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1000 ha · higher is better · 210 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Russian Federation832,629.9
  2. 2Brazil486,086.6
  3. 3Canada368,818.9
  4. 4United States308,895
  5. 5China227,153
  6. 6Congo, Dem. Rep.139,189.1
  7. 7Australia133,561.6
  8. 8Indonesia95,969.3
  9. 9India72,739
  10. 10Peru67,159.8
  11. 11Mexico66,265.6
  12. 12Angola63,262.3
  13. 13Colombia59,456.9
  14. 14Bolivia54,370.3
  15. 15Venezuela, RB47,088.2
  16. 16Argentina46,598
  17. 17Central African Republic45,094.9
  18. 18Zambia44,874.3
  19. 19Tanzania43,400
  20. 20Papua New Guinea34,029
  21. 21Mozambique32,242.9
  22. 22Sweden27,934
  23. 23Myanmar27,095.3
  24. 24Ethiopia26,747.1
  25. 25Japan24,908
  26. 26Gabon23,555.3
  27. 27South Africa22,881.4
  28. 28Turkiye22,805.8
  29. 29Finland22,543
  30. 30Sudan21,980.4
  31. 31Congo, Rep.21,853.8
  32. 32Thailand19,647.5
  33. 33Cameroon19,143.2
  34. 34Spain19,132.8
  35. 35Malaysia18,884.7
  36. 36Guyana18,377.2
  37. 37Chile18,161.9
  38. 38France17,795
  39. 39Nigeria17,130
  40. 40Botswana15,730.2
  41. 41Viet Nam14,790.1
  42. 42Suriname14,674.2
  43. 43Paraguay14,297.4
  44. 44Mongolia14,178.3
  45. 45Zimbabwe13,766
  46. 46Lao PDR13,036
  47. 47Ecuador12,310.3
  48. 48Norway12,108.6
  49. 49Germany11,481.4
  50. 50Iran, Islamic Rep.10,751
  51. 51Mali10,479.3
  52. 52New Zealand10,303
  53. 53Ukraine10,090
  54. 54Madagascar9,922.1
  55. 55Poland9,495
  56. 56Italy9,422
  57. 57Belarus8,975.4
  58. 58Senegal8,649.3
  59. 59Namibia8,043
  60. 60Korea, Dem. People's Rep.7,727.9
  61. 61Philippines7,438.6
  62. 62South Sudan7,160
  63. 63Ghana7,056.4
  64. 64Romania6,957.1
  65. 65Cambodia6,333.2
  66. 66Liberia6,326.5
  67. 67Korea, Rep.6,279.1
  68. 68Nepal6,266.3
  69. 69Honduras5,861.3
  70. 70Morocco5,695.3
  71. 71Guinea4,857.3
  72. 72Somalia, Fed. Rep.4,829.8
  73. 73Greece4,762.8
  74. 74Panama4,614.6
  75. 75Bulgaria3,959
  76. 76Kenya3,913.8
  77. 77Austria3,903.9
  78. 78Uzbekistan3,894.2
  79. 79Cote d'Ivoire3,774.1
  80. 80Cuba3,622.4
  81. 81Chad3,611.3
  82. 82Guatemala3,535.7
  83. 83Kazakhstan3,520.5
  84. 84Serbia3,475.2
  85. 85Latvia3,467
  86. 86Portugal3,362.6
  87. 87United Kingdom3,278
  88. 88Burkina Faso3,237
  89. 89Pakistan3,192.5
  90. 90Benin3,133.3
  91. 91Georgia3,100.5
  92. 92Costa Rica2,989.6
  93. 93Czechia2,968.4
  94. 94Saudi Arabia2,775.6
  95. 95Bhutan2,674.7
  96. 96Solomon Islands2,513.9
  97. 97Estonia2,446.8
  98. 98Sierra Leone2,436.3
  99. 99Equatorial Guinea2,406.6
  100. 100Uganda2,367.7
  101. 101Turkmenistan2,330
  102. 102Dominican Republic2,257.5
  103. 103Lithuania2,216.3
  104. 104Bosnia and Herzegovina2,162.1
  105. 105Sri Lanka2,120.7
  106. 106Guinea-Bissau2,099.6
