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Share of annual global forest expansion

% · higher is better · 121 countries

Our World in Data (CC BY 4.0); underlying sources incl. V-DemCC BY 4.0updated 2020
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  1. 1China35.2%
  2. 2Russian Federation15.7%
  3. 3United States15.2%
  4. 4India12.6%
  5. 5Turkiye2.2%
  6. 6Sudan1.7%
  7. 7New Zealand1.5%
  8. 8Paraguay1%
  9. 9Italy0.91%
  10. 10Guatemala0.9%
  11. 11Uzbekistan0.84%
  12. 12Portugal0.79%
  13. 13Canada0.76%
  14. 14Serbia0.74%
  15. 15Mexico0.71%
  16. 16Kazakhstan0.67%
  17. 17Spain0.64%
  18. 18Ethiopia0.64%
  19. 19Dominican Republic0.58%
  20. 20Honduras0.39%
  21. 21Benin0.35%
  22. 22Uruguay0.34%
  23. 23Argentina0.3%
  24. 24Niger0.28%
  25. 25Mali0.27%
  26. 26Congo, Rep.0.26%
  27. 27United Kingdom0.25%
  28. 28Bulgaria0.24%
  29. 29Czechia0.22%
  30. 30Cote d'Ivoire0.22%
  31. 31Venezuela, RB0.2%
  32. 31Madagascar0.2%
  33. 32Uganda0.18%
  34. 33Hungary0.17%
  35. 34Burkina Faso0.15%
  36. 35Costa Rica0.15%
  37. 36Germany0.15%
  38. 36Algeria0.15%
  39. 37Austria0.15%
  40. 38Poland0.15%
  41. 39Netherlands0.14%
  42. 40Latvia0.13%
  43. 41Togo0.13%
  44. 42Nicaragua0.13%
  45. 43Chile0.11%
  46. 44Senegal0.11%
  47. 45Ireland0.11%
  48. 46El Salvador0.11%
  49. 47Romania0.11%
  50. 48Gabon0.09%
  51. 49Norway0.09%
  52. 50Jamaica0.08%
  53. 51Denmark0.08%
  54. 52Lithuania0.06%
  55. 53Switzerland0.05%
  56. 54Morocco0.05%
  57. 55Panama0.05%
  58. 56Slovenia0.04%
  59. 57Cuba0.04%
  60. 58Estonia0.04%
  61. 59Cameroon0.04%
  62. 60Tunisia0.03%
  63. 61Saudi Arabia0.03%
  64. 62Croatia0.03%
  65. 63Guinea0.02%
  66. 64Iceland0.02%
  67. 65Congo, Dem. Rep.0.01%
  68. 66Angola0.01%
  69. 67Liechtenstein0.01%
  70. 68Chad0.01%
  71. 69Colombia0%
  72. 70Comoros0%
  73. 71Kyrgyz Republic0%
  74. 72Djibouti0%
  75. 73Egypt, Arab Rep.0%
  76. 73Syrian Arab Republic0%
  77. 74St. Vincent and the Grenadines0%
  78. 74Malta0%
  79. 75Monaco0%
  80. 75Naoero0%
  81. 75Guyana0%
  82. 75Oman0%
  83. 75Libya0%
  84. 75San Marino0%
  85. 75Faroe Islands0%
  86. 75Malawi0%
  87. 75Cayman Islands0%
  88. 75Equatorial Guinea0%
  89. 75Tanzania0%
  90. 75Namibia0%
  91. 75Iraq0%
  92. 75Georgia0%
  93. 75Zimbabwe0%
  94. 75Somalia, Fed. Rep.0%
  95. 75Isle of Man0%
  96. 75Brazil0%
  97. 75Iran, Islamic Rep.0%
  98. 75Gibraltar0%
  99. 75Lebanon0%
  100. 75Qatar0%
  101. 75Kuwait0%
  102. 75Sweden0%
  103. 75Bahrain0%
  104. 75Jordan0%
  105. 75Greenland0%
  106. 75Singapore0%
  107. 75Gambia, The0%
  108. 75Bhutan0%
  109. 75Yemen, Rep.0%
  110. 75Mauritius0%
  111. 75Finland0%

Share of annual global forest expansion