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Forest area (thousands of hectares)

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United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2025
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  1. 1Russian Federation832,629.9
  2. 2Brazil486,086.6
  3. 3Canada368,818.9
  4. 4United States308,895
  5. 5China227,153
  6. 6Congo, Dem. Rep.139,189.1
  7. 7Australia133,561.6
  8. 8Indonesia95,969.3
  9. 9India72,739
  10. 10Peru67,159.8
  11. 11Mexico66,265.6
  12. 12Angola63,262.3
  13. 13Colombia59,456.9
  14. 14Bolivia54,370.3
  15. 15Venezuela, RB47,088.2
  16. 16Argentina46,609
  17. 17Central African Republic45,094.9
  18. 18Zambia44,874.3
  19. 19Tanzania43,400
  20. 20Papua New Guinea34,029
  21. 21Mozambique32,242.9
  22. 22Sweden27,934
  23. 23Myanmar27,095.3
  24. 24Ethiopia26,747.1
  25. 25Japan24,908
  26. 26Gabon23,555.3
  27. 27South Africa22,881.4
  28. 28Turkiye22,805.8
  29. 29Finland22,543
  30. 30Sudan21,980.4
  31. 31Congo, Rep.21,853.8
  32. 32Thailand19,647.5
  33. 33Cameroon19,143.2
  34. 34Spain19,132.8
  35. 35Malaysia18,884.7
  36. 36Guyana18,377.2
  37. 37Chile18,161.9
  38. 38France17,795
  39. 39Nigeria17,130
  40. 40Botswana15,730.2
  41. 41Viet Nam14,790.1
  42. 42Suriname14,674.2
  43. 43Paraguay14,297.4
  44. 44Mongolia14,178.3
  45. 45Zimbabwe13,766
  46. 46Lao PDR13,036
  47. 47Ecuador12,310.3
  48. 48Norway12,108.6
  49. 49Germany11,481.4
  50. 50Iran, Islamic Rep.10,751
  51. 51Mali10,479.3
  52. 52New Zealand10,303
  53. 53Ukraine10,090
  54. 54Madagascar9,922.1
  55. 55Poland9,495
  56. 56Italy9,422
  57. 57Belarus8,975.4
  58. 58Senegal8,649.3
  59. 59Namibia8,043
  60. 60Korea, Dem. People's Rep.7,727.9
  61. 61Philippines7,438.6
  62. 62South Sudan7,160
  63. 63Ghana7,056.4
  64. 64Romania6,957.1
  65. 65Cambodia6,333.2
  66. 66Liberia6,326.5
  67. 67Korea, Rep.6,279.1
  68. 68Nepal6,266.3
  69. 69Honduras5,861.3
  70. 70Morocco5,695.3
  71. 71Guinea4,857.3
  72. 72Somalia, Fed. Rep.4,829.8
  73. 73Nicaragua4,780.7
  74. 74Greece4,762.8
  75. 75Panama4,614.6
  76. 76Bulgaria3,959
  77. 77Kenya3,913.8
  78. 78Austria3,903.9
  79. 79Uzbekistan3,894.2
  80. 80Cote d'Ivoire3,774.1
  81. 81Cuba3,622.4
  82. 82Chad3,611.3
  83. 83Guatemala3,535.7
  84. 84Kazakhstan3,520.5
  85. 85Serbia3,475.2
  86. 86Latvia3,467
  87. 87Portugal3,362.6
  88. 88United Kingdom3,278
  89. 89Burkina Faso3,237
  90. 90Pakistan3,192.5
  91. 91Benin3,133.3
  92. 92Georgia3,100.5
  93. 93Costa Rica2,989.6
  94. 94Czechia2,968.4
  95. 95Saudi Arabia2,775.6
  96. 96Bhutan2,674.7
  97. 97Solomon Islands2,513.9
  98. 98Estonia2,466.2
  99. 99Sierra Leone2,436.3
  100. 100Equatorial Guinea2,406.6
  101. 101Uganda2,367.7
  102. 102Turkmenistan2,330
  103. 103Dominican Republic2,257.5
  104. 104Lithuania2,216.3
  105. 105Bosnia and Herzegovina2,162.1
