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Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 8.09 million km² | 2005 | ||
| 2 | Brazil | 4.78 million km² | 2005 | ||
| 3 | Canada | 3.1 million km² | 2005 | ||
| 4 | United States | 3.03 million km² | 2005 | ||
| 5 | China | 1.97 million km² | 2005 | ||
| 6 | Australia | 1.64 million km² | 2005 | ||
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.34 million km² | 2005 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 967,921.43 km² | 2005 | |||
| 8 | Indonesia | 884,950 km² | 2005 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 812,980.4 km² | 2005 | |||
| 9 | Peru | 687,420 km² | 2005 | ||
| 10 | India | 677,010 km² | 2005 | ||
| 11 | Sudan | 675,460 km² | 2005 | ||
| 12 | Mexico | 642,380 km² | 2005 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 641,640.83 km² | 2005 | |||
| 13 | Colombia | 607,280 km² | 2005 | ||
| 14 | Angola | 591,040 km² | 2005 | ||
| 15 | Bolivia | 587,400 km² | 2005 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 566,619.33 km² | 2005 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 507,461.76 km² | 2005 | |||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 484,046.76 km² | 2005 | |||
| 16 | Venezuela | 477,130 km² | 2005 | ||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 449,280.25 km² | 2005 | |||
| 17 | Zambia | 424,520 km² | 2005 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 365,588.57 km² | 2005 | |||
| 18 | Tanzania | 352,570 km² | 2005 | ||
| 19 | Argentina | 330,210 km² | 2005 | ||
| 20 | Burma | 322,220 km² | 2005 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 316,673.55 km² | 2005 | |||
| 21 | Papua New Guinea | 294,370 km² | 2005 | ||
| 22 | Sweden | 275,280 km² | 2005 | ||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 261,573.43 km² | 2005 | |||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 252,344.74 km² | 2005 | |||
| 23 | Japan | 248,680 km² | 2005 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 242,246.3 km² | 2005 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 240,980.24 km² | 2005 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 240,577.92 km² | 2005 | |||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 238,459.48 km² | 2005 | |||
| 24 | Central African Republic | 227,550 km² | 2005 | ||
| 25 | Finland | 225,000 km² | 2005 | ||
| 26 | Congo, Republic of the | 224,710 km² | 2005 | ||
| 27 | Gabon | 217,750 km² | 2005 | ||
| 28 | Cameroon | 212,450 km² | 2005 | ||
| 29 | Malaysia | 208,900 km² | 2005 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 206,889 km² | 2005 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 197,609.02 km² | 2005 | |||
| failed states average (profile) | 196,692 km² | 2005 | |||
| 30 | Mozambique | 192,620 km² | 2005 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 185,711.52 km² | 2005 | |||
| 31 | Paraguay | 184,750 km² | 2005 | ||
| 32 | Spain | 179,150 km² | 2005 | ||
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 175,400 km² | 2005 | ||
| 34 | Laos | 161,420 km² | 2005 | ||
| 35 | Chile | 161,210 km² | 2005 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 160,563.7 km² | 2005 | |||
| 36 | France | 155,540 km² | 2005 | ||
| 37 | Guyana | 151,040 km² | 2005 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 149,072 km² | 2005 | |||
| 38 | Suriname | 147,760 km² | 2005 | ||
| 39 | Thailand | 145,200 km² | 2005 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 135,343 km² | 2005 | |||
| 40 | Ethiopia | 130,000 km² | 2005 | ||
| 41 | Vietnam | 129,310 km² | 2005 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 128,479.79 km² | 2005 | |||
