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2026

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods.

Source: Our World in Data•237 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
473,733.7hectares
Median: 3,670.0hectares
Countries Covered
237
with available data
Highest
Democratic Republic of the Congo
13,611,126.0hectares
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Democratic Republic of the Congo13,611,126.0hectares
2Australia11,801,650.0hectares
3Angola7,473,034.0hectares
4South Sudan6,955,022.0hectares
5Central African Republic6,017,881.0hectares
By Region
Oceania5,908,768.0hectares(2 countries)
Africa1,649,695.1hectares(9 countries)
North America1,459,795.5hectares(4 countries)
South America548,551.6hectares(7 countries)
Other412,982.0hectares(156 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0hectares)High (13,611,126.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 473,733.7hectares)

Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (156)
Asia (27)
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. This series may use a non-calendar time dimension (such as age or month); countries can have different observation periods. 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 ↕
1Democratic Republic of the Congo13,611,126.0hectares
2Australia11,801,650.0hectares
3Angola7,473,034.0hectares
4South Sudan6,955,022.0hectares
5Central African Republic6,017,881.0hectares
6Myanmar4,325,702.0hectares
7India4,029,704.0hectares
8Russian Federation3,335,029.0hectares
9Guinea3,250,992.0hectares
10Zambia3,213,687.0hectares
11Venezuela2,977,466.0hectares
12Nigeria2,807,200.0hectares
13Thailand2,669,550.0hectares
14Lao People's Democratic Republic2,641,321.0hectares
15United States of America2,371,207.0hectares
16People's Republic of China2,265,057.0hectares
17Canada2,031,754.0hectares
18Brazil2,030,209.0hectares
19Ethiopia1,851,131.0hectares
20Ghana1,763,395.0hectares
21Cambodia1,525,312.0hectares
22Mali1,490,698.0hectares
23Cameroon1,435,373.0hectares
24Chad1,309,155.0hectares
25Mexico1,264,823.0hectares
26Sudan1,203,158.0hectares
27Senegal1,187,591.0hectares
28United Republic of Tanzania1,048,663.0hectares
29Colombia891,985.0hectares
30Mozambique787,066.0hectares
31South Africa784,647.0hectares
32Sierra Leone731,535.0hectares
33Madagascar687,086.0hectares
34Republic of the Congo677,354.0hectares
35Burkina Faso553,719.0hectares
36Bolivia546,490.0hectares
37Argentina545,304.0hectares
38Uganda519,601.0hectares
39Indonesia488,365.0hectares
40Cote d'Ivoire451,527.0hectares
41Kazakhstan429,520.0hectares
42Paraguay405,669.0hectares
43Benin343,416.0hectares
44Honduras320,884.0hectares
45Chile304,983.0hectares
46Vietnam283,638.0hectares
47Philippines237,168.0hectares
48Papua New Guinea228,440.0hectares
49Togo208,905.0hectares
50Nicaragua205,306.0hectares
51Guinea-Bissau198,497.0hectares
52Zimbabwe191,333.0hectares
53Cuba181,721.0hectares
54Spain179,677.0hectares
55Guatemala171,398.0hectares
56Botswana170,855.0hectares
57Liberia170,428.0hectares
58Nepal156,215.0hectares
59Ukraine154,202.0hectares
60Namibia145,011.0hectares
61Bangladesh143,982.0hectares
62Islamic Republic of Iran119,492.0hectares
63Gabon103,419.0hectares
64Costa Rica98,035.0hectares
65Algeria97,985.0hectares
66Republic of The Gambia97,664.0hectares
67France96,050.0hectares
68Niger87,000.0hectares
69Pakistan80,485.0hectares
70Italy69,050.0hectares
71Iraq65,826.0hectares
72Kenya62,459.0hectares
73Mongolia60,447.0hectares
74Malawi57,640.0hectares
75Mauritania52,664.0hectares
76Malaysia47,001.0hectares
77Peru45,206.0hectares
78Panama43,889.0hectares
79Portugal40,599.0hectares
80Guyana38,600.0hectares
81Belize37,847.0hectares
82El Salvador36,620.0hectares
83Türkiye31,182.0hectares
84Uzbekistan25,617.0hectares
85Turkmenistan21,484.0hectares
86United Kingdom21,182.0hectares
87Dominican Republic20,233.0hectares
88Tunisia18,539.0hectares
89Syrian Arab Republic17,615.0hectares
90Romania16,173.0hectares
91New Zealand15,886.0hectares
92Bosnia and Herzegovina15,612.0hectares
93Belarus15,247.0hectares
94Japan14,844.0hectares
95North Korea13,509.0hectares
96Ecuador12,866.0hectares
97Vanuatu12,138.0hectares
