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Forest expansion

ha/year · higher is better · 121 countries

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League table

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  1. 1China1.89M
  2. 2Russian Federation839,550
  3. 3United States815,360
  4. 4India674,000
  5. 5Turkiye117,500
  6. 6Sudan89,860
  7. 7New Zealand77,650
  8. 8Paraguay53,910
  9. 9Italy48,920
  10. 10Guatemala47,910
  11. 11Uzbekistan45,000
  12. 12Portugal42,050
  13. 13Canada40,700
  14. 14Serbia39,680
  15. 15Mexico38,050
  16. 16Kazakhstan35,800
  17. 17Spain34,400
  18. 18Ethiopia34,280
  19. 19Dominican Republic31,240
  20. 20Honduras20,640
  21. 21Benin18,890
  22. 22Uruguay18,370
  23. 23Argentina15,800
  24. 24Niger15,000
  25. 25Mali14,540
  26. 26Congo, Rep.14,000
  27. 27United Kingdom13,400
  28. 28Bulgaria12,600
  29. 29Czechia11,680
  30. 30Cote d'Ivoire11,520
  31. 31Venezuela, RB10,810
  32. 31Madagascar10,810
  33. 32Uganda9,840
  34. 33Hungary9,030
  35. 34Burkina Faso8,050
  36. 35Costa Rica8,020
  37. 36Germany8,000
  38. 36Algeria8,000
  39. 37Austria7,950
  40. 38Poland7,790
  41. 39Netherlands7,290
  42. 40Latvia7,150
  43. 41Togo7,000
  44. 42Nicaragua6,740
  45. 43Chile6,150
  46. 44Senegal5,920
  47. 45Ireland5,910
  48. 46El Salvador5,780
  49. 47Romania5,640
  50. 48Gabon4,970
  51. 49Norway4,620
  52. 50Jamaica4,420
  53. 51Denmark4,260
  54. 52Lithuania3,270
  55. 53Switzerland2,880
  56. 54Morocco2,470
  57. 55Panama2,420
  58. 56Slovenia2,360
  59. 57Cuba2,190
  60. 58Estonia2,160
  61. 59Cameroon2,000
  62. 60Tunisia1,580
  63. 61Saudi Arabia1,500
  64. 62Croatia1,460
  65. 63Guinea1,000
  66. 64Iceland960
  67. 65Congo, Dem. Rep.610
  68. 66Angola410
  69. 67Liechtenstein400
  70. 68Chad300
  71. 69Colombia140
  72. 70Comoros100
  73. 71Kyrgyz Republic60
  74. 72Djibouti50
  75. 73Egypt, Arab Rep.30
  76. 73Syrian Arab Republic30
  77. 74Malta10
  78. 74St. Vincent and the Grenadines10
  79. 75Mauritius0
  80. 75Monaco0
  81. 75Libya0
  82. 75Lebanon0
  83. 75Kuwait0
  84. 75Jordan0
  85. 75Iraq0
  86. 75Iran, Islamic Rep.0
  87. 75Isle of Man0
  88. 75Guyana0
  89. 75Greenland0
  90. 75Equatorial Guinea0
  91. 75Gambia, The0
  92. 75Gibraltar0
  93. 75Georgia0
  94. 75Faroe Islands0
  95. 75Finland0
  96. 75Cayman Islands0
  97. 75Yemen, Rep.0
  98. 75Naoero0
  99. 75Sweden0
  100. 75Somalia, Fed. Rep.0
  101. 75San Marino0
  102. 75Singapore0
  103. 75Qatar0
  104. 75Oman0
  105. 75Namibia0
  106. 75Malawi0
  107. 75Bhutan0
  108. 75Brazil0
  109. 75Bahrain0
  110. 75Zimbabwe0
  111. 75Tanzania0

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