  106. 106Sri Lanka2,120.7
  107. 107Guinea-Bissau2,099.6
  108. 108Hungary2,087.4
  109. 109Uruguay2,062.5
  110. 110Malawi2,031.7
  111. 111Croatia1,946.2
  112. 112Slovak Republic1,940.5
  113. 113Bangladesh1,873.4
  114. 114Algeria1,691.4
  115. 115Eritrea1,442
  116. 116Belize1,315.1
  117. 117Switzerland1,267
  118. 118Kyrgyz Republic1,255.5
  119. 119Slovenia1,243.6
  120. 120Togo1,224.5
  121. 121Azerbaijan1,213.7
  122. 122Afghanistan1,209.4
  123. 123Fiji1,136.6
  124. 124Niger1,055.1
  125. 125Timor-Leste1,054.3
  126. 126North Macedonia1,026.1
  127. 127Mauritania1,019.1
  128. 128Albania941
  129. 129Vanuatu907.4
  130. 130New Caledonia892.6
  131. 131Ireland832.9
  132. 132Montenegro827
  133. 133Iraq692.6
  134. 134Tunisia687.5
  135. 135Jamaica686.1
  136. 136El Salvador684.8
  137. 137Belgium670.5
  138. 138Denmark642.6
  139. 139Rwanda634.6
  140. 140Yemen, Rep.549
  141. 141Syrian Arab Republic527.8
  142. 142Bahamas, The509.9
  143. 143Puerto Rico (US)502.8
  144. 144Eswatini433.1
  145. 145Tajikistan424.5
  146. 146Brunei Darussalam380
  147. 147Haiti372.1
  148. 148Moldova370.3
  149. 149Netherlands369.3
  150. 150Armenia334.1
  151. 151United Arab Emirates324.6
  152. 152Burundi279.6
  153. 153Trinidad and Tobago226.1
  154. 154Gambia, The209.5
  155. 155Libya205.3
  156. 156Cyprus171.7
  157. 157Samoa159.8
  158. 158Israel150
  159. 159French Polynesia149.5
  160. 160Lebanon141.3
  161. 161Luxembourg88.7
  162. 162Jordan70.7
  163. 163Micronesia, Fed. Sts.64.6
  164. 164Iceland61.5
  165. 165Dominica57.4
  166. 166Sao Tome and Principe55.3
  167. 167Cabo Verde51.1
  168. 168Palau41.9
  169. 169Mauritius38.3
  170. 170Lesotho34.5
  171. 171Comoros33.4
  172. 172St. Lucia32.8
  173. 173St. Vincent and the Grenadines28.6
  174. 174Guam28.3
  175. 175Seychelles26.5
  176. 176Northern Mariana Islands24.4
  177. 177Virgin Islands (U.S.)20.7
  178. 178Andorra18.2
  179. 179Grenada17.7
  180. 180American Samoa15.9
  181. 181Singapore14.7
  182. 182Cayman Islands12.7
  183. 183West Bank and Gaza11.1
  184. 184St. Kitts and Nevis11
  185. 185Turks and Caicos Islands10.5
  186. 186British Virgin Islands10
  187. 187Marshall Islands9.7
  188. 188Tonga8.7
  189. 189Antigua and Barbuda7.8
  190. 190Kuwait6.3
  191. 190Barbados6.3
  192. 191Liechtenstein6
  193. 192Djibouti5.9
  194. 193Bahrain4.4
  195. 194Egypt, Arab Rep.4.1
  196. 195Maldives3.7
  197. 196Isle of Man3.7
  198. 197Oman1.6
  199. 198Qatar1.4
  200. 199St. Martin (French part)1.2
  201. 200Kiribati1.1
  202. 201Tuvalu1
  203. 202San Marino1
  204. 203Bermuda0.78
  205. 204Aruba0.49
  206. 205Malta0.47
  207. 206Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0.3
  208. 207Greenland0.22
  209. 208Faroe Islands0.08
  210. 209Curacao0.07
  211. 210Gibraltar0
  212. 210Naoero0
  213. 210Monaco0

Forest area (thousands of hectares)