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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 2024; countries can have different observation years.
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Key Insights
Global Average
1,535.9hectares
Median: 42.7hectares
Countries Covered
166
with available data
Highest
Russian Federation
42,078.5hectares
Lowest
Botswana
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Russian Federation42,078.5hectares
2Indonesia31,986.7hectares
3Brazil25,966.9hectares
4People's Republic of China23,570.7hectares
5Ghana10,293.6hectares
By Region
South America5,590.7hectares(7 countries)
North America4,526.4hectares(4 countries)
Asia3,483.0hectares(19 countries)
Africa1,774.2hectares(9 countries)
Other1,180.0hectares(94 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 (42,078.5hectares)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,535.9hectares)
South America (7)
North America (4)
Asia (19)
Africa (9)
Other (94)
Oceania (2)
Europe (31)
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 2024; 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 | Russian Federation | 42,078.5hectares |
| 2 | Indonesia | 31,986.7hectares |
| 3 | Brazil | 25,966.9hectares |
| 4 | People's Republic of China | 23,570.7hectares |
| 5 | Ghana | 10,293.6hectares |
| 6 | Peru | 10,275.1hectares |
| 7 | Guyana | 9,893.1hectares |
| 8 | Myanmar | 9,803.1hectares |
| 9 | United States of America | 8,478.0hectares |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 8,063.4hectares |
| 11 | Canada | 6,955.6hectares |
| 12 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 6,542.4hectares |
| 13 | Malaysia | 6,198.7hectares |
| 14 | Suriname | 6,189.9hectares |
| 15 | Venezuela | 4,448.9hectares |
| 16 | United Republic of Tanzania | 4,119.9hectares |
| 17 | Cameroon | 3,283.2hectares |
| 18 | Mexico | 2,431.3hectares |
| 19 | Angola | 2,245.3hectares |
| 20 | Cambodia | 1,884.8hectares |
| 21 | Zambia | 1,800.4hectares |
| 22 | Ethiopia | 1,767.2hectares |
| 23 | Australia | 1,468.4hectares |
| 24 | Guinea | 1,420.5hectares |
| 25 | Nigeria | 1,382.7hectares |
| 26 | Ecuador | 1,296.3hectares |
| 27 | Colombia | 1,290.2hectares |
| 28 | Liberia | 1,139.4hectares |
| 29 | Gabon | 1,119.1hectares |
| 30 | Türkiye | 1,100.0hectares |
| 31 | Bolivia | 1,091.3hectares |
| 32 | Sierra Leone | 995.2hectares |
| 33 | Central African Republic | 980.6hectares |
| 34 | Vietnam | 937.7hectares |
| 35 | India | 890.4hectares |
| 36 | Japan | 852.4hectares |
| 37 | Republic of the Congo | 820.7hectares |
| 38 | French Guiana | 693.3hectares |
| 39 | Philippines | 619.5hectares |
| 40 | Cote d'Ivoire | 553.0hectares |
| 41 | Equatorial Guinea | 550.6hectares |
| 42 | Finland | 543.9hectares |
| 43 | South Korea | 541.3hectares |
| 44 | Thailand | 372.2hectares |
| 45 | Germany | 356.4hectares |
| 46 | Sweden | 343.6hectares |
| 47 | Argentina | 277.2hectares |
| 48 | Norway | 256.6hectares |
| 49 | Guatemala | 240.9hectares |
| 50 | Poland | 220.4hectares |
| 51 | Mozambique | 196.5hectares |
| 52 | Estonia | 188.0hectares |
| 53 | Madagascar | 183.3hectares |
| 54 | Algeria | 171.2hectares |
| 55 | Belarus | 168.5hectares |
| 56 | Ukraine | 167.6hectares |
| 57 | France | 154.3hectares |
| 58 | Dominican Republic | 153.2hectares |
| 59 | Spain | 151.4hectares |
| 60 | Cuba | 147.9hectares |
| 61 | Paraguay | 124.1hectares |
| 62 | Bhutan | 116.4hectares |
| 63 | Jamaica | 114.6hectares |
| 64 | Greece | 104.4hectares |
| 65 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 93.7hectares |
| 66 | Trinidad and Tobago | 86.9hectares |
| 67 | Italy | 85.2hectares |
| 68 | Azerbaijan | 82.5hectares |
| 69 | Austria | 81.4hectares |