98Bahamas10,380.0hectares
99Azerbaijan10,284.0hectares
100Eswatini10,169.0hectares
101Eritrea9,690.0hectares
102Uruguay9,308.0hectares
103Burundi8,222.0hectares
104Rwanda7,615.0hectares
105Bhutan6,804.0hectares
106Ireland5,498.0hectares
107Sri Lanka5,481.0hectares
108Reunion5,475.0hectares
109Montenegro5,445.0hectares
110Haiti5,298.0hectares
111Georgia5,270.0hectares
112Germany4,635.0hectares
113Serbia3,974.0hectares
114Hungary3,872.0hectares
115Bulgaria3,864.0hectares
116Suriname3,770.0hectares
117Morocco3,735.0hectares
118Greece3,684.0hectares
119Egypt3,670.0hectares
120Poland3,162.0hectares
121Saudi Arabia2,946.0hectares
122South Korea2,659.0hectares
123Somalia2,384.0hectares
124Trinidad and Tobago2,352.0hectares
125The Republic of North Macedonia2,258.0hectares
126Croatia2,107.0hectares
127Afghanistan1,982.0hectares
128Jamaica1,886.0hectares
129Fiji1,845.0hectares
130Austria1,687.0hectares
131Netherlands1,677.0hectares
132French Guiana1,521.0hectares
133New Caledonia1,373.0hectares
134Denmark1,177.0hectares
135Albania1,125.0hectares
136Yemen984.0hectares
137Lesotho971.0hectares
138Norway971.0hectares
139Tajikistan783.0hectares
140Equatorial Guinea724.0hectares
141Moldova, Republic of722.0hectares
142Kyrgyzstan661.0hectares
143Latvia523.0hectares
144Comoros472.0hectares
145Lithuania464.0hectares
146Taiwan, Province of China431.0hectares
147Slovakia423.0hectares
148Cape Verde395.0hectares
149Solomon Islands382.0hectares
150Finland378.0hectares
151Guadeloupe356.0hectares
152Greenland329.0hectares
153Brunei Darussalam293.0hectares
154Jordan266.0hectares
155Sweden252.0hectares
156Belgium251.0hectares
157Puerto Rico229.0hectares
158Timor-Leste224.0hectares
159Oman220.0hectares
160State of Palestine214.0hectares
161Djibouti207.0hectares
162Barbados199.0hectares
163Czech Republic188.0hectares
164Lebanon186.0hectares
165Israel181.0hectares
166Slovenia172.0hectares
167Grenada159.0hectares
168Kuwait143.0hectares
169Armenia134.0hectares
170Libya115.0hectares
171Switzerland75.0hectares
172Cayman Islands0.0hectares
173Mayotte0.0hectares
174Cook Islands0.0hectares
175Cyprus0.0hectares
176Dominica0.0hectares
177Estonia0.0hectares
178Faroe Islands0.0hectares
179Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0hectares
180French Polynesia0.0hectares
181Gibraltar0.0hectares
182Kiribati0.0hectares
183Guam0.0hectares
184Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0hectares
185Hong Kong0.0hectares
186Iceland0.0hectares
187Liechtenstein0.0hectares
188Luxembourg0.0hectares
189Macao0.0hectares
190Maldives0.0hectares
191Malta0.0hectares
192Martinique0.0hectares
193Mauritius0.0hectares
194Monaco0.0hectares
195Montserrat0.0hectares
196Nauru0.0hectares
197Curaçao0.0hectares
198Aruba0.0hectares
199Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.0hectares
200Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba0.0hectares
201Niue0.0hectares
202Northern Mariana Islands0.0hectares
203Micronesia, Federated States of0.0hectares
204Marshall Islands0.0hectares
205Palau0.0hectares
206Qatar0.0hectares
207Saint Barthélemy0.0hectares
208Saint Helena0.0hectares
209Saint Kitts and Nevis0.0hectares
210Anguilla0.0hectares
211Saint Lucia0.0hectares
212Saint Martin (French part)0.0hectares
213Saint Pierre and Miquelon0.0hectares
214Saint Vincent and the Grenadines0.0hectares
215San Marino0.0hectares
216Sao Tome and Principe0.0hectares
217Seychelles0.0hectares
218Singapore0.0hectares
219Western Sahara0.0hectares
220Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.0hectares
221Tokelau0.0hectares
222Tonga0.0hectares
223United Arab Emirates0.0hectares
224Turks and Caicos Islands0.0hectares
225Tuvalu0.0hectares
226Guernsey0.0hectares
227Jersey0.0hectares
228Isle of Man0.0hectares
229Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0hectares
230Wallis and Futuna0.0hectares
231Samoa0.0hectares
232American Samoa0.0hectares
233Andorra0.0hectares
234Antigua and Barbuda0.0hectares
235Bahrain0.0hectares
236Bermuda0.0hectares
237Virgin Islands, British0.0hectares
Showing 237 of 237 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2026).

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