Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS by country

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Countries reporting
238
Highest
922,274 1000 ha
Russian Federation
Lowest
0 1000 ha
Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Median
1,449 1000 ha
Years covered
24
2001–2024
Data points
6,390

What the numbers show

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS is currently reported for 238 countries. The highest value is 922,274 1000 ha in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Heard Island and McDonald Islands.

The median across all reporting countries is 1,449 1000 ha, and the mean is 21,689 1000 ha.

Over the past decade 116 countries rose and 115 fell. The largest increase was in Saudi Arabia (up 463.7%), and the largest decrease in Niger (down 100.0%).

Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS: full country ranking

#Country LatestYear 10-year changeTrend
1 Russian Federation 922,274 1000 ha 2024 up 0.4% flat
2 Brazil 597,725 1000 ha 2024 down 3.0% falling
3 Canada 501,610 1000 ha 2024 up 1.3% flat
3 Democratic Republic of the Congo 220,821 1000 ha 2024 down 0.4% flat
4 China 270,880 1000 ha 2024 up 2.4% rising
4 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 70,293 1000 ha 2024 down 3.6% flat
5 China, mainland 268,203 1000 ha 2024 up 2.5% rising
5 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 68,863 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
6 Indonesia 165,940 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% flat
6 Melanesia 50,572 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
7 Colombia 101,965 1000 ha 2024 up 0.8% flat
7 United Republic of Tanzania 46,236 1000 ha 2024 down 1.5% falling
8 Australia and New Zealand 95,988 1000 ha 2024 down 17.0% flat
8 Viet Nam 23,082 1000 ha 2024 up 1.6% flat
9 Australia 80,274 1000 ha 2024 down 18.9% flat
9 Lao People's Democratic Republic 19,724 1000 ha 2024 down 5.1% falling
10 Mexico 79,404 1000 ha 2024 down 3.6% flat
10 Türkiye 15,715 1000 ha 2024 up 13.3% rising
11 Peru 78,982 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% flat
11 Democratic People's Republic of Korea 7,856 1000 ha 2024 up 3.0% flat
12 Angola 72,958 1000 ha 2024 down 4.3% falling
12 Iran (Islamic Republic of) 1,991 1000 ha 2024 down 1.2% flat
13 Argentina 58,070 1000 ha 2024 down 3.8% falling
13 Timor-Leste 1,309 1000 ha 2024 up 1.2% flat
14 Central African Republic 57,865 1000 ha 2024 up 0.4% flat
14 Polynesia 555.2 1000 ha 2024 up 0.9% rising
15 India 56,132 1000 ha 2024 up 2.4% rising
15 Republic of Moldova 282.03 1000 ha 2024 up 2.3% rising
16 Mozambique 55,386 1000 ha 2024 down 7.9% falling
16 Syrian Arab Republic 149.14 1000 ha 2024 up 16.9% falling
17 Zambia 50,061 1000 ha 2024 down 6.6% falling
17 Micronesia 131.33 1000 ha 2024 down 2.5% rising
18 Myanmar 47,198 1000 ha 2024 down 1.5% flat
18 Micronesia (Federated States of) 44.1 1000 ha 2024 up 6.4% rising
19 Papua New Guinea 43,688 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
20 Cameroon 37,924 1000 ha 2024 down 0.7% flat
20 Côte d'Ivoire 27,064 1000 ha 2024 down 1.6% flat
20 Wallis and Futuna Islands 6.09 1000 ha 2024 down 6.9% rising
21 South Sudan 37,531 1000 ha 2024 up 12.0% rising
22 Sweden 35,828 1000 ha 2024 up 0.3% flat
22 Caribbean 15,754 1000 ha 2024 up 2.5% rising
23 Sudan (former) 33,352 1000 ha 2011 down 1.5% flat
24 Paraguay 30,765 1000 ha 2024 down 8.6% falling
25 Malaysia 30,122 1000 ha 2024 up 0.8% flat
