environmental2025
Annual change in forest area as share of forest area
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
-0.1%
Median: 0.0%
Countries Covered
226
with available data
Highest
Bahrain
11.0%
Lowest
Cambodia
-4.9%
Top 5 Countries
1Bahrain11.0%
2Rwanda2.3%
3Kenya1.6%
4Iceland1.6%
5Liechtenstein1.4%
By Region
Oceania0.3%(2 countries)
Europe0.2%(32 countries)
Africa0.1%(9 countries)
Asia0.1%(25 countries)
North America-0.1%(4 countries)
Country Rankings
Top 10 Countries
Bottom 10 Countries
Data Analysis
Value Distribution
How countries are distributed across the value range
Low (-4.9%)High (11.0%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: -0.1%)
Oceania (2)
Europe (32)
Africa (9)
Asia (25)
North America (4)
Other (147)
South America (7)
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 | Bahrain | 11.0% |
| 2 | Rwanda | 2.3% |
| 3 | Kenya | 1.6% |
| 4 | Iceland | 1.6% |
| 5 | Liechtenstein | 1.4% |
| 6 | Israel | 1.3% |
| 7 | Cape Verde | 1.2% |
| 8 | Serbia | 1.1% |
| 9 | Uzbekistan | 1.1% |
| 10 | Ireland | 0.9% |
| 11 | Uruguay | 0.9% |
| 12 | Azerbaijan | 0.9% |
| 13 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.8% |
| 14 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 0.7% |
| 15 | People's Republic of China | 0.7% |
| 16 | New Zealand | 0.7% |
| 17 | Pakistan | 0.7% |
| 18 | Jamaica | 0.6% |
| 19 | Philippines | 0.6% |
| 20 | Türkiye | 0.5% |
| 21 | Ghana | 0.5% |
| 22 | France | 0.5% |
| 23 | Malta | 0.4% |
| 24 | Fiji | 0.4% |
| 25 | Kazakhstan | 0.4% |
| 26 | United Kingdom | 0.4% |
| 27 | South Africa | 0.4% |
| 28 | Ukraine | 0.4% |
| 29 | Haiti | 0.4% |
| 30 | Guadeloupe | 0.4% |
| 31 | Bulgaria | 0.3% |
| 32 | Denmark | 0.3% |
| 33 | Czech Republic | 0.3% |
| 34 | Comoros | 0.3% |
| 35 | Belarus | 0.3% |
| 36 | Jersey | 0.3% |
| 37 | Dominican Republic | 0.3% |
| 38 | Hungary | 0.3% |
| 39 | Nepal | 0.3% |
| 40 | Mauritania | 0.3% |
| 41 | Togo | 0.2% |
| 42 | Palau | 0.2% |
| 43 | Latvia | 0.2% |
| 44 | Djibouti | 0.2% |
| 45 | Portugal | 0.2% |
| 46 | Spain | 0.2% |
| 47 | Vietnam | 0.2% |
| 48 | Saint Lucia | 0.2% |
| 49 | North Korea | 0.1% |
| 50 | Egypt | 0.1% |
| 51 | Switzerland | 0.1% |
| 52 | Martinique | 0.1% |
| 53 | Italy | 0.1% |
| 54 | Lithuania | 0.1% |
| 55 | El Salvador | 0.1% |
| 56 | Netherlands | 0.1% |
| 57 | India | 0.1% |
| 58 | Costa Rica | 0.1% |
| 59 | United Arab Emirates | 0.1% |
| 60 | Russian Federation | 0.1% |
| 61 | Slovakia | 0.1% |
| 62 | Indonesia | 0.1% |
| 63 | Romania | 0.1% |
| 64 | Austria | 0.1% |
| 65 | Tajikistan | 0.1% |
| 66 | Lebanon | 0.1% |
| 67 | Croatia | 0.1% |
| 68 | Andorra | 0.1% |
| 69 | Poland | 0.1% |
| 70 | Republic of the Congo | 0.1% |
| 71 | Cuba | 0.1% |
| 72 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1% |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.0% |
| 74 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.0% |
| 75 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 0.0% |
| 76 | Germany | 0.0% |
| 77 | Australia | 0.0% |
| 78 | Estonia | 0.0% |
| 79 | South Sudan | 0.0% |
| 80 | Reunion | 0.0% |
| 81 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0% |
| 82 | Morocco | 0.0% |
| 83 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0% |
| 84 | Armenia | 0.0% |
| 85 | Burundi | 0.0% |
| 86 | Cayman Islands | 0.0% |
| 87 | Cook Islands | 0.0% |
| 88 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 89 | Finland | 0.0% |
| 90 | French Polynesia | 0.0% |
| 91 | Georgia | 0.0% |
| 92 | State of Palestine | 0.0% |
| 93 | Kiribati | 0.0% |
| 94 | Greece | 0.0% |
| 95 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 96 | Grenada | 0.0% |
| 97 | Guam | 0.0% |
| 98 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.0% |
| 99 | Jordan | 0.0% |
| 100 | Kuwait | 0.0% |
| 101 | Lesotho | 0.0% |
| 102 | Luxembourg | 0.0% |
| 103 | Maldives | 0.0% |
| 104 | Mauritius | 0.0% |
| 105 | Mongolia | 0.0% |
