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Area of planted forest

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  1. 1China92.6M
  2. 2United States27.42M
  3. 3Russian Federation20.8M
  4. 4Canada20.71M
  5. 5India13.47M
  6. 6Japan10.08M
  7. 7Brazil9.21M
  8. 8Sweden8.7M
  9. 9Finland7.84M
  10. 10Poland7.41M
  11. 11Germany5.74M
  12. 12Indonesia5.48M
  13. 13Ukraine4.85M
  14. 14Viet Nam3.93M
  15. 15Thailand3.31M
  16. 16Chile3.15M
  17. 17United Kingdom2.93M
  18. 18Spain2.82M
  19. 19Nigeria2.66M
  20. 20Czechia2.5M
  21. 21Portugal2.49M
  22. 22New Zealand2.43M
  23. 23South Africa2.42M
  24. 24Uzbekistan2.38M
  25. 25Malaysia2.36M
  26. 26France2.36M
  27. 27Belarus2.27M
  28. 28Korea, Rep.2.26M
  29. 29Australia2.06M
  30. 30Bosnia and Herzegovina2.05M
  31. 31Korea, Dem. People's Rep.1.6M
  32. 32Iran, Islamic Rep.1.56M
  33. 33Myanmar1.45M
  34. 34Argentina1.38M
  35. 35Austria1.31M
  36. 36Uruguay1.17M
  37. 37Venezuela, RB1.11M
  38. 38Ethiopia968,500
  39. 39Cote d'Ivoire903,320
  40. 40Hungary791,690
  41. 41Slovak Republic776,200
  42. 42Turkiye755,010
  43. 43Bulgaria734,000
  44. 44South Sudan715,700
  45. 45Ireland715,520
  46. 46Philippines712,110
  47. 47Romania676,440
  48. 48Cuba659,390
  49. 49Italy623,230
  50. 50Cambodia596,450
  51. 51Lithuania589,550
  52. 52Morocco586,820
  53. 53Latvia563,600
  54. 54Tanzania553,040
  55. 55Colombia541,120
  56. 56Mali527,330
  57. 57Uganda514,350
  58. 58Kazakhstan430,910
  59. 59Denmark430,250
  60. 60Belgium427,220
  61. 61Mauritania403,660
  62. 62Rwanda397,350
  63. 63Lao PDR377,620
  64. 64Nepal370,010
  65. 65Bangladesh330,350
  66. 66Netherlands326,820
  67. 67Paraguay321,690
  68. 68Zimbabwe320,750
  69. 69Guatemala308,230
  70. 70Azerbaijan308,030
  71. 71Ghana300,860
  72. 72Syrian Arab Republic294,810
  73. 73Algeria272,640
  74. 74Estonia254,210
  75. 75Madagascar236,550
  76. 76Sri Lanka236,430
  77. 77Fiji227,410
  78. 78Dominican Republic226,810
  79. 79Serbia224,080
  80. 80Moldova209,600
  81. 81Armenia200,350
  82. 82Liberia200,000
  83. 83Niger197,500
  84. 84Peru191,120
  85. 85Greece170,130
  86. 86Yemen, Rep.164,700
  87. 87Switzerland160,420
  88. 88Kenya152,700
  89. 89Tunisia150,720
  90. 90Turkmenistan150,000
  91. 91Eswatini145,210
  92. 92Mexico134,210
  93. 93Congo, Rep.134,100
  94. 94Congo, Dem. Rep.130,920
  95. 95Sudan130,250
  96. 96Pakistan126,740
  97. 97Cameroon121,100
  98. 98Ecuador120,150
  99. 99Tajikistan117,160
  100. 100Bolivia116,250
  101. 101Norway113,110
  102. 102Burundi112,970
  103. 103Guinea111,450
  104. 104Israel100,000
  105. 105Togo95,700
  106. 106Kyrgyz Republic85,950
  107. 107Mozambique84,260
  108. 108Saudi Arabia75,590
  109. 109Panama75,070
  110. 110Croatia74,120
  111. 111Libya71,860
  112. 112Slovenia69,520
  113. 113Malawi59,030
  114. 114Papua New Guinea58,590
  115. 115Senegal56,080
  116. 116Angola55,640
  117. 117Zambia53,850
  118. 118Iceland49,470
  119. 119Gabon47,920
  120. 120Georgia46,510
  121. 121Samoa46,180
  122. 122Costa Rica44,920
  123. 123Trinidad and Tobago44,020
  124. 124Benin42,440
  125. 125Cabo Verde37,380
  126. 126Honduras35,800
  127. 127Cyprus32,870
  128. 128Luxembourg30,000
  129. 129Jordan29,860
  130. 130Solomon Islands25,760
  131. 131Sierra Leone24,680
  132. 132Chad21,000
  133. 133Palau20,940
  134. 134Bhutan20,380
  135. 135Vanuatu18,180
  136. 136Mauritius17,990
  137. 137Iraq17,250
  138. 138Micronesia, Fed. Sts.14,210
  139. 139Suriname14,150
  140. 140United Arab Emirates13,610
  141. 141Timor-Leste11,730
  142. 142Eritrea10,000
  143. 143French Polynesia9,460
  144. 144El Salvador8,880
  145. 145Lesotho8,670
  146. 146Jamaica8,420
  147. 147Montenegro8,000
  148. 148Mongolia7,910
  149. 149Kuwait6,300
  150. 150Brunei Darussalam5,800
  151. 151New Caledonia5,300
  152. 152Seychelles4,880
  153. 153Bahrain4,310
  154. 154Somalia, Fed. Rep.4,000
  155. 155Central African Republic3,970
  156. 156Isle of Man3,500
  157. 157Burkina Faso3,450
  158. 158Egypt, Arab Rep.3,410
  159. 159Marshall Islands3,080
  160. 160Comoros1,760
  161. 161Gambia, The1,750
  162. 162West Bank and Gaza1,340
  163. 163Belize1,310
  164. 164St. Vincent and the Grenadines500
  165. 164Tonga500
  166. 165Guinea-Bissau370
  167. 166Lebanon350
  168. 167Djibouti310
  169. 168Greenland220
  170. 169Grenada210
  171. 170Malta120
  172. 171Faroe Islands80
  173. 172Qatar70
  174. 173Oman30

Area of planted forest