Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly...
What the numbers show
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC is currently reported for 241 countries. The highest value is 939,327 1000 ha in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Heard Island and McDonald Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,253 1000 ha, and the mean is 17,758 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 125 countries rose and 94 fell. The largest increase was in Aruba (up 237.5%), and the largest decrease in Mauritius (down 23.1%).
Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 939,327 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 439,088 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.9% | falling |
| 3 | Canada | 436,843 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 4 | China | 188,821 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 5 | China, mainland | 186,559 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 185,074 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Indonesia | 117,641 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.6% | falling |
| 8 | Australia and New Zealand | 84,171 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 9 | Peru | 81,843 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 10 | Australia | 76,530 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 11 | Colombia | 74,493 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Angola | 74,245 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 13 | Mexico | 72,332 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 14 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 57,532 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 15 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 51,213 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 16 | India | 50,437 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 17 | Zambia | 46,671 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 18 | Melanesia | 45,155 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 19 | Mozambique | 44,995 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 39,084 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 21 | United Republic of Tanzania | 37,312 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 22 | Cameroon | 35,626 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 23 | Argentina | 35,616 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 24 | Sudan (former) | 32,911 1000 ha | 2011 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 25 | Myanmar | 29,751 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 26 | Sweden | 27,702 1000 ha | 2022 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 27 | Congo | 26,955 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 28 | South Sudan | 25,502 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 29 | Ethiopia | 25,465 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 30 | Japan | 25,112 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 31 | Gabon | 23,307 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Finland | 22,515 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 33 | Madagascar | 22,264 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 34 | Nigeria | 22,091 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 35 | Malaysia | 21,851 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 36 | Chile | 20,466 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 37 | Guyana | 19,209 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 38 | Ecuador | 17,508 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.0% | flat |
| 39 | Guinea | 16,499 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 40 | Paraguay | 16,070 1000 ha | 2022 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 41 | Türkiye | 15,027 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 42 | France | 14,056 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 43 | Suriname | 13,815 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 44 | Norway | 13,638 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 45 | Côte d'Ivoire | 13,148 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.9% | flat |
| 46 | Spain | 12,595 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 47 | Zimbabwe | 11,596 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.5% | rising |
| 48 | Philippines | 11,537 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 49 | Thailand | 11,312 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.4% | flat |
| 50 | Viet Nam | 10,925 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.1% | falling |
| 51 | Germany | 10,802 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 52 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 10,787 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Kazakhstan | 10,410 1000 ha | 2022 | up 8.1% | rising |
| 54 | Caribbean | 9,734 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 55 | Mongolia | 9,721 1000 ha | 2022 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 56 | Poland | 9,639 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 57 | Ghana | 9,365 1000 ha | 2022 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 58 | Ukraine | 9,311 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 59 | Belarus | 8,874 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 60 | Italy | 8,713 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 61 | Sudan | 8,588 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 62 | French Guiana | 8,081 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 63 | Honduras | 7,780 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 64 | Nicaragua | 7,739 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 65 | Romania | 7,703 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 66 | New Zealand | 7,640 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 67 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 7,414 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 68 | Kenya | 7,229 1000 ha | 2022 | up 13.1% | flat |
| 69 | Nepal | 7,157 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 70 | Cambodia | 7,099 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 71 | Guatemala | 6,970 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 72 | Chad | 6,237 1000 ha | 2022 | up 6.6% | flat |
| 73 | Uganda | 5,916 1000 ha | 2022 | up 9.0% | rising |
| 74 | Panama | 5,034 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 75 | Namibia | 4,997 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 76 | Botswana | 4,929 1000 ha | 2022 | up 8.7% | rising |
| 77 | Republic of Korea | 4,895 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 78 | Benin | 4,612 1000 ha | 2022 | up 15.6% | rising |
| 79 | Liberia | 4,529 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 80 | Cuba | 4,311 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 4,288 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 82 | Senegal | 4,063 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 83 | Austria | 4,049 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 84 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3,920 1000 ha | 2005 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 3,856 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 86 | Mali | 3,754 1000 ha | 2022 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 87 | Latvia | 3,494 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.3% | falling |
