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Share of annual global forest expansion by country

Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.

Countries reporting
108
Highest
35.2%
China
Lowest
0.0%
Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Median
0.0%
Years covered
31
1990–2020
Data points
550

What the numbers show

Share of annual global forest expansion is currently reported for 108 countries. The highest value is 35.2% in China; the lowest is 0.0% in Svalbard and Jan Mayen.

The median across all reporting countries is 0.0%, and the mean is 0.9%.

Over the past decade 39 countries rose and 31 fell. The largest increase was in New Zealand (up 1,059.7%), and the largest decrease in Bhutan (down 100.0%).

Share of annual global forest expansion: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 China 35.2% 2020 up 3.2% falling
2 Russia 15.7% 2020 up 205.7% volatile
3 United States 15.2% 2020 up 268.0% volatile
4 India 12.6% 2020 down 10.5% rising
5 Turkey 2.2% 2020 up 30.2% rising
6 Sudan 1.7% 2020 up 13.3% rising
7 New Zealand 1.5% 2020 up 1,059.7% volatile
8 Paraguay 1.0% 2020 — volatile
9 Italy 0.9% 2020 up 26.3% rising
10 Guatemala 0.9% 2020 down 38.4% volatile
11 Uzbekistan 0.8% 2020 up 33.0% rising
12 Portugal 0.8% 2020 up 1.1% rising
13 Canada 0.8% 2020 down 91.0% volatile
14 Mexico 0.7% 2020 up 19.9% volatile
15 Kazakhstan 0.7% 2020 down 40.8% rising
16 Spain 0.6% 2020 up 1,020.6% volatile
17 Ethiopia 0.6% 2020 up 93.4% rising
18 Dominican Republic 0.6% 2020 up 102.8% rising
19 Honduras 0.4% 2020 up 11.6% rising
20 Uruguay 0.3% 2020 down 17.7% falling
21 Argentina 0.3% 2020 up 1.1% volatile
22 Niger 0.3% 2020 up 148.2% volatile
23 Mali 0.3% 2020 down 74.8% volatile
24 Congo 0.3% 2020 — volatile
25 United Kingdom 0.3% 2020 up 48.5% falling
26 Bulgaria 0.2% 2020 down 18.6% rising
27 Czechia 0.2% 2020 up 331.4% volatile
28 Cote d'Ivoire 0.2% 2020 down 52.2% volatile
29 Venezuela 0.2% 2020 down 20.2% volatile
30 Uganda 0.2% 2020 up 24.1% rising
31 Hungary 0.2% 2020 up 134.0% falling
32 Burkina Faso 0.2% 2020 up 4.1% rising
33 Costa Rica 0.1% 2020 down 59.8% volatile
34 Germany 0.1% 2020 down 7.0% falling
34 Algeria 0.1% 2020 down 70.0% falling
36 Austria 0.1% 2020 up 24.1% falling
37 Poland 0.1% 2020 down 49.8% falling
38 Netherlands 0.1% 2020 up 224.3% volatile
39 Latvia 0.1% 2020 up 58.2% flat
40 Togo 0.1% 2020 up 334.4% volatile
41 Nicaragua 0.1% 2020 up 9.1% volatile
42 Chile 0.1% 2020 down 83.8% volatile
43 Senegal 0.1% 2020 up 24.1% rising
45 El Salvador 0.1% 2020 up 42.9% falling
46 Romania 0.1% 2020 down 90.9% volatile
47 Gabon 0.1% 2020 up 221.3% falling
48 Norway 0.1% 2020 up 59.7% rising
49 Jamaica 0.1% 2020 up 24.1% rising
50 Denmark 0.1% 2020 down 33.1% volatile
51 Switzerland 0.1% 2020 down 24.6% falling
52 Morocco 0.0% 2020 up 357.5% volatile
53 Panama 0.0% 2020 up 173.0% falling
54 Slovenia 0.0% 2020 up 7.3% volatile
55 Cuba 0.0% 2020 down 95.6% volatile
56 Estonia 0.0% 2020 down 89.5% volatile
57 Cameroon 0.0% 2020 up 24.1% rising
58 Tunisia 0.0% 2020 down 33.5% volatile
59 Saudi Arabia 0.0% 2020 — volatile
60 Croatia 0.0% 2020 up 269.8% falling
61 Guinea 0.0% 2020 down 41.2% falling
62 Iceland 0.0% 2020 up 32.4% falling
63 Democratic Republic of Congo 0.0% 2020 down 59.1% volatile
65 Chad 0.0% 2020 up 24.1% rising
66 Colombia 0.0% 2020 down 98.2% volatile
67 Comoros 0.0% 2020 — volatile
68 Kyrgyzstan 0.0% 2020 down 98.3% volatile
69 Djibouti 0.0% 2020 up 24.1% volatile
70 Egypt 0.0% 2020 — volatile
71 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0% 2020 down 58.6% volatile
71 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 0.0% 2020 — volatile
73 Bahrain 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Brazil 0.0% 2020 — volatile
73 Bhutan 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
73 Cayman Islands 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Finland 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
73 Faroe Islands 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Georgia 0.0% 2020 — volatile
73 Gibraltar 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Gambia 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Equatorial Guinea 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Greenland 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Guyana 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Isle of Man 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Iran 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Iraq 0.0% 2020 — volatile
73 Jordan 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Kuwait 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
73 Lebanon 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Libya 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Monaco 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Mauritius 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
73 Malawi 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Namibia 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Nauru 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Oman 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Qatar 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Singapore 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
73 San Marino 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Somalia 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Sweden 0.0% 2020 down 100.0% volatile
73 Tanzania 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Yemen 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Zimbabwe 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Falkland Islands 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Jersey 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Tokelau 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Vatican 0.0% 2020 — flat
73 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 0.0% 2020 — flat

About this data

Indicator
Share of annual global forest expansion
Unit
%
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) – with major processing by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
110 places, 550 data points, 1990–2020
Last refreshed

Share of annual global forest expansion indicates the proportion of a country's forest expansion relative to the total global forest expansion.