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Annual forest area change rate (%)

% · higher is better · 208 countries

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League table

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  1. 1Burundi3.7%
  2. 2Bahrain3%
  3. 3Malta2.8%
  4. 4Uruguay1.6%
  5. 5Guam1.6%
  6. 6Iceland1.4%
  7. 7Kazakhstan1.2%
  8. 8Cuba1%
  9. 9Uzbekistan0.97%
  10. 10China0.93%
  11. 11Azerbaijan0.92%
  12. 12Viet Nam0.9%
  13. 13Chile0.86%
  14. 14Ireland0.82%
  15. 15Virgin Islands (U.S.)0.78%
  16. 16Denmark0.69%
  17. 17Cabo Verde0.68%
  18. 17Kyrgyz Republic0.68%
  19. 18Jamaica0.67%
  20. 19Romania0.62%
  21. 20Fiji0.6%
  22. 21Syrian Arab Republic0.59%
  23. 22Italy0.58%
  24. 23Costa Rica0.56%
  25. 24Turkiye0.53%
  26. 25France0.5%
  27. 25Philippines0.5%
  28. 26Lebanon0.43%
  29. 26Estonia0.43%
  30. 27United Kingdom0.42%
  31. 27North Macedonia0.42%
  32. 28Bulgaria0.41%
  33. 28Rwanda0.41%
  34. 29Bosnia and Herzegovina0.4%
  35. 30India0.38%
  36. 31Djibouti0.35%
  37. 32Dominican Republic0.34%
  38. 32Australia0.34%
  39. 33Tajikistan0.33%
  40. 34Moldova0.32%
  41. 35Switzerland0.28%
  42. 36Eswatini0.25%
  43. 37Tunisia0.22%
  44. 38Palau0.21%
  45. 39West Bank and Gaza0.19%
  46. 40Portugal0.18%
  47. 41Algeria0.16%
  48. 41Poland0.16%
  49. 41Belarus0.16%
  50. 42Ukraine0.15%
  51. 43Lithuania0.14%
  52. 44Morocco0.12%
  53. 45Latvia0.11%
  54. 46Mauritius0.1%
  55. 46Croatia0.1%
  56. 46Puerto Rico (US)0.1%
  57. 47Malaysia0.09%
  58. 47Austria0.09%
  59. 48Czechia0.07%
  60. 48Bhutan0.07%
  61. 48Finland0.07%
  62. 49Norway0.06%
  63. 49Iran, Islamic Rep.0.06%
  64. 50Ghana0.05%
  65. 51United States0.04%
  66. 51Sri Lanka0.04%
  67. 51Micronesia, Fed. Sts.0.04%
  68. 51Slovak Republic0.04%
  69. 51New Zealand0.04%
  70. 51Serbia0.04%
  71. 52Hungary0.03%
  72. 53Germany0.01%
  73. 53Spain0.01%
  74. 54Vanuatu0%
  75. 54St. Martin (French part)0%
  76. 54Maldives0%
  77. 54Luxembourg0%
  78. 54Marshall Islands0%
  79. 54Lesotho0%
  80. 54Mali0%
  81. 54Liechtenstein0%
  82. 54St. Lucia0%
  83. 54Libya0%
  84. 54Montenegro0%
  85. 54Aruba0%
  86. 54Kuwait0%
  87. 54St. Kitts and Nevis0%
  88. 54Kiribati0%
  89. 54Jordan0%
  90. 54Iraq0%
  91. 54Afghanistan0%
  92. 54Isle of Man0%
  93. 54Nepal0%
  94. 54Greenland0%
  95. 54Grenada0%
  96. 54Greece0%
  97. 54French Polynesia0%
  98. 54Georgia0%
  99. 54Russian Federation0%
  100. 54Faroe Islands0%
  101. 54Saudi Arabia0%
  102. 54Andorra0%
  103. 54San Marino0%
  104. 54South Sudan0%
  105. 54Dominica0%
  106. 54Cayman Islands0%
  107. 54Curacao0%
