Naturally regenerating forest — Area by country
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Countries reporting
240
Highest
1.00 million 1000 ha
OECD
Lowest
0.06 1000 ha
Bahrain
Median
1,425 1000 ha
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
9,468
What the numbers show
Naturally regenerating forest — Area is currently reported for 240 countries. The highest value is 1.00 million 1000 ha in OECD; the lowest is 0.06 1000 ha in Bahrain.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,425 1000 ha, and the mean is 25,194 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 77 countries rose and 114 fell. The largest increase was in Rwanda (up 38.0%), and the largest decrease in Israel (down 34.2%).
Naturally regenerating forest — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 1.00 million 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Russia | 811,833 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 811,833 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | Brazil | 476,873 1000 ha | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 5 | Canada | 348,111 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 6 | United States | 281,472 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 7 | Australia and New Zealand | 139,374 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 139,058 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 9 | China | 134,550 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 9 | China, mainland | 134,550 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 11 | Australia | 131,504 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 12 | Indonesia | 90,485 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.1% | falling |
| 13 | Peru | 66,969 1000 ha | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 14 | Mexico | 66,131 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 15 | Angola | 63,207 1000 ha | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 16 | India | 59,267 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 17 | Colombia | 58,916 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 18 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 54,254 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 19 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 45,978 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 20 | Argentina | 45,218 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 21 | Central African Republic | 45,091 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 22 | Zambia | 44,820 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 23 | United Republic of Tanzania | 42,847 1000 ha | 2025 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 24 | Melanesia | 39,145 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 25 | Papua New Guinea | 33,970 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 26 | Mozambique | 32,159 1000 ha | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 27 | Sudan (former) | 30,713 1000 ha | 2011 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 28 | Ethiopia | 25,779 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 29 | Myanmar | 25,641 1000 ha | 2025 | down 11.1% | falling |
| 30 | Gabon | 23,507 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 31 | Turkey | 22,051 1000 ha | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 31 | Türkiye | 22,051 1000 ha | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 33 | Sudan | 21,850 1000 ha | 2025 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 34 | Congo | 21,720 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 35 | South Africa | 20,458 1000 ha | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 36 | Sweden | 19,235 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 37 | Cameroon | 19,022 1000 ha | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 38 | Guyana | 18,377 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 39 | Malaysia | 16,526 1000 ha | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 40 | Thailand | 16,334 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 41 | Spain | 16,314 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 42 | Botswana | 15,730 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 43 | France | 15,439 1000 ha | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 44 | Chile | 15,008 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 45 | Japan | 14,831 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 46 | Finland | 14,707 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.2% | falling |
| 47 | Suriname | 14,660 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 48 | Nigeria | 14,472 1000 ha | 2025 | down 9.8% | falling |
| 49 | Mongolia | 14,170 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 50 | Paraguay | 13,976 1000 ha | 2025 | down 14.6% | falling |
| 51 | Zimbabwe | 13,445 1000 ha | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 52 | Laos | 12,658 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 12,658 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 54 | Ecuador | 12,190 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 55 | Norway | 11,996 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 56 | Vietnam | 10,860 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 56 | Viet Nam | 10,860 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 58 | Mali | 9,952 1000 ha | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 59 | Madagascar | 9,686 1000 ha | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 60 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 9,192 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 61 | Italy | 8,799 1000 ha | 2025 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 62 | Senegal | 8,593 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 63 | Namibia | 8,043 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 64 | French Guiana | 7,981 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 65 | New Zealand | 7,869 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 66 | Caribbean | 7,450 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 67 | Ghana | 6,756 1000 ha | 2025 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 68 | Philippines | 6,727 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 69 | Belarus | 6,710 1000 ha | 2025 | up 4.5% | flat |
| 70 | South Sudan | 6,445 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 71 | Romania | 6,281 1000 ha | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 72 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 6,131 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 73 | Liberia | 6,127 1000 ha | 2025 | down 10.4% | falling |
| 74 | Nepal | 5,896 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 75 | Honduras | 5,826 1000 ha | 2025 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 76 | Germany | 5,741 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 77 | Cambodia | 5,737 1000 ha | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 78 | Ukraine | 5,242 1000 ha | 2025 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 79 | Morocco | 5,109 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 80 | Somalia | 4,826 1000 ha | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 81 | Guinea | 4,746 1000 ha | 2025 | down 12.6% | falling |
| 82 | Nicaragua | 4,735 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.8% | falling |
