Annual change forest area by country
Countries reporting
198
Highest
1.61 million
China
Lowest
-3.26 million
Brazil
Median
0
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
8,225
What the numbers show
Annual change forest area is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 1.61 million in China; the lowest is -3.26 million in Brazil.
The median across all reporting countries is 0, and the mean is -25,277.
Over the past decade 88 countries rose and 74 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 22,470.4%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 1,871.7%).
Annual change forest area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | China | 1.61 million | 2025 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 2 | Russia | 839,550 | 2025 | up 146.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Turkey | 117,080 | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 4 | France | 89,400 | 2025 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 5 | South Africa | 87,566 | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | India | 86,000 | 2025 | down 67.7% | falling |
| 7 | Indonesia | 81,480 | 2025 | up 131.9% | volatile |
| 8 | New Zealand | 67,548 | 2025 | up 22,470.4% | volatile |
| 9 | Kenya | 64,470 | 2025 | up 165.2% | volatile |
| 10 | Australia | 54,094 | 2025 | down 79.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Philippines | 42,450 | 2025 | up 21.7% | volatile |
| 12 | Uzbekistan | 41,038 | 2025 | up 2.7% | falling |
| 13 | Serbia | 39,680 | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 14 | Ukraine | 38,000 | 2025 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 15 | Ghana | 35,720 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Spain | 30,144 | 2025 | up 1,545.4% | volatile |
| 17 | Belarus | 26,470 | 2025 | up 3,681.4% | falling |
| 18 | Vietnam | 22,572 | 2025 | down 83.3% | falling |
| 19 | Pakistan | 20,786 | 2025 | up 180.7% | volatile |
| 20 | Uruguay | 18,394 | 2025 | down 33.6% | falling |
| 21 | Nepal | 16,580 | 2025 | up 373.2% | falling |
| 22 | Rwanda | 14,560 | 2025 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 23 | Congo | 14,000 | 2025 | up 168.8% | volatile |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 13,900 | 2025 | down 69.3% | volatile |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 12,600 | 2025 | down 34.4% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 12,600 | 2025 | down 34.4% | falling |
| 27 | Italy | 12,490 | 2025 | up 151.6% | volatile |
| 28 | North Korea | 11,356 | 2025 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 29 | Azerbaijan | 10,494 | 2025 | up 15.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Czechia | 9,040 | 2025 | up 250.4% | volatile |
| 31 | Ireland | 7,906 | 2025 | up 15.3% | falling |
| 32 | Dominican Republic | 6,622 | 2025 | up 16.0% | rising |
| 33 | Latvia | 6,566 | 2025 | up 23.9% | falling |
| 34 | Poland | 6,160 | 2025 | down 66.2% | falling |
| 35 | Hungary | 6,074 | 2025 | up 110.5% | volatile |
| 36 | Portugal | 5,648 | 2025 | down 52.9% | volatile |
| 37 | Romania | 5,616 | 2025 | down 92.7% | volatile |
| 38 | Germany | 4,800 | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 39 | Fiji | 4,632 | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 40 | Jamaica | 3,886 | 2025 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 41 | Costa Rica | 3,518 | 2025 | down 76.1% | volatile |
| 42 | Togo | 3,040 | 2025 | up 202.7% | volatile |
| 43 | Lithuania | 2,830 | 2025 | down 16.8% | volatile |
| 44 | Austria | 2,818 | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 45 | Mauritania | 2,630 | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 46 | Cuba | 2,190 | 2025 | down 96.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Israel | 2,000 | 2025 | down 9.1% | volatile |
| 48 | Denmark | 1,970 | 2025 | down 74.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Slovakia | 1,854 | 2025 | up 141.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Switzerland | 1,832 | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 51 | Saudi Arabia | 1,500 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 51 | South Sudan | 1,500 | 2025 | down 63.9% | volatile |
| 53 | Haiti | 1,400 | 2025 | up 144.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Croatia | 1,320 | 2025 | up 230.0% | falling |
| 55 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,040 | 2025 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 56 | Iceland | 964 | 2025 | up 7.3% | falling |
| 57 | El Salvador | 836.01 | 2025 | up 1,000.0% | volatile |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 620 | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 59 | Estonia | 575.98 | 2025 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 60 | Bahrain | 480 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 61 | Netherlands | 450 | 2025 | up 126.0% | volatile |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 336 | 2025 | up 0.6% | volatile |
| 63 | Morocco | 313.96 | 2025 | up 127.1% | volatile |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 300 | 2025 | down 87.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Guadeloupe | 270 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 66 | United States Virgin Islands | 150 | 2025 | up 2.7% | volatile |
| 67 | Comoros | 100 | 2025 | up 118.2% | volatile |
| 68 | Lebanon | 96 | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 69 | Palau | 90 | 2025 | up 4.7% | falling |
| 70 | Wallis and Futuna | 90 | 2025 | up 2.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Liechtenstein | 86 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Martinique | 76 | 2025 | down 62.0% | rising |
| 73 | Kyrgyzstan | 63.99 | 2025 | down 98.4% | falling |
| 74 | Saint Lucia | 50 | 2025 | down 75.0% | falling |
| 75 | Syria | 31.99 | 2025 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 76 | Micronesia (country) | 30 | 2025 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 77 | Sao Tome and Principe | 26 | 2025 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 78 | Armenia | 16 | 2025 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 79 | Reunion | 16 | 2025 | down 96.1% | falling |
