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Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2013; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
7,858.1hectares
Median: 1,140.5hectares
Countries Covered
190
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
270,174.1hectares
Lowest
Solomon Islands
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China270,174.1hectares
2India110,672.9hectares
3Japan77,276.9hectares
4Russian Federation72,298.5hectares
5United States of America68,427.9hectares
By Region
Asia27,874.7hectares(27 countries)
North America22,092.1hectares(4 countries)
South America13,399.9hectares(7 countries)
Africa11,853.9hectares(9 countries)
Europe7,685.3hectares(31 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 (270,174.1hectares)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 7,858.1hectares)
Asia (27)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Africa (9)
Europe (31)
Oceania (2)
Other (110)
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 2013; 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 | People's Republic of China | 270,174.1hectares |
| 2 | India | 110,672.9hectares |
| 3 | Japan | 77,276.9hectares |
| 4 | Russian Federation | 72,298.5hectares |
| 5 | United States of America | 68,427.9hectares |
| 6 | Egypt | 41,038.2hectares |
| 7 | South Korea | 40,224.7hectares |
| 8 | Brazil | 37,770.0hectares |
| 9 | Germany | 36,883.0hectares |
| 10 | Italy | 35,308.9hectares |
| 11 | Venezuela | 28,044.0hectares |
| 12 | Spain | 27,695.3hectares |
| 13 | Chile | 26,662.6hectares |
| 14 | United Kingdom | 26,483.3hectares |
| 15 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 25,532.6hectares |
| 16 | Saudi Arabia | 24,167.1hectares |
| 17 | Hong Kong | 23,265.8hectares |
| 18 | Netherlands | 22,079.5hectares |
| 19 | Vietnam | 22,059.8hectares |
| 20 | France | 21,888.6hectares |
| 21 | Malaysia | 20,126.8hectares |
| 22 | Türkiye | 20,092.7hectares |
| 23 | Indonesia | 19,347.0hectares |
| 24 | Algeria | 17,952.9hectares |
| 25 | Pakistan | 17,862.7hectares |
| 26 | South Africa | 16,637.5hectares |
| 27 | Bangladesh | 15,269.2hectares |
| 28 | Thailand | 13,620.6hectares |
| 29 | United Arab Emirates | 13,125.0hectares |
| 30 | Mexico | 13,110.7hectares |
| 31 | Taiwan, Province of China | 13,042.7hectares |
| 32 | Peru | 12,014.3hectares |
| 33 | Colombia | 11,752.9hectares |
| 34 | Singapore | 11,014.7hectares |
| 35 | Poland | 10,793.9hectares |
| 36 | Belgium | 8,520.4hectares |
| 37 | Portugal | 8,446.2hectares |
| 38 | Kenya | 8,065.3hectares |
| 39 | Philippines | 7,833.8hectares |
| 40 | Morocco | 6,374.6hectares |
| 41 | Angola | 5,823.9hectares |
| 42 | Israel | 5,785.7hectares |
| 43 | Nigeria | 5,594.9hectares |
| 44 | Myanmar | 5,525.8hectares |
| 45 | Canada | 5,401.2hectares |
| 46 | Jordan | 4,781.0hectares |
| 47 | Greece | 4,655.7hectares |
| 48 | Tunisia | 4,427.0hectares |
| 49 | Australia | 4,361.9hectares |
| 50 | Switzerland | 4,301.1hectares |
| 51 | Madagascar | 4,081.4hectares |
| 52 | Ukraine | 3,794.3hectares |
| 53 | New Zealand | 3,791.3hectares |
| 54 | Sweden | 3,733.8hectares |
| 55 | Djibouti | 3,679.4hectares |
| 56 | Zimbabwe | 3,565.6hectares |
| 57 | Ethiopia | 3,475.7hectares |
| 58 | Libya | 3,412.9hectares |
| 59 | Lebanon | 3,394.6hectares |
| 60 | Yemen | 3,257.8hectares |
| 61 | El Salvador | 3,239.9hectares |
| 62 | Oman | 3,191.0hectares |
| 63 | Iraq | 3,053.1hectares |
| 64 | Denmark | 2,959.2hectares |
| 65 | United Republic of Tanzania | 2,938.9hectares |
| 66 | Romania | 2,909.7hectares |
| 67 | Kuwait | 2,620.6hectares |
| 68 | Costa Rica | 2,432.8hectares |
| 69 | Uganda | 2,420.3hectares |
| 70 | Austria | 2,419.8hectares |
| 71 | Slovakia | 2,321.8hectares |
| 72 | Cuba | 2,297.6hectares |
| 73 | Argentina | 2,288.4hectares |
| 74 | Ireland | 2,188.5hectares |
| 75 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 2,138.8hectares |
| 76 | Dominican Republic | 2,134.5hectares |
| 77 | Sri Lanka | 2,090.3hectares |
| 78 | Nepal | 2,087.9hectares |
| 79 | Ecuador | 1,861.4hectares |
| 80 | Mozambique | 1,837.2hectares |
| 81 | Ghana | 1,721.6hectares |
| 82 | Namibia | 1,480.2hectares |
| 83 | Hungary | 1,472.1hectares |
