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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
1,637.2hectares
Median: 31.7hectares
Countries Covered
184
with available data
Highest
Brazil
53,478.6hectares
Lowest
Burkina Faso
0.0hectares
Top 5 Countries
1Brazil53,478.6hectares
2Russian Federation46,454.1hectares
3Canada41,655.0hectares
4Bolivia24,377.8hectares
5Peru20,540.2hectares
By Region
North America15,718.7hectares(4 countries)
South America11,801.3hectares(7 countries)
Other1,148.9hectares(114 countries)
Asia1,036.4hectares(18 countries)
Oceania382.3hectares(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 (53,478.6hectares)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 1,637.2hectares)
North America (4)
South America (7)
Other (114)
Asia (18)
Oceania (2)
Africa (9)
Europe (30)
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 | Brazil | 53,478.6hectares |
| 2 | Russian Federation | 46,454.1hectares |
| 3 | Canada | 41,655.0hectares |
| 4 | Bolivia | 24,377.8hectares |
| 5 | Peru | 20,540.2hectares |
| 6 | United States of America | 13,723.4hectares |
| 7 | Venezuela | 13,169.8hectares |
| 8 | Indonesia | 9,762.1hectares |
| 9 | Guyana | 6,892.5hectares |
| 10 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 6,709.9hectares |
| 11 | Mexico | 5,865.3hectares |
| 12 | Papua New Guinea | 5,599.5hectares |
| 13 | Suriname | 3,756.3hectares |
| 14 | Colombia | 3,295.9hectares |
| 15 | Nicaragua | 2,729.8hectares |
| 16 | Republic of the Congo | 2,588.4hectares |
| 17 | Argentina | 2,515.0hectares |
| 18 | People's Republic of China | 2,367.5hectares |
| 19 | Myanmar | 2,339.7hectares |
| 20 | Taiwan, Province of China | 1,917.5hectares |
| 21 | Honduras | 1,856.8hectares |
| 22 | Malaysia | 1,821.5hectares |
| 23 | Ecuador | 1,735.9hectares |
| 24 | Guatemala | 1,631.1hectares |
| 25 | Belize | 1,546.9hectares |
| 26 | Madagascar | 1,539.6hectares |
| 27 | Cuba | 1,468.4hectares |
| 28 | United Republic of Tanzania | 1,369.9hectares |
| 29 | Paraguay | 1,205.9hectares |
| 30 | Italy | 1,149.4hectares |
| 31 | India | 1,095.2hectares |
| 32 | Chile | 1,030.1hectares |
| 33 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 966.0hectares |
| 34 | Philippines | 747.3hectares |
| 35 | French Guiana | 687.0hectares |
| 36 | Angola | 629.4hectares |
| 37 | Australia | 564.8hectares |
| 38 | Ethiopia | 559.7hectares |
| 39 | Austria | 514.8hectares |
| 40 | Cambodia | 431.3hectares |
| 41 | Gabon | 428.6hectares |
| 42 | Nigeria | 363.0hectares |
| 43 | Bahamas | 355.1hectares |
| 44 | Vietnam | 352.5hectares |
| 45 | Switzerland | 349.2hectares |
| 46 | Solomon Islands | 315.8hectares |
| 47 | Mozambique | 312.2hectares |
| 48 | Cameroon | 308.4hectares |
| 49 | Uganda | 289.9hectares |
| 50 | Ukraine | 275.9hectares |
| 51 | Nepal | 272.1hectares |
| 52 | Germany | 270.9hectares |
| 53 | Panama | 265.3hectares |
| 54 | Kazakhstan | 260.9hectares |
| 55 | Sweden | 251.3hectares |
| 56 | Bhutan | 239.2hectares |
| 57 | Costa Rica | 225.8hectares |
| 58 | Türkiye | 215.9hectares |
| 59 | New Zealand | 199.7hectares |
| 60 | Jamaica | 180.6hectares |
| 61 | Spain | 164.3hectares |
| 62 | Guinea | 147.3hectares |
| 63 | France | 146.6hectares |
| 64 | Georgia | 141.3hectares |
| 65 | Slovenia | 140.1hectares |
| 66 | Vanuatu | 126.9hectares |
| 67 | New Caledonia | 116.8hectares |
| 68 | Bangladesh | 115.0hectares |
| 69 | Romania | 110.4hectares |
| 70 | Japan | 102.7hectares |
| 71 | Fiji | 100.8hectares |
| 72 | Sierra Leone | 100.6hectares |
| 73 | Guinea-Bissau | 95.5hectares |
| 74 | Zambia | 93.3hectares |
| 75 | Norway | 91.2hectares |
| 76 | Belarus | 88.3hectares |
| 77 | Mongolia | 80.2hectares |
| 78 | Dominican Republic | 71.1hectares |
| 79 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 68.6hectares |
| 80 | Sao Tome and Principe | 63.8hectares |
| 81 | Central African Republic | 62.0hectares |
| 82 | Thailand | 59.0hectares |