26 Congo 29,947 1000 ha 2024 up 0.6% flat
26 Cabo Verde 0.24 1000 ha 2024 down 73.9% volatile
27 Finland 28,993 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
28 Japan 28,713 1000 ha 2024 up 0.5% flat
29 France 27,424 1000 ha 2024 up 0.7% flat
30 Chile 26,363 1000 ha 2024 down 2.3% flat
31 Thailand 25,944 1000 ha 2024 up 2.9% rising
32 Gabon 24,843 1000 ha 2024 up 0.2% flat
33 Ethiopia 23,753 1000 ha 2024 up 5.6% flat
34 Philippines 22,466 1000 ha 2024 down 0.7% flat
35 Ecuador 22,058 1000 ha 2024 up 2.8% flat
36 Guinea 19,671 1000 ha 2024 down 4.0% flat
37 Guyana 19,439 1000 ha 2024 down 0.1% flat
38 Spain 18,185 1000 ha 2024 up 2.8% rising
39 Madagascar 16,614 1000 ha 2024 down 10.5% falling
40 Germany 16,119 1000 ha 2024 down 1.0% flat
41 New Zealand 15,712 1000 ha 2024 down 5.9% flat
42 Nigeria 15,443 1000 ha 2024 down 18.1% falling
43 Suriname 13,949 1000 ha 2024 up 0.2% flat
44 Italy 13,923 1000 ha 2024 up 1.1% rising
45 Norway 13,486 1000 ha 2024 up 2.8% falling
46 Ukraine 13,088 1000 ha 2024 down 10.2% falling
47 Poland 12,853 1000 ha 2024 down 3.2% flat
48 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 12,772 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% falling
49 Belarus 12,532 1000 ha 2024 down 2.5% flat
50 Romania 10,841 1000 ha 2024 up 0.3% flat
51 Nicaragua 10,340 1000 ha 2022 down 4.2% flat
52 Honduras 10,135 1000 ha 2024 down 1.2% flat
53 Ghana 10,020 1000 ha 2024 down 8.5% falling
54 Guatemala 9,815 1000 ha 2024 up 0.4% flat
55 Uganda 9,555 1000 ha 2024 down 5.0% falling
56 Liberia 9,470 1000 ha 2024 down 0.0% flat
57 South Africa 9,409 1000 ha 2024 up 4.0% rising
58 Cambodia 9,296 1000 ha 2024 down 12.8% falling
59 Nepal 8,473 1000 ha 2024 up 2.8% rising
60 French Guiana 8,184 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
61 Uruguay 7,822 1000 ha 2024 up 18.0% rising
62 Cuba 7,543 1000 ha 2024 up 4.6% rising
63 Mongolia 7,232 1000 ha 2024 up 18.7% rising
64 Greece 7,007 1000 ha 2024 up 6.9% rising
65 Republic of Korea 6,821 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
66 Panama 6,779 1000 ha 2024 up 0.1% flat
67 Sierra Leone 6,529 1000 ha 2024 down 0.7% flat
68 Kenya 5,661 1000 ha 2024 up 10.0% flat
69 Serbia and Montenegro 5,569 1000 ha 2005 — flat
70 Austria 5,128 1000 ha 2024 down 2.8% falling
71 Sri Lanka 5,044 1000 ha 2024 down 1.9% flat
72 Portugal 4,978 1000 ha 2024 down 6.1% flat
73 Serbia 4,859 1000 ha 2024 up 5.2% rising
74 Bulgaria 4,836 1000 ha 2024 down 2.7% rising
75 Latvia 4,703 1000 ha 2024 down 8.2% falling
76 Costa Rica 4,600 1000 ha 2024 down 1.2% flat
77 Georgia 4,049 1000 ha 2024 up 1.5% flat
78 Ireland 4,008 1000 ha 2024 down 2.8% flat
79 Bosnia and Herzegovina 3,977 1000 ha 2024 up 2.5% rising
80 Dominican Republic 3,963 1000 ha 2024 up 1.1% flat
81 Croatia 3,782 1000 ha 2024 up 5.1% rising
82 Bangladesh 3,413 1000 ha 2024 up 3.0% falling
83 Czechia 3,400 1000 ha 2024 down 6.0% flat
84 Estonia 3,394 1000 ha 2024 down 3.6% falling
85 Zimbabwe 3,163 1000 ha 2024 down 37.7% falling
86 Bhutan 3,076 1000 ha 2024 up 1.8% flat
87 Lithuania 3,026 1000 ha 2024 down 15.5% falling
88 Kazakhstan 2,924 1000 ha 2024 up 6.5% rising
89 Malawi 2,918 1000 ha 2024 down 15.4% falling
90 Guinea-Bissau 2,772 1000 ha 2024 down 0.2% flat
91 Slovakia 2,752 1000 ha 2024 down 1.9% flat
92 Equatorial Guinea 2,612 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
93 China, Taiwan Province of 2,610 1000 ha 2024 down 2.2% flat
