Forest Area

South America Ranking

percent of total land areaSource: IMF
Current Rank
Country
Value
Latest Reading
Previous Rank
Previous Value
1Suriname97.42020197.5
2Guyana93.62020293.6
3Brazil59.42020359.6
4Peru56.52020456.6
5Colombia53.32020553.5
6Venezuela52.42020652.5
7Bolivia46.92020747.1
8Paraguay40.52020841.2
9Chile24.52020924.3
10Uruguay11.620201011.5
11Argentina10.420201110.5

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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