Forest area (thousands of hectares) by country
Countries reporting
247
Highest
832,630 ha th
Russia
Lowest
0.07 ha th
Curaçao
Median
1,873 ha th
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,734
What the numbers show
Forest area (thousands of hectares) is currently reported for 247 countries. The highest value is 832,630 ha th in Russia; the lowest is 0.07 ha th in Curaçao.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,873 ha th, and the mean is 21,182 ha th.
Over the past decade 103 countries rose and 96 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain (up 219.0%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 28.4%).
Forest area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 832,630 ha th | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 832,630 ha th | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 3 | Brazil | 486,087 ha th | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 4 | Canada | 368,819 ha th | 2025 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 5 | United States | 308,895 ha th | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 6 | China | 227,153 ha th | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 143,865 ha th | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 139,189 ha th | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 9 | Australia | 133,562 ha th | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Indonesia | 95,969 ha th | 2025 | up 1.0% | falling |
| 11 | India | 72,739 ha th | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 12 | Peru | 67,160 ha th | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 13 | Mexico | 66,266 ha th | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 14 | Angola | 63,262 ha th | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 15 | Colombia | 59,457 ha th | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 16 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 54,370 ha th | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 17 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 47,088 ha th | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 18 | Argentina | 46,609 ha th | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 19 | Central African Republic | 45,095 ha th | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 20 | Zambia | 44,874 ha th | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 43,400 ha th | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 22 | Melanesia | 39,480 ha th | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Papua New Guinea | 34,029 ha th | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 24 | Mozambique | 32,243 ha th | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 25 | Sweden | 27,934 ha th | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 26 | Myanmar | 27,095 ha th | 2025 | down 9.7% | falling |
| 27 | Ethiopia | 26,747 ha th | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 28 | Japan | 24,908 ha th | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Gabon | 23,555 ha th | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 30 | South Africa | 22,881 ha th | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 31 | Turkey | 22,806 ha th | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 31 | Türkiye | 22,806 ha th | 2025 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 33 | Finland | 22,543 ha th | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 34 | Sudan | 21,980 ha th | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 35 | Congo | 21,854 ha th | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 36 | Thailand | 19,648 ha th | 2025 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 37 | Cameroon | 19,143 ha th | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 38 | Spain | 19,133 ha th | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 39 | Malaysia | 18,885 ha th | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 40 | Guyana | 18,377 ha th | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 41 | Chile | 18,162 ha th | 2025 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 42 | France | 17,795 ha th | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 43 | Nigeria | 17,130 ha th | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 44 | Botswana | 15,730 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 45 | Vietnam | 14,790 ha th | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 45 | Viet Nam | 14,790 ha th | 2025 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 47 | Suriname | 14,674 ha th | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 48 | Paraguay | 14,297 ha th | 2025 | down 12.7% | falling |
| 49 | Mongolia | 14,178 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 13,766 ha th | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 51 | Laos | 13,036 ha th | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 51 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13,036 ha th | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 53 | Ecuador | 12,310 ha th | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 54 | Norway | 12,109 ha th | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 55 | Germany | 11,481 ha th | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 56 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 10,751 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Mali | 10,479 ha th | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 58 | New Zealand | 10,303 ha th | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 59 | Ukraine | 10,090 ha th | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 60 | Madagascar | 9,922 ha th | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 61 | Poland | 9,495 ha th | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 62 | Italy | 9,422 ha th | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 63 | Belarus | 8,975 ha th | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 64 | Senegal | 8,649 ha th | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 65 | Caribbean | 8,535 ha th | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 66 | Namibia | 8,043 ha th | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 67 | French Guiana | 7,982 ha th | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 68 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 7,728 ha th | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 69 | Philippines | 7,439 ha th | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 70 | South Sudan | 7,160 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 71 | Ghana | 7,056 ha th | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 72 | Romania | 6,957 ha th | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 73 | Cambodia | 6,333 ha th | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 74 | Liberia | 6,327 ha th | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 75 | South Korea | 6,279 ha th | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 75 | Republic of Korea | 6,279 ha th | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 77 | Nepal | 6,266 ha th | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 78 | Honduras | 5,861 ha th | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 79 | Morocco | 5,695 ha th | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 80 | Guinea | 4,857 ha th | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 81 | Somalia | 4,830 ha th | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 4,781 ha th | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 83 | Greece | 4,763 ha th | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 4,615 ha th | 2025 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 85 | Bulgaria | 3,959 ha th | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 86 | Kenya | 3,914 ha th | 2025 | up 15.7% | flat |