| 83 | Greece | 4,593 1000 ha | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 84 | Panama | 4,540 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 85 | Republic of Korea | 4,019 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.9% | falling |
| 86 | Kenya | 3,761 1000 ha | 2025 | up 16.4% | flat |
| 87 | Chad | 3,590 1000 ha | 2025 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 88 | Serbia | 3,251 1000 ha | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 89 | Burkina Faso | 3,234 1000 ha | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 90 | Guatemala | 3,227 1000 ha | 2025 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 91 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3,225 1000 ha | 2005 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 3,225 1000 ha | 2025 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 93 | Benin | 3,091 1000 ha | 2025 | down 10.8% | falling |
| 94 | Kazakhstan | 3,090 1000 ha | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 95 | Pakistan | 3,066 1000 ha | 2025 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 96 | Georgia | 3,054 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 97 | Cuba | 2,963 1000 ha | 2025 | up 4.1% | rising |
| 98 | Costa Rica | 2,945 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 99 | Latvia | 2,903 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 100 | Cote d'Ivoire | 2,871 1000 ha | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 100 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,871 1000 ha | 2025 | down 26.6% | falling |
| 102 | Saudi Arabia | 2,700 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Bhutan | 2,654 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 104 | Austria | 2,591 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 105 | Solomon Islands | 2,489 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 2,412 1000 ha | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 107 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,407 1000 ha | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 108 | Estonia | 2,193 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 109 | Turkmenistan | 2,180 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,100 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 111 | Poland | 2,089 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 2,031 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 113 | Malawi | 1,973 1000 ha | 2025 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 114 | Sri Lanka | 1,884 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 115 | Croatia | 1,872 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 116 | Uganda | 1,853 1000 ha | 2025 | down 17.0% | falling |
| 117 | Lithuania | 1,627 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 1,543 1000 ha | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 119 | Uzbekistan | 1,510 1000 ha | 2025 | up 8.4% | rising |
| 120 | Eritrea | 1,432 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 121 | Algeria | 1,419 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 122 | Belize | 1,314 1000 ha | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 123 | Hungary | 1,296 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 124 | Afghanistan | 1,209 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 125 | Slovenia | 1,174 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 126 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,170 1000 ha | 2025 | up 11.4% | rising |
| 127 | Slovakia | 1,164 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 128 | Togo | 1,129 1000 ha | 2025 | down 3.5% | falling |
| 129 | Switzerland | 1,107 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 130 | East Timor | 1,043 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 130 | Timor-Leste | 1,043 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 132 | Fiji | 909.19 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 133 | Azerbaijan | 905.63 1000 ha | 2025 | up 20.0% | rising |
| 134 | Vanuatu | 889.29 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 135 | New Caledonia | 887.31 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 136 | Portugal | 874.6 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.6% | falling |
| 137 | Niger | 857.6 1000 ha | 2025 | down 16.9% | falling |
| 138 | Uruguay | 856.92 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 139 | Montenegro | 819 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 140 | El Salvador | 675.96 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 141 | Iraq | 675.3 1000 ha | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 142 | Mauritania | 615.47 1000 ha | 2025 | down 9.0% | falling |
| 143 | Jamaica | 607.89 1000 ha | 2025 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 144 | Tunisia | 536.77 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 145 | Western Sahara | 529.22 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 146 | Bahamas | 509.86 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Czechia | 466.54 1000 ha | 2025 | up 22.1% | rising |
| 148 | Puerto Rico | 436.06 1000 ha | 2025 | down 10.7% | rising |
| 149 | Yemen | 384.3 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Brunei | 374.2 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 150 | Brunei Darussalam | 374.2 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 152 | Haiti | 372.1 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 153 | United Kingdom | 344 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 344 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Polynesia | 322.45 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 156 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 314.99 1000 ha | 1999 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 157 | United Arab Emirates | 310.97 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Tajikistan | 307.34 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 159 | Eswatini | 287.86 1000 ha | 2025 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 160 | Belgium | 243.3 1000 ha | 2025 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 161 | Rwanda | 237.28 1000 ha | 2025 | up 38.0% | rising |
| 162 | Syria | 232.84 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Syrian Arab Republic | 232.84 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Denmark | 212.3 1000 ha | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 165 | Gambia | 207.72 1000 ha | 2025 | down 22.9% | falling |
| 166 | Trinidad and Tobago | 182.03 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 167 | Burundi | 166.67 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 168 | Moldova | 160.7 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 168 | Republic of Moldova | 160.7 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 170 | Lebanon | 140.98 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 171 | French Polynesia | 140 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Cyprus | 138.83 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 173 | Armenia | 133.75 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 174 | Libya | 133.46 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 175 | Micronesia | 130.56 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 176 | Ireland | 117.33 1000 ha | 2025 | up 21.1% | rising |
| 177 | Samoa | 113.6 1000 ha | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 178 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 112.61 1000 ha | 2025 | down 5.6% | falling |
