Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita by country
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.
Countries reporting
220
Highest
2.3%
Rwanda
Lowest
-4.9%
Cambodia
Median
0.0%
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
7,945
What the numbers show
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 2.3% in Rwanda; the lowest is -4.9% in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is -0.1%.
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 vs. GDP per capita: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rwanda | 2.3% | 2025 | down 22.9% | volatile |
| 2 | Kenya | 1.6% | 2025 | up 156.3% | volatile |
| 3 | Iceland | 1.6% | 2025 | down 7.1% | volatile |
| 5 | Israel | 1.3% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 6 | Cape Verde | 1.2% | 2025 | up 6.4% | flat |
| 7 | Serbia | 1.1% | 2025 | down 11.4% | rising |
| 8 | Uzbekistan | 1.1% | 2025 | down 6.4% | falling |
| 10 | Uruguay | 0.9% | 2025 | down 39.8% | volatile |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% | 2025 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 12 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.8% | 2025 | down 6.2% | volatile |
| 13 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.7% | 2025 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 14 | China | 0.7% | 2025 | down 23.0% | falling |
| 15 | New Zealand | 0.7% | 2025 | up 21,479.4% | volatile |
| 16 | Pakistan | 0.7% | 2025 | up 176.7% | volatile |
| 17 | Jamaica | 0.6% | 2025 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 18 | Philippines | 0.6% | 2025 | up 14.7% | volatile |
| 19 | Turkey | 0.5% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 20 | Ghana | 0.5% | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 21 | France | 0.5% | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 23 | Fiji | 0.4% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 24 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% | 2025 | down 71.1% | volatile |
| 25 | United Kingdom | 0.4% | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 26 | South Africa | 0.4% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 27 | Ukraine | 0.4% | 2025 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 28 | Haiti | 0.4% | 2025 | up 143.1% | volatile |
| 30 | Bulgaria | 0.3% | 2025 | down 36.5% | volatile |
| 31 | Denmark | 0.3% | 2025 | down 74.8% | volatile |
| 32 | Czechia | 0.3% | 2025 | up 241.5% | volatile |
| 33 | Comoros | 0.3% | 2025 | up 118.9% | volatile |
| 34 | Belarus | 0.3% | 2025 | up 3,537.4% | falling |
| 35 | Jersey | 0.3% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 36 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 37 | Hungary | 0.3% | 2025 | up 107.8% | volatile |
| 38 | Nepal | 0.3% | 2025 | up 360.7% | falling |
| 39 | Mauritania | 0.3% | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 40 | Togo | 0.2% | 2025 | up 202.7% | volatile |
| 41 | Palau | 0.2% | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 42 | Latvia | 0.2% | 2025 | up 21.4% | falling |
| 43 | Djibouti | 0.2% | 2025 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 44 | Portugal | 0.2% | 2025 | down 53.6% | volatile |
| 45 | Spain | 0.2% | 2025 | up 1,497.4% | volatile |
| 46 | Vietnam | 0.2% | 2025 | down 84.1% | volatile |
| 47 | Saint Lucia | 0.2% | 2025 | down 75.6% | falling |
| 48 | North Korea | 0.1% | 2025 | down 1.5% | volatile |
| 49 | Egypt | 0.1% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 50 | Switzerland | 0.1% | 2025 | down 35.4% | falling |
| 52 | Italy | 0.1% | 2025 | up 148.8% | volatile |
| 53 | Lithuania | 0.1% | 2025 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 54 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2025 | up 986.6% | volatile |
| 55 | Netherlands | 0.1% | 2025 | up 125.7% | volatile |
| 56 | India | 0.1% | 2025 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 0.1% | 2025 | down 76.4% | volatile |
| 58 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 59 | Russia | 0.1% | 2025 | up 143.5% | volatile |
| 60 | Slovakia | 0.1% | 2025 | up 139.1% | volatile |
| 61 | Indonesia | 0.1% | 2025 | up 131.6% | volatile |
| 62 | Romania | 0.1% | 2025 | down 92.8% | volatile |
| 63 | Austria | 0.1% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 64 | Tajikistan | 0.1% | 2025 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 65 | Lebanon | 0.1% | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 66 | Croatia | 0.1% | 2025 | up 225.9% | falling |
| 67 | Andorra | 0.1% | 2025 | down 71.3% | volatile |
| 68 | Poland | 0.1% | 2025 | down 66.4% | falling |
| 69 | Congo | 0.1% | 2025 | up 169.0% | volatile |
| 70 | Cuba | 0.1% | 2025 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 71 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% | 2025 | down 91.0% | volatile |
| 73 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% | 2025 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 74 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0% | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 75 | Germany | 0.0% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 76 | Australia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 79.9% | volatile |
| 77 | Estonia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 78 | South Sudan | 0.0% | 2025 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Reunion | 0.0% | 2025 | down 96.2% | falling |
| 80 | Syria | 0.0% | 2025 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 81 | Morocco | 0.0% | 2025 | up 127.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% | 2025 | down 98.4% | falling |
| 83 | Armenia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Aruba | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Afghanistan | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Albania | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | American Samoa | 0.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Burundi | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Belgium | 0.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Bahamas | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Bermuda | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Barbados | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Brunei | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Botswana | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Curacao | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Finland | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Georgia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Greece | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Grenada | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Guam | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Isle of Man | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Iran | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Jordan | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Kiribati | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Kuwait | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Lesotho | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Montenegro | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Mongolia | 0.