Forest area, annual growth rate by country
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Countries reporting
198
Highest
12.34 % change on previous year
Bahrain
Lowest
-4.65 % change on previous year
Cambodia
Median
0 % change on previous year
Years covered
35
1991–2025
Data points
7,980
What the numbers show
Forest area, annual growth rate is currently reported for 198 countries. The highest value is 12.34 % change on previous year in Bahrain; the lowest is -4.65 % change on previous year in Cambodia.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 % change on previous year, and the mean is -0.0488 % change on previous year.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 3.
Over the past decade 69 countries rose and 110 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 21,745.8%), and the largest decrease in Thailand (down 1,899.5%).
Forest area, annual growth rate: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bahrain | 12.34 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 2 | Rwanda | 2.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.5% | volatile |
| 3 | Kenya | 1.67 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 159.0% | volatile |
| 4 | Iceland | 1.59 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.2% | volatile |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 1.46 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Israel | 1.35 % change on previous year | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 7 | Cape Verde | 1.23 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.5% | flat |
| 8 | Serbia | 1.15 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 11.5% | rising |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 1.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 10 | Ireland | 0.9584 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 4.5% | volatile |
| 11 | Uruguay | 0.9169 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 40.2% | volatile |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 0.8719 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.6% | volatile |
| 13 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.8388 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.3% | volatile |
| 14 | United States Virgin Islands | 0.7314 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.8% | volatile |
| 15 | China | 0.7143 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 23.2% | falling |
| 16 | New Zealand | 0.6595 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 21,745.8% | volatile |
| 17 | Pakistan | 0.6555 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 177.9% | volatile |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0.6345 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.2% | volatile |
| 19 | Philippines | 0.5739 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 14.8% | volatile |
| 20 | Turkey | 0.5161 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 21 | Ghana | 0.5088 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 22 | France | 0.5049 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 23 | Malta | 0.4274 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 24 | Fiji | 0.409 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 0.3964 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 0.3859 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 37.0% | falling |
| 27 | South Africa | 0.3839 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 28 | Ukraine | 0.378 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Haiti | 0.3777 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 143.6% | volatile |
| 30 | Guadeloupe | 0.3584 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.6% | volatile |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 0.3193 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 36.6% | volatile |
| 32 | Denmark | 0.3075 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.0% | volatile |
| 33 | Czechia | 0.3055 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 242.2% | volatile |
| 34 | Comoros | 0.3006 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 119.3% | volatile |
| 35 | Belarus | 0.2958 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 3,547.8% | falling |
| 36 | Jersey | 0.295 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 0.2941 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 38 | Hungary | 0.2916 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 107.7% | volatile |
| 39 | Nepal | 0.2653 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 362.1% | falling |
| 40 | Mauritania | 0.2587 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 41 | Togo | 0.2489 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 203.2% | volatile |
| 42 | Palau | 0.2154 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 2.5% | falling |
| 43 | Latvia | 0.1899 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 21.6% | falling |
| 44 | Djibouti | 0.1689 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 45 | Portugal | 0.1683 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.7% | volatile |
| 46 | Spain | 0.1581 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1,445.5% | volatile |
| 47 | Vietnam | 0.153 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 84.2% | volatile |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 0.1525 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 75.7% | falling |
| 49 | North Korea | 0.1472 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.4% | volatile |
| 50 | Egypt | 0.1462 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 51 | Switzerland | 0.1446 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.6% | falling |
| 52 | Martinique | 0.1445 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 63.1% | rising |
| 53 | Italy | 0.1327 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 149.0% | volatile |
| 54 | Lithuania | 0.1279 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 17.9% | volatile |
| 55 | El Salvador | 0.1222 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 987.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Netherlands | 0.122 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 125.8% | volatile |
| 57 | India | 0.1184 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 68.6% | falling |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0.1179 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1036 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.4% | volatile |
| 60 | Russia | 0.101 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 143.7% | volatile |
| 61 | Slovakia | 0.0954 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 138.1% | volatile |
| 62 | Indonesia | 0.085 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 131.7% | volatile |
| 63 | Romania | 0.0808 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 92.9% | volatile |
| 64 | Austria | 0.0723 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 0.0707 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 87.4% | volatile |
| 66 | Lebanon | 0.068 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 67 | Croatia | 0.0679 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 226.1% | falling |
| 68 | Andorra | 0.0659 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 71.4% | volatile |
| 69 | Poland | 0.0649 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 66.5% | falling |
| 70 | Congo | 0.0641 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 169.3% | volatile |
| 71 | Cuba | 0.0605 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.6% | volatile |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0541 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0481 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 91.1% | volatile |
| 74 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0471 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 104.4% | volatile |
| 75 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0465 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 76 | Germany | 0.0418 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 77 | Australia | 0.0404 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 80.0% | volatile |
| 78 | Estonia | 0.0237 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.7% | volatile |
| 79 | South Sudan | 0.021 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 64.0% | volatile |
| 80 | Reunion | 0.0207 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 96.2% | falling |
| 81 | Syria | 0.0061 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 99.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Morocco | 0.0054 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 126.7% | volatile |
| 83 | Armenia | 0.0048 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 95.8% | volatile |
| 84 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0048 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 98.5% | volatile |
