Planted Forest — Area by country
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Countries reporting
207
Highest
118,698 1000 ha
OECD
Lowest
0.01 1000 ha
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Median
152.7 1000 ha
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
8,260
What the numbers show
Planted Forest — Area is currently reported for 207 countries. The highest value is 118,698 1000 ha in OECD; the lowest is 0.01 1000 ha in Saint Pierre and Miquelon.
The median across all reporting countries is 152.7 1000 ha, and the mean is 2,721 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 124 countries rose and 42 fell. The largest increase was in Paraguay (up 2,984.3%), and the largest decrease in Kyrgyzstan (down 56.3%).
Planted Forest — Area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OECD | 118,698 1000 ha | 2025 | up 6.7% | rising |
| 2 | China | 92,603 1000 ha | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 2 | China, mainland | 92,603 1000 ha | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 4 | United States | 27,423 1000 ha | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 5 | Russia | 20,797 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 5 | Russian Federation | 20,797 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 7 | Canada | 20,708 1000 ha | 2025 | up 27.3% | rising |
| 8 | India | 13,472 1000 ha | 2025 | up 12.8% | rising |
| 9 | Japan | 10,077 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 10 | Brazil | 9,214 1000 ha | 2025 | down 7.3% | rising |
| 11 | Sweden | 8,699 1000 ha | 2025 | up 6.2% | rising |
| 12 | Finland | 7,836 1000 ha | 2025 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 13 | Poland | 7,406 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 14 | Germany | 5,741 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 15 | Indonesia | 5,484 1000 ha | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 16 | Ukraine | 4,848 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 17 | Australia and New Zealand | 4,492 1000 ha | 2025 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 18 | Vietnam | 3,931 1000 ha | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 18 | Viet Nam | 3,931 1000 ha | 2025 | up 23.1% | rising |
| 20 | Thailand | 3,314 1000 ha | 2025 | down 10.5% | flat |
| 21 | Chile | 3,154 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom | 2,934 1000 ha | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 22 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,934 1000 ha | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 24 | Spain | 2,819 1000 ha | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 25 | Nigeria | 2,658 1000 ha | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 2,502 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 27 | Portugal | 2,488 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 28 | New Zealand | 2,434 1000 ha | 2025 | up 20.2% | rising |
| 29 | South Africa | 2,423 1000 ha | 2025 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 30 | Uzbekistan | 2,384 1000 ha | 2025 | up 10.6% | rising |
| 31 | Malaysia | 2,359 1000 ha | 2025 | up 38.1% | rising |
| 32 | France | 2,356 1000 ha | 2025 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 33 | Belarus | 2,265 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 34 | Republic of Korea | 2,260 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.9% | rising |
| 35 | Australia | 2,057 1000 ha | 2025 | down 9.9% | rising |
| 36 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,049 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 37 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1,597 1000 ha | 2025 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 38 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,559 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Myanmar | 1,454 1000 ha | 2025 | up 27.2% | rising |
| 40 | Argentina | 1,380 1000 ha | 2025 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 41 | Austria | 1,313 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 42 | Uruguay | 1,167 1000 ha | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 43 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 1,110 1000 ha | 2025 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 968.5 1000 ha | 2025 | up 39.5% | rising |
| 45 | Caribbean | 942.55 1000 ha | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 46 | Cote d'Ivoire | 903.32 1000 ha | 2025 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 46 | Côte d'Ivoire | 903.32 1000 ha | 2025 | up 68.6% | volatile |
| 48 | Sudan (former) | 845.95 1000 ha | 2011 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Hungary | 791.69 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | rising |
| 50 | Slovakia | 776.2 1000 ha | 2025 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 51 | Turkey | 755.01 1000 ha | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 51 | Türkiye | 755.01 1000 ha | 2025 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 53 | Bulgaria | 734 1000 ha | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 54 | South Sudan | 715.7 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 55 | Ireland | 715.52 1000 ha | 2025 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 56 | Philippines | 712.11 1000 ha | 2025 | up 94.8% | rising |
| 57 | Romania | 676.44 1000 ha | 2025 | down 29.3% | rising |
| 58 | Cuba | 659.39 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.9% | rising |
| 59 | Italy | 623.23 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 60 | Cambodia | 596.45 1000 ha | 2025 | up 9.6% | volatile |
| 61 | Lithuania | 589.55 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 62 | Morocco | 586.82 1000 ha | 2025 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 63 | Latvia | 563.6 1000 ha | 2025 | up 34.2% | rising |
