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Forest area (sq. km)

Latest available country observation from World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave.

Source: World Bank World Development Indicators•213 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
189,436.2square kilometers
Median: 20,940.0square kilometers
Countries Covered
213
with available data
Highest
Russian Federation
8,153,120.0square kilometers
Lowest
Qatar
0.0square kilometers
Top 5 Countries
1Russian Federation8,153,120.0square kilometers
2Brazil4,929,787.5square kilometers
3Canada3,468,171.5square kilometers
4United States of America3,097,950.0square kilometers
5People's Republic of China2,256,168.9square kilometers
By Region
North America1,813,534.8square kilometers(4 countries)
South America977,941.9square kilometers(7 countries)
Oceania719,777.0square kilometers(2 countries)
Asia202,871.0square kilometers(25 countries)
Africa154,760.6square kilometers(9 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0square kilometers)High (8,153,120.0square kilometers)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 189,436.2square kilometers)

North America (4)
South America (7)
Oceania (2)
Asia (25)
Africa (9)
Other (134)
Europe (32)

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 World Bank World Development Indicators, through 2023. Countries can have different observation years; compare broad patterns rather than treating all values as one survey wave. Source: World Bank World Development Indicators.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank ↑Country ↕Value ↕
1Russian Federation8,153,120.0square kilometers
2Brazil4,929,787.5square kilometers
3Canada3,468,171.5square kilometers
4United States of America3,097,950.0square kilometers
5People's Republic of China2,256,168.9square kilometers
6Australia1,340,051.0square kilometers
7Democratic Republic of the Congo1,228,511.2square kilometers
8Indonesia903,166.0square kilometers
9India729,592.0square kilometers
10Peru718,118.7square kilometers
11Mexico653,087.8square kilometers
12Angola649,421.9square kilometers
13Colombia585,440.5square kilometers
14Bolivia502,063.4square kilometers
15Venezuela460,728.9square kilometers
16United Republic of Tanzania443,380.0square kilometers
17Zambia442,493.9square kilometers
18Mozambique360,264.5square kilometers
19Papua New Guinea357,551.7square kilometers
20Argentina282,461.9square kilometers
21Sweden279,800.0square kilometers
22Myanmar276,747.6square kilometers
23Japan249,350.0square kilometers
24Gabon234,949.6square kilometers
25Türkiye226,883.6square kilometers
26Finland224,090.0square kilometers
27Central African Republic222,130.0square kilometers
28Republic of the Congo219,010.0square kilometers
29Nigeria211,370.5square kilometers
30Cameroon201,724.8square kilometers
31Thailand197,650.0square kilometers
32Malaysia189,635.9square kilometers
33Spain185,850.4square kilometers
34Chile185,794.4square kilometers
35Guyana183,877.3square kilometers
36Sudan178,430.7square kilometers
37France175,032.0square kilometers
38Zimbabwe173,063.7square kilometers
39South Africa169,408.9square kilometers
40Ethiopia168,495.0square kilometers
41Lao People's Democratic Republic164,920.0square kilometers
42Paraguay152,642.5square kilometers
43Suriname151,595.6square kilometers
44Botswana148,998.0square kilometers
45Vietnam148,707.9square kilometers
46Mongolia141,694.5square kilometers
47Mali132,960.0square kilometers
48Madagascar123,901.6square kilometers
49Ecuador123,050.2square kilometers
50Norway122,034.0square kilometers
51Germany114,190.0square kilometers
52Islamic Republic of Iran107,883.9square kilometers
53New Zealand99,503.0square kilometers
54Italy97,275.6square kilometers
55Ukraine97,080.0square kilometers
56Poland95,190.0square kilometers
57Belarus88,111.0square kilometers
58Ghana80,073.9square kilometers
59Senegal79,481.6square kilometers
60Cambodia76,013.0square kilometers
61Liberia75,266.6square kilometers
62Philippines72,932.6square kilometers
63South Sudan71,570.0square kilometers
64Romania69,290.5square kilometers
65Namibia64,258.7square kilometers
66Honduras62,964.1square kilometers
67South Korea62,570.0square kilometers
68Guinea60,690.0square kilometers
69Burkina Faso60,664.0square kilometers
70North Korea59,664.0square kilometers
71Nepal59,620.3square kilometers
72Morocco57,738.3square kilometers
73Somalia57,497.5square kilometers
74Panama41,796.0square kilometers
75Turkmenistan41,270.0square kilometers
76Chad39,803.7square kilometers
77Bulgaria39,320.0square kilometers
78Greece39,018.0square kilometers
79Austria38,982.7square kilometers
80Uzbekistan37,671.8square kilometers
81Kenya36,110.9square kilometers
82Pakistan36,018.8square kilometers
83Kazakhstan35,424.0square kilometers
84Guatemala34,930.0square kilometers
85Latvia34,224.0square kilometers
86Portugal33,120.0square kilometers
87Cuba32,420.0square kilometers
88United Kingdom32,154.2square kilometers
