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Annual change in forest area

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  1. 1China1.61M
  2. 2Russian Federation839,550
  3. 3Turkiye117,080.1
  4. 4France89,400
  5. 5South Africa87,566
  6. 6India86,000
  7. 7Indonesia81,479.7
  8. 8New Zealand67,548.1
  9. 9Kenya64,470
  10. 10Australia54,093.8
  11. 11Philippines42,450
  12. 12Uzbekistan41,038
  13. 13Serbia39,680
  14. 14Ukraine38,000
  15. 15Ghana35,720
  16. 16Spain30,143.8
  17. 17Belarus26,470.1
  18. 18Viet Nam22,572.1
  19. 19Pakistan20,786
  20. 20Uruguay18,394
  21. 21Nepal16,580
  22. 22Rwanda14,560
  23. 23Congo, Rep.14,000
  24. 24Kazakhstan13,900
  25. 25Bulgaria12,600
  26. 25United Kingdom12,600
  27. 26Italy12,490
  28. 27Korea, Dem. People's Rep.11,356.1
  29. 28Azerbaijan10,494
  30. 29Czechia9,040
  31. 30Ireland7,906
  32. 31Dominican Republic6,622
  33. 32Latvia6,566
  34. 33Poland6,160
  35. 34Hungary6,074
  36. 35Portugal5,648
  37. 36Romania5,616
  38. 37Germany4,800
  39. 38Fiji4,632
  40. 39Jamaica3,886
  41. 40Costa Rica3,518
  42. 41Togo3,040
  43. 42Lithuania2,830
  44. 43Austria2,818
  45. 44Mauritania2,630
  46. 45Cuba2,190
  47. 46Israel2,000
  48. 47Denmark1,970
  49. 48Slovak Republic1,854
  50. 49Switzerland1,832
  51. 50Saudi Arabia1,500
  52. 50South Sudan1,500
  53. 51Haiti1,400
  54. 52Croatia1,320
  55. 53Bosnia and Herzegovina1,040
  56. 54Iceland964
  57. 55El Salvador836
  58. 56Cabo Verde620
  59. 57Estonia576
  60. 58Bahrain480
  61. 59Netherlands450
  62. 60United Arab Emirates336
  63. 61Morocco314
  64. 62Tajikistan300
  65. 63Virgin Islands (U.S.)150
  66. 64Comoros100
  67. 65Lebanon96
  68. 66Palau90
  69. 67Liechtenstein86
  70. 68Kyrgyz Republic64
  71. 69St. Lucia50
  72. 70Syrian Arab Republic32
  73. 71Micronesia, Fed. Sts.30
  74. 72Sao Tome and Principe26
  75. 73Armenia16
  76. 74Andorra12
  77. 75Djibouti10
  78. 76Egypt, Arab Rep.6
  79. 77Malta2
  80. 78Botswana0
  81. 78St. Martin (French part)0
  82. 78French Polynesia0
  83. 78Luxembourg0
  84. 78Oman0
  85. 78Lesotho0
  86. 78West Bank and Gaza0
  87. 78Belgium0
  88. 78Curacao0
  89. 78Aruba0
  90. 78Mauritius0
  91. 78Burundi0
  92. 78Cayman Islands0
  93. 78Greenland0
  94. 78Naoero0
  95. 78Marshall Islands0
  96. 78Bermuda0
  97. 78Maldives0
  98. 78New Caledonia0
  99. 78Barbados0
  100. 78Montenegro0
  101. 78Brunei Darussalam0
  102. 78Qatar0
  103. 78Monaco0
  104. 78Kuwait0
  105. 78St. Kitts and Nevis0
  106. 78Afghanistan0
  107. 78Kiribati0
  108. 78Jordan0
  109. 78Finland0
  110. 78Faroe Islands0
  111. 78Iran, Islamic Rep.0
  112. 78Albania0
  113. 78American Samoa0
  114. 78Georgia0
  115. 78Isle of Man0
  116. 78Gibraltar0
  117. 78Mongolia0
  118. 78Northern Mariana Islands0
  119. 78Greece0
  120. 78Grenada0
  121. 78Guam0
  122. 78Bahamas, The0
  123. 78British Virgin Islands0
  124. 78Sweden0
  125. 78San Marino0
  126. 78Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0
  127. 78Yemen, Rep.0
  128. 78Turks and Caicos Islands0
  129. 78St. Vincent and the Grenadines0
  130. 78Singapore0
  131. 78Turkmenistan0
  132. 78Tonga0
  133. 78Tuvalu0
  134. 79Dominica-44
  135. 80Slovenia-56
  136. 81Antigua and Barbuda-66
  137. 82Cyprus-168
  138. 83Seychelles-218
  139. 84Libya-334
  140. 85Trinidad and Tobago-424
  141. 86Samoa-480
  142. 87Moldova-580
  143. 88Namibia-644
  144. 89Algeria-674
  145. 90Solomon Islands-734
  146. 91Timor-Leste-848
  147. 92Bangladesh-988
  148. 93Eswatini-1,500
  149. 94Japan-2,200
  150. 95Tunisia-2,302
  151. 96Vanuatu-2,384
  152. 97Norway-2,434
  153. 98Panama-3,014.1
  154. 99North Macedonia-3,244
  155. 100Papua New Guinea-3,750
  156. 101Korea, Rep.-3,774
  157. 102Ethiopia-3,919.9
  158. 103Guinea-Bissau-4,238
  159. 104Chile-4,884
  160. 105Niger-4,920
  161. 106Sri Lanka-4,944
  162. 107Puerto Rico (US)-5,210
  163. 108Eritrea-5,980
  164. 109Gambia, The-6,534
  165. 110Iraq-6,604
  166. 111Gabon-6,732
  167. 112Belize-7,532
  168. 113Guyana-7,630.1
  169. 114Equatorial Guinea-8,360
  170. 115Bhutan-8,484
  171. 116Canada-9,818.8
  172. 117Guatemala-13,190
  173. 118Senegal-15,539.8
  174. 119Suriname-18,252
  175. 120Sierra Leone-19,726
  176. 121Nicaragua-22,126
  177. 122Uganda-28,098
  178. 123Ecuador-30,153.9
  179. 124Lao PDR-35,334
  180. 125Benin-37,382
  181. 126Liberia-40,580
  182. 127Malawi-42,000
  183. 128Central African Republic-46,523.4
  184. 129Venezuela, RB-49,292.2
  185. 130Honduras-50,220
  186. 131Zimbabwe-53,000
  187. 132Malaysia-60,000
  188. 133Guinea-66,998
  189. 134United States-72,000
  190. 135Somalia, Fed. Rep.-75,950
  191. 136Cote d'Ivoire-80,822.1
  192. 137Zambia-97,156.3
  193. 138Mali-100,546.1
  194. 139Cameroon-116,955.9
  195. 140Burkina Faso-119,860
  196. 141Madagascar-124,277.9
  197. 142Nigeria-126,881.6
  198. 143Mexico-127,765.6
  199. 144Chad-127,914
  200. 145Colombia-133,284.4
  201. 146Thailand-138,016
  202. 147Paraguay-163,710.2
  203. 148Sudan-174,139.8
  204. 149Argentina-179,518
  205. 150Bolivia-239,760.2
  206. 151Mozambique-267,027.8
  207. 152Congo, Dem. Rep.-282,893.8
  208. 153Myanmar-289,712.1
  209. 154Peru-299,339.1
  210. 155Cambodia-308,734
  211. 156Tanzania-469,000
  212. 157Angola-510,029.7
  213. 158Brazil-3.26M

Annual change in forest area