| 88 | Georgia | 3,383 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 89 | Greece | 3,225 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 90 | Serbia | 3,199 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 91 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 3,127 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 92 | Bhutan | 3,018 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 93 | Portugal | 2,995 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 94 | Somalia | 2,834 1000 ha | 2022 | up 21.0% | rising |
| 95 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,756 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 96 | Czechia | 2,708 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.7% | flat |
| 97 | Pakistan | 2,523 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.2% | flat |
| 98 | Estonia | 2,518 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.8% | falling |
| 99 | Malawi | 2,514 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.3% | falling |
| 100 | Solomon Islands | 2,480 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 101 | Togo | 2,460 1000 ha | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 102 | Croatia | 2,389 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 103 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,363 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 2,356 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 105 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 2,336 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 106 | Sierra Leone | 2,233 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 107 | Slovakia | 2,226 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.8% | flat |
| 108 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,211 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 109 | Uruguay | 2,199 1000 ha | 2022 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 110 | Lithuania | 2,178 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 111 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,948 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 112 | Sri Lanka | 1,822 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.7% | falling |
| 113 | Hungary | 1,716 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 114 | Belize | 1,692 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 115 | Morocco | 1,637 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 116 | Algeria | 1,634 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 117 | Burkina Faso | 1,593 1000 ha | 2022 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 118 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,528 1000 ha | 2022 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 119 | El Salvador | 1,451 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 120 | Switzerland | 1,340 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.2% | falling |
| 121 | Fiji | 1,253 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.9% | flat |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 1,247 1000 ha | 2022 | up 6.8% | flat |
| 123 | New Caledonia | 1,214 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.7% | flat |
| 124 | Slovenia | 1,200 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 125 | Afghanistan | 1,196 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 126 | Vanuatu | 1,125 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 127 | North Macedonia | 1,104 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 128 | Bangladesh | 920.88 1000 ha | 2022 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 129 | Albania | 881.6 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.7% | rising |
| 130 | Niger | 861.8 1000 ha | 2022 | up 6.7% | flat |
| 131 | Jamaica | 778.25 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 132 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 765.7 1000 ha | 1999 | down 4.5% | flat |
| 133 | Montenegro | 717.8 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.1% | flat |
| 134 | Belgium | 672.1 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 135 | Armenia | 657.99 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.7% | flat |
| 136 | Eswatini | 635.69 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.5% | falling |
| 137 | Puerto Rico | 592.67 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 138 | Denmark | 520.22 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.1% | flat |
| 139 | Brunei Darussalam | 504.06 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 140 | Eritrea | 494.17 1000 ha | 2022 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 141 | Yemen | 482.63 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 142 | Ireland | 466.06 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 143 | Bahamas | 419.21 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.3% | rising |
| 144 | Haiti | 416.63 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 145 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 386.56 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 374.83 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 147 | Timor-Leste | 362.66 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 148 | Tunisia | 331.29 1000 ha | 2022 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 149 | Polynesia | 324.2 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 150 | Rwanda | 309.53 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 151 | Uzbekistan | 305.39 1000 ha | 2022 | up 26.7% | rising |
| 152 | Republic of Moldova | 301.31 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 289 1000 ha | 2022 | up 9.5% | rising |
| 154 | Mauritania | 275.86 1000 ha | 2022 | up 8.5% | flat |
| 155 | Syrian Arab Republic | 273.67 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.1% | flat |
| 156 | Iraq | 266.34 1000 ha | 2022 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 157 | Burundi | 258.25 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.2% | falling |
| 158 | Lesotho | 186.42 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.4% | flat |
| 159 | Cyprus | 183.6 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 160 | Saudi Arabia | 158.1 1000 ha | 2022 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 161 | Libya | 149.81 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.4% | falling |
| 162 | Gambia | 135.85 1000 ha | 2022 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 163 | Greenland | 133.38 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | French Polynesia | 126.63 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 165 | Samoa | 120.64 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Comoros | 107.62 1000 ha | 2022 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 167 | Guadeloupe | 93.64 1000 ha | 2022 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 168 | Turkmenistan | 93.21 1000 ha | 2022 | up 14.5% | rising |
