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Country ranking · 211 observations

Forest area by country.

Forest area by country: compare 211 countries using dated World Bank evidence, with links to country context and an interactive chart. This is a descriptive table, not a judgement of national performance.

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RankCountryForest areaObservation year
1Paracel Islands (disputed)18,689,419 km²2023
2Russia8,153,120 km²2023
3Brazil4,929,788 km²2023
4Canada3,468,171 km²2023
5United States3,097,950 km²2023
6China2,256,169 km²2023
7Australia1,340,051 km²2023
8Democratic Republic of the Congo1,228,511 km²2023
9Indonesia903,166 km²2023
10India729,592 km²2023
11Peru718,119 km²2023
12Mexico653,088 km²2023
13Angola649,422 km²2023
14Colombia585,441 km²2023
15Bolivia502,063 km²2023
16Venezuela460,729 km²2023
17Tanzania443,380 km²2023
18Zambia442,494 km²2023
19Mozambique360,265 km²2023
20Papua New Guinea357,552 km²2023
21Argentina282,462 km²2023
22Sweden279,800 km²2023
23Myanmar276,748 km²2023
24Japan249,350 km²2023
25Gabon234,950 km²2023
26Turkey226,884 km²2023
27Finland224,090 km²2023
28Central African Republic222,130 km²2023
29Republic of the Congo219,010 km²2023
30Nigeria211,371 km²2023
31Cameroon201,725 km²2023
32Thailand197,650 km²2023
33Malaysia189,636 km²2023
34Spain185,850 km²2023
35Chile185,794 km²2023
36Guyana183,877 km²2023
37Sudan178,431 km²2023
38France175,032 km²2023
39Zimbabwe173,064 km²2023
40South Africa169,409 km²2023
41Ethiopia168,495 km²2023
42Laos164,920 km²2023
43Paraguay152,643 km²2023
44Suriname151,596 km²2023
45Botswana148,998 km²2023
46Vietnam148,708 km²2023
47Mongolia141,695 km²2023
48Mali132,960 km²2023
49Madagascar123,902 km²2023
50Ecuador123,050 km²2023
51Norway122,034 km²2023
52Germany114,190 km²2023
53Iran107,884 km²2023
54New Zealand99,503 km²2023
55Italy97,276 km²2023
56Ukraine97,080 km²2023
57Poland95,190 km²2023
58Belarus88,111 km²2023
59Ghana80,074 km²2023
60Senegal79,482 km²2023
61Cambodia76,013 km²2023
62Liberia75,267 km²2023
63Philippines72,933 km²2023
64South Sudan71,570 km²2023
65Romania69,291 km²2023
66Namibia64,259 km²2023
67Honduras62,964 km²2023
68South Korea62,570 km²2023
69Guinea60,690 km²2023
70Burkina Faso60,664 km²2023
71North Korea59,664 km²2023
72Nepal59,620 km²2023
73Morocco57,738 km²2023
74Somalia57,498 km²2023
75Panama41,796 km²2023
76Turkmenistan41,270 km²2023
77Chad39,804 km²2023
78Bulgaria39,320 km²2023
79Greece39,018 km²2023
80Austria38,983 km²2023
81Uzbekistan37,672 km²2023
82Kenya36,111 km²2023
83Pakistan36,019 km²2023
84Kazakhstan35,424 km²2023
85Guatemala34,930 km²2023
86Latvia34,224 km²2023
87Portugal33,120 km²2023
88Cuba32,420 km²2023
89United Kingdom32,154 km²2023
90Nicaragua31,075 km²2023
91Costa Rica30,840 km²2023
92Benin29,852 km²2023
93Georgia28,224 km²2023
94Bhutan27,310 km²2023
95Serbia27,236 km²2023
96Czech Republic26,825 km²2023
97Solomon Islands25,208 km²2023
98Côte d'Ivoire24,981 km²2023
99Sierra Leone24,757 km²2023
