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social2026

2025

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
1,119,620.8hectares
Median: 8,671.0hectares
Countries Covered
237
with available data
Highest
Australia
35,686,836.0hectares
Lowest
Virgin Islands, British
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Australia35,686,836.0hectares
2Democratic Republic of the Congo30,909,864.0hectares
3Angola24,913,084.0hectares
4Brazil16,351,507.0hectares
5South Sudan14,954,086.0hectares
By Region
Oceania17,857,852.0hectares(2 countries)
Africa4,126,701.9hectares(9 countries)
North America3,318,750.3hectares(4 countries)
South America3,001,777.9hectares(7 countries)
Other927,539.7hectares(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 (35,686,836.0hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,119,620.8hectares)

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 ↕
1Australia35,686,836.0hectares
2Democratic Republic of the Congo30,909,864.0hectares
3Angola24,913,084.0hectares
4Brazil16,351,507.0hectares
5South Sudan14,954,086.0hectares
6Zambia14,382,541.0hectares
7Mozambique11,515,341.0hectares
8Central African Republic9,188,802.0hectares
9Canada7,365,768.0hectares
10Russian Federation6,981,690.0hectares
11United Republic of Tanzania6,232,131.0hectares
12Nigeria4,802,092.0hectares
13Myanmar4,742,566.0hectares
14India4,684,788.0hectares
15Sudan4,149,673.0hectares
16Mali3,412,331.0hectares
17Venezuela3,340,791.0hectares
18United States of America3,231,515.0hectares
19Chad3,219,405.0hectares
20Ethiopia3,212,858.0hectares
21Guinea3,122,450.0hectares
22People's Republic of China2,957,461.0hectares
23Bolivia2,797,732.0hectares
24Cameroon2,770,371.0hectares
25Madagascar2,644,132.0hectares
26Argentina2,624,666.0hectares
27Mexico2,485,028.0hectares
28Ghana2,131,369.0hectares
29Lao People's Democratic Republic1,969,000.0hectares
30South Africa1,763,065.0hectares
31Burkina Faso1,726,714.0hectares
32Senegal1,718,788.0hectares
33Cambodia1,589,767.0hectares
34Thailand1,546,188.0hectares
35Republic of the Congo1,260,146.0hectares
36Colombia1,244,269.0hectares
37Paraguay1,242,341.0hectares
38Uganda1,151,565.0hectares
39Sierra Leone1,132,891.0hectares
40Zimbabwe1,020,932.0hectares
41Namibia828,871.0hectares
42Botswana825,994.0hectares
43Indonesia793,401.0hectares
44Cote d'Ivoire731,011.0hectares
45Benin623,067.0hectares
46Kazakhstan612,387.0hectares
47Cuba507,887.0hectares
48Malawi489,643.0hectares
49Ukraine448,378.0hectares
50Niger428,818.0hectares
51Spain397,253.0hectares
52Islamic Republic of Iran386,240.0hectares
53Peru368,521.0hectares
54Liberia323,316.0hectares
55Togo274,955.0hectares
56Chile271,632.0hectares
57Kenya268,588.0hectares
58Vietnam248,054.0hectares
59Pakistan217,954.0hectares
60Portugal211,551.0hectares
61Iraq211,318.0hectares
62Türkiye204,833.0hectares
63Guatemala192,690.0hectares
64Nepal188,610.0hectares
65Guinea-Bissau187,778.0hectares
66Papua New Guinea173,119.0hectares
67Gabon158,343.0hectares
68Bangladesh153,809.0hectares
69Nicaragua142,160.0hectares
70Mongolia142,101.0hectares
71Ecuador132,793.0hectares
72Honduras132,464.0hectares
73Italy128,023.0hectares
74Mauritania127,463.0hectares
75Guyana94,519.0hectares
76Republic of The Gambia87,031.0hectares
77Romania84,400.0hectares
78Albania72,879.0hectares
79South Korea69,761.0hectares
80Belize66,451.0hectares
81Philippines59,816.0hectares
82Eswatini52,386.0hectares
83Bahamas47,151.0hectares
84United Kingdom43,629.0hectares
85Syrian Arab Republic43,575.0hectares
86Georgia43,242.0hectares
87Greece42,189.0hectares
88Uzbekistan40,110.0hectares
89Algeria38,928.0hectares
90Malaysia37,702.0hectares
91Azerbaijan34,078.0hectares