94 Solomon Islands 2,568 1000 ha 2024 up 0.7% flat
95 Pakistan 2,540 1000 ha 2024 up 42.1% rising
96 Chad 2,326 1000 ha 2024 down 22.3% falling
97 Benin 2,158 1000 ha 2024 down 23.5% falling
98 Hungary 2,119 1000 ha 2024 up 3.4% rising
99 Togo 2,095 1000 ha 2024 down 16.0% falling
100 Switzerland 1,997 1000 ha 2024 down 2.4% falling
101 Belize 1,846 1000 ha 2024 down 3.1% falling
102 New Caledonia 1,717 1000 ha 2024 down 1.5% flat
103 Slovenia 1,712 1000 ha 2024 up 2.7% flat
104 El Salvador 1,673 1000 ha 2024 up 1.8% flat
105 Albania 1,648 1000 ha 2024 up 8.9% rising
106 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 1,486 1000 ha 2024 up 8.1% flat
107 Haiti 1,455 1000 ha 2024 up 6.4% rising
108 Fiji 1,443 1000 ha 2024 up 0.9% rising
109 Belgium 1,334 1000 ha 2024 up 8.4% flat
110 Algeria 1,273 1000 ha 2024 up 1.6% rising
111 North Macedonia 1,215 1000 ha 2024 up 2.5% rising
112 Vanuatu 1,155 1000 ha 2024 up 1.4% flat
113 Azerbaijan 1,154 1000 ha 2024 up 7.2% flat
114 Denmark 1,035 1000 ha 2024 up 0.5% falling
115 Montenegro 1,009 1000 ha 2024 up 0.3% flat
116 Jamaica 931.26 1000 ha 2024 up 1.3% flat
117 Burundi 864.11 1000 ha 2024 up 4.8% falling
118 Sudan 860.67 1000 ha 2024 up 26.8% rising
119 Eswatini 801.17 1000 ha 2024 up 26.5% rising
120 Morocco 793.88 1000 ha 2024 down 6.0% rising
121 Rwanda 658.09 1000 ha 2024 up 4.9% falling
122 Senegal 653.15 1000 ha 2024 down 26.9% rising
123 Afghanistan 605.46 1000 ha 2024 up 17.5% rising
124 Puerto Rico 605.33 1000 ha 2024 down 2.9% rising
125 Mali 560.84 1000 ha 2024 down 26.3% falling
126 Brunei Darussalam 544.2 1000 ha 2024 down 0.5% flat
127 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 533.62 1000 ha 2024 down 5.3% falling
128 Bahamas 456.91 1000 ha 2024 down 6.0% falling
129 Trinidad and Tobago 381.16 1000 ha 2024 down 2.6% flat
130 Somalia 350.43 1000 ha 2024 up 34.6% falling
131 Armenia 338.01 1000 ha 2024 down 4.2% falling
132 Iceland 321.22 1000 ha 2024 down 11.6% falling
133 Samoa 263.8 1000 ha 2024 up 1.3% flat
134 Egypt 206.32 1000 ha 2024 down 17.8% falling
135 French Polynesia 205.61 1000 ha 2024 up 0.7% flat
136 Kyrgyzstan 191.7 1000 ha 2024 down 10.0% falling
137 Luxembourg 163.46 1000 ha 2024 up 8.8% flat
138 Tunisia 159.79 1000 ha 2024 down 12.1% rising
139 Réunion 157.73 1000 ha 2024 up 0.0% flat
140 Cyprus 155.16 1000 ha 2024 up 62.4% rising
141 French Southern Territories 143.84 1000 ha 2024 up 47.8% rising
142 Comoros 137.3 1000 ha 2024 down 4.1% flat
143 Yemen 122.96 1000 ha 2024 up 29.0% rising
144 Botswana 112.5 1000 ha 2024 up 16.2% falling
145 Lebanon 109.56 1000 ha 2024 up 49.4% rising
146 Guadeloupe 97.14 1000 ha 2024 down 14.2% rising
147 Sao Tome and Principe 94.69 1000 ha 2024 up 14.2% flat
148 Mauritius 89.97 1000 ha 2024 up 14.2% rising
149 Greenland 83.15 1000 ha 2024 up 70.8% flat
150 Dominica 69.95 1000 ha 2024 down 1.4% flat
151 China, Hong Kong SAR 66.41 1000 ha 2024 down 3.0% flat
152 Martinique 56.36 1000 ha 2024 up 2.2% flat
153 Saint Lucia 43.88 1000 ha 2024 up 0.6% flat
154 Iraq 39.98 1000 ha 2024 down 78.3% falling
155 Israel 37.34 1000 ha 2024 up 29.7% rising
156 Isle of Man 36.64 1000 ha 2024 up 7.3% rising
157 Tonga 36.3 1000 ha 2024 down 4.9% rising
158 Tajikistan 33.11 1000 ha 2024 up 15.0% falling
159 Mayotte 29.25 1000 ha 2024 down 4.9% flat
160 Guam 29.02 1000 ha 2024 down 11.2% rising
161 Palau 28.81 1000 ha 2024 up 2.4% rising
162 Andorra 27.61 1000 ha 2024 up 7.8% falling
163 Grenada 27.22 1000 ha 2024 down 0.5% rising