100Estonia24,384 km²2023
101Equatorial Guinea24,233 km²2023
102Uganda22,141 km²2023
103Lithuania22,054 km²2023
104Bosnia and Herzegovina21,879 km²2023
105Dominican Republic21,684 km²2023
106Malawi21,157 km²2023
107Sri Lanka21,035 km²2023
108Uruguay20,940 km²2023
109Hungary20,486 km²2023
110Algeria19,776 km²2023
111Guinea-Bissau19,547 km²2023
112Croatia19,466 km²2023
113Slovakia19,259 km²2023
114Bangladesh18,834 km²2023
115Kyrgyzstan13,701 km²2023
116Switzerland12,794 km²2023
117Belize12,436 km²2023
118Slovenia12,317 km²2023
119Afghanistan12,084 km²2023
120Togo12,004 km²2023
121Azerbaijan11,664 km²2023
122Fiji11,601 km²2023
123Eritrea10,458 km²2023
124Niger10,424 km²2023
125North Macedonia10,015 km²2023
126Saudi Arabia9,770 km²2023
127Timor-Leste9,169 km²2023
128New Caledonia8,377 km²2023
129Montenegro8,270 km²2023
130Iraq8,250 km²2023
131Ireland7,940 km²2023
132Albania7,889 km²2023
133Tunisia7,073 km²2023
134Belgium6,893 km²2023
135Denmark6,313 km²2023
136Jamaica6,085 km²2023
137El Salvador5,704 km²2023
138Yemen5,490 km²2023
139Syria5,221 km²2023
140Bahamas5,099 km²2023
141Eswatini5,012 km²2023
142Puerto Rico4,978 km²2023
143Vanuatu4,423 km²2023
144Tajikistan4,268 km²2023
145Moldova3,865 km²2023
146Brunei3,800 km²2023
147Netherlands3,723 km²2023
148Haiti3,380 km²2023
149Armenia3,276 km²2023
150United Arab Emirates3,173 km²2023
151Mauritania2,964 km²2023
152Burundi2,796 km²2023
153Rwanda2,790 km²2023
154Trinidad and Tobago2,269 km²2023
155Gambia2,255 km²2023
156Libya2,170 km²2023
157Cyprus1,725 km²2023
158Samoa1,602 km²2023
159French Polynesia1,495 km²2023
160Lebanon1,451 km²2023
161Israel1,400 km²2023
162Jordan975 km²2023
163Luxembourg887 km²2023
164Micronesia645 km²2023
165Iceland533 km²2023
166São Tomé and Principe500 km²2023
167Dominica479 km²2023
168Cape Verde466 km²2023
169Egypt450 km²2023
170Palau417 km²2023
171Mauritius389 km²2023
172Lesotho345 km²2023
173Seychelles337 km²2023
174Comoros316 km²2023
175Saint Vincent and the Grenadines285 km²2023
176Guam280 km²2023
177Northern Mariana Islands244 km²2023
178Saint Lucia208 km²2023
179U.S. Virgin Islands204 km²2023
180Grenada177 km²2023
181American Samoa170 km²2023
182Andorra160 km²2023
183Singapore150 km²2023
184Cayman Islands126 km²2023
185Saint Kitts and Nevis110 km²2023
186Turks and Caicos Islands105 km²2023
187Palestinian Territory101 km²2023
188Marshall Islands94 km²2023
189Tonga90 km²2023
190Antigua and Barbuda79 km²2023
191Liechtenstein67 km²2023
192Barbados63 km²2023
193Kuwait63 km²2023
194Djibouti60 km²2023
195British Virgin Islands36 km²2023
196Isle of Man35 km²2023
197Oman24 km²2023
198Kiribati12 km²2023
199Bermuda10 km²2023
200Tuvalu10 km²2023
201Maldives8 km²2023
202Bahrain8 km²2023
203Malta5 km²2023
204Aruba4 km²2023
205Sint Maarten4 km²2023
206Greenland2 km²2023
207Faroe Islands1 km²2023
208Curaçao1 km²2023
209Gibraltar0 km²2023
210Nauru0 km²2023
211Qatar0 km²2023

Source: World Bank. Observation years vary by country and remain visible above.