| 83 | Cote d'Ivoire | 55.4hectares |
| 84 | Haiti | 54.4hectares |
| 85 | North Korea | 50.5hectares |
| 86 | Greece | 49.9hectares |
| 87 | Bulgaria | 46.9hectares |
| 88 | Sri Lanka | 44.7hectares |
| 89 | Liberia | 44.3hectares |
| 90 | Kenya | 42.0hectares |
| 91 | United Kingdom | 39.2hectares |
| 92 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 33.0hectares |
| 93 | Grenada | 30.4hectares |
| 94 | Ghana | 23.3hectares |
| 95 | Serbia | 21.8hectares |
| 96 | Netherlands | 19.8hectares |
| 97 | Equatorial Guinea | 18.7hectares |
| 98 | Poland | 18.3hectares |
| 99 | Montenegro | 18.3hectares |
| 100 | Mauritius | 17.7hectares |
| 101 | Finland | 17.2hectares |
| 102 | Rwanda | 16.8hectares |
| 103 | Azerbaijan | 16.1hectares |
| 104 | South Africa | 16.1hectares |
| 105 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 16.1hectares |
| 106 | Malawi | 14.8hectares |
| 107 | Burundi | 14.7hectares |
| 108 | Algeria | 14.3hectares |
| 109 | Uruguay | 13.4hectares |
| 110 | El Salvador | 10.8hectares |
| 111 | Timor-Leste | 10.3hectares |
| 112 | Kyrgyzstan | 9.4hectares |
| 113 | Croatia | 8.8hectares |
| 114 | Puerto Rico | 8.5hectares |
| 115 | The Republic of North Macedonia | 7.6hectares |
| 116 | Estonia | 6.9hectares |
| 117 | Dominica | 6.7hectares |
| 118 | Albania | 6.6hectares |
| 119 | Trinidad and Tobago | 6.6hectares |
| 120 | Egypt | 6.2hectares |
| 121 | Virgin Islands, U.S. | 5.9hectares |
| 122 | South Korea | 5.8hectares |
| 123 | Slovakia | 5.2hectares |
| 124 | Cayman Islands | 4.8hectares |
| 125 | Andorra | 4.3hectares |
| 126 | Portugal | 4.0hectares |
| 127 | South Sudan | 3.9hectares |
| 128 | Somalia | 3.7hectares |
| 129 | Curaçao | 3.5hectares |
| 130 | Zimbabwe | 2.8hectares |
| 131 | Saint Martin (French part) | 2.7hectares |
| 132 | Comoros | 2.3hectares |
| 133 | Liechtenstein | 2.1hectares |
| 134 | Eswatini | 2.1hectares |
| 135 | Senegal | 2.0hectares |
| 136 | Brunei Darussalam | 1.9hectares |
| 137 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 1.8hectares |
| 138 | Morocco | 1.8hectares |
| 139 | Latvia | 1.8hectares |
| 140 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 1.7hectares |
| 141 | Ireland | 1.6hectares |
| 142 | Hungary | 1.6hectares |
| 143 | Martinique | 1.4hectares |
| 144 | Palau | 1.3hectares |
| 145 | Botswana | 1.2hectares |
| 146 | Denmark | 1.0hectares |
| 147 | Iraq | 1.0hectares |
| 148 | Czech Republic | 1.0hectares |
| 149 | Saint Lucia | 1.0hectares |
| 150 | Cyprus | 0.9hectares |
| 151 | Montserrat | 0.9hectares |
| 152 | Pakistan | 0.8hectares |
| 153 | Reunion | 0.7hectares |
| 154 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 0.7hectares |
| 155 | Barbados | 0.7hectares |
| 156 | Singapore | 0.6hectares |
| 157 | Armenia | 0.6hectares |
| 158 | Moldova, Republic of | 0.5hectares |
| 159 | Tunisia | 0.5hectares |
| 160 | Togo | 0.5hectares |
| 161 | Turkmenistan | 0.4hectares |
| 162 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.4hectares |
| 163 | Tajikistan | 0.4hectares |
| 164 | Maldives | 0.2hectares |
| 165 | Uzbekistan | 0.2hectares |
| 166 | Belgium | 0.2hectares |
| 167 | Seychelles | 0.2hectares |
| 168 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.1hectares |
| 169 | Virgin Islands, British | 0.1hectares |
| 170 | Lithuania | 0.1hectares |
| 171 | Benin | 0.1hectares |
| 172 | Guadeloupe | 0.1hectares |
| 173 | Anguilla | 0.1hectares |
| 174 | Namibia | 0.1hectares |
| 175 | Afghanistan | 0.1hectares |
| 176 | Chad | 0.0hectares |
| 177 | Eritrea | 0.0hectares |
| 178 | Republic of The Gambia | 0.0hectares |
| 179 | Lesotho | 0.0hectares |
| 180 | Mali | 0.0hectares |
| 181 | Mauritania | 0.0hectares |
| 182 | Sudan | 0.0hectares |
| 183 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0.0hectares |
| 184 | Burkina Faso | 0.0hectares |
Showing 184 of 184 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2024).
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