| 42 | Madagascar | 128,380 km² | 2005 | ||
| 43 | Mali | 125,720 km² | 2005 | ||
| 44 | Botswana | 119,430 km² | 2005 | ||
| 45 | Chad | 119,210 km² | 2005 | ||
| 46 | Nigeria | 110,890 km² | 2005 | ||
| 47 | Germany | 110,760 km² | 2005 | ||
| 48 | Iran | 110,750 km² | 2005 | ||
| 49 | Ecuador | 108,530 km² | 2005 | ||
| 50 | Cambodia | 104,470 km² | 2005 | ||
| 51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 104,050 km² | 2005 | ||
| 52 | Mongolia | 102,520 km² | 2005 | ||
| 53 | Turkey | 101,750 km² | 2005 | ||
| 54 | Italy | 99,790 km² | 2005 | ||
| 55 | Ukraine | 95,750 km² | 2005 | ||
| 56 | Norway | 93,870 km² | 2005 | ||
| 57 | South Africa | 92,030 km² | 2005 | ||
| 58 | Poland | 91,920 km² | 2005 | ||
| 59 | Senegal | 86,730 km² | 2005 | ||
| 60 | New Zealand | 83,090 km² | 2005 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 82,863.6 km² | 2005 | |||
| 61 | Belarus | 78,940 km² | 2005 | ||
| 62 | Namibia | 76,610 km² | 2005 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 75,124.62 km² | 2005 | |||
| 63 | Philippines | 71,620 km² | 2005 | ||
| 64 | Somalia | 71,310 km² | 2005 | ||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 70,880 km² | 2005 | |||
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 67,940 km² | 2005 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 67,868.41 km² | 2005 | |||
| 66 | Guinea | 67,240 km² | 2005 | ||
| 67 | Romania | 63,700 km² | 2005 | ||
| 68 | South Korea | 62,650 km² | 2005 | ||
| 69 | North Korea | 61,870 km² | 2005 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 58,414.44 km² | 2005 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 58,118.24 km² | 2005 | |||
| 70 | Ghana | 55,170 km² | 2005 | ||
| 71 | Nicaragua | 51,890 km² | 2005 | ||
| 72 | Honduras | 46,480 km² | 2005 | ||
| 73 | Morocco | 43,640 km² | 2005 | ||
| 74 | Panama | 42,940 km² | 2005 | ||
| 75 | Turkmenistan | 41,270 km² | 2005 | ||
| 76 | Guatemala | 39,380 km² | 2005 | ||
| 77 | Austria | 38,620 km² | 2005 | ||
| 78 | Portugal | 37,830 km² | 2005 | ||
| 79 | Greece | 37,520 km² | 2005 | ||
| 80 | Nepal | 36,360 km² | 2005 | ||
| 81 | Uganda | 36,270 km² | 2005 | ||
| 82 | Bulgaria | 36,250 km² | 2005 | ||
| 83 | Kenya | 35,220 km² | 2005 | ||
| 84 | Malawi | 34,020 km² | 2005 | ||
| 85 | Kazakhstan | 33,370 km² | 2005 | ||
| 86 | Uzbekistan | 32,950 km² | 2005 | ||
| 87 | Bhutan | 31,950 km² | 2005 | ||
| 88 | Liberia | 31,540 km² | 2005 | ||
| 89 | Latvia | 29,410 km² | 2005 | ||
| 90 | United Kingdom | 28,450 km² | 2005 | ||
| 91 | Georgia | 27,600 km² | 2005 | ||
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 27,540 km² | 2005 | ||
| 93 | Saudi Arabia | 27,280 km² | 2005 | ||
| 94 | Cuba | 27,130 km² | 2005 | ||
| 95 | Serbia and Montenegro | 26,940 km² | 2005 | ||
| 96 | Czech Republic | 26,480 km² | 2005 | ||
| 97 | Costa Rica | 23,910 km² | 2005 | ||
| 98 | Benin | 23,510 km² | 2005 | ||
| 99 | Estonia | 22,840 km² | 2005 | ||
| 100 | Algeria | 22,770 km² | 2005 | ||
| 101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,850 km² | 2005 | ||
| 102 | Solomon Islands | 21,720 km² | 2005 | ||
| 103 | Croatia | 21,350 km² | 2005 | ||
| 104 | Lithuania | 20,990 km² | 2005 | ||
| 105 | Guinea-Bissau | 20,720 km² | 2005 | ||
| 106 | Hungary | 19,760 km² | 2005 | ||
| 107 | Sri Lanka | 19,330 km² | 2005 | ||
| 108 | Slovakia | 19,290 km² | 2005 | ||
| 109 | Pakistan | 19,020 km² | 2005 | ||
| 110 | Belize | 16,530 km² | 2005 | ||
| 111 | Equatorial Guinea | 16,320 km² | 2005 | ||
| 112 | Eritrea | 15,540 km² | 2005 | ||
| Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 15,203.75 km² | 2005 | |||
| 113 | Uruguay | 15,060 km² | 2005 | ||
| 114 | Dominican Republic | 13,760 km² | 2005 | ||
| 115 | Niger | 12,660 km² | 2005 | ||
| 116 | Slovenia | 12,640 km² | 2005 | ||
| 117 | Switzerland | 12,210 km² | 2005 | ||
| 118 | Tunisia | 10,560 km² | 2005 | ||
| 119 | Fiji | 10,000 km² | 2005 | ||
| 120 | Azerbaijan | 9,360 km² | 2005 | ||
| 121 | Bangladesh | 8,710 km² | 2005 | ||
| 122 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,690 km² | 2005 | ||
| 123 | Afghanistan | 8,670 km² | 2005 | ||
| 124 | Iraq | 8,220 km² | 2005 | ||
| 125 | East Timor | 7,980 km² | 2005 | ||
| 126 | Albania | 7,940 km² | 2005 | ||
| 127 | New Caledonia | 7,170 km² | 2005 | ||
| 128 | Ireland | 6,690 km² | 2005 | ||
| 129 | Belgium | 6,670 km² | 2005 | ||
| 130 | Yemen | 5,490 km² | 2005 | ||
| 131 | Swaziland | 5,410 km² | 2005 | ||
| 132 | The Bahamas | 5,150 km² | 2005 | ||
| 133 | Denmark | 5,000 km² | 2005 | ||
| 134 | Rwanda | 4,800 km² | 2005 | ||
| 135 | The Gambia | 4,710 km² | 2005 | ||
| 136 | Syria | 4,610 km² | 2005 | ||
| 137 | Vanuatu | 4,400 km² | 2005 | ||
| 138 | Tajikistan | 4,100 km² | 2005 | ||
| 139 | Puerto Rico | 4,080 km² | 2005 | ||
| 140 | Togo | 3,860 km² | 2005 | ||
| 141 | Netherlands | 3,650 km² | 2005 | ||
| 142 | Jamaica | 3,390 km² | 2005 | ||
| 143 | Moldova | 3,290 km² | 2005 | ||
| 144 | United Arab Emirates | 3,120 km² | 2005 | ||
| 145 | El Salvador | 2,980 km² | 2005 | ||
| 146 | Armenia | 2,830 km² | 2005 | ||
| 147 | Brunei | 2,780 km² | 2005 | ||
| 148 | Mauritania | 2,670 km² | 2005 | ||
| 149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,260 km² | 2005 | ||
| 150 | Libya | 2,170 km² | 2005 | ||
| 151 | Cyprus | 1,740 km² | 2005 | ||
| =152 | Samoa | 1,710 km² | 2005 | ||
| =152 | Israel | 1,710 km² | 2005 | ||
| 154 | Burundi | 1,520 km² | 2005 | ||
| 155 | Lebanon | 1,360 km² | 2005 | ||
| =156 | French Polynesia | 1,050 km² | 2005 | ||
| =156 | Haiti | 1,050 km² | 2005 | ||
| 158 | Luxembourg | 870 km² | 2005 | ||
| 159 | Cape Verde | 840 km² | 2005 | ||
| 160 | Jordan | 830 km² | 2005 | ||
| 161 | Egypt | 670 km² | 2005 | ||
| 162 | Federated States of Micronesia | 630 km² | 2005 | ||
| =163 | Dominica | 460 km² | 2005 | ||
| =163 | Iceland | 460 km² | 2005 | ||
| =165 | Palau | 400 km² | 2005 | ||
| =165 | Seychelles | 400 km² | 2005 | ||
| 167 | Mauritius | 370 km² | 2005 | ||
| 168 | Northern Mariana Islands | 330 km² | 2005 | ||
| 169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 270 km² | 2005 | ||
| 170 | Guam | 260 km² | 2005 | ||
| 171 | American Samoa | 180 km² | 2005 | ||
| 172 | Saint Lucia | 170 km² | 2005 | ||
| 173 | Andorra | 160 km² | 2005 | ||
| 174 | Cayman Islands | 120 km² | 2005 | ||
| 175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110 km² | 2005 | ||
| 176 | Virgin Islands | 100 km² | 2005 | ||
| 177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 90 km² | 2005 | ||
| 178 | Lesotho | 80 km² | 2005 | ||
| 179 | Liechtenstein | 70 km² | 2005 | ||
| =180 | Djibouti | 60 km² | 2005 | ||
| =180 | Kuwait | 60 km² | 2005 | ||
| =182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50 km² | 2005 | ||
| =182 | Mayotte | 50 km² | 2005 | ||
| =182 | Comoros | 50 km² | 2005 | ||
| =185 | Tonga | 40 km² | 2005 | ||
| =185 | Grenada | 40 km² | 2005 | ||
| =187 | Barbados | 20 km² | 2005 | ||
| =187 | Oman | 20 km² | 2005 | ||
| =187 | Kiribati | 20 km² | 2005 | ||
| =187 | Singapore | 20 km² | 2005 | ||
| =191 | Netherlands Antilles | 10 km² | 2005 | ||
| =191 | Maldives | 10 km² | 2005 | ||
| =191 | Bermuda | 10 km² | 2005 |