Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area by country

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.

Countries reporting
221
Highest
11.0%
Bahrain
Lowest
-4.9%
Cambodia
Median
0.0%
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
7,980

What the numbers show

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area is currently reported for 221 countries. The highest value is 11.0% in Bahrain; the lowest is -4.9% in Cambodia.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is -0.1%.

The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2.

Over the past decade 67 countries rose and 108 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 21,479.4%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 1,913.0%).

Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Bahrain 11.0% 2025 volatile
2 Rwanda 2.3% 2025 down 22.9% volatile
3 Kenya 1.6% 2025 up 156.3% volatile
4 Iceland 1.6% 2025 down 7.1% volatile
6 Israel 1.3% 2025 unchanged volatile
7 Cape Verde 1.2% 2025 up 6.4% flat
8 Serbia 1.1% 2025 down 11.4% rising
9 Uzbekistan 1.1% 2025 down 6.4% falling
11 Uruguay 0.9% 2025 down 39.8% volatile
12 Azerbaijan 0.9% 2025 up 2.6% volatile
13 Wallis and Futuna 0.8% 2025 down 6.2% volatile
14 United States Virgin Islands 0.7% 2025 down 4.7% volatile
15 China 0.7% 2025 down 23.0% falling
16 New Zealand 0.7% 2025 up 21,479.4% volatile
17 Pakistan 0.7% 2025 up 176.7% volatile
18 Jamaica 0.6% 2025 down 4.2% volatile
19 Philippines 0.6% 2025 up 14.7% volatile
20 Turkey 0.5% 2025 up 1.5% rising
21 Ghana 0.5% 2025 down 5.1% falling
22 France 0.5% 2025 up 1.4% falling
24 Fiji 0.4% 2025 down 4.1% falling
25 Kazakhstan 0.4% 2025 down 71.1% volatile
26 United Kingdom 0.4% 2025 down 36.8% falling
27 South Africa 0.4% 2025 down 3.8% falling
28 Ukraine 0.4% 2025 up 20.2% volatile
29 Haiti 0.4% 2025 up 143.1% volatile
31 Bulgaria 0.3% 2025 down 36.5% volatile
32 Denmark 0.3% 2025 down 74.8% volatile
33 Czechia 0.3% 2025 up 241.5% volatile
34 Comoros 0.3% 2025 up 118.9% volatile
35 Belarus 0.3% 2025 up 3,537.4% falling
36 Jersey 0.3% 2025 volatile
37 Dominican Republic 0.3% 2025 up 13.8% rising
38 Hungary 0.3% 2025 up 107.8% volatile
39 Nepal 0.3% 2025 up 360.7% falling
40 Mauritania 0.3% 2025 down 2.5% falling
41 Togo 0.2% 2025 up 202.7% volatile
42 Palau 0.2% 2025 up 2.5% falling
43 Latvia 0.2% 2025 up 21.4% falling
44 Djibouti 0.2% 2025 down 4.7% volatile
45 Portugal 0.2% 2025 down 53.6% volatile
46 Spain 0.2% 2025 up 1,497.4% volatile
47 Vietnam 0.2% 2025 down 84.1% volatile
48 Saint Lucia 0.2% 2025 down 75.6% falling
49 North Korea 0.1% 2025 down 1.5% volatile
50 Egypt 0.1% 2025 volatile
51 Switzerland 0.1% 2025 down 35.4% falling
53 Italy 0.1% 2025 up 148.8% volatile
54 Lithuania 0.1% 2025 down 17.9% volatile
55 El Salvador 0.1% 2025 up 986.6% volatile
56 Netherlands 0.1% 2025 up 125.7% volatile
57 India 0.1% 2025 down 68.6% falling
58 Costa Rica 0.1% 2025 down 76.4% volatile
59 United Arab Emirates 0.1% 2025 down 0.4% volatile
60 Russia 0.1% 2025 up 143.5% volatile
61 Slovakia 0.1% 2025 up 139.1% volatile
62 Indonesia 0.1% 2025 up 131.6% volatile
63 Romania 0.1% 2025 down 92.8% volatile
64 Austria 0.1% 2025 down 0.7% falling
65 Tajikistan 0.1% 2025 down 87.4% volatile
66 Lebanon 0.1% 2025 down 2.7% flat
67 Croatia 0.1% 2025 up 225.9% falling
68 Andorra 0.1% 2025 down 71.3% volatile
69 Poland 0.1% 2025 down 66.4% falling
70 Congo 0.1% 2025 up 169.0% volatile
71 Cuba 0.1% 2025 down 96.6% volatile
72 Saudi Arabia 0.1% 2025 volatile
73 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.0% 2025 down 91.0% volatile
74 Sao Tome and Principe 0.0% 2025 up 104.4% volatile
75 Micronesia (country) 0.0% 2025 up 6.6% rising