| 64 | United Republic of Tanzania | 553.04 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 65 | Colombia | 541.12 1000 ha | 2025 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 66 | Mali | 527.33 1000 ha | 2025 | up 27.8% | volatile |
| 67 | Uganda | 514.35 1000 ha | 2025 | up 23.7% | rising |
| 68 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 439.75 1000 ha | 1999 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 69 | Kazakhstan | 430.91 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.4% | falling |
| 70 | Denmark | 430.25 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 71 | Belgium | 427.22 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 72 | Mauritania | 403.66 1000 ha | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 73 | Rwanda | 397.35 1000 ha | 2025 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 74 | Laos | 377.62 1000 ha | 2025 | up 173.7% | volatile |
| 74 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 377.62 1000 ha | 2025 | up 173.7% | volatile |
| 76 | Nepal | 370.01 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 77 | Melanesia | 335.24 1000 ha | 2025 | up 17.8% | rising |
| 78 | Bangladesh | 330.35 1000 ha | 2025 | up 109.0% | volatile |
| 79 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 326.82 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 80 | Paraguay | 321.69 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2,984.3% | volatile |
| 81 | Zimbabwe | 320.75 1000 ha | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 82 | Guatemala | 308.23 1000 ha | 2025 | up 133.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Azerbaijan | 308.03 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.7% | flat |
| 84 | Ghana | 300.86 1000 ha | 2025 | up 55.1% | volatile |
| 85 | Syria | 294.81 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 85 | Syrian Arab Republic | 294.81 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 87 | Algeria | 272.64 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 88 | Estonia | 254.21 1000 ha | 2025 | up 21.8% | rising |
| 89 | Madagascar | 236.55 1000 ha | 2025 | down 10.9% | falling |
| 90 | Sri Lanka | 236.43 1000 ha | 2025 | up 27.6% | falling |
| 91 | Fiji | 227.41 1000 ha | 2025 | up 21.9% | rising |
| 92 | Dominican Republic | 226.81 1000 ha | 2025 | up 51.0% | volatile |
| 93 | Serbia | 224.08 1000 ha | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 94 | Moldova | 209.6 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 209.6 1000 ha | 2025 | down 4.2% | rising |
| 96 | Armenia | 200.35 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 97 | Liberia | 200 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Niger | 197.5 1000 ha | 2025 | up 79.5% | rising |
| 99 | Peru | 191.12 1000 ha | 2025 | up 48.5% | rising |
| 100 | Serbia and Montenegro | 182.78 1000 ha | 2005 | up 68.1% | rising |
| 101 | Greece | 170.13 1000 ha | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 102 | Yemen | 164.7 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Switzerland | 160.42 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.7% | falling |
| 104 | Kenya | 152.7 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Tunisia | 150.72 1000 ha | 2025 | down 5.0% | rising |
| 106 | Turkmenistan | 150 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Eswatini | 145.21 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Mexico | 134.21 1000 ha | 2025 | up 32.7% | rising |
| 109 | Congo | 134.1 1000 ha | 2025 | up 126.9% | rising |
| 110 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 130.92 1000 ha | 2025 | up 28.1% | rising |
| 111 | Sudan | 130.25 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Pakistan | 126.74 1000 ha | 2025 | up 15.0% | rising |
| 113 | Cameroon | 121.1 1000 ha | 2025 | up 137.0% | volatile |
| 114 | Ecuador | 120.15 1000 ha | 2025 | down 5.3% | rising |
| 115 | Tajikistan | 117.16 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 116 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 116.25 1000 ha | 2025 | up 104.1% | volatile |
| 117 | Norway | 113.11 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 118 | Burundi | 112.97 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 119 | Nicaragua | 111.65 1000 ha | 2022 | up 169.2% | volatile |
| 120 | Guinea | 111.45 1000 ha | 2025 | up 14.9% | rising |
| 121 | Israel | 100 1000 ha | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 122 | Togo | 95.7 1000 ha | 2025 | up 77.2% | rising |
| 123 | Kyrgyzstan | 85.95 1000 ha | 2025 | down 56.3% | falling |
| 124 | Mozambique | 84.26 1000 ha | 2025 | up 27.7% | rising |
| 125 | Saudi Arabia | 75.59 1000 ha | 2025 | up 11.0% | flat |
| 126 | Panama | 75.07 1000 ha | 2025 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 127 | Croatia | 74.12 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.0% | falling |
| 128 | Libya | 71.86 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 129 | Slovenia | 69.52 1000 ha | 2025 | up 5.8% | flat |
| 130 | Malawi | 59.03 1000 ha | 2025 | down 31.5% | falling |
| 131 | Papua New Guinea | 58.59 1000 ha | 2025 | up 19.5% | rising |
| 132 | Polynesia | 57.7 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 133 | Senegal | 56.08 1000 ha | 2025 | up 108.2% | volatile |
| 134 | Angola | 55.64 1000 ha | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 135 | Zambia | 53.85 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 136 | Iceland | 49.47 1000 ha | 2025 | up 18.8% | rising |
| 137 | Gabon | 47.92 1000 ha | 2025 | down 16.7% | rising |
| 138 | Georgia | 46.51 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Samoa | 46.18 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 140 | Costa Rica | 44.92 1000 ha | 2025 | down 29.6% | flat |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.02 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Benin | 42.44 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 143 | Micronesia | 38.23 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 144 | Cabo Verde | 37.38 1000 ha | 2025 | up 19.9% | rising |