| 84 | Uruguay | 1,449.8hectares |
| 85 | Sudan | 1,430.3hectares |
| 86 | Guatemala | 1,428.6hectares |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 1,423.8hectares |
| 88 | Finland | 1,388.9hectares |
| 89 | Kazakhstan | 1,315.4hectares |
| 90 | Benin | 1,268.3hectares |
| 91 | Slovenia | 1,254.5hectares |
| 92 | Norway | 1,239.8hectares |
| 93 | Senegal | 1,231.2hectares |
| 94 | Panama | 1,157.6hectares |
| 95 | Syrian Arab Republic | 1,143.5hectares |
| 96 | Haiti | 1,137.5hectares |
| 97 | Belarus | 1,062.0hectares |
| 98 | Qatar | 1,050.7hectares |
| 99 | Malawi | 1,002.7hectares |
| 100 | Botswana | 973.5hectares |
| 101 | Jamaica | 923.8hectares |
| 102 | Mauritania | 917.0hectares |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 903.4hectares |
| 104 | Georgia | 902.4hectares |
| 105 | Mauritius | 896.4hectares |
| 106 | Cameroon | 863.9hectares |
| 107 | Guinea | 854.3hectares |
| 108 | Serbia | 844.2hectares |
| 109 | Cote d'Ivoire | 819.3hectares |
| 110 | Lesotho | 778.9hectares |
| 111 | Bahrain | 755.2hectares |
| 112 | Croatia | 741.5hectares |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 652.6hectares |
| 114 | Latvia | 637.9hectares |
| 115 | North Korea | 616.4hectares |
| 116 | Burkina Faso | 614.6hectares |
| 117 | Republic of the Congo | 603.0hectares |
| 118 | Cambodia | 562.8hectares |
| 119 | Zambia | 546.0hectares |
| 120 | Rwanda | 542.3hectares |
| 121 | Lithuania | 538.7hectares |
| 122 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 533.2hectares |
| 123 | Trinidad and Tobago | 519.0hectares |
| 124 | Nicaragua | 502.2hectares |
| 125 | Somalia | 500.0hectares |
| 126 | Luxembourg | 490.5hectares |
| 127 | Gabon | 477.0hectares |
| 128 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 461.4hectares |
| 129 | Niger | 454.3hectares |
| 130 | Honduras | 436.0hectares |
| 131 | Armenia | 434.5hectares |
| 132 | Paraguay | 421.3hectares |
| 133 | Cyprus | 400.3hectares |
| 134 | Macao | 398.4hectares |
| 135 | Sierra Leone | 387.5hectares |
| 136 | Estonia | 356.7hectares |
| 137 | Liberia | 333.3hectares |
| 138 | Uzbekistan | 315.6hectares |
| 139 | Togo | 296.4hectares |
| 140 | Malta | 289.9hectares |
| 141 | Cape Verde | 279.2hectares |
| 142 | Albania | 274.0hectares |
| 143 | Maldives | 263.2hectares |
| 144 | Brunei Darussalam | 257.2hectares |
| 145 | Burundi | 227.8hectares |
| 146 | Timor-Leste | 223.2hectares |
| 147 | Equatorial Guinea | 200.0hectares |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 194.8hectares |
| 149 | Turkmenistan | 187.0hectares |
| 150 | Barbados | 155.3hectares |
| 151 | Kyrgyzstan | 150.5hectares |
| 152 | Bahamas | 148.1hectares |
| 153 | Aruba | 137.9hectares |
| 154 | Republic of The Gambia | 128.9hectares |
| 155 | Fiji | 120.7hectares |
| 156 | Moldova, Republic of | 119.0hectares |
| 157 | Mali | 115.1hectares |
| 158 | Montenegro | 114.9hectares |
| 159 | Guyana | 112.3hectares |
| 160 | Mongolia | 110.3hectares |
| 161 | Tajikistan | 102.3hectares |
| 162 | French Polynesia | 101.0hectares |
| 163 | Suriname | 97.2hectares |
| 164 | New Caledonia | 92.4hectares |
| 165 | Eritrea | 90.4hectares |
| 166 | Kiribati | 86.5hectares |
| 167 | Samoa | 82.2hectares |
| 168 | Guinea-Bissau | 78.4hectares |
| 169 | Iceland | 73.0hectares |
| 170 | Seychelles | 62.2hectares |
| 171 | Belize | 54.6hectares |
| 172 | Central African Republic | 47.8hectares |
| 173 | State of Palestine | 37.9hectares |
| 174 | Cayman Islands | 35.2hectares |
| 175 | Saint Lucia | 26.8hectares |
| 176 | Grenada | 25.6hectares |
| 177 | Bermuda | 16.2hectares |
| 178 | Chad | 15.1hectares |
| 179 | Cook Islands | 4.8hectares |
| 180 | Bhutan | 3.9hectares |
| 181 | Vanuatu | 1.8hectares |
| 182 | Tonga | 0.9hectares |
| 183 | Dominica | 0.8hectares |
| 184 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.7hectares |
| 185 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0.5hectares |
| 186 | French Guiana | 0.0hectares |
| 187 | Guadeloupe | 0.0hectares |
| 188 | Martinique | 0.0hectares |
| 189 | Reunion | 0.0hectares |
| 190 | Solomon Islands | 0.0hectares |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2013).
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