76 Germany 0.0% 2025 down 2.1% falling
77 Australia 0.0% 2025 down 79.9% volatile
78 Estonia 0.0% 2025 down 96.7% volatile
79 South Sudan 0.0% 2025 down 64.0% volatile
80 Reunion 0.0% 2025 down 96.2% falling
81 Syria 0.0% 2025 down 99.0% volatile
82 Morocco 0.0% 2025 up 127.0% volatile
83 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2025 down 98.4% falling
84 Armenia 0.0% 2025 down 95.8% volatile
85 Aruba 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Afghanistan 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Albania 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 American Samoa 0.0% 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 Burundi 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Belgium 0.0% 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 Bahamas 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Bermuda 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Barbados 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Brunei 0.0% 2025 volatile
85 Botswana 0.0% 2025 volatile
85 Curacao 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Cayman Islands 0.0% 2025 volatile
85 Finland 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Faroe Islands 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Georgia 0.0% 2025 volatile
85 Greece 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Grenada 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Greenland 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Guam 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Isle of Man 0.0% 2025 volatile
85 Iran 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Jordan 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Kiribati 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Saint Kitts and Nevis 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Kuwait 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Lesotho 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Saint Martin (French part) 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Maldives 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Marshall Islands 0.0% 2025 volatile
85 Montenegro 0.0% 2025 volatile
85 Mongolia 0.0% 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 Northern Mariana Islands 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Mauritius 0.0% 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 New Caledonia 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Oman 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Palestine 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 French Polynesia 0.0% 2025 volatile
85 Qatar 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Singapore 0.0% 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 San Marino 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Sweden 0.0% 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Turks and Caicos Islands 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Turkmenistan 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Tonga 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Tuvalu 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% 2025 volatile
85 British Virgin Islands 0.0% 2025 up 100.0% volatile
85 Yemen 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Anguilla 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Cook Islands 0.0% 2025 volatile
85 Montserrat 0.0% 2025 volatile
85 Niue 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Guernsey 0.0% 2025 down 100.0% volatile
85 Saint Barthelemy 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Norfolk Island 0.0% 2025 flat
85 Pitcairn 0.0% 2025 flat
145 Canada -0.0% 2025 down 101.9% volatile