| 85 | Albania | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | American Samoa | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Burundi | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Belgium | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Brunei | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Botswana | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Cayman Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Finland | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Georgia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Greece | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Guam | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Isle of Man | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Kuwait | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Luxembourg | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Marshall Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Montenegro | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Mongolia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Mauritius | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | New Caledonia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Palestine | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | French Polynesia | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Singapore | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Sweden | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | British Virgin Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Cook Islands | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Montserrat | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 85 | Niue | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 85 | Guernsey | 0 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 145 | Canada | -0.0027 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 101.9% | volatile |
| 146 | Slovenia | -0.0048 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 130.1% | volatile |
| 147 | Namibia | -0.008 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.1% | volatile |
| 148 | Japan | -0.0088 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 49.9% | volatile |
| 149 | Papua New Guinea | -0.0109 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 19.3% | rising |
| 150 | Ethiopia | -0.0146 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 93.4% | volatile |
| 151 | Norway | -0.0206 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 21.7% | falling |
| 152 | United States | -0.0233 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 126.3% | volatile |
| 153 | Chile | -0.027 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 113.7% | volatile |
| 154 | Gabon | -0.0284 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 44.9% | volatile |
| 155 | Solomon Islands | -0.029 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 156 | Algeria | -0.0396 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 157 | Guyana | -0.0413 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 34.2% | falling |
| 158 | French Guiana | -0.0523 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 27.3% | rising |
| 159 | Bangladesh | -0.0528 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 0.5% | volatile |
| 160 | South Korea | -0.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 61.9% | rising |
| 161 | Panama | -0.0652 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 52.5% | volatile |
| 162 | Dominica | -0.0767 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.4% | volatile |
| 163 | East Timor | -0.0806 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 38.6% | rising |
| 164 | Cyprus | -0.0977 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 549.4% | volatile |
| 165 | Central African Republic | -0.103 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 166 | Venezuela | -0.1046 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 50.1% | rising |
| 167 | Suriname | -0.1246 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 293.4% | volatile |
| 168 | Western Sahara | -0.1506 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 278.8% | volatile |
| 169 | Moldova | -0.1564 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 125.2% | volatile |
| 170 | Libya | -0.1624 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 171 | Senegal | -0.1793 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 172 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.1872 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 173 | Mexico | -0.1925 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 6.4% | rising |
| 174 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.2015 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.0% | rising |
| 175 | Democratic Republic of Congo | -0.2029 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.1% | rising |
| 176 | Zambia | -0.2159 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 47.3% | volatile |
| 177 | Colombia | -0.2235 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 45.8% | rising |
| 178 | Sri Lanka | -0.2324 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 57.5% | volatile |
| 179 | Ecuador | -0.2447 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 24.7% | rising |
| 180 | Vanuatu | -0.262 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 181 | Laos | -0.2708 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 37.5% | falling |
| 182 | Samoa | -0.2996 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 183 | North Macedonia | -0.3148 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 145.8% | volatile |
| 184 | Bhutan | -0.316 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 533.1% | volatile |
| 185 | Malaysia | -0.3167 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 159.4% | volatile |
| 186 | Tunisia | -0.3337 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 883.8% | volatile |
| 187 | Eswatini | -0.3452 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 188 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.3462 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 189 | Mayotte | -0.3529 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 50.4% | volatile |
| 190 | Guatemala | -0.3717 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 19.0% | rising |
| 191 | Zimbabwe | -0.3835 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 192 | Argentina | -0.3837 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 193 | Eritrea | -0.413 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 194 | Bolivia | -0.4389 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 53.6% | rising |
| 195 | Peru | -0.4437 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 3.5% | rising |
| 196 | Nicaragua | -0.4608 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 4.7% | volatile |
| 197 | Niger | -0.4641 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 56.9% | volatile |
| 198 | Belize | -0.5693 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 199 | Cameroon | -0.6075 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 124.3% | falling |
| 200 | Liberia | -0.6373 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 60.9% | volatile |
| 201 | Brazil | -0.6654 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 79.7% | rising |
| 202 | Thailand | -0.6975 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 1,899.5% | volatile |
| 203 | Nigeria | -0.7348 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 204 | Sudan | -0.7858 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 205 | Angola | -0.7999 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 206 | Sierra Leone | -0.8033 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.0% | falling |
| 207 | Seychelles | -0.8153 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 208 | Mozambique | -0.8213 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 209 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.8401 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 210 | Honduras | -0.8495 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.2% | falling |
| 211 | Iraq | -0.9446 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 20.6% | volatile |
| 212 | Mali | -0.9509 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 213 | Myanmar | -1.06 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.5% | rising |
| 214 | Tanzania | -1.07 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 28.6% | falling |
| 215 | Paraguay | -1.13 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 46.5% | rising |
| 216 | Uganda | -1.17 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 36.9% | rising |
| 217 | Benin | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 71.5% | rising |
| 218 | Puerto Rico | -1.18 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 782.5% | volatile |
| 219 | Madagascar | -1.24 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 12.6% | falling |
| 220 | Guinea | -1.36 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 13.6% | falling |
| 221 | Somalia | -1.55 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 38.3% | falling |
| 222 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -1.96 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 223 | Malawi | -2.03 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 224 | Cote d'Ivoire | -2.1 % change on previous year | 2025 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 225 | Gambia | -3.02 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 44.7% | falling |
| 226 | Chad | -3.42 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 34.2% | volatile |
| 227 | Burkina Faso | -3.57 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 35.7% | falling |
| 228 | Cambodia | -4.65 % change on previous year | 2025 | down 22.7% | volatile |
How this figure is calculated
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.
Computed from
- Forest area Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Statizoid computes this series; the underlying measurements belong to the publishers named above. The arithmetic is applied to every country and year where both inputs report, and nothing is estimated unless the page says so.
About this data
The year-on-year percentage change in Forest area. Computed from consecutive annual observations; years either side of a gap are skipped rather than bridged.