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Forest area

The absolute area of forest in square kilometers.

Unit: km² Period: 1990–2023 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 188,551 km² Countries: 214

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2023.

Forest area, 2021–2023

Top-20 · km²

Forest area, 2021–202302.5M5M7.5M10MRussiaRussia: 8,153,120 km²8.15MBrazilBrazil: 4,929,788 km²4.93MCanadaCanada: 3,468,171 km²3.47MUnited StatesUnited States: 3,097,950 km²3.1MChinaChina: 2,256,169 km²2.26MAustraliaAustralia: 1,340,051 km²1.34MDemocratic Republic of …Democratic Republic of the Congo: 1,228,511 km²1.23MIndonesiaIndonesia: 903,166 km²903,166IndiaIndia: 729,592 km²729,592PeruPeru: 718,119 km²718,119MexicoMexico: 653,088 km²653,088AngolaAngola: 649,422 km²649,422ColombiaColombia: 585,441 km²585,441BoliviaBolivia: 502,063 km²502,063VenezuelaVenezuela: 460,729 km²460,729TanzaniaTanzania: 443,380 km²443,380ZambiaZambia: 442,494 km²442,494MozambiqueMozambique: 360,265 km²360,265Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 357,552 km²357,552ArgentinaArgentina: 282,462 km²282,462
Forest area — 2021–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 RU Russia 8.15M 2023 1
2 BR Brazil 4.93M 2023 2
3 CA Canada 3.47M 2023 3
4 US United States 3.1M 2023 4
5 CN China 2.26M 2023 5
6 AU Australia 1.34M 2023 6
7 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 1.23M 2023 7
8 ID Indonesia 903,166 2023 8
9 IN India 729,592 2023 9
10 PE Peru 718,119 2023 10
11 MX Mexico 653,088 2023 11
12 AO Angola 649,422 2023 12
13 CO Colombia 585,441 2023 13
14 BO Bolivia 502,063 2023 14
15 VE Venezuela 460,729 2023 15
16 TZ Tanzania 443,380 2023 16
17 ZM Zambia 442,494 2023 17
18 MZ Mozambique 360,265 2023 18
19 PG Papua New Guinea 357,552 2023 19
20 AR Argentina 282,462 2023 20
21 SE Sweden 279,800 2023 21
22 MM Myanmar 276,748 2023 22
23 JP Japan 249,350 2023 23
24 GA Gabon 234,950 2023 24
25 TR Türkiye 226,884 2023 25
26 FI Finland 224,090 2023 26
27 CF Central African Republic 222,130 2023 27
28 CG Republic of the Congo 219,010 2023 28
29 NG Nigeria 211,371 2023 29
30 CM Cameroon 201,725 2023 30
31 TH Thailand 197,650 2023 31
32 MY Malaysia 189,636 2023 32
33 ES Spain 185,850 2023 33
34 CL Chile 185,794 2023 34
35 GY Guyana 183,877 2023 35
36 SD Sudan 178,431 2023 36
37 FR France 175,032 2023 37
38 ZW Zimbabwe 173,064 2023 38
39 ZA South Africa 169,409 2023 39
40 ET Ethiopia 168,495 2023 40
41 LA Laos 164,920 2023 41
42 PY Paraguay 152,643 2023 42
43 SR Suriname 151,596 2023 43
44 BW Botswana 148,998 2023 44
45 VN Vietnam 148,708 2023 45
46 MN Mongolia 141,695 2023 46
47 ML Mali 132,960 2023 47
48 MG Madagascar 123,902 2023 48
49 EC Ecuador 123,050 2023 49
50 NO Norway 122,034 2023 50
51 DE Germany 114,190 2023 51
52 IR Iran 107,884 2023 52
53 NZ New Zealand 99,503 2023 53
54 IT Italy 97,276 2023 54
55 UA Ukraine 97,080 2023 55
56 PL Poland 95,190 2023 56
57 BY Belarus 88,111 2023 57
58 GH Ghana 80,074 2023 58
59 SN Senegal 79,482 2023 59
60 KH Cambodia 76,013 2023 60
61 LR Liberia 75,267 2023 61
62 PH Philippines 72,933 2023 62
63 SS South Sudan 71,570 2023 63
64 RO Romania 69,291 2023 64
65 NA Namibia 64,259 2023 65
66 HN Honduras 62,964 2023 66
67 KR South Korea 62,570 2023 67
68 GN Guinea 60,690 2023 68
69 BF Burkina Faso 60,664 2023 69
70 KP North Korea 59,664 2023 70
71 NP Nepal 59,620 2023 71
72 MA Morocco 57,738 2023 72
73 SO Somalia 57,498 2023 73
74 PA Panama 41,796 2023 74
75 TM Turkmenistan 41,270 2023 75
76 TD Chad 39,804 2023 76
77 BG Bulgaria 39,320 2023 77
78 GR Greece 39,018 2023 78
79 AT Austria 38,983 2023 79
80 UZ Uzbekistan 37,672 2023 80
81 KE Kenya 36,111 2023 81
82 PK Pakistan 36,019 2023 82
83 KZ Kazakhstan 35,424 2023 83
84 GT Guatemala 34,930 2023 84
85 LV Latvia 34,224 2023 85
86 PT Portugal 33,120 2023 86
87 CU Cuba 32,420 2023 87
88 GB United Kingdom 32,154 2023 88
89 NI Nicaragua 31,075 2023 89
90 CR Costa Rica 30,840 2023 90
91 BJ Benin 29,852 2023 91
92 GE Georgia 28,224 2023 92
93 BT Bhutan 27,310 2023 93
94 RS Serbia 27,236 2023 94
95 CZ Czechia 26,825 2023 95
96 SB Solomon Islands 25,208 2023 96
97 CI Côte d'Ivoire 24,981 2023 97
98 SL Sierra Leone 24,757 2023 98
99 EE Estonia 24,384 2023 99
100 GQ Equatorial Guinea 24,233 2023 100
101 UG Uganda 22,141 2023 101