92Dominican Republic32,338.0hectares
93The Republic of North Macedonia31,914.0hectares
94Turkmenistan30,639.0hectares
95Bosnia and Herzegovina29,928.0hectares
96Eritrea28,990.0hectares
97New Zealand28,868.0hectares
98Serbia28,402.0hectares
99France28,288.0hectares
100Montenegro27,158.0hectares
101Bulgaria26,668.0hectares
102Armenia24,143.0hectares
103Burundi23,551.0hectares
104Belarus21,224.0hectares
105French Guiana20,210.0hectares
106Fiji19,412.0hectares
107Uruguay19,057.0hectares
108Costa Rica18,446.0hectares
109Sri Lanka18,285.0hectares
110Suriname16,348.0hectares
111Japan14,921.0hectares
112Panama14,895.0hectares
113Saudi Arabia13,179.0hectares
114Timor-Leste11,633.0hectares
115El Salvador10,745.0hectares
116Germany10,595.0hectares
117Bhutan9,500.0hectares
118Somalia9,024.0hectares
119Haiti8,671.0hectares
120Tunisia7,897.0hectares
121Rwanda7,089.0hectares
122Kyrgyzstan6,936.0hectares
123Ireland6,543.0hectares
124Morocco5,652.0hectares
125North Korea5,090.0hectares
126New Caledonia4,736.0hectares
127Egypt4,681.0hectares
128Tajikistan4,662.0hectares
129Vanuatu4,191.0hectares
130Lesotho4,157.0hectares
131Cyprus3,927.0hectares
132Hungary3,400.0hectares
133Iceland3,173.0hectares
134Croatia3,132.0hectares
135Equatorial Guinea2,461.0hectares
136Jamaica2,276.0hectares
137Moldova, Republic of2,271.0hectares
138Afghanistan2,199.0hectares
139Poland1,571.0hectares
140Lebanon1,480.0hectares
141Libya1,371.0hectares
142Yemen1,198.0hectares
143Denmark1,192.0hectares
144Israel1,188.0hectares
145Austria1,045.0hectares
146State of Palestine925.0hectares
147Hong Kong886.0hectares
148Norway862.0hectares
149Sao Tome and Principe776.0hectares
150Belgium732.0hectares
151Cape Verde684.0hectares
152Sweden634.0hectares
153Slovakia599.0hectares
154Finland573.0hectares
155Puerto Rico536.0hectares
156Djibouti521.0hectares
157Mayotte463.0hectares
158Turks and Caicos Islands447.0hectares
159Guam432.0hectares
160Comoros388.0hectares
161Solomon Islands370.0hectares
162Czech Republic352.0hectares
163Lithuania328.0hectares
164Taiwan, Province of China233.0hectares
165United Arab Emirates215.0hectares
166Brunei Darussalam206.0hectares
167Oman197.0hectares
168Slovenia190.0hectares
169Palau187.0hectares
170Jordan168.0hectares
171Greenland127.0hectares
172Martinique124.0hectares
173Cayman Islands0.0hectares
174Cook Islands0.0hectares
175Dominica0.0hectares
176Estonia0.0hectares
177Faroe Islands0.0hectares
178Falkland Islands (Malvinas)0.0hectares
179French Polynesia0.0hectares
180Gibraltar0.0hectares
181Kiribati0.0hectares
182Grenada0.0hectares
183Guadeloupe0.0hectares
184Holy See (Vatican City State)0.0hectares
185Kuwait0.0hectares
186Latvia0.0hectares
187Liechtenstein0.0hectares
188Luxembourg0.0hectares
189Macao0.0hectares
190Maldives0.0hectares
191Malta0.0hectares
192Mauritius0.0hectares
193Monaco0.0hectares
194Montserrat0.0hectares
195Nauru0.0hectares
196Netherlands0.0hectares
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
205Qatar0.0hectares
206Reunion0.0hectares
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
216Seychelles0.0hectares
217Singapore0.0hectares
218Western Sahara0.0hectares
219Svalbard and Jan Mayen0.0hectares
220Switzerland0.0hectares
221Tokelau0.0hectares
222Tonga0.0hectares
223Trinidad and Tobago0.0hectares
224Tuvalu0.0hectares
225Guernsey0.0hectares
226Jersey0.0hectares
227Isle of Man0.0hectares
228Virgin Islands, U.S.0.0hectares
229Wallis and Futuna0.0hectares
230Samoa0.0hectares
231American Samoa0.0hectares
232Andorra0.0hectares
233Antigua and Barbuda0.0hectares
234Bahrain0.0hectares
235Barbados0.0hectares
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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