| 179 | Guadeloupe | 75.1 1000 ha | 2025 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 180 | Reunion | 71.77 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 180 | Réunion | 71.77 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 182 | Luxembourg | 58.7 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 183 | Dominica | 57.35 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 184 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.28 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 185 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 50.36 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 186 | Israel | 50 1000 ha | 2025 | down 34.2% | falling |
| 187 | Martinique | 49.97 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 188 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 42.51 1000 ha | 2025 | up 6.5% | falling |
| 189 | Jordan | 40.84 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 190 | Saint Lucia | 32.84 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 191 | Comoros | 31.61 1000 ha | 2025 | down 6.5% | falling |
| 192 | Guam | 28.27 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 193 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28.06 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 194 | Lesotho | 25.85 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Northern Mariana Islands | 24.36 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 196 | Seychelles | 21.64 1000 ha | 2025 | down 9.1% | falling |
| 197 | Palau | 20.94 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 198 | United States Virgin Islands | 20.66 1000 ha | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 199 | Mauritius | 20.3 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 200 | Niue | 18.87 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 201 | Andorra | 18.22 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 202 | Grenada | 17.49 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | American Samoa | 15.85 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 204 | Singapore | 15.8 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 205 | Cook Islands | 14.4 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 206 | Cabo Verde | 13.68 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | Cayman Islands | 12.72 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Iceland | 12.01 1000 ha | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 209 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 210 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.52 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 10.47 1000 ha | 2025 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 212 | British Virgin Islands | 9.96 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 213 | Palestine | 9.76 1000 ha | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 213 | Palestine | 9.76 1000 ha | 2025 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 215 | Mayotte | 8.86 1000 ha | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 216 | Tonga | 8.23 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 217 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.79 1000 ha | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 218 | Marshall Islands | 6.63 1000 ha | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 219 | Barbados | 6.3 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 220 | Liechtenstein | 5.98 1000 ha | 2025 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 221 | Djibouti | 5.6 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 222 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4.21 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 223 | Maldives | 3.72 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 224 | Montserrat | 2.42 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 225 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 2.02 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 226 | Oman | 1.57 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 227 | Qatar | 1.33 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 228 | Saint Martin (French Part) | 1.24 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 229 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.09 1000 ha | 2025 | down 18.0% | falling |
| 230 | Tuvalu | 1.03 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 231 | San Marino | 1 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 232 | Egypt | 0.7 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 233 | Aruba | 0.49 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 234 | Norfolk Island | 0.44 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 235 | Malta | 0.35 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 236 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.3 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 237 | Isle of Man | 0.17 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 238 | Curacao | 0.07 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 238 | Curaçao | 0.07 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 240 | Bahrain | 0.06 1000 ha | 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 3.82 million 1000 ha
- Americas 1.56 million 1000 ha
- Europe 954,869 1000 ha
- Latin America and the Caribbean 928,008 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 838,466 1000 ha
- South America 831,256 1000 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 752,374 1000 ha
- Africa 648,546 1000 ha
- Northern America 629,584 1000 ha
- Sub-Saharan Africa 618,897 1000 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 545,174 1000 ha
- Asia 483,904 1000 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 459,978 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 317,657 1000 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 287,763 1000 ha
- United States of America 281,472 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 189,589 1000 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 186,399 1000 ha
- Oceania 178,971 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 173,702 1000 ha
- European Union (27) 113,395 1000 ha
- Central America 89,307 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 84,716 1000 ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 84,687 1000 ha
- Western Africa 67,177 1000 ha
- Northern Europe 53,346 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 44,545 1000 ha
- Southern Europe 37,828 1000 ha
- Western Asia 30,831 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 29,578 1000 ha
- Western Europe 25,228 1000 ha
- Central Asia 8,256 1000 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT Land Use domain contains data on twenty-one land use categories and twenty-three categories of irrigation and agricultural practices. Data are available yearly and by country, regional and global levels. The domain includes Land Use Indicators providing information on the percentage share of agricultural and forest land, and their sub-components, including irrigated areas and areas under organic agriculture, within a country land use matrix. Data are available at country, regional and global level, for the following elements: (in percentage) i) Share in Land area; ii) Share in Agricultural land, iii) Share in Cropland; and iv) Share in Forest land; (in ha/pc) v) Area per capita.