  107. 107Hungary2,087.4
  108. 108Malawi2,031.7
  109. 109Uruguay2,024
  110. 110Croatia1,946.2
  111. 111Slovak Republic1,940.5
  112. 112Bangladesh1,873.4
  113. 113Algeria1,691.4
  114. 114Eritrea1,442
  115. 115Belize1,315.1
  116. 116Switzerland1,267
  117. 117Kyrgyz Republic1,255.5
  118. 118Slovenia1,243.6
  119. 119Togo1,224.5
  120. 120Azerbaijan1,213.7
  121. 121Afghanistan1,209.4
  122. 122Fiji1,136.6
  123. 123Niger1,055.1
  124. 124Timor-Leste1,054.3
  125. 125North Macedonia1,026.1
  126. 126Mauritania1,019.1
  127. 127Albania941
  128. 128Vanuatu907.4
  129. 129New Caledonia892.6
  130. 130Ireland832.9
  131. 131Montenegro827
  132. 132Iraq692.6
  133. 133Tunisia687.5
  134. 134El Salvador684.8
  135. 135Belgium670.5
  136. 136Denmark642.6
  137. 137Rwanda634.6
  138. 138Jamaica616.3
  139. 139Yemen, Rep.549
  140. 140Syrian Arab Republic527.8
  141. 141Bahamas, The509.9
  142. 142Puerto Rico (US)436.1
  143. 143Eswatini433.1
  144. 144Tajikistan424.5
  145. 145Brunei Darussalam380
  146. 146Haiti372.1
  147. 147Moldova370.3
  148. 148Netherlands369.3
  149. 149Armenia334.1
  150. 150United Arab Emirates324.6
  151. 151Burundi279.6
  152. 152Trinidad and Tobago226.1
  153. 153Gambia, The209.5
  154. 154Libya205.3
  155. 155Cyprus171.7
  156. 156Samoa159.8
  157. 157Israel150
  158. 158French Polynesia149.5
  159. 159Lebanon141.3
  160. 160Luxembourg88.7
  161. 161Jordan70.7
  162. 162Micronesia, Fed. Sts.64.6
  163. 163Iceland61.5
  164. 164Dominica57.4
  165. 165Sao Tome and Principe55.3
  166. 166Cabo Verde51.1
  167. 167Palau41.9
  168. 168Mauritius38.3
  169. 169Lesotho34.5
  170. 170Comoros33.4
  171. 171St. Lucia32.8
  172. 172St. Vincent and the Grenadines28.6
  173. 173Guam28.3
  174. 174Seychelles26.5
  175. 175Northern Mariana Islands24.4
  176. 176Virgin Islands (U.S.)20.7
  177. 177Andorra18.2
  178. 178Grenada17.7
  179. 179American Samoa15.9
  180. 180Singapore15.8
  181. 181Cayman Islands12.7
  182. 182West Bank and Gaza11.1
  183. 183St. Kitts and Nevis11
  184. 184Turks and Caicos Islands10.5
  185. 185British Virgin Islands10
  186. 186Marshall Islands9.7
  187. 187Tonga8.7
  188. 188Antigua and Barbuda7.8
  189. 189Kuwait6.3
  190. 189Barbados6.3
  191. 190Liechtenstein6
  192. 191Djibouti5.9
  193. 192Bahrain4.4
  194. 193Egypt, Arab Rep.4.1
  195. 194Maldives3.7
  196. 195Isle of Man3.7
  197. 196Oman1.6
  198. 197Qatar1.4
  199. 198St. Martin (French part)1.2
  200. 199Kiribati1.1
  201. 200Tuvalu1
  202. 201San Marino1
  203. 202Bermuda0.78
  204. 203Aruba0.49
  205. 204Malta0.47
  206. 205Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.3
  207. 206Greenland0.22
  208. 207Faroe Islands0.08
  209. 208Curacao0.07

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