Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%) by country
Countries reporting
117
Highest
100.0%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.0%
Saint Barthélemy
Median
49.8%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
916
What the numbers show
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%) is currently reported for 117 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.0% in Saint Barthélemy.
The median across all reporting countries is 49.8%, and the mean is 50.0%.
Over the past decade 48 countries rose and 21 fell. The largest increase was in Viet Nam (up 113.3%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 68.9%).
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bulgaria | 100.0% | 2025 | up 4.4% | rising |
| 1 | Belarus | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Cayman Islands | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 1 | Finland | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Croatia | 100.0% | 2025 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 1 | Hungary | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Norfolk Island | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russian Federation | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Viet Nam | 100.0% | 2025 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 1 | Türkiye | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 15 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Japan | 99.9% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 17 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 18 | Poland | 98.6% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 19 | Iceland | 96.3% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 20 | Uzbekistan | 95.8% | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 21 | Cook Islands | 95.6% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Latvia | 95.3% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 23 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.2% | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 24 | Ukraine | 91.2% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 25 | Czechia | 91.1% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 26 | Myanmar | 90.3% | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 27 | Andorra | 85.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Guyana | 84.4% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 29 | Sweden | 83.4% | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 30 | Republic of Moldova | 82.6% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 31 | Zambia | 82.5% | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 32 | Romania | 81.0% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 33 | Gabon | 77.8% | 2025 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 34 | Ireland | 76.9% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 35 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 76.7% | 2025 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 36 | China | 75.9% | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 37 | Australia and New Zealand | 75.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 38 | New Zealand | 75.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 39 | India | 74.8% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 40 | Estonia | 71.2% | 2025 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 41 | Tunisia | 70.1% | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 42 | Germany | 68.4% | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 43 | Uruguay | 67.0% | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 44 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 66.5% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 45 | Cyprus | 66.1% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 46 | Réunion | 64.8% | 2025 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 47 | Cuba | 64.7% | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 48 | Mozambique | 63.7% | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 49 | Morocco | 61.5% | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 50 | Canada | 61.3% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 51 | Bhutan | 61.0% | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 52 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 60.7% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 53 | Congo | 59.7% | 2025 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 54 | Malaysia | 57.4% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 55 | Cameroon | 57.3% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 56 | Norway | 57.2% | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 57 | Nepal | 56.3% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 58 | Austria | 51.4% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 59 | Denmark | 49.8% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 60 | France | 48.0% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 61 | Luxembourg | 47.4% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | Ecuador | 46.8% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 63 | Serbia | 42.4% | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 64 | Republic of Korea | 42.4% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 65 | Colombia | 40.0% | 2025 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 66 | Polynesia | 39.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 67 | Senegal | 37.9% | 2025 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 68 | Ghana | 37.3% | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 69 | Dominica | 37.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Gambia | 34.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 71 | Guadeloupe | 31.6% | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 72 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 28.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Suriname | 28.5% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 74 | French Guiana | 27.7% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 75 | Martinique | 26.8% | 2025 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 76 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 25.6% | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 77 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 25.0% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 78 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.3% | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 79 | Tonga | 22.9% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 80 | Nigeria | 22.3% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 81 | Mauritius | 21.6% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 82 | Zimbabwe | 21.5% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Niger | 19.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Jamaica | 18.8% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 85 | Indonesia | 18.5% | 2025 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 16.3% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 87 | Micronesia | 16.2% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 16.2% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Côte d'Ivoire | 15.2% | 2025 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 90 | Philippines | 15.0% | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 91 | Papua New Guinea | 14.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 91 | Melanesia | 14.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 93 | Lesotho | 14.5% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Guatemala | 14.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 95 | Brazil | 12.6% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 96 | Chad | 11.2% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Botswana | 10.9% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8.3% | 2025 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 99 | Sudan | 8.2% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 100 | Mexico | 8.0% | 2025 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 101 | Kenya | 4.5% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Guinea | 4.4% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Argentina | 2.7% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 104 | Namibia | 2.6% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 105 | Algeria | 2.0% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 106 | Yemen | 1.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.9% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 108 | Mauritania | 0.7% | 2025 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 109 | Chile | 0.1% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 110 | Angola | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 110 | Djibouti | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 110 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 110 | Iraq | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 110 | Qatar | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 110 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 110 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 110 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Eastern Europe 99.7%
- Central Asia 97.2%
- Europe 96.8%
- Western Asia 92.4%
- Europe and Northern America 83.8%
- Northern Europe 83.5%
- Eastern Asia 78.7%
- Southern Europe 71.7%
- Central and Southern Asia 69.4%
- United States of America 68.6%
- Southern Asia 67.0%
- Asia 66.8%