Tree-covered areas — Area from MODIS 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 MODIS is currently reported for 240 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 1,291 1000 ha, and the mean is 21,227 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 113 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 | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| 4 | China | 270,880 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 5 | China, mainland | 268,203 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 220,821 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 7 | Indonesia | 165,940 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 8 | Colombia | 101,965 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 9 | Australia and New Zealand | 95,988 1000 ha | 2024 | down 17.0% | flat |
| 10 | Australia | 80,274 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.9% | flat |
| 11 | Mexico | 79,404 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 12 | Peru | 78,982 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 13 | Angola | 72,958 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 14 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 70,293 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | flat |
| 15 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 68,863 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Argentina | 58,070 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 17 | India | 56,132 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 18 | Mozambique | 55,386 1000 ha | 2024 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 19 | Melanesia | 50,572 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Zambia | 50,061 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.6% | falling |
| 21 | Myanmar | 47,198 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 22 | United Republic of Tanzania | 46,236 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 23 | Papua New Guinea | 43,688 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Cameroon | 37,924 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 25 | South Sudan | 37,531 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 26 | Sweden | 35,828 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Sudan (former) | 33,352 1000 ha | 2011 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 28 | Paraguay | 30,765 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 29 | Malaysia | 30,122 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 30 | Congo | 29,947 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 31 | Finland | 28,993 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 32 | Japan | 28,713 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 33 | France | 27,424 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 27,064 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 35 | Chile | 26,363 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.3% | flat |
| 36 | Thailand | 25,944 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 37 | Gabon | 24,843 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 23,753 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.6% | flat |
| 39 | Viet Nam | 23,082 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 40 | Philippines | 22,466 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 41 | Ecuador | 22,058 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | flat |
| 42 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19,724 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.1% | falling |
| 43 | Guinea | 19,671 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.0% | flat |
| 44 | Guyana | 19,439 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 45 | Spain | 18,185 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 46 | Madagascar | 16,614 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.5% | falling |
| 47 | Germany | 16,119 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 48 | Caribbean | 15,754 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 49 | Türkiye | 15,715 1000 ha | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 50 | New Zealand | 15,712 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.9% | flat |
| 51 | Nigeria | 15,443 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.1% | falling |
| 52 | Suriname | 13,949 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 53 | Italy | 13,923 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 54 | Norway | 13,486 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | falling |
| 55 | Ukraine | 13,088 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 56 | Poland | 12,853 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 57 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 12,772 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 58 | Belarus | 12,532 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | flat |
| 59 | Romania | 10,841 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 60 | Nicaragua | 10,340 1000 ha | 2022 | down 4.2% | flat |
| 61 | Honduras | 10,135 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 62 | Ghana | 10,020 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.5% | falling |
| 63 | Guatemala | 9,815 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.4% | flat |
| 64 | Uganda | 9,555 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.0% | falling |
| 65 | Liberia | 9,470 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 66 | Cambodia | 9,296 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 67 | Nepal | 8,473 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 68 | French Guiana | 8,184 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 69 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 7,856 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | flat |
| 70 | Uruguay | 7,822 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 71 | Cuba | 7,543 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 72 | Mongolia | 7,232 1000 ha | 2024 | up 18.7% | rising |
| 73 | Greece | 7,007 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 74 | Republic of Korea | 6,821 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 75 | Panama | 6,779 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 76 | Sierra Leone | 6,529 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 77 | Kenya | 5,661 1000 ha | 2024 | up 10.0% | flat |
| 78 | Serbia and Montenegro | 5,569 1000 ha | 2005 | — | flat |
| 79 | Austria | 5,128 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 80 | Sri Lanka | 5,044 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 81 | Portugal | 4,978 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.1% | flat |
