Forest area by country

km² · 213 countries ranked · 2023

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YearGroup

Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 213

RankCountryValue1 y10 yTrend

1RussiaWorld rank 1st of 213unchanged +0.0 %up +0.0 %
unchanged +0.0 %
2BrazilWorld rank 2nd of 213down −0.2 %down −2.8 %
down −0.2 %
3CanadaWorld rank 3rd of 213down −0.0 %down −0.1 %
down −0.0 %
4United StatesWorld rank 4th of 213unchanged +0.0 %up +0.1 %
unchanged +0.0 %
5ChinaWorld rank 5th of 213up +0.8 %up +9.3 %
up +0.8 %
6AustraliaWorld rank 6th of 213unchanged +0.0 %up +1.8 %
unchanged +0.0 %
7DR CongoWorld rank 7th of 213down −0.9 %down −8.2 %
down −0.9 %
8IndonesiaWorld rank 8th of 213down −0.7 %down −6.8 %
down −0.7 %
9IndiaWorld rank 9th of 213up +0.4 %up +3.8 %
up +0.4 %
10PeruWorld rank 10th of 213down −0.2 %down −2.3 %
down −0.2 %
11MexicoWorld rank 11th of 213down −0.2 %down −1.9 %
down −0.2 %
12AngolaWorld rank 12th of 213down −0.8 %down −7.9 %
down −0.8 %
13ColombiaWorld rank 13th of 213down −0.3 %down −3.1 %
down −0.3 %
14BoliviaWorld rank 14th of 213down −0.4 %down −4.3 %
down −0.4 %
15VenezuelaWorld rank 15th of 213down −0.1 %down −2.0 %
down −0.1 %
16TanzaniaWorld rank 16th of 213down −1.0 %down −9.2 %
down −1.0 %
17ZambiaWorld rank 17th of 213down −0.4 %down −4.1 %
down −0.4 %
18MozambiqueWorld rank 18th of 213down −0.7 %down −6.1 %
down −0.7 %
19Papua New GuineaWorld rank 19th of 213down −0.1 %down −0.9 %
down −0.1 %
20ArgentinaWorld rank 20th of 213down −0.4 %down −4.4 %
down −0.4 %
21SwedenWorld rank 21st of 213unchanged +0.0 %down −0.1 %
unchanged +0.0 %
22MyanmarWorld rank 22nd of 213down −1.0 %down −9.5 %
down −1.0 %
23JapanWorld rank 23rd of 213unchanged +0.0 %down −0.1 %
unchanged +0.0 %
24GabonWorld rank 24th of 213down −0.1 %down −0.5 %
down −0.1 %
25TürkiyeWorld rank 25th of 213up +0.7 %up +6.0 %
up +0.7 %

On the map

Forest area, 2023. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

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