Share of forest with a long-term management plan by country
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).
Countries reporting
123
Highest
100.0%
Bulgaria
Lowest
0.1%
El Salvador
Median
48.0%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
794
What the numbers show
Share of forest with a long-term management plan is currently reported for 123 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Bulgaria; the lowest is 0.1% in El Salvador.
The median across all reporting countries is 48.0%, and the mean is 50.3%.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 2,000.
Over the past decade 58 countries rose and 22 fell. The largest increase was in Georgia (up 182.3%), and the largest decrease in Cote d'Ivoire (down 68.9%).
Share of forest 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 | Isle of Man | 100.0% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Kazakhstan | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Lithuania | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Malta | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Russia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Slovakia | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Turkey | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 1 | Vietnam | 100.0% | 2025 | up 113.3% | rising |
| 1 | Norfolk Island | 100.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Mongolia | 100.0% | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Japan | 99.9% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 18 | Slovenia | 99.6% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 19 | Poland | 98.6% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 20 | Iceland | 96.3% | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 21 | Uzbekistan | 95.8% | 2025 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 22 | Cook Islands | 95.6% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Latvia | 95.3% | 2025 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 24 | Kyrgyzstan | 93.2% | 2025 | up 21.7% | rising |
| 25 | Ukraine | 91.2% | 2025 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 26 | Czechia | 91.1% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 27 | Myanmar | 90.3% | 2025 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 28 | Switzerland | 86.1% | 2020 | up 9.1% | rising |
| 29 | Andorra | 85.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Guyana | 84.4% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 31 | Sweden | 83.4% | 2025 | up 2.9% | falling |
| 32 | Moldova | 82.6% | 2025 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 33 | Zambia | 82.5% | 2025 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 34 | Romania | 81.0% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 35 | Gabon | 77.8% | 2025 | up 70.7% | volatile |
| 36 | Ireland | 76.9% | 2025 | up 7.6% | rising |
| 37 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 76.7% | 2025 | down 19.1% | volatile |
| 38 | China | 75.9% | 2025 | up 16.7% | rising |
| 39 | New Zealand | 75.3% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 40 | India | 74.8% | 2025 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 41 | Estonia | 71.2% | 2025 | up 11.7% | flat |
| 42 | Tunisia | 70.1% | 2025 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 43 | United States | 68.6% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 44 | Germany | 68.4% | 2025 | up 3.2% | flat |
| 45 | Uruguay | 67.0% | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 46 | Netherlands | 66.5% | 2025 | down 15.0% | falling |
| 47 | Cyprus | 66.1% | 2025 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 48 | Reunion | 64.8% | 2025 | down 20.6% | rising |
| 49 | Cuba | 64.7% | 2025 | up 16.5% | rising |
| 50 | Mozambique | 63.7% | 2025 | up 44.0% | volatile |
| 51 | Morocco | 61.5% | 2025 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 52 | Canada | 61.3% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 53 | Bhutan | 61.0% | 2025 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 54 | United Kingdom | 60.7% | 2025 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 55 | Congo | 59.7% | 2025 | up 63.8% | volatile |
| 56 | Malaysia | 57.4% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 57 | Cameroon | 57.3% | 2025 | up 7.5% | rising |
| 58 | Norway | 57.2% | 2025 | up 25.6% | rising |
| 59 | Nepal | 56.3% | 2025 | down 2.6% | rising |
| 60 | Austria | 51.4% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 61 | Denmark | 49.8% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 62 | France | 48.0% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 63 | Luxembourg | 47.4% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 64 | Ecuador | 46.8% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 65 | Serbia | 42.4% | 2025 | up 12.7% | rising |
| 66 | South Korea | 42.4% | 2025 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 67 | Benin | 41.8% | 2020 | up 12.2% | rising |
| 68 | Colombia | 40.0% | 2025 | up 58.3% | rising |
| 69 | Senegal | 37.9% | 2025 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 70 | Costa Rica | 37.6% | 2020 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 71 | Ghana | 37.3% | 2025 | up 25.4% | rising |
| 72 | Dominica | 37.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Montenegro | 36.8% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Gambia | 34.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Australia | 32.5% | 2020 | up 50.0% | rising |
| 76 | Guadeloupe | 31.6% | 2025 | down 30.9% | falling |
| 77 | Iran | 28.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Suriname | 28.5% | 2025 | down 4.4% | rising |
| 79 | French Guiana | 27.7% | 2025 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 80 | Martinique | 26.8% | 2025 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 81 | Bolivia | 25.6% | 2025 | up 23.5% | rising |
| 82 | Venezuela | 25.0% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 83 | Equatorial Guinea | 23.3% | 2025 | up 18.5% | rising |
| 84 | Tonga | 22.9% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 85 | Nigeria | 22.3% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 86 | Mauritius | 21.6% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 87 | Zimbabwe | 21.5% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Niger | 19.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Jamaica | 18.8% | 2025 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 90 | Indonesia | 18.5% | 2025 | down 20.5% | rising |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 16.6% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Burkina Faso | 16.3% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 93 | Micronesia (country) | 16.2% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Georgia | 16.1% | 2020 | up 182.3% | rising |
| 95 | American Samoa | 16.0% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 96 | Cote d'Ivoire | 15.2% | 2025 | down 68.9% | volatile |
| 97 | Philippines | 15.0% | 2025 | down 13.1% | falling |
| 98 | Papua New Guinea | 14.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Lesotho | 14.5% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Guatemala | 14.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 101 | Brazil | 12.6% | 2025 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 102 | Peru | 12.3% | 2018 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 103 | Chad | 11.2% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Botswana | 10.9% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 8.3% | 2025 | up 68.9% | rising |
| 106 | Central African Republic | 8.3% | 2025 | up 1.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Sudan | 8.2% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Mexico | 8.0% | 2025 | down 40.3% | volatile |
| 109 | Kenya | 4.5% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Tanzania | 4.4% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 111 | Guinea | 4.4% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Sierra Leone | 2.9% | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 113 | Argentina | 2.7% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 114 | Namibia | 2.6% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 115 | Algeria | 2.0% | 2025 | down 5.2% | rising |
| 116 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.3% | 2020 | down 3.7% | flat |
| 117 | Yemen | 1.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.9% | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 119 | Mauritania | 0.7% | 2025 | down 34.5% | volatile |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 0.5% | 2020 | up 25.0% | falling |
| 121 | Chile | 0.1% | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 122 | Eswatini | 0.1% | 2020 | up 75.0% | rising |
| 123 | El Salvador | 0.1% | 2020 | up 66.7% | rising |
About this data
Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%).