| 70 | Panama | 76.5hectares |
| 71 | Papua New Guinea | 76.2hectares |
| 72 | Belize | 75.4hectares |
| 73 | North Korea | 67.2hectares |
| 74 | Serbia | 62.2hectares |
| 75 | Romania | 60.2hectares |
| 76 | Bangladesh | 59.1hectares |
| 77 | Guinea-Bissau | 57.3hectares |
| 78 | Croatia | 56.5hectares |
| 79 | Georgia | 50.5hectares |
| 80 | South Africa | 50.2hectares |
| 81 | Taiwan, Province of China | 49.3hectares |
| 82 | Czech Republic | 46.1hectares |
| 83 | Portugal | 43.6hectares |
| 84 | Zimbabwe | 41.9hectares |
| 85 | Sri Lanka | 41.1hectares |
| 86 | Uganda | 40.9hectares |
| 87 | Kenya | 40.6hectares |
| 88 | Nicaragua | 36.4hectares |
| 89 | Mongolia | 35.2hectares |
| 90 | Kazakhstan | 34.8hectares |
| 91 | Latvia | 34.7hectares |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 33.9hectares |
| 93 | United Kingdom | 33.9hectares |
| 94 | Brunei Darussalam | 32.4hectares |
| 95 | Lithuania | 30.1hectares |
| 96 | Netherlands | 29.7hectares |
| 97 | New Zealand | 28.7hectares |
| 98 | Hungary | 27.1hectares |
| 99 | Chile | 26.5hectares |
| 100 | Bahamas | 26.4hectares |
| 101 | New Caledonia | 23.6hectares |
| 102 | Nepal | 22.8hectares |
| 103 | Malawi | 21.5hectares |
| 104 | Libya | 20.5hectares |
| 105 | Dominica | 20.3hectares |
| 106 | Honduras | 19.3hectares |
| 107 | Albania | 18.8hectares |
| 108 | Morocco | 16.4hectares |
| 109 | Solomon Islands | 13.4hectares |
| 110 | Senegal | 13.0hectares |
| 111 | Slovenia | 13.0hectares |
| 112 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 12.6hectares |
| 113 | Slovakia | 12.4hectares |
| 114 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 11.7hectares |
| 115 | Montenegro | 9.1hectares |
| 116 | Timor-Leste | 9.0hectares |
| 117 | Denmark | 9.0hectares |
| 118 | Switzerland | 8.4hectares |
| 119 | Tunisia | 7.3hectares |
| 120 | Haiti | 6.3hectares |
| 121 | South Sudan | 5.6hectares |
| 122 | Armenia | 5.0hectares |
| 123 | Israel | 4.6hectares |
| 124 | Eswatini | 4.4hectares |
| 125 | Mali | 4.3hectares |
| 126 | Lebanon | 4.2hectares |
| 127 | Belgium | 4.2hectares |
| 128 | Kyrgyzstan | 3.5hectares |
| 129 | Puerto Rico | 3.4hectares |
| 130 | Ireland | 3.1hectares |
| 131 | Uruguay | 3.1hectares |
| 132 | Cayman Islands | 3.1hectares |
| 133 | Pakistan | 2.9hectares |
| 134 | El Salvador | 2.8hectares |
| 135 | Togo | 2.5hectares |
| 136 | Somalia | 2.2hectares |
| 137 | Costa Rica | 1.6hectares |
| 138 | Moldova, Republic of | 1.5hectares |
| 139 | Guadeloupe | 1.4hectares |
| 140 | Maldives | 0.9hectares |
| 141 | Fiji | 0.8hectares |
| 142 | Benin | 0.8hectares |
| 143 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0.7hectares |
| 144 | Luxembourg | 0.7hectares |
| 145 | Mayotte | 0.6hectares |
| 146 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.6hectares |
| 147 | Curaçao | 0.5hectares |
| 148 | Montserrat | 0.5hectares |
| 149 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.5hectares |
| 150 | Palau | 0.4hectares |
| 151 | Afghanistan | 0.4hectares |
| 152 | Egypt | 0.3hectares |
| 153 | Singapore | 0.3hectares |
| 154 | Uzbekistan | 0.2hectares |
| 155 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.1hectares |
| 156 | Cyprus | 0.1hectares |
| 157 | Tajikistan | 0.1hectares |
| 158 | Namibia | 0.1hectares |
| 159 | Turkmenistan | 0.1hectares |
| 160 | Chad | 0.0hectares |
| 161 | State of Palestine | 0.0hectares |
| 162 | Rwanda | 0.0hectares |
| 163 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0hectares |
| 164 | Burkina Faso | 0.0hectares |
| 165 | Barbados | 0.0hectares |
| 166 | Botswana | 0.0hectares |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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