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Area of forest
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
18,483,282.5hectares
Median: 1,943,345.0hectares
Countries Covered
224
with available data
Highest
Russian Federation
832,629,950.0hectares
Lowest
Curaçao
70.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Russian Federation832,629,950.0hectares
2Brazil486,086,620.0hectares
3Canada368,818,850.0hectares
4United States of America308,895,000.0hectares
5People's Republic of China227,153,000.0hectares
By Region
North America186,878,772.5hectares(4 countries)
South America98,828,208.6hectares(7 countries)
Oceania71,932,310.0hectares(2 countries)
Asia20,608,163.6hectares(25 countries)
Africa16,486,865.6hectares(9 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (70.0hectares)High (832,629,950.0hectares)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 18,483,282.5hectares)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Other (145)
Europe (32)
Percentile Profile
The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.
0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest
About This Statistic
Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2025; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.
Methodology
Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.
Full Data
| Rank ↑ | Country ↕ | Value ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 832,629,950.0hectares |
| 2 | Brazil | 486,086,620.0hectares |
| 3 | Canada | 368,818,850.0hectares |
| 4 | United States of America | 308,895,000.0hectares |
| 5 | People's Republic of China | 227,153,000.0hectares |
| 6 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 139,189,040.0hectares |
| 7 | Australia | 133,561,590.0hectares |
| 8 | Indonesia | 95,969,300.0hectares |
| 9 | India | 72,739,000.0hectares |
| 10 | Peru | 67,159,760.0hectares |
| 11 | Mexico | 66,265,590.0hectares |
| 12 | Angola | 63,262,330.0hectares |
| 13 | Colombia | 59,456,860.0hectares |
| 14 | Bolivia | 54,370,268.0hectares |
| 15 | Venezuela | 47,088,240.0hectares |
| 16 | Argentina | 46,598,000.0hectares |
| 17 | Central African Republic | 45,094,870.0hectares |
| 18 | Zambia | 44,874,290.0hectares |
| 19 | United Republic of Tanzania | 43,400,000.0hectares |
| 20 | Papua New Guinea | 34,028,960.0hectares |
| 21 | Mozambique | 32,242,900.0hectares |
| 22 | Sweden | 27,934,000.0hectares |
| 23 | Myanmar | 27,095,320.0hectares |
| 24 | Ethiopia | 26,747,100.0hectares |
| 25 | Japan | 24,908,000.0hectares |
| 26 | Gabon | 23,555,310.0hectares |
| 27 | South Africa | 22,881,420.0hectares |
| 28 | Türkiye | 22,805,760.0hectares |
| 29 | Finland | 22,543,000.0hectares |
| 30 | Sudan | 21,980,400.0hectares |
| 31 | Republic of the Congo | 21,853,800.0hectares |
| 32 | Thailand | 19,647,480.0hectares |
| 33 | Cameroon | 19,143,220.0hectares |
| 34 | Spain | 19,132,780.0hectares |
| 35 | Malaysia | 18,884,740.0hectares |
| 36 | Guyana | 18,377,190.0hectares |
| 37 | Chile | 18,161,900.0hectares |
| 38 | France | 17,795,000.0hectares |
| 39 | Nigeria | 17,129,960.0hectares |
| 40 | Botswana | 15,730,200.0hectares |
| 41 | Vietnam | 14,790,080.0hectares |
| 42 | Suriname | 14,674,200.0hectares |
| 43 | Paraguay | 14,297,390.0hectares |
| 44 | Mongolia | 14,178,330.0hectares |
| 45 | Zimbabwe | 13,766,010.0hectares |
| 46 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 13,036,040.0hectares |
| 47 | Ecuador | 12,310,320.0hectares |
| 48 | Norway | 12,108,640.0hectares |
| 49 | Germany | 11,481,400.0hectares |
| 50 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 10,751,000.0hectares |
| 51 | Mali | 10,479,250.0hectares |
| 52 | New Zealand | 10,303,030.0hectares |
| 53 | Ukraine | 10,090,000.0hectares |
| 54 | Madagascar | 9,922,080.0hectares |
| 55 | Poland | 9,495,000.0hectares |
