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Annual change in forest area as share of forest area

% · higher is better · 210 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2025
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  1. 1Bahrain11%
  2. 2Rwanda2.3%
  3. 3Kenya1.6%
  4. 4Iceland1.6%
  5. 5Liechtenstein1.4%
  6. 6Israel1.3%
  7. 7Cabo Verde1.2%
  8. 8Serbia1.1%
  9. 9Uzbekistan1.1%
  10. 10Ireland0.95%
  11. 11Uruguay0.91%
  12. 12Azerbaijan0.86%
  13. 13Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.73%
  14. 14China0.71%
  15. 15New Zealand0.66%
  16. 16Pakistan0.65%
  17. 17Jamaica0.63%
  18. 18Philippines0.57%
  19. 19Turkiye0.51%
  20. 20Ghana0.51%
  21. 21France0.5%
  22. 22Malta0.43%
  23. 23Fiji0.41%
  24. 24Kazakhstan0.39%
  25. 25United Kingdom0.38%
  26. 26South Africa0.38%
  27. 27Ukraine0.38%
  28. 28Haiti0.38%
  29. 29Bulgaria0.32%
  30. 30Denmark0.31%
  31. 31Czechia0.3%
  32. 32Comoros0.3%
  33. 33Belarus0.29%
  34. 34Dominican Republic0.29%
  35. 35Hungary0.29%
  36. 36Nepal0.26%
  37. 37Mauritania0.26%
  38. 38Togo0.25%
  39. 39Palau0.21%
  40. 40Latvia0.19%
  41. 41Djibouti0.17%
  42. 42Portugal0.17%
  43. 43Spain0.16%
  44. 44Viet Nam0.15%
  45. 45St. Lucia0.15%
  46. 46Korea, Dem. People's Rep.0.15%
  47. 47Egypt, Arab Rep.0.15%
  48. 48Switzerland0.14%
  49. 49Italy0.13%
  50. 50Lithuania0.13%
  51. 51El Salvador0.12%
  52. 52Netherlands0.12%
  53. 53India0.12%
  54. 54Costa Rica0.12%
  55. 55United Arab Emirates0.1%
  56. 56Russian Federation0.1%
  57. 57Slovak Republic0.1%
  58. 58Indonesia0.08%
  59. 59Romania0.08%
  60. 60Austria0.07%
  61. 61Tajikistan0.07%
  62. 62Lebanon0.07%
  63. 63Croatia0.07%
  64. 64Andorra0.07%
  65. 65Poland0.06%
  66. 66Congo, Rep.0.06%
  67. 67Cuba0.06%
  68. 68Saudi Arabia0.05%
  69. 69Bosnia and Herzegovina0.05%
  70. 70Sao Tome and Principe0.05%
  71. 71Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.05%
  72. 72Germany0.04%
  73. 73Australia0.04%
  74. 74Estonia0.02%
  75. 75South Sudan0.02%
  76. 76Syrian Arab Republic0.01%
  77. 77Morocco0.01%
  78. 78Kyrgyz Republic0.01%
  79. 79Armenia0%
  80. 80Cayman Islands0%
  81. 80Burundi0%
  82. 80Northern Mariana Islands0%
  83. 80Mongolia0%
  84. 80Montenegro0%
  85. 80Mauritius0%
  86. 80Singapore0%
  87. 80Belgium0%
  88. 80Jordan0%
  89. 80Turks and Caicos Islands0%
  90. 80Bermuda0%
  91. 80Isle of Man0%
  92. 80Kiribati0%
  93. 80Iran, Islamic Rep.0%
  94. 80Curacao0%
  95. 80Oman0%
  96. 80Brunei Darussalam0%
  97. 80San Marino0%
  98. 80British Virgin Islands0%
  99. 80Barbados0%
  100. 80Aruba0%
  101. 80Tuvalu0%
  102. 80Finland0%
  103. 80Marshall Islands0%
  104. 80Faroe Islands0%
  105. 80Qatar0%
