Forest Area

Global Ranking

sq. kmSource: IMF
Current Rank
Country
Value
Latest Reading
Previous Rank
Previous Value
1Russia8153116202018153116
2Brazil4966196202024977985
3Canada3469281202033469650.8
4United States3097950202043097950
5China2199781.8202052180986
6Australia1340051202061340051
7Democratic Republic of the Congo1261552.4202071272566.1
8Indonesia92133220208927387.3
9Peru723303.720209725032
10India721600202010718936
11Angola666073.8202011671624.4
12Mexico656920.8202012658198.5
13Colombia591419.1202013593412
14Bolivia508337.6202014510337.6
15Venezuela462309202015462720
16Tanzania457450202016462140
17Zambia448140.3202017450022.4
18Mozambique367437.6202018369661.1
19Papua New Guinea358557.6202019358892.9
20 ↑Argentina285730202021286810
21 ↓Burma (Myanmar)285438.9202020288336
22Sweden279800202022279800
23Japan249350202023249350
24Gabon235306202024235424.8
25Finland224090202025224090
26Central African Republic223030202026223330
27Turkey222203.6202027220643.6
28Republic of the Congo219460202028219610
29Nigeria216269.5202029217902.5
30Cameroon203404.8202030203964.8
31Thailand198730202031199090
32Malaysia191140.4202032191641.9
33Spain185721.7202033185678.8
34 ↑Guyana184153.4202035184245.4
35 ↓Sudan183595.5202034185317.1
36Chile182107202036180878
37Zimbabwe174445.8202037174906.5
38France172530202038171696
39Ethiopia170685202039171415
40South Africa170500.9202040170864.9
41Laos165955202041166300
42Paraguay161022.6202042163816
43Botswana152547202043153730
44Suriname151962.9202044152085.3
45Vietnam146430.9202045145671.9
46Mongolia141727.8202046141738.9
47Mali132960202047132960
48Ecuador124978.3202048125621
49Madagascar124298.1202049124430.3
50Norway121800202050121722
51Germany114190202051114190
52Iran107518.7202052107434.7
53New Zealand98925.920205398655.2
54Ukraine9690020205496840
55Italy95661.320205595123.2
56Poland9483020205694710
57Belarus8767620205787531
58Cambodia80683.720205882240.6
59Senegal80681.620205981081.6
60Ghana79857.120206079784.8
61Liberia76174.420206176477
62Philippines71885.920206271537
63Romania69290.520206369290.5
64Namibia6638920206467099.1
65Honduras63592.620206563802.1
66South Korea6287020206662970
67Burkina Faso6216420206762664
68Guinea6189020206862290
69 ↑North Korea60300.920207060513.2
70 ↓Somalia5980020206960567.5
71Nepal59620.320207159620.3
72Morocco57424.920207257320.9
73Chad4313020207344220
74Panama42138.420207442252.5
75Turkmenistan4127020207541270
76Greece3901820207639018
77Austria38991.520207738955.6
78Bulgaria3893020207838800
79Pakistan3725920207937672.4
80Uzbekistan36896.620208036638.2
81Kenya36110.920208136110.9
82Guatemala3527820208235394
83 ↑Kazakhstan34546.820208434254.4
84 ↑Latvia34107.920208534069.2
85 ↓Nicaragua34075.320208335075.3
86Portugal3312020208633120
87 ↑United Kingdom3190020208831820
88 ↓Benin31351.520208731851.5
89Costa Rica30348.720208930185
90Ivory Coast28367.120209029496
91Georgia2822420209128224
92Bhutan27250.820209227231
93Serbia27226.520209327222.2
94Czech Republic26770.920209426752.8
95Sierra Leone25348.820209525546.1
96Solomon Islands25229.720209625237
97Equatorial Guinea24484.220209724567.8
98Estonia2438420209824384
99Uganda2337920209923791.5
100Malawi22417202010022837
101Lithuania22010202010122000
102Bosnia and Herzegovina21879.1202010221879.1
103Dominican Republic21441202010321360.1
104Sri Lanka21130.2202010421161.8
105Hungary20530.1202010520544.7
106Uruguay20310202010620100
107Guinea-Bissau19800.1202010719884.5
108Algeria19490202010819390
109Croatia19391.1202010919366.1
110Slovakia19259202011019259
111Bangladesh18834202011118834
112Kyrgyzstan13153.8202011212971.4
113Belize12770.5202011312882.1
114Switzerland12691.1202011412656.7
115Slovenia12378.3202011512398.6
116Togo12092.7202011612122.3
117Afghanistan12084.4202011712084.4
118Fiji11400.2202011811333.4
119Azerbaijan11317.7202011911202.4
120Niger10797202012010921.2
121Eritrea10552.6202012110584.2
122Macedonia10014.9202012210014.9
123Saudi Arabia977020201239770
124New Caledonia8380.220201248381.2
125Montenegro827020201258270
126Iraq825020201268250
127Albania788920201277889
128Ireland7820.220201287780.2
129Tunisia7027.320201297012
130Belgium689320201306893
131Denmark6284.420201316275
132Jamaica5968.920201325930
133El Salvador5838.820201335883.8
134Yemen549020201345490
135Syria5220.820201355220.8
136Bahamas5098.620201365098.6
137Swaziland4975.620201374963.5
138Puerto Rico4963.320201384958.4
139Vanuatu442320201394423
140Tajikistan423820201404228
141Moldova386520201413865
142Brunei380020201423800
143Netherlands369520201433685.7
144Haiti347320201443504.1
145Armenia3284.720201453286.8
146 ↑United Arab Emirates317320201473173
147 ↓Mauritania312820201463183
148Burundi2796.420201482796.4
149Rwanda276020201492750
150Gambia2426.720201502484
151Trinidad and Tobago2281.920201512286.1
152Libya217020201522170
153Cyprus1725.320201531725.5
154Samoa1616.720201541621.5
155Lebanon1433.320201551427.3
156Israel140020201561400
157Jordan9752020157975
158Luxembourg8872020158887
159Micronesia644.22020159643.9
160Sao Tome and Principe5192020160525.2
161Iceland513.52020161506.9
162Dominica478.72020162478.7
163Cape Verde457.22020163454.2
164Egypt449.82020164449.8
165Palau414.12020165413.3
166Mauritius387.72020166387.3
167Lesotho345.22020167345.2
168Seychelles3372020168337
169Comoros329.22020169333.6
170Saint Vincent and the Grenadines285.42020170285.4
171Saint Lucia207.72020171207.7
172Grenada1772020172177
173Andorra1602020173160
174Singapore155.72020174157.5
175Tonga89.5202017589.5
176Antigua and Barbuda81.2202017681.8
177Liechtenstein67202017767
178Barbados63202017863
179Kuwait62.5202017962.5
180Djibouti58202018057
181Oman25202018125
182Kiribati11.8202018211.8
183Bermuda10202018310
183San Marino10202018310
183Tuvalu10202018310
186Maldives8.220201868.2
187Bahrain720201876.8
188Malta4.620201884.6
189Aruba4.220201894.2
190Faroe Islands0.820201900.8
191Monaco020181910
191Qatar020201910
191Gibraltar020181910

Definition of Forest Area

Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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