| 106 | Montenegro | 0.0% |
| 107 | Montserrat | 0.0% |
| 108 | Oman | 0.0% |
| 109 | Curaçao | 0.0% |
| 110 | Aruba | 0.0% |
| 111 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% |
| 112 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0.0% |
| 113 | New Caledonia | 0.0% |
| 114 | Niue | 0.0% |
| 115 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0.0% |
| 116 | Marshall Islands | 0.0% |
| 117 | Qatar | 0.0% |
| 118 | Saint Barthélemy | 0.0% |
| 119 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0% |
| 120 | Anguilla | 0.0% |
| 121 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0.0% |
| 122 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0% |
| 123 | San Marino | 0.0% |
| 124 | Singapore | 0.0% |
| 125 | Sweden | 0.0% |
| 126 | Tonga | 0.0% |
| 127 | Turkmenistan | 0.0% |
| 128 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.0% |
| 129 | Tuvalu | 0.0% |
| 130 | Guernsey | 0.0% |
| 131 | Isle of Man | 0.0% |
| 132 | Yemen | 0.0% |
| 133 | Afghanistan | 0.0% |
| 134 | Albania | 0.0% |
| 135 | American Samoa | 0.0% |
| 136 | Bahamas | 0.0% |
| 137 | Barbados | 0.0% |
| 138 | Belgium | 0.0% |
| 139 | Bermuda | 0.0% |
| 140 | Botswana | 0.0% |
| 141 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.0% |
| 142 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.0% |
| 143 | Canada | -0.0% |
| 144 | Slovenia | -0.0% |
| 145 | Namibia | -0.0% |
| 146 | Japan | -0.0% |
| 147 | Papua New Guinea | -0.0% |
| 148 | Ethiopia | -0.0% |
| 149 | Norway | -0.0% |
| 150 | United States of America | -0.0% |
| 151 | Chile | -0.0% |
| 152 | Gabon | -0.0% |
| 153 | Solomon Islands | -0.0% |
| 154 | Algeria | -0.0% |
| 155 | Guyana | -0.0% |
| 156 | French Guiana | -0.1% |
| 157 | Bangladesh | -0.1% |
| 158 | South Korea | -0.1% |
| 159 | Panama | -0.1% |
| 160 | Dominica | -0.1% |
| 161 | Timor-Leste | -0.1% |
| 162 | Cyprus | -0.1% |
| 163 | Central African Republic | -0.1% |
| 164 | Venezuela | -0.1% |
| 165 | Suriname | -0.1% |
| 166 | Western Sahara | -0.2% |
| 167 | Moldova, Republic of | -0.2% |
| 168 | Libya | -0.2% |
| 169 | Senegal | -0.2% |
| 170 | Trinidad and Tobago | -0.2% |
| 171 | Mexico | -0.2% |
| 172 | Guinea-Bissau | -0.2% |
| 173 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | -0.2% |
| 174 | Zambia | -0.2% |
| 175 | Colombia | -0.2% |
| 176 | Sri Lanka | -0.2% |
| 177 | Ecuador | -0.2% |
| 178 | Vanuatu | -0.3% |
| 179 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | -0.3% |
| 180 | Samoa | -0.3% |
| 181 | The Republic of North Macedonia | -0.3% |
| 182 | Bhutan | -0.3% |
| 183 | Malaysia | -0.3% |
| 184 | Tunisia | -0.3% |
| 185 | Eswatini | -0.3% |
| 186 | Equatorial Guinea | -0.3% |
| 187 | Mayotte | -0.4% |
| 188 | Guatemala | -0.4% |
| 189 | Zimbabwe | -0.4% |
| 190 | Argentina | -0.4% |
| 191 | Eritrea | -0.4% |
| 192 | Bolivia | -0.4% |
| 193 | Peru | -0.4% |
| 194 | Nicaragua | -0.5% |
| 195 | Niger | -0.5% |
| 196 | Belize | -0.6% |
| 197 | Cameroon | -0.6% |
| 198 | Liberia | -0.6% |
| 199 | Brazil | -0.7% |
| 200 | Thailand | -0.7% |
| 201 | Nigeria | -0.7% |
| 202 | Sudan | -0.8% |
| 203 | Angola | -0.8% |
| 204 | Sierra Leone | -0.8% |
| 205 | Seychelles | -0.8% |
| 206 | Mozambique | -0.8% |
| 207 | Antigua and Barbuda | -0.8% |
| 208 | Honduras | -0.9% |
| 209 | Iraq | -1.0% |
| 210 | Mali | -1.0% |
| 211 | Myanmar | -1.1% |
| 212 | United Republic of Tanzania | -1.1% |
| 213 | Paraguay | -1.1% |
| 214 | Uganda | -1.2% |
| 215 | Benin | -1.2% |
| 216 | Puerto Rico | -1.2% |
| 217 | Madagascar | -1.3% |
| 218 | Guinea | -1.4% |
| 219 | Somalia | -1.6% |
| 220 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -2.0% |
| 221 | Malawi | -2.1% |
| 222 | Cote d'Ivoire | -2.1% |
| 223 | Republic of The Gambia | -3.1% |
| 224 | Chad | -3.5% |
| 225 | Burkina Faso | -3.7% |
| 226 | Cambodia | -4.9% |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2025).
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