| 56 | Italy | 9,421,960.0hectares |
| 57 | Belarus | 8,975,400.0hectares |
| 58 | Senegal | 8,649,320.0hectares |
| 59 | Namibia | 8,042,960.0hectares |
| 60 | French Guiana | 7,981,950.0hectares |
| 61 | North Korea | 7,727,930.0hectares |
| 62 | Philippines | 7,438,640.0hectares |
| 63 | South Sudan | 7,160,000.0hectares |
| 64 | Ghana | 7,056,360.0hectares |
| 65 | Romania | 6,957,130.0hectares |
| 66 | Cambodia | 6,333,170.0hectares |
| 67 | Liberia | 6,326,520.0hectares |
| 68 | South Korea | 6,279,130.0hectares |
| 69 | Nepal | 6,266,250.0hectares |
| 70 | Honduras | 5,861,330.0hectares |
| 71 | Morocco | 5,695,340.0hectares |
| 72 | Guinea | 4,857,310.0hectares |
| 73 | Somalia | 4,829,750.0hectares |
| 74 | Nicaragua | 4,824,952.0hectares |
| 75 | Greece | 4,762,800.0hectares |
| 76 | Panama | 4,614,610.0hectares |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 3,959,000.0hectares |
| 78 | Kenya | 3,913,810.0hectares |
| 79 | Austria | 3,903,910.0hectares |
| 80 | Uzbekistan | 3,894,190.0hectares |
| 81 | Cote d'Ivoire | 3,774,130.0hectares |
| 82 | Cuba | 3,622,380.0hectares |
| 83 | Chad | 3,611,320.0hectares |
| 84 | Guatemala | 3,535,650.0hectares |
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 3,520,510.0hectares |
| 86 | Serbia | 3,475,200.0hectares |
| 87 | Latvia | 3,466,960.0hectares |
| 88 | Portugal | 3,362,630.0hectares |
| 89 | United Kingdom | 3,278,000.0hectares |
| 90 | Burkina Faso | 3,236,970.0hectares |
| 91 | Pakistan | 3,192,460.0hectares |
| 92 | Benin | 3,133,270.0hectares |
| 93 | Georgia | 3,100,500.0hectares |
| 94 | Costa Rica | 2,989,640.0hectares |
| 95 | Czech Republic | 2,968,360.0hectares |
| 96 | Saudi Arabia | 2,775,550.0hectares |
| 97 | Bhutan | 2,674,740.0hectares |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | 2,513,930.0hectares |
| 99 | Estonia | 2,446,750.0hectares |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 2,436,270.0hectares |
| 101 | Equatorial Guinea | 2,406,620.0hectares |
| 102 | Uganda | 2,367,670.0hectares |
| 103 | Turkmenistan | 2,330,000.0hectares |
| 104 | Dominican Republic | 2,257,460.0hectares |
| 105 | Lithuania | 2,216,340.0hectares |
| 106 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,162,080.0hectares |
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 2,120,690.0hectares |
| 108 | Guinea-Bissau | 2,099,590.0hectares |
| 109 | Hungary | 2,087,370.1hectares |
| 110 | Malawi | 2,031,700.0hectares |
| 111 | Uruguay | 2,024,000.0hectares |
| 112 | Croatia | 1,946,200.0hectares |
| 113 | Slovakia | 1,940,490.0hectares |
| 114 | Bangladesh | 1,873,420.0hectares |
| 115 | Algeria | 1,691,360.0hectares |
| 116 | Eritrea | 1,442,020.0hectares |
| 117 | Belize | 1,315,050.0hectares |
| 118 | Switzerland | 1,267,020.0hectares |
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 1,255,480.0hectares |
| 120 | Slovenia | 1,243,550.0hectares |
| 121 | Togo | 1,224,460.0hectares |
| 122 | Azerbaijan | 1,213,660.0hectares |
| 123 | Afghanistan | 1,209,440.0hectares |
| 124 | Fiji | 1,136,600.0hectares |
| 125 | Niger | 1,055,100.0hectares |
| 126 | Timor-Leste | 1,054,330.0hectares |
| 127 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1,026,100.0hectares |
| 128 | Mauritania | 1,019,130.0hectares |
| 129 | Albania | 941,000.0hectares |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 907,440.0hectares |
| 131 | New Caledonia | 892,610.0hectares |
| 132 | Ireland | 832,850.0hectares |
| 133 | Montenegro | 827,000.0hectares |
| 134 | Iraq | 692,550.0hectares |
| 135 | Tunisia | 687,490.0hectares |
| 136 | El Salvador | 684,840.0hectares |
| 137 | Belgium | 670,520.0hectares |
| 138 | Denmark | 642,560.0hectares |
| 139 | Rwanda | 634,630.0hectares |
| 140 | Jamaica | 616,310.0hectares |
| 141 | Yemen | 549,000.0hectares |
