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Forest area

km² · no best or worst — largest to smallest

213 of 216 countries report a figure for forest area

World average: 189,436

Show smallest first

RankCountryValueYear
#1Russia8.2M2023
#2Brazil4.9M2023
#3Canada3.5M2023
#4United States3.1M2023
#5People's Republic of China2.3M2023
#6Australia1.3M2023
#7Democratic Republic of the Congo1.2M2023
#8Indonesia903,1662023
#9India729,5922023
#10Peru718,1192023
#11Mexico653,0882023
#12Angola649,4222023
#13Colombia585,4412023
#14Bolivia502,0632023
#15Venezuela460,7292023
#16Tanzania443,3802023
#17Zambia442,4942023
#18Mozambique360,2652023
#19Papua New Guinea357,5522023
#20Argentina282,4622023
#21Sweden279,8002023
#22Myanmar276,7482023
#23Japan249,3502023
#24Gabon234,9502023
#25Turkey226,8842023
#26Finland224,0902023
#27Central African Republic222,1302023
#28Republic of the Congo219,0102023
#29Nigeria211,3712023
#30Cameroon201,7252023
#31Thailand197,6502023
#32Malaysia189,6362023
#33Spain185,8502023
#34Chile185,7942023
#35Guyana183,8772023
#36Sudan178,4312023
#37France175,0322023
#38Zimbabwe173,0642023
#39South Africa169,4092023
#40Ethiopia168,4952023
#41Laos164,9202023
#42Paraguay152,6432023
#43Suriname151,5962023
#44Botswana148,9982023
#45Vietnam148,7082023
#46Mongolia141,6952023
#47Mali132,9602023
#48Madagascar123,9022023
#49Ecuador123,0502023
#50Norway122,0342023
#51Germany114,1902023
#52Iran107,8842023
#53New Zealand99,5032023
#54Italy97,2762023
#55Ukraine97,0802023
#56Poland95,1902023
#57Belarus88,1112023
#58Ghana80,0742023
#59Senegal79,4822023
#60Cambodia76,0132023
#61Liberia75,2672023
#62Philippines72,9332023
#63South Sudan71,5702023
#64Romania69,2912023
#65Namibia64,2592023
#66Honduras62,9642023
#67South Korea62,5702023
#68Guinea60,6902023
#69Burkina Faso60,6642023
#70North Korea59,6642023
#71Nepal59,6202023
#72Morocco57,7382023
#73Somalia57,4982023
#74Panama41,7962023
#75Turkmenistan41,2702023
#76Chad39,8042023
#77Bulgaria39,3202023
#78Greece39,0182023
#79Austria38,9832023
#80Uzbekistan37,6722023
#81Kenya36,1112023
#82Pakistan36,0192023
#83Kazakhstan35,4242023
#84Guatemala34,9302023
#85Latvia34,2242023
#86Portugal33,1202023
#87Cuba32,4202023
#88United Kingdom32,1542023
#89Nicaragua31,0752023
#90Costa Rica30,8402023
#91Benin29,8522023
#92Georgia28,2242023
#93Bhutan27,3102023
#94Serbia27,2362023
#95Czech Republic26,8252023
#96Solomon Islands25,2082023
#97Ivory Coast24,9812023
#98Sierra Leone24,7572023
#99Estonia24,3842023
#100Equatorial Guinea24,2332023
#101Uganda22,1412023
#102Lithuania22,0542023
#103Bosnia and Herzegovina21,8792023
#104Dominican Republic21,6842023
#105Malawi21,1572023
#106Sri Lanka21,0352023
#107Uruguay20,9402023
#108Hungary20,4862023
#109Algeria19,7762023
#110Guinea-Bissau19,5472023
#111Croatia19,4662023
#112Slovakia19,2592023
#113Bangladesh18,8342023
#114Kyrgyzstan13,7012023
#115Switzerland12,7942023
#116Belize12,4362023
#117Slovenia12,3172023
#118Afghanistan12,0842023
#119Togo12,0042023
#120Azerbaijan11,6642023
#121Fiji11,6012023
#122Eritrea10,4582023
#123Niger10,4242023
#124North Macedonia10,0152023
#125Saudi Arabia9,7702023
#126Timor-Leste9,1692023
#127New Caledonia8,3772023
#128Montenegro8,2702023
#129Iraq8,2502023
#130Ireland7,9402023
#131Albania7,8892023
#132Tunisia7,0732023
#133Belgium6,8932023
#134Denmark6,3132023
#135Jamaica6,0852023
#136El Salvador5,7042023
#137Yemen5,4902023
#138Syria5,2212023
#139The Bahamas5,0992023
#140Eswatini5,0122023
#141Puerto Rico4,9782023
#142Vanuatu4,4232023
#143Tajikistan4,2682023
#144Moldova3,8652023
#145Brunei3,8002023
#146Kingdom of the Netherlands3,7232023
#147Haiti3,3802023
#148Armenia3,2762023
#149United Arab Emirates3,1732023
#150Mauritania2,9642023
#151Burundi2,7962023
#152Rwanda2,7902023
#153Trinidad and Tobago2,2692023
#154The Gambia2,2552023
#155Libya2,1702023
#156Cyprus1,7252023
#157Samoa1,6022023
#158French Polynesia1,4952023
#159Lebanon1,4512023
#160Israel1,4002023
#161Jordan9752023
#162Luxembourg8872023
#163Federated States of Micronesia6452023
#164Iceland5332023
#165São Tomé and Príncipe5002023
#166Dominica4792023
#167Cape Verde4662023
#168Egypt4502023
#169Palau4172023
#170Mauritius3892023
#171Lesotho3452023
#172Seychelles3372023
#173Comoros3162023
#174Saint Vincent and the Grenadines2852023
#175Guam2802023
#176Northern Mariana Islands2442023
#177Saint Lucia2082023
#178United States Virgin Islands2042023
#179Grenada1772023
#180American Samoa1702023
#181Andorra1602023
#182Singapore1502023
#183Cayman Islands1262023
#184Saint Kitts and Nevis1102023
#185Turks and Caicos Islands1052023
#186Palestine1012023
#187Marshall Islands942023
#188Tonga902023
#189Antigua and Barbuda792023
#190Liechtenstein672023
#191Barbados632023
#192Kuwait632023
#193Djibouti602023
#194British Virgin Islands362023
#195Isle of Man352023
#196Oman242023
#197Saint-Martin122023
#198Kiribati122023
#199Bermuda102023
#200San Marino102023
#201Tuvalu102023
#202Maldives82023
#203Bahrain82023
#204Malta52023
#205Aruba42023
#206Sint Maarten42023
#207Greenland22023
#208Faroe Islands12023
#209Curaçao12023
#210Gibraltar02023
#211Monaco02023
#212Nauru02023
#213Qatar02023
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators (CC BY 4.0)