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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
31,279.7hectares
Median: 1,054.9hectares
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
United States of America
944,879.7hectares
Lowest
Botswana
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1United States of America944,879.7hectares
2Russian Federation881,561.6hectares
3Canada658,489.6hectares
4People's Republic of China510,779.9hectares
5Sweden313,191.1hectares
By Region
North America402,963.1hectares(4 countries)
South America46,023.3hectares(7 countries)
Europe40,547.8hectares(31 countries)
Asia40,045.9hectares(20 countries)
Oceania34,469.0hectares(2 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 (944,879.7hectares)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 31,279.7hectares)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Europe (31)
Asia (20)
Oceania (2)
Other (95)
Africa (9)
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 | United States of America | 944,879.7hectares |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 881,561.6hectares |
| 3 | Canada | 658,489.6hectares |
| 4 | People's Republic of China | 510,779.9hectares |
| 5 | Sweden | 313,191.1hectares |
| 6 | Finland | 230,878.5hectares |
| 7 | Brazil | 217,132.8hectares |
| 8 | Indonesia | 95,533.0hectares |
| 9 | Germany | 87,696.3hectares |
| 10 | France | 74,696.6hectares |
| 11 | Poland | 70,509.6hectares |
| 12 | Belarus | 70,157.2hectares |
| 13 | Norway | 64,379.1hectares |
| 14 | Spain | 60,994.1hectares |
| 15 | Malaysia | 60,804.8hectares |
| 16 | Vietnam | 60,335.7hectares |
| 17 | Latvia | 56,394.2hectares |
| 18 | Japan | 49,944.3hectares |
| 19 | Ukraine | 41,652.2hectares |
| 20 | Chile | 37,401.5hectares |
| 21 | New Zealand | 36,221.1hectares |
| 22 | Argentina | 35,667.9hectares |
| 23 | Estonia | 34,526.8hectares |
| 24 | Australia | 32,716.9hectares |
| 25 | Bolivia | 30,892.0hectares |
| 26 | Türkiye | 28,127.3hectares |
| 27 | Italy | 27,502.3hectares |
| 28 | Austria | 26,447.9hectares |
| 29 | Papua New Guinea | 24,945.3hectares |
| 30 | Portugal | 22,886.3hectares |
| 31 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 22,654.4hectares |
| 32 | United Kingdom | 22,536.3hectares |
| 33 | Lithuania | 22,105.3hectares |
| 34 | Romania | 19,606.8hectares |
| 35 | Czech Republic | 19,429.1hectares |
| 36 | South Africa | 19,169.8hectares |
| 37 | Cameroon | 15,376.8hectares |
| 38 | South Korea | 13,241.5hectares |
| 39 | Peru | 12,885.6hectares |
| 40 | Hungary | 12,303.3hectares |
| 41 | Uruguay | 10,239.6hectares |
| 42 | Uganda | 8,639.9hectares |
| 43 | United Republic of Tanzania | 8,541.9hectares |
| 44 | Solomon Islands | 8,306.8hectares |
| 45 | North Korea | 8,068.2hectares |
| 46 | Slovakia | 7,565.8hectares |
| 47 | Ireland | 7,287.7hectares |
| 48 | Mexico | 7,092.9hectares |
| 49 | Republic of the Congo | 7,047.1hectares |
| 50 | Colombia | 6,991.7hectares |
| 51 | Croatia | 6,630.3hectares |
| 52 | India | 6,492.0hectares |
| 53 | Gabon | 6,161.4hectares |
| 54 | Belgium | 5,862.7hectares |
| 55 | Paraguay | 5,235.6hectares |
| 56 | Kenya | 3,988.3hectares |
| 57 | Serbia | 3,819.4hectares |
| 58 | Venezuela | 3,752.0hectares |
| 59 | Bulgaria | 3,725.9hectares |
| 60 | Switzerland | 3,553.7hectares |
| 61 | Denmark | 3,536.0hectares |
| 62 | Slovenia | 3,367.3hectares |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 3,003.1hectares |
| 64 | Liberia | 2,907.6hectares |
| 65 | Suriname | 2,852.2hectares |
| 66 | Cambodia | 2,050.0hectares |
| 67 | Greece | 2,012.3hectares |
| 68 | Guyana | 1,982.8hectares |
| 69 | Madagascar | 1,975.4hectares |
| 70 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 1,918.4hectares |
| 71 | Ecuador | 1,843.7hectares |