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Mauritius | 0.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | New Caledonia | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Oman | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Palestine | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Singapore | 0.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | San Marino | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Sweden | 0.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Tonga | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Tuvalu | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0% | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Yemen | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Anguilla | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Cook Islands | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Montserrat | 0.0% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 84 | Niue | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Guernsey | 0.0% | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 84 | Saint Barthelemy | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Norfolk Island | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 84 | Pitcairn | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 144 | Canada | -0.0% | 2025 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 145 | Slovenia | -0.0% | 2025 | down 128.1% | volatile |
| 146 | Namibia | -0.0% | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Japan | -0.0% | 2025 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | -0.0% | 2025 | up 18.3% | rising |
| 149 | Ethiopia | -0.0% | 2025 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 150 | Norway | -0.0% | 2025 | up 25.2% | falling |
| 151 | United States | -0.0% | 2025 | down 126.3% | volatile |
| 152 | Chile | -0.0% | 2025 | down 113.7% | volatile |
| 153 | Gabon | -0.0% | 2025 | up 44.3% | volatile |
| 154 | Solomon Islands | -0.0% | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 155 | Algeria | -0.0% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 156 | Guyana | -0.0% | 2025 | up 34.4% | falling |
| 157 | French Guiana | -0.1% | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 158 | Bangladesh | -0.1% | 2025 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 159 | South Korea | -0.1% | 2025 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 160 | Panama | -0.1% | 2025 | up 52.4% | volatile |
| 161 | Dominica | -0.1% | 2025 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 162 | East Timor | -0.1% | 2025 | up 38.8% | rising |
| 163 | Cyprus | -0.1% | 2025 | down 550.0% | volatile |
| 164 | Central African Republic | -0.1% | 2025 | down 34.3% | falling |
| 165 | Venezuela | -0.1% | 2025 | up 50.2% | rising |
| 166 | Suriname | -0.1% | 2025 | down 294.2% | volatile |
| 167 | Western Sahara | -0.2% | 2025 | down 279.2% | volatile |
| 168 | Moldova | -0.2% | 2025 | down 125.4% | volatile |
| 169 | Libya | -0.2% | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 170 | Senegal | -0.2% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 171 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.2% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 172 | Mexico | -0.2% | 2025 | down 6.3% | rising |
| 173 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.2% | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 174 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.2% | 2025 | up 71.3% | rising |
| 175 | Zambia | -0.2% | 2025 | up 47.4% | volatile |
| 176 | Colombia | -0.2% | 2025 | down 46.0% | rising |
| 177 | Sri Lanka | -0.2% | 2025 | up 57.6% | volatile |
| 178 | Ecuador | -0.2% | 2025 | up 24.9% | rising |
| 179 | Vanuatu | -0.3% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 180 | Laos | -0.3% | 2025 | up 37.8% | falling |
| 181 | Samoa | -0.3% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 182 | North Macedonia | -0.3% | 2025 | down 146.3% | volatile |
| 183 | Bhutan | -0.3% | 2025 | down 535.4% | volatile |
| 184 | Malaysia | -0.3% | 2025 | down 159.9% | volatile |
| 185 | Tunisia | -0.3% | 2025 | down 886.8% | volatile |
| 186 | Eswatini | -0.3% | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 187 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.3% | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 189 | Guatemala | -0.4% | 2025 | up 19.1% | rising |
| 190 | Zimbabwe | -0.4% | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 191 | Argentina | -0.4% | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 192 | Eritrea | -0.4% | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 193 | Bolivia | -0.4% | 2025 | down 53.8% | rising |
| 194 | Peru | -0.4% | 2025 | down 3.6% | rising |
| 195 | Nicaragua | -0.5% | 2025 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 196 | Niger | -0.5% | 2025 | up 57.1% | volatile |
| 197 | Belize | -0.6% | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 198 | Cameroon | -0.6% | 2025 | down 125.0% | falling |
| 199 | Liberia | -0.6% | 2025 | up 61.3% | volatile |
| 200 | Brazil | -0.7% | 2025 | down 80.3% | rising |
| 201 | Thailand | -0.7% | 2025 | down 1,913.0% | volatile |
| 202 | Nigeria | -0.7% | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 203 | Sudan | -0.8% | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 204 | Angola | -0.8% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 205 | Sierra Leone | -0.8% | 2025 | down 8.1% | falling |
| 206 | Seychelles | -0.8% | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 207 | Mozambique | -0.8% | 2025 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 208 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.8% | 2025 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 209 | Honduras | -0.9% | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 210 | Iraq | -1.0% | 2025 | up 20.8% | volatile |
| 211 | Mali | -1.0% | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 212 | Myanmar | -1.1% | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 213 | Tanzania | -1.1% | 2025 | down 29.0% | falling |
| 214 | Paraguay | -1.1% | 2025 | up 47.1% | rising |
| 215 | Uganda | -1.2% | 2025 | up 37.3% | rising |
| 216 | Benin | -1.2% | 2025 | up 72.4% | rising |
| 217 | Puerto Rico | -1.2% | 2025 | down 791.8% | volatile |
| 218 | Madagascar | -1.3% | 2025 | up 12.8% | falling |
| 219 | Guinea | -1.4% | 2025 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 220 | Somalia | -1.6% | 2025 | up 38.9% | falling |
| 221 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -2.0% | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 222 | Malawi | -2.1% | 2025 | down 20.7% | falling |
| 223 | Cote d'Ivoire | -2.1% | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 224 | Gambia | -3.1% | 2025 | down 46.1% | falling |
| 225 | Chad | -3.5% | 2025 | down 35.4% | volatile |
| 226 | Burkina Faso | -3.7% | 2025 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 227 | Cambodia | -4.9% | 2025 | down 23.8% | volatile |
About this data
Annual net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation.