Maptheory
environmental2023

Forestry (paper and wood)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2023; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data•95 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
9,699.1hectares
Median: 249.0hectares
Countries Covered
95
with available data
Highest
People's Republic of China
393,716.4hectares
Lowest
Niger
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1People's Republic of China393,716.4hectares
2United States of America295,000.0hectares
3Vietnam46,274.2hectares
4Brazil43,658.8hectares
5Chile30,613.5hectares
By Region
North America98,874.6hectares(3 countries)
Asia35,190.5hectares(13 countries)
Oceania14,136.3hectares(2 countries)
South America13,331.0hectares(7 countries)
Europe1,732.8hectares(17 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 (393,716.4hectares)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 9,699.1hectares)

North America (3)
Asia (13)
Oceania (2)
South America (7)
Europe (17)
Africa (4)
Other (49)

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 2023; 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 ↕
1People's Republic of China393,716.4hectares
2United States of America295,000.0hectares
3Vietnam46,274.2hectares
4Brazil43,658.8hectares
5Chile30,613.5hectares
6Argentina15,626.5hectares
7New Zealand15,532.6hectares
8Australia12,740.0hectares
9Sweden9,300.0hectares
10India8,049.8hectares
11Indonesia5,805.1hectares
12Ireland3,760.5hectares
13Hungary3,733.7hectares
14Norway2,900.0hectares
15Uruguay2,818.4hectares
16Denmark2,667.6hectares
17Cameroon2,000.0hectares
18Madagascar1,841.0hectares
19Uganda1,810.0hectares
20Malaysia1,653.3hectares
21Paraguay1,545.4hectares
22Latvia1,180.0hectares
23Cambodia1,143.1hectares
24Spain1,078.4hectares
25Venezuela1,069.2hectares
26Ukraine1,045.3hectares
27Portugal1,000.0hectares
28Rwanda1,000.0hectares
29Mexico908.0hectares
30Liberia863.2hectares
31Poland800.0hectares
32Ghana797.1hectares
33Lao People's Democratic Republic756.6hectares
34Guatemala715.8hectares
35Belgium712.9hectares
36Ethiopia686.0hectares
37South Korea658.0hectares
38Nepal641.9hectares
39Thailand552.9hectares
40Philippines507.2hectares
41Fiji466.9hectares
42Colombia465.7hectares
43Albania421.6hectares
44Türkiye391.8hectares
45Italy380.0hectares
46Greece345.7hectares
47Serbia271.6hectares
48Slovakia249.0hectares
49Sri Lanka145.0hectares
50Peru124.3hectares
51Democratic Republic of the Congo123.2hectares
52Bhutan110.0hectares
53Taiwan, Province of China101.9hectares
54Guinea93.1hectares
55Mongolia75.1hectares
56Mozambique66.0hectares
57Panama65.1hectares
58Nicaragua62.9hectares
59Costa Rica58.2hectares
60Myanmar56.6hectares
61Georgia23.6hectares
62New Caledonia18.3hectares
63Cuba17.9hectares
64Estonia16.7hectares
65Finland16.7hectares
66Sierra Leone15.3hectares
67Belarus10.0hectares
68Ecuador10.0hectares
69Belize10.0hectares
70Bangladesh9.2hectares
71Haiti7.0hectares
72Dominican Republic6.2hectares
73Azerbaijan3.5hectares
74Islamic Republic of Iran2.9hectares
75Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1.7hectares
76Tajikistan1.6hectares
77Syrian Arab Republic1.3hectares
78Kenya0.5hectares
79El Salvador0.4hectares
80Benin0.3hectares
81Bolivia0.3hectares
82Togo0.3hectares
83Morocco0.3hectares
84Cape Verde0.3hectares
85Uzbekistan0.2hectares
86Jamaica0.1hectares
87Tunisia0.1hectares
88Iraq0.1hectares
89Eritrea0.0hectares
90Martinique0.0hectares
91Guinea-Bissau0.0hectares
92Sudan0.0hectares
93Burkina Faso0.0hectares
94Malta0.0hectares
95Niger0.0hectares
Showing 95 of 95 countries

Topics

#environmental#hectares#forestry#paper#and#wood

Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2023).

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