102 LT Lithuania 22,054 2023 102
103 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 21,879 2023 103
104 DO Dominican Republic 21,684 2023 104
105 MW Malawi 21,157 2023 105
106 LK Sri Lanka 21,035 2023 106
107 UY Uruguay 20,940 2023 107
108 HU Hungary 20,486 2023 108
109 DZ Algeria 19,776 2023 109
110 GW Guinea-Bissau 19,547 2023 110
111 HR Croatia 19,466 2023 111
112 SK Slovakia 19,259 2023 112
113 BD Bangladesh 18,834 2023 113
114 KG Kyrgyzstan 13,701 2023 114
115 CH Switzerland 12,794 2023 115
116 BZ Belize 12,436 2023 116
117 SI Slovenia 12,317 2023 117
118 AF Afghanistan 12,084 2023 118
119 TG Togo 12,004 2023 119
120 AZ Azerbaijan 11,664 2023 120
121 FJ Fiji 11,601 2023 121
122 ER Eritrea 10,458 2023 122
123 NE Niger 10,424 2023 123
124 MK North Macedonia 10,015 2023 124
125 SA Saudi Arabia 9,770 2023 125
126 TL Timor-Leste 9,169 2023 126
127 NC New Caledonia 8,377 2023 127
128 ME Montenegro 8,270 2023 128
129 IQ Iraq 8,250 2023 129
130 IE Ireland 7,940 2023 130
131 AL Albania 7,889 2023 131
132 TN Tunisia 7,073 2023 132
133 BE Belgium 6,893 2023 133
134 DK Denmark 6,313 2023 134
135 JM Jamaica 6,085 2023 135
136 SV El Salvador 5,704 2023 136
137 YE Yemen 5,490 2023 137
138 SY Syria 5,221 2023 138
139 BS Bahamas 5,099 2023 139
140 SZ Eswatini 5,012 2023 140
141 PR Puerto Rico 4,978 2023 141
142 VU Vanuatu 4,423 2023 142
143 TJ Tajikistan 4,268 2023 143
144 MD Moldova 3,865 2023 144
145 BN Brunei Darussalam 3,800 2023 145
146 NL Netherlands 3,723 2023 146
147 HT Haiti 3,380 2023 147
148 AM Armenia 3,276 2023 148
149 AE United Arab Emirates 3,173 2023 149
150 MR Mauritania 2,964 2023 150
151 BI Burundi 2,796 2023 151
152 RW Rwanda 2,790 2023 152
153 TT Trinidad and Tobago 2,269 2023 153
154 GM Gambia 2,255 2023 154
155 LY Libya 2,170 2023 155
156 CY Cyprus 1,725 2023 156
157 WS Samoa 1,602 2023 157
158 PF French Polynesia 1,495 2023 158
159 LB Lebanon 1,451 2023 159
160 IL Israel 1,400 2023 160
161 JO Jordan 975 2023 161
162 LU Luxembourg 887 2023 162
163 FM Micronesia 645 2023 163
164 IS Iceland 533 2023 164
165 ST Sao Tome and Principe 500 2023 165
166 DM Dominica 479 2023 166
167 CV Cabo Verde 466 2023 167
168 EG Egypt 450 2023 168
169 PW Palau 417 2023 169
170 MU Mauritius 389 2023 170
171 LS Lesotho 345 2023 171
172 SC Seychelles 337 2023 172
173 KM Comoros 316 2023 173
174 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 285 2023 174
175 GU Guam 280 2023 175
176 MP Northern Mariana Islands 244 2023 176
177 LC Saint Lucia 208 2023 177
178 VI United States Virgin Islands 204 2023 178
179 GD Grenada 177 2023 179
180 AS American Samoa 170 2023 180
181 AD Andorra 160 2023 181
182 SG Singapore 150 2023 182
183 KY Cayman Islands 126 2023 183
184 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 110 2023 184
185 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 105 2023 185
186 PS Palestine 101 2023 186
187 MH Marshall Islands 94 2023 187
188 TO Tonga 90 2023 188
189 AG Antigua and Barbuda 79 2023 189
190 LI Liechtenstein 67 2023 190
191 BB Barbados 63 2023 191
192 KW Kuwait 63 2023 192
193 DJ Djibouti 60 2023 193
194 VG British Virgin Islands 36 2023 194
195 IM Isle of Man 35 2023 195
196 OM Oman 24 2023 196
197 MF Saint Martin 12 2023 197
198 KI Kiribati 12 2023 198
199 JE Channel Islands 10 2021 199
200 BM Bermuda 10 2023 200
201 SM San Marino 10 2023 200
202 TV Tuvalu 10 2023 200
203 MV Maldives 8 2023 203
204 BH Bahrain 8 2023 204
205 MT Malta 5 2023 205
206 AW Aruba 4 2023 206
207 SX Sint Maarten 4 2023 207
208 GL Greenland 2 2023 208
209 FO Faroe Islands 1 2023 209
210 CW Curaçao 1 2023 210
211 GI Gibraltar 0 2023 211
212 MC Monaco 0 2023 211
213 NR Nauru 0 2023 211
214 QA Qatar 0 2023 211
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Maximum 8.15M km²
Median 20,713 km²
Minimum 0 km²
World 40.35M km²

About the indicator

Land under natural and planted forest in square kilometers, as defined by the FAO. It shows where the world's forest resources are concentrated in absolute terms: a handful of countries hold more than half of the planet's forest, while the ranking by forest cover is led by entirely different countries.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
km²
Observation period
1990–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
FAOSTAT

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