| 87 | Austria | 3,904 ha th | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 88 | Uzbekistan | 3,894 ha th | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 89 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,774 ha th | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 89 | Côte d'Ivoire | 3,774 ha th | 2025 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 91 | Cuba | 3,622 ha th | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 92 | Chad | 3,611 ha th | 2025 | down 26.2% | falling |
| 93 | Guatemala | 3,536 ha th | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 3,521 ha th | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 95 | Serbia | 3,475 ha th | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 96 | Latvia | 3,467 ha th | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 97 | Portugal | 3,363 ha th | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 98 | United Kingdom | 3,278 ha th | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 98 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 3,278 ha th | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 100 | Burkina Faso | 3,237 ha th | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 101 | Pakistan | 3,192 ha th | 2025 | up 5.2% | falling |
| 102 | Benin | 3,133 ha th | 2025 | down 10.7% | falling |
| 103 | Georgia | 3,100 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 2,990 ha th | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 105 | Czechia | 2,968 ha th | 2025 | up 2.6% | flat |
| 106 | Saudi Arabia | 2,776 ha th | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 107 | Bhutan | 2,675 ha th | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 108 | Solomon Islands | 2,514 ha th | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 109 | Estonia | 2,466 ha th | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 110 | Sierra Leone | 2,436 ha th | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 111 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,407 ha th | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 112 | Uganda | 2,368 ha th | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 113 | Turkmenistan | 2,330 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 2,257 ha th | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 115 | Lithuania | 2,216 ha th | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 116 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,162 ha th | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 2,121 ha th | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 118 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,100 ha th | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 119 | Hungary | 2,087 ha th | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 120 | Uruguay | 2,063 ha th | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 121 | Malawi | 2,032 ha th | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 122 | Croatia | 1,946 ha th | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 123 | Slovakia | 1,940 ha th | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 124 | Bangladesh | 1,873 ha th | 2025 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 125 | Algeria | 1,691 ha th | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 126 | Eritrea | 1,442 ha th | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 127 | Belize | 1,315 ha th | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 128 | Switzerland | 1,267 ha th | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 129 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,255 ha th | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 130 | Slovenia | 1,244 ha th | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 131 | Togo | 1,224 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | falling |
| 132 | Azerbaijan | 1,214 ha th | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 1,209 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Fiji | 1,137 ha th | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 135 | Niger | 1,055 ha th | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 136 | East Timor | 1,054 ha th | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 136 | Timor-Leste | 1,054 ha th | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 1,026 ha th | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 139 | Mauritania | 1,019 ha th | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 140 | Albania | 941 ha th | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 907.44 ha th | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 142 | New Caledonia | 892.61 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 143 | Ireland | 832.85 ha th | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 144 | Montenegro | 827 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 145 | Iraq | 692.55 ha th | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 146 | Tunisia | 687.49 ha th | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 147 | Jamaica | 686.09 ha th | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 148 | El Salvador | 684.84 ha th | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 149 | Belgium | 670.52 ha th | 2025 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 150 | Denmark | 642.56 ha th | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 151 | Rwanda | 634.63 ha th | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 152 | Yemen | 549 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | Western Sahara | 529.22 ha th | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 154 | Syria | 527.81 ha th | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 154 | Syrian Arab Republic | 527.81 ha th | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 156 | Bahamas | 509.86 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 157 | Puerto Rico | 502.82 ha th | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 158 | Eswatini | 433.07 ha th | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 159 | Tajikistan | 424.5 ha th | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 160 | Polynesia | 383.8 ha th | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 161 | Brunei | 380 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 161 | Brunei Darussalam | 380 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 163 | Haiti | 372.1 ha th | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 164 | Moldova | 370.3 ha th | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 164 | Republic of Moldova | 370.3 ha th | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 166 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 369.33 ha th | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 167 | Armenia | 334.1 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 168 | United Arab Emirates | 324.58 ha th | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 169 | Burundi | 279.64 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 170 | Trinidad and Tobago | 226.05 ha th | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 171 | Gambia | 209.47 ha th | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 172 | Libya | 205.33 ha th | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 173 | Cyprus | 