| 72 | Moldova, Republic of | 1,763.7hectares |
| 73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,695.2hectares |
| 74 | Myanmar | 1,674.4hectares |
| 75 | Angola | 1,656.7hectares |
| 76 | Rwanda | 1,601.2hectares |
| 77 | Mozambique | 1,507.7hectares |
| 78 | Ethiopia | 1,491.4hectares |
| 79 | Central African Republic | 1,464.8hectares |
| 80 | Guatemala | 1,390.2hectares |
| 81 | Eswatini | 1,343.0hectares |
| 82 | Netherlands | 1,302.5hectares |
| 83 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 1,160.8hectares |
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 1,138.8hectares |
| 85 | Nigeria | 970.9hectares |
| 86 | Ghana | 966.8hectares |
| 87 | Fiji | 767.3hectares |
| 88 | Philippines | 718.0hectares |
| 89 | Malawi | 712.1hectares |
| 90 | Nicaragua | 669.0hectares |
| 91 | Zambia | 662.5hectares |
| 92 | Bangladesh | 607.1hectares |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 577.4hectares |
| 94 | Taiwan, Province of China | 531.4hectares |
| 95 | Montenegro | 480.7hectares |
| 96 | Equatorial Guinea | 401.1hectares |
| 97 | Honduras | 393.2hectares |
| 98 | Cuba | 324.4hectares |
| 99 | Thailand | 319.9hectares |
| 100 | Brunei Darussalam | 300.9hectares |
| 101 | Nepal | 251.9hectares |
| 102 | Bhutan | 235.3hectares |
| 103 | Albania | 228.6hectares |
| 104 | Sri Lanka | 226.8hectares |
| 105 | Cote d'Ivoire | 222.9hectares |
| 106 | Guinea | 186.1hectares |
| 107 | Dominican Republic | 170.5hectares |
| 108 | Mayotte | 159.2hectares |
| 109 | Georgia | 155.8hectares |
| 110 | Lebanon | 152.1hectares |
| 111 | French Guiana | 134.2hectares |
| 112 | Burundi | 125.9hectares |
| 113 | Belize | 123.6hectares |
| 114 | Morocco | 121.9hectares |
| 115 | Mongolia | 111.4hectares |
| 116 | Syrian Arab Republic | 87.5hectares |
| 117 | Panama | 78.5hectares |
| 118 | Sierra Leone | 70.3hectares |
| 119 | Algeria | 67.0hectares |
| 120 | Pakistan | 54.0hectares |
| 121 | Tunisia | 53.8hectares |
| 122 | Dominica | 39.4hectares |
| 123 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 32.0hectares |
| 124 | New Caledonia | 28.7hectares |
| 125 | Azerbaijan | 26.4hectares |
| 126 | Armenia | 18.5hectares |
| 127 | Guinea-Bissau | 14.5hectares |
| 128 | Costa Rica | 14.4hectares |
| 129 | Benin | 11.5hectares |
| 130 | Vanuatu | 10.3hectares |
| 131 | Timor-Leste | 7.7hectares |
| 132 | Andorra | 7.5hectares |
| 133 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.2hectares |
| 134 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.7hectares |
| 135 | Bahamas | 6.2hectares |
| 136 | Mauritius | 6.0hectares |
| 137 | Cyprus | 4.8hectares |
| 138 | Reunion | 4.6hectares |
| 139 | Israel | 4.5hectares |
| 140 | Haiti | 3.3hectares |
| 141 | El Salvador | 2.8hectares |
| 142 | Somalia | 2.7hectares |
| 143 | Afghanistan | 2.7hectares |
| 144 | Liechtenstein | 2.1hectares |
| 145 | Jamaica | 2.0hectares |
| 146 | South Sudan | 2.0hectares |
| 147 | Grenada | 1.1hectares |
| 148 | Puerto Rico | 0.7hectares |
| 149 | Tajikistan | 0.7hectares |
| 150 | Turkmenistan | 0.5hectares |
| 151 | Palau | 0.5hectares |
| 152 | Iraq | 0.4hectares |
| 153 | Lesotho | 0.4hectares |
| 154 | Libya | 0.4hectares |
| 155 | Senegal | 0.4hectares |
| 156 | San Marino | 0.2hectares |
| 157 | Uzbekistan | 0.2hectares |
| 158 | Comoros | 0.1hectares |
| 159 | Chad | 0.0hectares |
| 160 | State of Palestine | 0.0hectares |
| 161 | Mali | 0.0hectares |
| 162 | Mauritania | 0.0hectares |
| 163 | Namibia | 0.0hectares |
| 164 | Singapore | 0.0hectares |
| 165 | Togo | 0.0hectares |
| 166 | Egypt | 0.0hectares |
| 167 | Burkina Faso | 0.0hectares |
| 168 | Botswana | 0.0hectares |
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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