164 Antigua and Barbuda 26.79 1000 ha 2024 down 10.6% flat
165 Northern Mariana Islands 26.28 1000 ha 2024 down 10.6% rising
166 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 24.61 1000 ha 2024 up 0.6% flat
167 Niue 24.25 1000 ha 2024 up 0.9% rising
168 Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha 17.76 1000 ha 2024 down 5.6% flat
169 Uzbekistan 17.21 1000 ha 2024 up 5.8% falling
170 Saudi Arabia 16.91 1000 ha 2024 up 463.7% volatile
171 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 16.12 1000 ha 2024 up 23.1% falling
172 United States Virgin Islands 16.01 1000 ha 2024 down 18.4% rising
173 Saint Kitts and Nevis 15.38 1000 ha 2024 down 16.0% rising
174 Seychelles 15.35 1000 ha 2024 down 10.9% rising
175 Singapore 14.83 1000 ha 2024 down 0.7% rising
176 Faroe Islands 13.86 1000 ha 2024 up 16.9% falling
177 Turks and Caicos Islands 12.03 1000 ha 2024 down 15.2% falling
178 Liechtenstein 9.91 1000 ha 2024 down 6.7% falling
179 Cook Islands 9.89 1000 ha 2024 up 14.3% rising
180 American Samoa 9.2 1000 ha 2024 up 18.1% rising
181 Eritrea 9.05 1000 ha 2024 up 76.4% rising
182 Cayman Islands 8.92 1000 ha 2024 down 24.5% rising
183 Lesotho 7.68 1000 ha 2024 up 145.4% rising
184 Gambia 5.47 1000 ha 2024 down 69.8% volatile
185 Montserrat 5.43 1000 ha 2024 up 15.3% rising
186 British Virgin Islands 5.09 1000 ha 2024 down 16.8% falling
187 Barbados 4.23 1000 ha 2024 up 5.8% rising
188 Netherlands Antilles (former) 3.19 1000 ha 2024 down 3.9% falling
189 San Marino 2.93 1000 ha 2024 down 10.4% rising
190 Namibia 2.85 1000 ha 2024 down 67.1% volatile
191 Norfolk Island 2.12 1000 ha 2024 down 4.9% flat
192 Jordan 1.85 1000 ha 2024 up 54.2% volatile
193 Anguilla 1.78 1000 ha 2024 down 9.6% falling
194 Naoero 1.35 1000 ha 2024 up 12.5% rising
195 Kiribati 1.3 1000 ha 2024 down 6.5% rising
196 Palestine 1.29 1000 ha 2024 up 37.2% rising
197 Oman 1.26 1000 ha 2024 down 86.6% falling
198 Turkmenistan 0.58 1000 ha 2024 up 205.3% volatile
199 United States Minor Outlying Islands 0.45 1000 ha 2024 up 9.8% flat
200 Libya 0.43 1000 ha 2024 down 52.2% falling
200 China, Macao SAR 0.43 1000 ha 2024 down 25.9% falling
202 Bermuda 0.3 1000 ha 2024 up 25.0% volatile
203 Antarctica 0.24 1000 ha 2024 up 60.0% volatile
204 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0.22 1000 ha 2024 up 266.7% volatile
205 Mauritania 0.17 1000 ha 2024 down 46.9% volatile
206 Burkina Faso 0.11 1000 ha 2024 down 54.2% volatile
207 United Arab Emirates 0.09 1000 ha 2024 down 73.5% volatile
208 Djibouti 0.06 1000 ha 2024 down 33.3% volatile
208 Pitcairn 0.06 1000 ha 2024 down 82.4% volatile
210 Bahrain 0.04 1000 ha 2024 down 76.5% volatile
210 Gibraltar 0.04 1000 ha 2024 unchanged falling
210 Maldives 0.04 1000 ha 2024 down 55.6% volatile
213 Monaco 0.02 1000 ha 2024 unchanged flat
213 Marshall Islands 0.02 1000 ha 2024 — volatile
215 Aruba 0 1000 ha 2024 — volatile
215 Kuwait 0 1000 ha 2024 — volatile
215 Niger 0 1000 ha 2024 down 100.0% volatile
215 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 0 1000 ha 2024 — volatile

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Indicator
Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS
Unit
1000 ha
Source
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Licence
CC BY-NC-SA 3.0 IGO (FAO)
Coverage
269 places, 6,390 data points, 2001–2024
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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.