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 84.72 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 170 | Israel | 84.42 1000 ha | 2022 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 171 | Martinique | 80.54 1000 ha | 2022 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 172 | Luxembourg | 75.63 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 173 | Dominica | 69.74 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 174 | Egypt | 67.14 1000 ha | 2022 | up 48.0% | rising |
| 175 | Micronesia | 61.48 1000 ha | 2022 | down 6.3% | falling |
| 176 | United Arab Emirates | 58.66 1000 ha | 2022 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 177 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 58.53 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 178 | Saint Lucia | 53.08 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 179 | Lebanon | 52.96 1000 ha | 2022 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 180 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 50.38 1000 ha | 2022 | down 4.0% | rising |
| 181 | Oman | 47.42 1000 ha | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 182 | Mauritius | 41.88 1000 ha | 2022 | down 23.1% | falling |
| 183 | Iceland | 37.9 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Palestine | 36.23 1000 ha | 2022 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 185 | Tonga | 33.94 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 186 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 31.7 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 187 | Grenada | 30.17 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 188 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 29 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 189 | Mayotte | 28.49 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 190 | Andorra | 27.44 1000 ha | 2022 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 191 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 26.62 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 192 | Palau | 25.79 1000 ha | 2022 | down 13.8% | falling |
| 193 | Niue | 19.91 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 194 | Jordan | 19.14 1000 ha | 2022 | up 20.9% | rising |
| 195 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 16.81 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 196 | Antigua and Barbuda | 16.62 1000 ha | 2022 | down 11.4% | flat |
| 197 | United States Virgin Islands | 16.58 1000 ha | 2022 | down 1.6% | rising |
| 198 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 16.06 1000 ha | 2022 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 199 | Qatar | 13.26 1000 ha | 2022 | up 25.3% | rising |
| 200 | Faroe Islands | 11.9 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 201 | Singapore | 10.65 1000 ha | 2022 | up 6.6% | rising |
| 202 | Cabo Verde | 10.63 1000 ha | 2022 | up 16.3% | rising |
| 203 | Cayman Islands | 9.64 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 204 | Cook Islands | 9.54 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Kuwait | 8.84 1000 ha | 2022 | up 36.4% | rising |
| 206 | Northern Mariana Islands | 8.09 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | Liechtenstein | 7.66 1000 ha | 2022 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 208 | Barbados | 7.47 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 209 | Montserrat | 7.15 1000 ha | 2022 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 210 | Isle of Man | 6.67 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 211 | British Virgin Islands | 5.75 1000 ha | 2022 | down 4.5% | falling |
| 212 | Seychelles | 5.03 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 213 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 4.56 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 214 | Bahrain | 4.18 1000 ha | 2022 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 215 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 3.6 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 216 | French Southern Territories | 2.83 1000 ha | 2022 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 217 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 2.8 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 218 | Channel Islands | 2.47 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 219 | Djibouti | 2.27 1000 ha | 2022 | up 15.2% | rising |
| 220 | Malta | 1.73 1000 ha | 2022 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 221 | Aruba | 0.81 1000 ha | 2022 | up 237.5% | volatile |
| 221 | Anguilla | 0.81 1000 ha | 2022 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 223 | Western Sahara | 0.51 1000 ha | 2022 | up 64.5% | rising |
| 224 | Guam | 0.43 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 224 | San Marino | 0.43 1000 ha | 2022 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 226 | Norfolk Island | 0.39 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | falling |
| 227 | China, Macao SAR | 0.32 1000 ha | 2022 | up 10.3% | rising |
| 228 | Kiribati | 0.25 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 229 | Gibraltar | 0.16 1000 ha | 2022 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 230 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 0.14 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 231 | Marshall Islands | 0.13 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 232 | Bermuda | 0.1 1000 ha | 2022 | up 11.1% | flat |
| 232 | Tuvalu | 0.1 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 234 | Maldives | 0.05 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 235 | Naoero | 0.03 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 236 | Monaco | 0.02 1000 ha | 2022 | unchanged | flat |
| 237 | Tokelau | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 237 | Antarctica | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 237 | Pitcairn | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 237 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
| 237 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2022 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 4.27 million 1000 ha
- Americas 1.68 million 1000 ha
- Europe 1.13 million 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 986,093 1000 ha
- South America 837,192 1000 ha
- Africa 757,448 1000 ha
- Northern America 729,720 1000 ha
- Asia 562,573 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 404,687 1000 ha
- United States of America 292,740 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 235,963 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 233,661 1000 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Land Cover data under the Agri-Environmental Indicators section contains land cover information organized by the land cover classes of the international standard system for Environmental and Economic Accounting Central Framework (SEEA CF). The land cover information is compiled from publicly available Global Land Cover (GLC) maps: a) MODIS land cover types based on the Land Cover Classification System, LCCS; b) The European Spatial Agency (ESA) Climate Change Initiative (CCI) annual land cover maps produced by the Université catholique de Louvain (UCL)-Geomatics and now under the European Copernicus Program; c) The annual land cover maps which were produced under the European Copernicus Global Land Service (CGLS) (CGLS land cover, containing discrete land cover categorization), with spatial resolution 100m; and d) the WorldCover maps of the European Space Agency, produced at 10m resolution.