| 82 | Serbia | 4,859 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 83 | Bulgaria | 4,836 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.7% | rising |
| 84 | Latvia | 4,703 1000 ha | 2024 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 85 | Costa Rica | 4,600 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 86 | Georgia | 4,049 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 87 | Ireland | 4,008 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.8% | flat |
| 88 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3,977 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 89 | Dominican Republic | 3,963 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 90 | Croatia | 3,782 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.1% | rising |
| 91 | Bangladesh | 3,413 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.0% | falling |
| 92 | Czechia | 3,400 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.0% | flat |
| 93 | Estonia | 3,394 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 94 | Zimbabwe | 3,163 1000 ha | 2024 | down 37.7% | falling |
| 95 | Bhutan | 3,076 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 96 | Lithuania | 3,026 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 97 | Kazakhstan | 2,924 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.5% | rising |
| 98 | Malawi | 2,918 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.4% | falling |
| 99 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,772 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 100 | Slovakia | 2,752 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.9% | flat |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,612 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 102 | China, Taiwan Province of | 2,610 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.2% | flat |
| 103 | Solomon Islands | 2,568 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 104 | Pakistan | 2,540 1000 ha | 2024 | up 42.1% | rising |
| 105 | Chad | 2,326 1000 ha | 2024 | down 22.3% | falling |
| 106 | Benin | 2,158 1000 ha | 2024 | down 23.5% | falling |
| 107 | Hungary | 2,119 1000 ha | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 108 | Togo | 2,095 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.0% | falling |
| 109 | Switzerland | 1,997 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 110 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 1,991 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 111 | Belize | 1,846 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 112 | New Caledonia | 1,717 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 113 | Slovenia | 1,712 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 114 | El Salvador | 1,673 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 115 | Albania | 1,648 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.9% | rising |
| 116 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 1,486 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.1% | flat |
| 117 | Haiti | 1,455 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 118 | Fiji | 1,443 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 119 | Belgium | 1,334 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.4% | flat |
| 120 | Timor-Leste | 1,309 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 121 | Algeria | 1,273 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 122 | North Macedonia | 1,215 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 123 | Vanuatu | 1,155 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 124 | Azerbaijan | 1,154 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.2% | flat |
| 125 | Denmark | 1,035 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 126 | Montenegro | 1,009 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 127 | Jamaica | 931.26 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 128 | Burundi | 864.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.8% | falling |
| 129 | Sudan | 860.67 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.8% | rising |
| 130 | Eswatini | 801.17 1000 ha | 2024 | up 26.5% | rising |
| 131 | Morocco | 793.88 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.0% | rising |
| 132 | Rwanda | 658.09 1000 ha | 2024 | up 4.9% | falling |
| 133 | Senegal | 653.15 1000 ha | 2024 | down 26.9% | rising |
| 134 | Afghanistan | 605.46 1000 ha | 2024 | up 17.5% | rising |
| 135 | Puerto Rico | 605.33 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.9% | rising |
| 136 | Mali | 560.84 1000 ha | 2024 | down 26.3% | falling |
| 137 | Polynesia | 555.2 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 138 | Brunei Darussalam | 544.2 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 139 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 533.62 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.3% | falling |
| 140 | Bahamas | 456.91 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.0% | falling |
| 141 | Trinidad and Tobago | 381.16 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.6% | flat |
| 142 | Somalia | 350.43 1000 ha | 2024 | up 34.6% | falling |
| 143 | Armenia | 338.01 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 144 | Iceland | 321.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.6% | falling |
| 145 | Republic of Moldova | 282.03 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 146 | Samoa | 263.8 1000 ha | 2024 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 147 | Egypt | 206.32 1000 ha | 2024 | down 17.8% | falling |
| 148 | French Polynesia | 205.61 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 149 | Kyrgyzstan | 191.7 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 163.46 1000 ha | 2024 | up 8.8% | flat |
| 151 | Tunisia | 159.79 1000 ha | 2024 | down 12.1% | rising |
| 152 | Cyprus | 155.16 1000 ha | 2024 | up 62.4% | rising |
| 153 | Syrian Arab Republic | 149.14 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 154 | French Southern Territories | 143.84 1000 ha | 2024 | up 47.8% | rising |
| 155 | Comoros | 137.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.1% | flat |
| 156 | Micronesia | 131.33 1000 ha | 2024 | down 2.5% | rising |
| 157 | Yemen | 122.96 1000 ha | 2024 | up 29.0% | rising |
| 158 | Botswana | 112.5 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.2% | falling |
| 159 | Lebanon | 109.56 1000 ha | 2024 | up 49.4% | rising |
| 160 | Guadeloupe | 97.14 1000 ha | 2024 | down 14.2% | rising |
| 161 | Sao Tome and Principe | 94.69 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.2% | flat |
