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Afforestation

ha/year · higher is better · 120 countries

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League table

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  1. 1China923,000
  2. 2Russian Federation167,910
  3. 3Turkiye83,300
  4. 4United States80,940
  5. 5New Zealand71,900
  6. 6Paraguay53,910
  7. 7Italy46,790
  8. 8Uzbekistan37,000
  9. 9Portugal30,430
  10. 10Kazakhstan22,200
  11. 11Benin16,830
  12. 12Uruguay15,980
  13. 13Argentina15,800
  14. 14Niger15,000
  15. 15Mali14,540
  16. 16Congo, Rep.14,000
  17. 17Cote d'Ivoire11,520
  18. 18Madagascar10,810
  19. 18Venezuela, RB10,810
  20. 19Guatemala9,940
  21. 20Uganda9,840
  22. 21Mauritania8,740
  23. 22Hungary8,460
  24. 23Burkina Faso8,050
  25. 24Algeria8,000
  26. 25Netherlands7,290
  27. 26Togo7,000
  28. 27Nicaragua6,740
  29. 28Germany6,000
  30. 29Ireland5,660
  31. 30Denmark4,260
  32. 31Latvia4,040
  33. 32Dominican Republic3,510
  34. 33Mexico3,300
  35. 34Ukraine3,000
  36. 35Spain2,800
  37. 36Morocco2,470
  38. 37Panama2,420
  39. 38Senegal2,360
  40. 39Belarus2,010
  41. 40Cameroon2,000
  42. 40Honduras2,000
  43. 41Norway1,920
  44. 42Czechia1,730
  45. 43Tunisia1,580
  46. 44Saudi Arabia1,500
  47. 45Canada1,430
  48. 46Chile1,040
  49. 47Guinea1,000
  50. 48Estonia970
  51. 49Iceland920
  52. 50Lithuania810
  53. 51Cabo Verde610
  54. 51Congo, Dem. Rep.610
  55. 52Austria490
  56. 53Bahrain480
  57. 53Romania480
  58. 54Bulgaria370
  59. 55Cuba320
  60. 56Gabon310
  61. 57Chad300
  62. 57Serbia300
  63. 58Bosnia and Herzegovina250
  64. 59Colombia140
  65. 60Comoros100
  66. 61Croatia80
  67. 62North Macedonia70
  68. 63Djibouti50
  69. 64Cyprus30
  70. 64Egypt, Arab Rep.30
  71. 64Syrian Arab Republic30
  72. 65Switzerland20
  73. 66Malta10
  74. 66St. Vincent and the Grenadines10
  75. 66Jamaica10
  76. 67Guyana0
  77. 67Ecuador0
  78. 67Finland0
  79. 67Faroe Islands0
  80. 67Georgia0
  81. 67Gibraltar0
  82. 67Gambia, The0
  83. 67Equatorial Guinea0
  84. 67Greenland0
  85. 67Cayman Islands0
  86. 67Isle of Man0
  87. 67Costa Rica0
  88. 67Iran, Islamic Rep.0
  89. 67Iraq0
  90. 67Jordan0
  91. 67Kuwait0
  92. 67Lebanon0
  93. 67Libya0
  94. 67Liechtenstein0
  95. 67Monaco0
  96. 67Namibia0
  97. 67Naoero0
  98. 67Oman0
  99. 67Bhutan0
  100. 67Qatar0
  101. 67Brazil0
  102. 67Singapore0
  103. 67San Marino0
  104. 67Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  105. 67Slovak Republic0
  106. 67Slovenia0
  107. 67Sweden0
  108. 67Tanzania0
  109. 67Yemen, Rep.0
  110. 67Zimbabwe0

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