| 142 | Western Sahara | 529,220.0hectares |
| 143 | Syrian Arab Republic | 527,810.0hectares |
| 144 | Bahamas | 509,860.0hectares |
| 145 | Puerto Rico | 436,060.0hectares |
| 146 | Eswatini | 433,070.0hectares |
| 147 | Tajikistan | 424,500.0hectares |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | 380,000.0hectares |
| 149 | Haiti | 372,100.0hectares |
| 150 | Moldova, Republic of | 370,300.0hectares |
| 151 | Netherlands | 369,330.0hectares |
| 152 | Armenia | 334,100.0hectares |
| 153 | United Arab Emirates | 324,580.0hectares |
| 154 | Burundi | 279,640.0hectares |
| 155 | Trinidad and Tobago | 226,050.0hectares |
| 156 | Republic of The Gambia | 209,470.0hectares |
| 157 | Libya | 205,330.0hectares |
| 158 | Cyprus | 171,700.0hectares |
| 159 | Samoa | 159,760.0hectares |
| 160 | Israel | 150,000.0hectares |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 149,460.0hectares |
| 162 | Lebanon | 141,320.0hectares |
| 163 | Luxembourg | 88,700.0hectares |
| 164 | Reunion | 77,150.0hectares |
| 165 | Guadeloupe | 75,600.0hectares |
| 166 | Jordan | 70,700.0hectares |
| 167 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 64,570.0hectares |
| 168 | Iceland | 61,480.0hectares |
| 169 | Dominica | 57,350.0hectares |
| 170 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55,280.0hectares |
| 171 | Martinique | 52,670.0hectares |
| 172 | Cape Verde | 51,060.0hectares |
| 173 | Palau | 41,870.0hectares |
| 174 | Mauritius | 38,290.0hectares |
| 175 | Lesotho | 34,520.0hectares |
| 176 | Comoros | 33,370.0hectares |
| 177 | Saint Lucia | 32,840.0hectares |
| 178 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 28,560.0hectares |
| 179 | Guam | 28,270.0hectares |
| 180 | Seychelles | 26,520.0hectares |
| 181 | Northern Mariana Islands | 24,360.0hectares |
| 182 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 20,660.0hectares |
| 183 | Niue | 18,870.0hectares |
| 184 | Andorra | 18,220.0hectares |
| 185 | Grenada | 17,700.0hectares |
| 186 | American Samoa | 15,850.0hectares |
| 187 | Singapore | 15,800.0hectares |
| 188 | Cook Islands | 15,590.0hectares |
| 189 | Cayman Islands | 12,720.0hectares |
| 190 | State of Palestine | 11,100.0hectares |
| 191 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 11,000.0hectares |
| 192 | Wallis and Futuna | 10,820.0hectares |
| 193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10,520.0hectares |
| 194 | Virgin Islands, British | 9,970.0hectares |
| 195 | Marshall Islands | 9,710.0hectares |
| 196 | Mayotte | 9,600.0hectares |
| 197 | Tonga | 8,730.0hectares |
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7,790.0hectares |
| 199 | Kuwait | 6,300.0hectares |
| 200 | Barbados | 6,300.0hectares |
| 201 | Liechtenstein | 5,980.0hectares |
| 202 | Djibouti | 5,930.0hectares |
| 203 | Anguilla | 5,500.0hectares |
| 204 | Bahrain | 4,370.0hectares |
| 205 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 4,210.0hectares |
| 206 | Egypt | 4,110.0hectares |
| 207 | Maldives | 3,720.0hectares |
| 208 | Isle of Man | 3,670.0hectares |
| 209 | Montserrat | 2,420.0hectares |
| 210 | Saint Helena | 2,020.0hectares |
| 211 | Oman | 1,600.0hectares |
| 212 | Qatar | 1,400.0hectares |
| 213 | Saint Martin (French part) | 1,240.0hectares |
| 214 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1,100.0hectares |
| 215 | Kiribati | 1,070.0hectares |
| 216 | Tuvalu | 1,030.0hectares |
| 217 | San Marino | 1,000.0hectares |
| 218 | Bermuda | 780.0hectares |
| 219 | Aruba | 490.0hectares |
| 220 | Malta | 470.0hectares |
| 221 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 300.0hectares |
| 222 | Greenland | 220.0hectares |
| 223 | Faroe Islands | 80.0hectares |
| 224 | Curaçao | 70.0hectares |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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