  106. 80Maldives0%
  107. 80New Caledonia0%
  108. 80Afghanistan0%
  109. 80Sweden0%
  110. 80French Polynesia0%
  111. 80Yemen, Rep.0%
  112. 80West Bank and Gaza0%
  113. 80St. Martin (French part)0%
  114. 80Georgia0%
  115. 80St. Vincent and the Grenadines0%
  116. 80Luxembourg0%
  117. 80Lesotho0%
  118. 80Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0%
  119. 80Greece0%
  120. 80Tonga0%
  121. 80Grenada0%
  122. 80Greenland0%
  123. 80Bahamas, The0%
  124. 80American Samoa0%
  125. 80Albania0%
  126. 80Guam0%
  127. 80Turkmenistan0%
  128. 80Kuwait0%
  129. 80Botswana0%
  130. 80St. Kitts and Nevis0%
  131. 81Canada-0%
  132. 82Slovenia-0%
  133. 83Namibia-0.01%
  134. 84Japan-0.01%
  135. 85Papua New Guinea-0.01%
  136. 86Ethiopia-0.01%
  137. 87Norway-0.02%
  138. 88United States-0.02%
  139. 89Chile-0.03%
  140. 90Gabon-0.03%
  141. 91Solomon Islands-0.03%
  142. 92Algeria-0.04%
  143. 93Guyana-0.04%
  144. 94Bangladesh-0.05%
  145. 95Korea, Rep.-0.06%
  146. 96Panama-0.07%
  147. 97Dominica-0.08%
  148. 98Timor-Leste-0.08%
  149. 99Cyprus-0.1%
  150. 100Central African Republic-0.1%
  151. 101Venezuela, RB-0.1%
  152. 102Suriname-0.12%
  153. 103Moldova-0.16%
  154. 104Libya-0.16%
  155. 105Senegal-0.18%
  156. 106Trinidad and Tobago-0.19%
  157. 107Mexico-0.19%
  158. 108Guinea-Bissau-0.2%
  159. 109Congo, Dem. Rep.-0.2%
  160. 110Zambia-0.22%
  161. 111Colombia-0.22%
  162. 112Sri Lanka-0.23%
  163. 113Ecuador-0.24%
  164. 114Vanuatu-0.26%
  165. 115Lao PDR-0.27%
  166. 116Samoa-0.3%
  167. 117North Macedonia-0.32%
  168. 118Bhutan-0.32%
  169. 119Malaysia-0.32%
  170. 120Tunisia-0.33%
  171. 121Eswatini-0.35%
  172. 122Equatorial Guinea-0.35%
  173. 123Guatemala-0.37%
  174. 124Zimbabwe-0.39%
  175. 125Argentina-0.39%
  176. 126Eritrea-0.41%
  177. 127Bolivia-0.44%
  178. 128Peru-0.45%
  179. 129Nicaragua-0.46%
  180. 130Niger-0.47%
  181. 131Belize-0.57%
  182. 132Cameroon-0.61%
  183. 133Liberia-0.64%
  184. 134Brazil-0.67%
  185. 135Thailand-0.7%
  186. 136Nigeria-0.74%
  187. 137Sudan-0.79%
  188. 138Angola-0.81%
  189. 139Sierra Leone-0.81%
  190. 140Seychelles-0.82%
  191. 141Mozambique-0.83%
  192. 142Antigua and Barbuda-0.85%
  193. 143Honduras-0.86%
  194. 144Iraq-0.95%
  195. 145Mali-0.96%
  196. 146Myanmar-1.1%
  197. 147Tanzania-1.1%
  198. 148Paraguay-1.1%
  199. 149Uganda-1.2%
  200. 150Benin-1.2%
  201. 151Puerto Rico (US)-1.2%
  202. 152Madagascar-1.3%
  203. 153Guinea-1.4%
  204. 154Somalia, Fed. Rep.-1.6%
  205. 155Malawi-2.1%
  206. 156Cote d'Ivoire-2.1%
  207. 157Gambia, The-3.1%
  208. 158Chad-3.5%
  209. 159Burkina Faso-3.7%
  210. 160Cambodia-4.9%

Annual change in forest area as share of forest area