| 80 | Andorra | 12 | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 81 | Djibouti | 10 | 2025 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Egypt | 6 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Malta | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 83 | Jersey | 2 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Albania | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | American Samoa | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Burundi | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Belgium | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Brunei | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Botswana | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Finland | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Greece | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Guam | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Isle of Man | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Marshall Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Montenegro | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Mongolia | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Mauritius | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | New Caledonia | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Palestine | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | French Polynesia | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Singapore | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Sweden | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Cook Islands | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Montserrat | 0 | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Niue | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Guernsey | 0 | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 152 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -22 | 2025 | up 8.3% | flat |
| 153 | Mayotte | -34 | 2025 | up 52.8% | volatile |
| 154 | Dominica | -44 | 2025 | up 60.7% | volatile |
| 155 | Slovenia | -55.98 | 2025 | down 128.0% | volatile |
| 156 | Antigua and Barbuda | -66 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Cyprus | -168 | 2025 | down 546.2% | volatile |
| 158 | Seychelles | -218 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Libya | -334 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Trinidad and Tobago | -424 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 161 | Samoa | -480 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Moldova | -580 | 2025 | down 124.4% | volatile |
| 163 | Namibia | -644.04 | 2025 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Algeria | -674 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Solomon Islands | -734.03 | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 166 | Western Sahara | -798.01 | 2025 | down 275.8% | volatile |
| 167 | East Timor | -848 | 2025 | up 39.4% | rising |
| 168 | Bangladesh | -987.99 | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 169 | Eswatini | -1,500 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Japan | -2,200 | 2025 | up 50.0% | volatile |
| 171 | Tunisia | -2,302 | 2025 | down 867.3% | volatile |
| 172 | Vanuatu | -2,384 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Norway | -2,434 | 2025 | up 25.4% | falling |
| 174 | Panama | -3,014 | 2025 | up 52.7% | volatile |
| 175 | North Macedonia | -3,244 | 2025 | down 147.7% | volatile |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | -3,750 | 2025 | up 18.6% | rising |
| 177 | South Korea | -3,774 | 2025 | up 62.3% | rising |
| 178 | Ethiopia | -3,920 | 2025 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 179 | French Guiana | -4,180 | 2025 | down 26.7% | rising |
| 180 | Guinea-Bissau | -4,238 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 181 | Chile | -4,884 | 2025 | down 113.7% | volatile |
| 182 | Niger | -4,920 | 2025 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 183 | Sri Lanka | -4,944 | 2025 | up 57.2% | volatile |
| 184 | Puerto Rico | -5,210 | 2025 | down 696.6% | volatile |
| 185 | Eritrea | -5,980 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Gambia | -6,534 | 2025 | down 12.9% | falling |
| 187 | Iraq | -6,604 | 2025 | up 27.7% | volatile |
| 188 | Gabon | -6,732 | 2025 | up 44.5% | volatile |
| 189 | Belize | -7,532 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 190 | Guyana | -7,630 | 2025 | up 34.7% | falling |
| 191 | Equatorial Guinea | -8,360 | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 192 | Bhutan | -8,484 | 2025 | down 528.9% | volatile |
| 193 | Canada | -9,819 | 2025 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 194 | Guatemala | -13,190 | 2025 | up 22.1% | volatile |
| 195 | Senegal | -15,540 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 196 | Suriname | -18,252 | 2025 | down 289.8% | volatile |
| 197 | Sierra Leone | -19,726 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 198 | Nicaragua | -22,126 | 2025 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 199 | Uganda | -28,098 | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 200 | Ecuador | -30,154 | 2025 | up 27.9% | rising |
| 201 | Laos | -35,334 | 2025 | up 39.3% | falling |
| 202 | Benin | -37,382 | 2025 | up 75.3% | rising |
| 203 | Liberia | -40,580 | 2025 | up 65.2% | volatile |
| 204 | Malawi | -42,000 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Central African Republic | -46,523 | 2025 | down 33.0% | falling |
| 206 | Venezuela | -49,292 | 2025 | up 51.0% | rising |
| 207 | Honduras | -50,220 | 2025 | down 15.3% | falling |
| 208 | Zimbabwe | -53,000 | 2025 | up 11.2% | rising |
| 209 | Malaysia | -60,000 | 2025 | down 158.1% | volatile |
| 210 | Guinea | -66,998 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 211 | United States | -72,000 | 2025 | down 126.2% | volatile |
| 212 | Somalia | -75,950 | 2025 | up 50.6% | falling |
| 213 | Cote d'Ivoire | -80,822 | 2025 | up 26.4% | rising |
| 214 | Zambia | -97,156 | 2025 | up 48.4% | volatile |
| 215 | Mali | -100,546 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 216 | Cameroon | -116,956 | 2025 | down 108.8% | falling |
| 217 | Burkina Faso | -119,860 | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 218 | Madagascar | -124,278 | 2025 | up 22.4% | falling |
| 219 | Nigeria | -126,882 | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 220 | Mexico | -127,766 | 2025 | down 4.3% | rising |
| 221 | Chad | -127,914 | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 222 | Colombia | -133,284 | 2025 | down 42.4% | rising |
| 223 | Thailand | -138,016 | 2025 | down 1,871.7% | volatile |
| 224 | Paraguay | -163,710 | 2025 | up 53.8% | rising |
| 225 | Sudan | -174,140 | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Argentina | -179,518 | 2025 | up 30.1% | rising |
| 227 | Bolivia | -239,760 | 2025 | down 47.5% | rising |
| 228 | Mozambique | -267,028 | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 229 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -282,894 | 2025 | up 71.8% | rising |
| 230 | Myanmar | -289,712 | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 231 | Peru | -299,339 | 2025 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 232 | Cambodia | -308,734 | 2025 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 233 | Tanzania | -469,000 | 2025 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 234 | Angola | -510,030 | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 235 | Brazil | -3.26 million | 2025 | down 70.0% | rising |