| 145 | Honduras | 35.8 1000 ha | 2025 | up 132.3% | volatile |
| 146 | Cyprus | 32.87 1000 ha | 2025 | up 5.5% | rising |
| 147 | Luxembourg | 30 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 148 | Jordan | 29.86 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 149 | Solomon Islands | 25.76 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 150 | Sierra Leone | 24.68 1000 ha | 2025 | up 37.5% | rising |
| 151 | Chad | 21 1000 ha | 2025 | up 14.8% | rising |
| 152 | Palau | 20.94 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 153 | Bhutan | 20.38 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 154 | Vanuatu | 18.18 1000 ha | 2025 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 155 | Mauritius | 17.99 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 156 | Iraq | 17.25 1000 ha | 2025 | up 9.5% | flat |
| 157 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 14.21 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 158 | Suriname | 14.15 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | United Arab Emirates | 13.61 1000 ha | 2025 | up 32.8% | rising |
| 160 | East Timor | 11.73 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Timor-Leste | 11.73 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Eritrea | 10 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | French Polynesia | 9.46 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 164 | El Salvador | 8.88 1000 ha | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 165 | Lesotho | 8.67 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Jamaica | 8.42 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 167 | Montenegro | 8 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Mongolia | 7.91 1000 ha | 2025 | up 457.0% | volatile |
| 169 | Kuwait | 6.3 1000 ha | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 170 | Brunei | 5.8 1000 ha | 2025 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 170 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.8 1000 ha | 2025 | up 13.9% | volatile |
| 172 | Reunion | 5.38 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Réunion | 5.38 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | New Caledonia | 5.3 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 175 | Seychelles | 4.88 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 176 | Bahrain | 4.31 1000 ha | 2025 | up 229.0% | rising |
| 177 | Somalia | 4 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Central African Republic | 3.97 1000 ha | 2025 | up 98.5% | rising |
| 179 | Isle of Man | 3.5 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 180 | Burkina Faso | 3.45 1000 ha | 2025 | down 51.1% | falling |
| 181 | Egypt | 3.41 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 182 | Marshall Islands | 3.08 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 183 | Martinique | 2.7 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 184 | Comoros | 1.76 1000 ha | 2025 | up 131.6% | falling |
| 185 | Gambia | 1.75 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 186 | Palestine | 1.34 1000 ha | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 186 | Palestine | 1.34 1000 ha | 2025 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 188 | Belize | 1.31 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 1.19 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 190 | French Guiana | 0.8 1000 ha | 2025 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 191 | Mayotte | 0.74 1000 ha | 2025 | up 45.1% | rising |
| 192 | Tonga | 0.5 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5 1000 ha | 2025 | up 22.0% | rising |
| 192 | Guadeloupe | 0.5 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.37 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 196 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.36 1000 ha | 2025 | down 12.2% | rising |
| 197 | Lebanon | 0.35 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 198 | Djibouti | 0.31 1000 ha | 2025 | up 416.7% | volatile |
| 199 | Greenland | 0.22 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 200 | Grenada | 0.21 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Malta | 0.12 1000 ha | 2025 | up 500.0% | rising |
| 202 | Faroe Islands | 0.08 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | Qatar | 0.07 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 204 | Norfolk Island | 0.05 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Oman | 0.03 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 206 | Niue | 0.01 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 206 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.01 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 314,352 1000 ha
- Asia 146,124 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 106,545 1000 ha
- Europe 82,075 1000 ha
- Americas 67,144 1000 ha
- European Union (27) 48,445 1000 ha
- Northern America 48,131 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 41,007 1000 ha
- United States of America 27,423 1000 ha
- Northern Europe 22,188 1000 ha
- Latin America and the Caribbean 19,013 1000 ha
- South-Eastern Asia 18,246 1000 ha
- South America 17,330 1000 ha
- Southern Asia 16,114 1000 ha
- Africa 14,085 1000 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 13,819 1000 ha
- Sub-Saharan Africa 12,864 1000 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 11,491 1000 ha
- Western Europe 10,354 1000 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 9,150 1000 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 9,058 1000 ha
- Southern Europe 8,526 1000 ha
- Western Africa 5,564 1000 ha
- Oceania 4,923 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 4,214 1000 ha
- Central Asia 3,168 1000 ha
- Southern Africa 2,577 1000 ha
- Western Asia 2,051 1000 ha
- Small island developing States (SIDS) 1,463 1000 ha
- Northern Africa 1,216 1000 ha
- Central America 740.3 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 514.65 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.