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 LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
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

Indicator
Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita
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
227 places, 7,945 data points, 1991–2025
Last refreshed

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