.5 | +0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 170 |  MauritiusMUS | 388.9 | +0.1% | 0.0% | — |
| 171 |  LesothoLSO | 345.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 172 |  SeychellesSYC | 337 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 173 |  ComorosCOM | 316 | -1.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 174 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 285.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 175 |  GuamGUM | 280 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 176 |  Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 243.6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 177 |  Saint LuciaLCA | 207.7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 178 |  Virgin Islands, U.S.VIR | 203.6 | +0.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 179 |  GrenadaGRD | 177 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 180 |  American SamoaASM | 170.4 | -0.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 181 |  AndorraAND | 160 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 182 |  SingaporeSIN | 150.3 | -1.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 183 |  Cayman IslandsCYM | 125.9 | -0.4% | 0.0% | — |
| 184 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNA | 110 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 185 |  Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 105.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 186 |  Palestine, State ofPSE | 101.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 187 |  Marshall IslandsMHL | 94 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 188 |  TongaTON | 89.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 189 |  Antigua and BarbudaATG | 79.3 | -0.8% | 0.0% | — |
| 190 |  LiechtensteinLIE | 67 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 191 |  BarbadosBRB | 63 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 192 |  KuwaitKWT | 62.5 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 193 |  DjiboutiDJI | 60.4 | +1.3% | 0.0% | — |
| 194 |  Virgin Islands, BritishVGB | 36.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 195 |  Isle of ManIMN | 34.6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 196 |  OmanOMN | 23.6 | -2.2% | 0.0% | — |
| 197 |  Saint Martin (French part)MAF | 12.4 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 198 |  KiribatiKIR | 11.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 199 |  BermudaBMU | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 199 |  San MarinoSMR | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 199 |  TuvaluTUV | 10 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 202 |  MaldivesMDV | 8.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 203 |  BahrainBRN | 7.6 | +2.7% | 0.0% | — |
| 204 |  MaltaMLT | 4.6 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 205 |  ArubaABW | 4.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 206 |  Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 3.7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 207 |  GreenlandGRL | 2.2 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 208 |  Faroe IslandsFRO | 0.8 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 209 |  CuraçaoCUW | 0.7 | 0.0% | 0.0% | — |
| 210 |  GibraltarGIB | 0 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 210 |  MonacoMCO | 0 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 210 |  NauruNRU | 0 | — | 0.0% | — |
| 210 |  QatarQAT | 0 | — | 0.0% | — |
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