171.7 ha th | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 174 | Micronesia | 169.85 ha th | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 175 | Samoa | 159.76 ha th | 2025 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 176 | Israel | 150 ha th | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 177 | French Polynesia | 149.46 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Lebanon | 141.32 ha th | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 179 | Luxembourg | 88.7 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 180 | Reunion | 77.15 ha th | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 180 | Réunion | 77.15 ha th | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 182 | Guadeloupe | 75.6 ha th | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 183 | Jordan | 70.7 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 64.57 ha th | 2025 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 185 | Iceland | 61.48 ha th | 2025 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 186 | Dominica | 57.35 ha th | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 187 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.28 ha th | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 188 | Martinique | 52.67 ha th | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 189 | Cabo Verde | 51.06 ha th | 2025 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 190 | Palau | 41.87 ha th | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 191 | Mauritius | 38.29 ha th | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 192 | Lesotho | 34.52 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Comoros | 33.37 ha th | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 194 | Saint Lucia | 32.84 ha th | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 195 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28.56 ha th | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 196 | Guam | 28.27 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 197 | Seychelles | 26.52 ha th | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 198 | Northern Mariana Islands | 24.36 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 199 | United States Virgin Islands | 20.66 ha th | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 200 | Niue | 18.87 ha th | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 201 | Andorra | 18.22 ha th | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 202 | Grenada | 17.7 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | American Samoa | 15.85 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 204 | Cook Islands | 15.59 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Singapore | 14.73 ha th | 2025 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 206 | Cayman Islands | 12.72 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | State of Palestine | 11.1 ha th | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 208 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 209 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 10.82 ha th | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 210 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.52 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | British Virgin Islands | 9.97 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 212 | Marshall Islands | 9.71 ha th | 2025 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 213 | Mayotte | 9.6 ha th | 2025 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 214 | Tonga | 8.73 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.79 ha th | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 216 | Barbados | 6.3 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 216 | Kuwait | 6.3 ha th | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 218 | Liechtenstein | 5.98 ha th | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 219 | Djibouti | 5.93 ha th | 2025 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 220 | Anguilla | 5.5 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 221 | Bahrain | 4.37 ha th | 2025 | up 219.0% | volatile |
| 222 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4.21 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 223 | Egypt | 4.11 ha th | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 224 | Maldives | 3.72 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 225 | Pitcairn | 3.69 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Isle of Man | 3.67 ha th | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 227 | Montserrat | 2.42 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 228 | Saint Helena | 2.02 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 229 | Oman | 1.6 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 230 | Qatar | 1.4 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 231 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 1.24 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 232 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.1 ha th | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 233 | Kiribati | 1.07 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 234 | Tuvalu | 1.03 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 235 | San Marino | 1 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 236 | Bermuda | 0.78 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 237 | Jersey | 0.68 ha th | 2025 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 238 | Aruba | 0.49 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 238 | Norfolk Island | 0.49 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 240 | Malta | 0.47 ha th | 2025 | up 34.3% | rising |
| 240 | Guernsey | 0.47 ha th | 2025 | up 11.9% | rising |
| 242 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.3 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 243 | Greenland | 0.22 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 244 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.17 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 245 | Faroe Islands | 0.08 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 246 | Curacao | 0.07 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 246 | Curaçao | 0.07 ha th | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 4.14 million ha th
- Europe and Northern America 1.72 million ha th
- Americas 1.62 million ha th
- Europe 1.04 million ha th
- Latin America and the Caribbean 947,218 ha th
- Eastern Europe 879,473 ha th
- South America 848,636 ha th
- Northern America 677,716 ha th
- Africa 662,630 ha th
- Sub-Saharan Africa 631,837 ha th
- Asia 630,028 ha th
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 554,175 ha th
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 484,890 ha th
- Middle Africa 318,172 ha th
- United States of America 308,895 ha th
- Landlocked developing countries (LLDCs) 297,938 ha th
- Eastern Asia 280,246 ha th
- South-Eastern Asia 204,644 ha th
- Eastern Africa 193,802 ha th
- Oceania 183,898 ha th
- Central and Southern Asia 112,255 ha th
- Southern Asia 100,831 ha th
- Central America 90,047 ha th
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 86,144 ha th
- Northern Europe 75,555 ha th
- Western Africa 72,740 ha th
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 63,675 ha th
- Southern Europe 48,321 ha th
- Southern Africa 47,122 ha th
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 40,033 ha th
- Western Europe 35,582 ha th
- Western Asia 32,882 ha th
- Northern Africa 30,793 ha th
- Central Asia 11,425 ha th