  108. 54Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0%
  109. 54Yemen, Rep.0%
  110. 54Seychelles0%
  111. 54Turks and Caicos Islands0%
  112. 54United Arab Emirates0%
  113. 54Turkmenistan0%
  114. 54Tonga0%
  115. 54Brunei Darussalam0%
  116. 54Barbados0%
  117. 54Tuvalu0%
  118. 54Bermuda0%
  119. 54Bahamas, The0%
  120. 54St. Vincent and the Grenadines0%
  121. 55Canada-0.01%
  122. 55Mongolia-0.01%
  123. 55New Caledonia-0.01%
  124. 55Japan-0.01%
  125. 55Belgium-0.01%
  126. 55Kenya-0.01%
  127. 56Cyprus-0.02%
  128. 57Bangladesh-0.03%
  129. 57Sweden-0.03%
  130. 57Solomon Islands-0.03%
  131. 58Gabon-0.05%
  132. 59Congo, Rep.-0.06%
  133. 59British Virgin Islands-0.06%
  134. 59Armenia-0.06%
  135. 59Guyana-0.06%
  136. 60Suriname-0.07%
  137. 60Slovenia-0.07%
  138. 61Papua New Guinea-0.09%
  139. 62Thailand-0.1%
  140. 63Madagascar-0.11%
  141. 63Netherlands-0.11%
  142. 64Central African Republic-0.13%
  143. 65Timor-Leste-0.15%
  144. 66Korea, Rep.-0.16%
  145. 67American Samoa-0.17%
  146. 68Trinidad and Tobago-0.18%
  147. 69Mexico-0.19%
  148. 70Lao PDR-0.21%
  149. 70South Africa-0.21%
  150. 71Peru-0.23%
  151. 72Togo-0.24%
  152. 73Zimbabwe-0.26%
  153. 74Cameroon-0.27%
  154. 74Venezuela, RB-0.27%
  155. 74Panama-0.27%
  156. 75Colombia-0.28%
  157. 76Samoa-0.29%
  158. 77Brazil-0.3%
  159. 77Eritrea-0.3%
  160. 78Honduras-0.33%
  161. 79Equatorial Guinea-0.34%
  162. 79Korea, Dem. People's Rep.-0.34%
  163. 80Liberia-0.39%
  164. 81Zambia-0.41%
  165. 82Ethiopia-0.42%
  166. 82Guinea-Bissau-0.42%
  167. 82Ecuador-0.42%
  168. 83Bolivia-0.43%
  169. 84Senegal-0.48%
  170. 85Guatemala-0.54%
  171. 86Argentina-0.56%
  172. 87Guinea-0.59%
  173. 87Mozambique-0.59%
  174. 88Nigeria-0.72%
  175. 89El Salvador-0.74%
  176. 89Botswana-0.74%
  177. 90Sierra Leone-0.75%
  178. 91Burkina Faso-0.77%
  179. 92Indonesia-0.78%
  180. 92Antigua and Barbuda-0.78%
  181. 93Angola-0.8%
  182. 94Congo, Dem. Rep.-0.83%
  183. 95Haiti-0.85%
  184. 95Belize-0.85%
  185. 96Tanzania-0.88%
  186. 97Sudan-0.89%
  187. 98Pakistan-0.94%
  188. 99Israel-0.95%
  189. 100Myanmar-0.96%
  190. 101Namibia-1%
  191. 102Niger-1.1%
  192. 103Sao Tome and Principe-1.1%
  193. 104Somalia, Fed. Rep.-1.2%
  194. 105Comoros-1.2%
  195. 106Singapore-1.3%
  196. 107Benin-1.5%
  197. 108Mauritania-1.6%
  198. 109Uganda-1.6%
  199. 110Malawi-1.7%
  200. 111Oman-1.8%
  201. 112Paraguay-1.9%
  202. 113Nicaragua-2%
  203. 114Gambia, The-2.1%
  204. 115Northern Mariana Islands-2.2%
  205. 116Chad-2.5%
  206. 117Cambodia-2.7%
  207. 118Cote d'Ivoire-3.3%
  208. 119Egypt, Arab Rep.-3.7%

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