146 Slovenia -0.0% 2025 down 128.1% volatile
147 Namibia -0.0% 2025 down 0.1% volatile
148 Japan -0.0% 2025 up 49.9% volatile
149 Papua New Guinea -0.0% 2025 up 18.3% rising
150 Ethiopia -0.0% 2025 up 93.4% volatile
151 Norway -0.0% 2025 up 25.2% falling
152 United States -0.0% 2025 down 126.3% volatile
153 Chile -0.0% 2025 down 113.7% volatile
154 Gabon -0.0% 2025 up 44.3% volatile
155 Solomon Islands -0.0% 2025 up 0.2% flat
156 Algeria -0.0% 2025 down 0.4% flat
157 Guyana -0.0% 2025 up 34.4% falling
158 French Guiana -0.1% 2025 down 27.3% rising
159 Bangladesh -0.1% 2025 down 0.5% volatile
160 South Korea -0.1% 2025 up 61.9% rising
161 Panama -0.1% 2025 up 52.4% volatile
162 Dominica -0.1% 2025 up 60.4% volatile
163 East Timor -0.1% 2025 up 38.8% rising
164 Cyprus -0.1% 2025 down 550.0% volatile
165 Central African Republic -0.1% 2025 down 34.3% falling
166 Venezuela -0.1% 2025 up 50.2% rising
167 Suriname -0.1% 2025 down 294.2% volatile
168 Western Sahara -0.2% 2025 down 279.2% volatile
169 Moldova -0.2% 2025 down 125.4% volatile
170 Libya -0.2% 2025 down 1.6% falling
171 Senegal -0.2% 2025 down 1.8% falling
172 Trinidad and Tobago -0.2% 2025 down 1.9% falling
173 Mexico -0.2% 2025 down 6.3% rising
174 Guinea-Bissau -0.2% 2025 down 2.0% rising
175 Democratic Republic of Congo -0.2% 2025 up 71.3% rising
176 Zambia -0.2% 2025 up 47.4% volatile
177 Colombia -0.2% 2025 down 46.0% rising
178 Sri Lanka -0.2% 2025 up 57.6% volatile
179 Ecuador -0.2% 2025 up 24.9% rising
180 Vanuatu -0.3% 2025 down 2.6% falling
181 Laos -0.3% 2025 up 37.8% falling
182 Samoa -0.3% 2025 down 3.0% falling
183 North Macedonia -0.3% 2025 down 146.3% volatile
184 Bhutan -0.3% 2025 down 535.4% volatile
185 Malaysia -0.3% 2025 down 159.9% volatile
186 Tunisia -0.3% 2025 down 886.8% volatile
187 Eswatini -0.3% 2025 down 3.5% falling
188 Equatorial Guinea -0.3% 2025 down 2.1% falling
190 Guatemala -0.4% 2025 up 19.1% rising
191 Zimbabwe -0.4% 2025 up 7.7% rising
192 Argentina -0.4% 2025 up 27.3% rising
193 Eritrea -0.4% 2025 down 4.1% falling
194 Bolivia -0.4% 2025 down 53.8% rising
195 Peru -0.4% 2025 down 3.6% rising
196 Nicaragua -0.5% 2025 down 4.7% volatile
197 Niger -0.5% 2025 up 57.1% volatile
198 Belize -0.6% 2025 down 5.7% falling
199 Cameroon -0.6% 2025 down 125.0% falling
200 Liberia -0.6% 2025 up 61.3% volatile
201 Brazil -0.7% 2025 down 80.3% rising
202 Thailand -0.7% 2025 down 1,913.0% volatile
203 Nigeria -0.7% 2025 down 7.4% falling
204 Sudan -0.8% 2025 down 7.9% falling
205 Angola -0.8% 2025 down 8.1% falling
206 Sierra Leone -0.8% 2025 down 8.1% falling
207 Seychelles -0.8% 2025 down 8.2% falling
208 Mozambique -0.8% 2025 down 8.3% falling
209 Antigua and Barbuda -0.8% 2025 down 8.5% falling
210 Honduras -0.9% 2025 down 28.4% falling
211 Iraq -1.0% 2025 up 20.8% volatile
212 Mali -1.0% 2025 down 9.6% falling
213 Myanmar -1.1% 2025 down 10.7% rising
214 Tanzania -1.1% 2025 down 29.0% falling
215 Paraguay -1.1% 2025 up 47.1% rising
216 Uganda -1.2% 2025 up 37.3% rising
217 Benin -1.2% 2025 up 72.4% rising
218 Puerto Rico -1.2% 2025 down 791.8% volatile
219 Madagascar -1.3% 2025 up 12.8% falling
220 Guinea -1.4% 2025 down 13.8% falling
221 Somalia -1.6% 2025 up 38.9% falling
222 Saint Pierre and Miquelon -2.0% 2025 down 10.8% falling
223 Malawi -2.1% 2025 down 20.7% falling
224 Cote d'Ivoire -2.1% 2025 up 13.3% rising
225 Gambia -3.1% 2025 down 46.1% falling
226 Chad -3.5% 2025 down 35.4% volatile
227 Burkina Faso -3.7% 2025 down 37.0% falling
228 Cambodia -4.9% 2025 down 23.8% volatile

About this data

Indicator
Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
228 places, 7,980 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.