| 162 | Mauritius | 89.97 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.2% | rising |
| 163 | Greenland | 83.15 1000 ha | 2024 | up 70.8% | flat |
| 164 | Dominica | 69.95 1000 ha | 2024 | down 1.4% | flat |
| 165 | China, Hong Kong SAR | 66.41 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.0% | flat |
| 166 | Martinique | 56.36 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 167 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 44.1 1000 ha | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 43.88 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 169 | Iraq | 39.98 1000 ha | 2024 | down 78.3% | falling |
| 170 | Israel | 37.34 1000 ha | 2024 | up 29.7% | rising |
| 171 | Isle of Man | 36.64 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.3% | rising |
| 172 | Tonga | 36.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | rising |
| 173 | Tajikistan | 33.11 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.0% | falling |
| 174 | Mayotte | 29.25 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 175 | Guam | 29.02 1000 ha | 2024 | down 11.2% | rising |
| 176 | Palau | 28.81 1000 ha | 2024 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 177 | Andorra | 27.61 1000 ha | 2024 | up 7.8% | falling |
| 178 | Grenada | 27.22 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.5% | rising |
| 179 | Antigua and Barbuda | 26.79 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.6% | flat |
| 180 | Northern Mariana Islands | 26.28 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.6% | rising |
| 181 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 24.61 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 182 | Niue | 24.25 1000 ha | 2024 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 183 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 17.76 1000 ha | 2024 | down 5.6% | flat |
| 184 | Uzbekistan | 17.21 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | falling |
| 185 | Saudi Arabia | 16.91 1000 ha | 2024 | up 463.7% | volatile |
| 186 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 16.12 1000 ha | 2024 | up 23.1% | falling |
| 187 | United States Virgin Islands | 16.01 1000 ha | 2024 | down 18.4% | rising |
| 188 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 15.38 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.0% | rising |
| 189 | Seychelles | 15.35 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.9% | rising |
| 190 | Singapore | 14.83 1000 ha | 2024 | down 0.7% | rising |
| 191 | Faroe Islands | 13.86 1000 ha | 2024 | up 16.9% | falling |
| 192 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 12.03 1000 ha | 2024 | down 15.2% | falling |
| 193 | Channel Islands | 10.33 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 194 | Liechtenstein | 9.91 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.7% | falling |
| 195 | Cook Islands | 9.89 1000 ha | 2024 | up 14.3% | rising |
| 196 | Eritrea | 9.05 1000 ha | 2024 | up 76.4% | rising |
| 197 | Cayman Islands | 8.92 1000 ha | 2024 | down 24.5% | rising |
| 198 | Lesotho | 7.68 1000 ha | 2024 | up 145.4% | rising |
| 199 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 6.09 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.9% | rising |
| 200 | Gambia | 5.47 1000 ha | 2024 | down 69.8% | volatile |
| 201 | Montserrat | 5.43 1000 ha | 2024 | up 15.3% | rising |
| 202 | British Virgin Islands | 5.09 1000 ha | 2024 | down 16.8% | falling |
| 203 | Barbados | 4.23 1000 ha | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 204 | Netherlands Antilles (former) | 3.19 1000 ha | 2024 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 205 | San Marino | 2.93 1000 ha | 2024 | down 10.4% | rising |
| 206 | Namibia | 2.85 1000 ha | 2024 | down 67.1% | volatile |
| 207 | Norfolk Island | 2.12 1000 ha | 2024 | down 4.9% | flat |
| 208 | Jordan | 1.85 1000 ha | 2024 | up 54.2% | volatile |
| 209 | Anguilla | 1.78 1000 ha | 2024 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 210 | Naoero | 1.35 1000 ha | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 211 | Kiribati | 1.3 1000 ha | 2024 | down 6.5% | rising |
| 212 | Palestine | 1.29 1000 ha | 2024 | up 37.2% | rising |
| 213 | Oman | 1.26 1000 ha | 2024 | down 86.6% | falling |
| 214 | Turkmenistan | 0.58 1000 ha | 2024 | up 205.3% | volatile |
| 215 | United States Minor Outlying Islands | 0.45 1000 ha | 2024 | up 9.8% | flat |
| 216 | Libya | 0.43 1000 ha | 2024 | down 52.2% | falling |
| 216 | China, Macao SAR | 0.43 1000 ha | 2024 | down 25.9% | falling |
| 218 | Bermuda | 0.3 1000 ha | 2024 | up 25.0% | volatile |
| 219 | Antarctica | 0.24 1000 ha | 2024 | up 60.0% | volatile |
| 219 | Cabo Verde | 0.24 1000 ha | 2024 | down 73.9% | volatile |
| 221 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0.22 1000 ha | 2024 | up 266.7% | volatile |
| 222 | Mauritania | 0.17 1000 ha | 2024 | down 46.9% | volatile |
| 223 | Burkina Faso | 0.11 1000 ha | 2024 | down 54.2% | volatile |
| 224 | United Arab Emirates | 0.09 1000 ha | 2024 | down 73.5% | volatile |
| 225 | Djibouti | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 225 | Pitcairn | 0.06 1000 ha | 2024 | down 82.4% | volatile |
| 227 | Bahrain | 0.04 1000 ha | 2024 | down 76.5% | volatile |
| 227 | Gibraltar | 0.04 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | falling |
| 227 | Maldives | 0.04 1000 ha | 2024 | down 55.6% | volatile |
| 230 | Monaco | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 230 | Marshall Islands | 0.02 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 232 | Aruba | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 232 | Kuwait | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 232 | Malta | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 232 | Niger | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 232 | Qatar | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 232 | Tuvalu | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 232 | Western Sahara | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 232 | Tokelau | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | flat |
| 232 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2024 | — | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 5.03 million 1000 ha
- Americas 2.09 million 1000 ha
- Europe 1.21 million 1000 ha
- South America 1.11 million 1000 ha
- Eastern Europe 984,976 1000 ha
- Northern America 844,633 1000 ha
- Africa 812,809 1000 ha
- Asia 773,472 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 449,391 1000 ha
- South-eastern Asia 345,640 1000 ha
- United States of America 342,923 1000 ha
- Eastern Asia 321,501 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.