89Nicaragua31,075.3square kilometers
90Costa Rica30,839.8square kilometers
91Benin29,851.5square kilometers
92Georgia28,224.0square kilometers
93Bhutan27,310.2square kilometers
94Serbia27,236.4square kilometers
95Czech Republic26,825.2square kilometers
96Solomon Islands25,207.8square kilometers
97Cote d'Ivoire24,980.5square kilometers
98Sierra Leone24,756.9square kilometers
99Estonia24,384.0square kilometers
100Equatorial Guinea24,233.4square kilometers
101Uganda22,141.4square kilometers
102Lithuania22,054.1square kilometers
103Bosnia and Herzegovina21,879.1square kilometers
104Dominican Republic21,683.7square kilometers
105Malawi21,157.0square kilometers
106Sri Lanka21,035.4square kilometers
107Uruguay20,940.0square kilometers
108Hungary20,486.4square kilometers
109Algeria19,775.9square kilometers
110Guinea-Bissau19,546.9square kilometers
111Croatia19,466.1square kilometers
112Slovakia19,259.0square kilometers
113Bangladesh18,834.0square kilometers
114Kyrgyzstan13,701.0square kilometers
115Switzerland12,794.3square kilometers
116Belize12,435.7square kilometers
117Slovenia12,317.3square kilometers
118Afghanistan12,084.4square kilometers
119Togo12,003.9square kilometers
120Azerbaijan11,663.5square kilometers
121Fiji11,600.6square kilometers
122Eritrea10,457.8square kilometers
123Niger10,424.4square kilometers
124The Republic of North Macedonia10,014.9square kilometers
125Saudi Arabia9,770.0square kilometers
126Timor-Leste9,169.0square kilometers
127New Caledonia8,377.2square kilometers
128Montenegro8,270.0square kilometers
129Iraq8,250.0square kilometers
130Ireland7,940.2square kilometers
131Albania7,889.0square kilometers
132Tunisia7,073.2square kilometers
133Belgium6,893.0square kilometers
134Denmark6,312.6square kilometers
135Jamaica6,085.5square kilometers
136El Salvador5,703.8square kilometers
137Yemen5,490.0square kilometers
138Syrian Arab Republic5,220.8square kilometers
139Bahamas5,098.6square kilometers
140Eswatini5,011.9square kilometers
141Puerto Rico4,978.0square kilometers
142Vanuatu4,423.0square kilometers
143Tajikistan4,268.0square kilometers
144Moldova, Republic of3,865.0square kilometers
145Brunei Darussalam3,800.0square kilometers
146Netherlands3,723.0square kilometers
147Haiti3,379.7square kilometers
148Armenia3,276.3square kilometers
149United Arab Emirates3,173.0square kilometers
150Mauritania2,964.4square kilometers
151Burundi2,796.4square kilometers
152Rwanda2,790.0square kilometers
153Trinidad and Tobago2,269.3square kilometers
154Republic of The Gambia2,254.7square kilometers
155Libya2,170.0square kilometers
156Cyprus1,724.7square kilometers
157Samoa1,602.3square kilometers
158French Polynesia1,494.6square kilometers
159Lebanon1,451.3square kilometers
160Israel1,400.0square kilometers
161Jordan975.0square kilometers
162Luxembourg887.0square kilometers
163Micronesia, Federated States of645.1square kilometers
164Iceland533.1square kilometers
165Sao Tome and Principe500.4square kilometers
166Dominica478.7square kilometers
167Cape Verde466.2square kilometers
168Egypt449.8square kilometers
169Palau416.5square kilometers
170Mauritius388.9square kilometers
171Lesotho345.2square kilometers
172Seychelles337.0square kilometers
173Comoros316.0square kilometers
174Saint Vincent and the Grenadines285.4square kilometers
175Guam280.0square kilometers
176Northern Mariana Islands243.6square kilometers
177Saint Lucia207.7square kilometers
178Virgin Islands, U.S.203.6square kilometers
179Grenada177.0square kilometers
180American Samoa170.4square kilometers
181Andorra160.0square kilometers
182Singapore150.3square kilometers
183Cayman Islands125.9square kilometers
184Saint Kitts and Nevis110.0square kilometers
185Turks and Caicos Islands105.2square kilometers
186State of Palestine101.4square kilometers
187Marshall Islands94.0square kilometers
188Tonga89.5square kilometers
189Antigua and Barbuda79.3square kilometers
190Liechtenstein67.0square kilometers
191Barbados63.0square kilometers
192Kuwait62.5square kilometers
193Djibouti60.4square kilometers
194Virgin Islands, British36.2square kilometers
195Isle of Man34.6square kilometers
196Oman23.6square kilometers
197Saint Martin (French part)12.4square kilometers
198Kiribati11.8square kilometers
199San Marino10.0square kilometers
200Tuvalu10.0square kilometers
201Bermuda10.0square kilometers
202Maldives8.2square kilometers
203Bahrain7.6square kilometers
204Malta4.6square kilometers
205Aruba4.2square kilometers
206Sint Maarten (Dutch part)3.7square kilometers
207Greenland2.2square kilometers
208Faroe Islands0.8square kilometers
209Curaçao0.7square kilometers
210Gibraltar0.0square kilometers
211Monaco0.0square kilometers
212Nauru0.0square kilometers
213Qatar0.0square kilometers
Showing 213 of 213 countries

Topics

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Data Source

This data comes from World Bank World Development Indicators (2023).

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