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DEFINITION
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."
Geography Statistics > Forest area > sq. km (1996) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Russia :
8,091,411
1996
Geography of Russia
# 2
Brazil :
5,039,386
1996
Geography of Brazil
# 3
Canada :
3,101,340
1996
Geography of Canada
# 4
United States :
3,008,356
1996
Geography of United States
# 5
China :
1,690,570
1996
Geography of China
# 6
Australia :
1,659,486
1996
Geography of Australia
# 7
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1,373,361
1996
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 8
Indonesia :
1,053,380
1996
Geography of Indonesia
# 9
Sudan :
728,471
1996
Geography of Sudan
# 10
Peru :
695,902
1996
Geography of Peru
# 11
Mexico :
669,304
1996
Geography of Mexico
# 12
India :
661,080
1996
Geography of India
# 13
Bolivia :
611,726
1996
Geography of Bolivia
# 14
Colombia :
611,534
1996
Geography of Colombia
# 15
Angola :
602,272
1996
Geography of Angola
# 16
Venezuela :
503,010
1996
Geography of Venezuela
# 17
Zambia :
464,552
1996
Geography of Zambia
# 18
Tanzania :
389,672
1996
Geography of Tanzania
# 19
Burma :
364,200
1996
Geography of Burma
# 20
Argentina :
343,668
1996
Geography of Argentina
# 21
Papua New Guinea :
306,887
1996
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 22
Sweden :
274,312
1996
Geography of Sweden
# 23
Japan :
249,056
1996
Geography of Japan
# 24
Cameroon :
232,250
1996
Geography of Cameroon
# 25
Central African Republic :
230,230
1996
Geography of Central African Republic
# 26
Congo, Republic of the :
226,243
1996
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 27
Finland :
223,626
1996
Geography of Finland
# 28
Malaysia :
219,050
1996
Geography of Malaysia
# 29
Gabon :
218,664
1996
Geography of Gabon
# 30
Zimbabwe :
203,566
1996
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 31
Paraguay :
200,836
1996
Geography of Paraguay
# 32
Mozambique :
197,120
1996
Geography of Mozambique
# 33
Laos :
168,448
1996
Geography of Laos
# 34
Chile :
156,056
1996
Geography of Chile
# 35
Thailand :
152,744
1996
Geography of Thailand
# 36
Spain :
152,532
1996
Geography of Spain
# 37
Guyana :
151,037
1996
Geography of Guyana
# 38
France :
150,258
1996
Geography of France
# 39
Suriname :
147,760
1996
Geography of Suriname
# 40
Nigeria :
147,758
1996
Geography of Nigeria
# 41
Ethiopia :
142,686
1996
Geography of Ethiopia
# 42
Mali :
134,715
1996
Geography of Mali
# 43
Madagascar :
132,906
1996
Geography of Madagascar
# 44
Botswana :
130,082
1996
Geography of Botswana
# 45
Chad :
126,341
1996
Geography of Chad
# 46
Ecuador :
126,314
1996
Geography of Ecuador
# 47
Cambodia :
121,030
1996
Geography of Cambodia
# 48
Mongolia :
109,958
1996
Geography of Mongolia
# 49
Germany :
109,420
1996
Geography of Germany
# 50
Vietnam :
107,802
1996
Geography of Vietnam
# 51
Côte d'Ivoire :
102,856
1996
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 52
Turkey :
99,032
1996
Geography of Turkey
# 53
Ukraine :
94,156
1996
Geography of Ukraine
# 54
Norway :
92,326
1996
Geography of Norway
# 55
South Africa :
92,030
1996
Geography of South Africa
# 56
Senegal :
90,782
1996
Geography of Senegal
# 57
Italy :
90,214
1996
Geography of Italy
# 58
Philippines :
89,990
1996
Geography of Philippines
# 59
Poland :
89,878
1996
Geography of Poland
# 60
Namibia :
83,246
1996
Geography of Namibia
# 61
New Zealand :
80,236
1996
Geography of New Zealand
# 62
Somalia :
78,218
1996
Geography of Somalia
# 63
Belarus :
76,592
1996
Geography of Belarus
# 64
Guinea :
71,057
1996
Geography of Guinea
# 65
Burkina Faso :
70,102
1996
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 66
Ghana :
66,356
1996
Geography of Ghana
# 67
Romania :
63,680
1996
Geography of Romania
# 68
Honduras :
62,120
1996
Geography of Honduras
# 69
Nicaragua :
59,386
1996
Geography of Nicaragua
# 70
Guatemala :
44,240
1996
Geography of Guatemala
# 71
Uganda :
44,050
1996
Geography of Uganda
# 72
Panama :
43,346
1996
Geography of Panama
# 73
Morocco :
43,124
1996
Geography of Morocco
# 74
Nepal :
42,668
1996
Geography of Nepal
# 75
Turkmenistan :
41,270
1996
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 76
Austria :
38,132
1996
Geography of Austria
# 77
Malawi :
36,986
1996
Geography of Malawi
# 78
Liberia :
36,962
1996
Geography of Liberia
# 79
Kenya :
36,324
1996
Geography of Kenya
# 80
Greece :
34,802
1996
Geography of Greece
# 81
Portugal :
33,894
1996
Geography of Portugal
# 82
Kazakhstan :
33,878
1996
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 83
Bulgaria :
33,558
1996
Geography of Bulgaria
# 84
Uzbekistan :
31,452
1996
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 85
Bhutan :
30,986
1996
Geography of Bhutan
# 86
Benin :
29,338
1996
Geography of Benin
# 87
Sierra Leone :
29,283
1996
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 88
Latvia :
28,410
1996
Geography of Latvia
# 89
Georgia :
27,599
1996
Geography of Georgia
# 90
Saudi Arabia :
27,280
1996
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 91
United Kingdom :
27,202
1996
Geography of United Kingdom
# 92
Czech Republic :
26,342
1996
Geography of Czech Republic
# 93
Solomon Islands :
25,298
1996
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 94
Costa Rica :
24,512
1996
Geography of Costa Rica
# 95
Cuba :
22,842
1996
Geography of Cuba
# 96
Pakistan :
22,804
1996
Geography of Pakistan
# 97
Estonia :
22,110
1996
Geography of Estonia
# 98
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
21,950
1996
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 99
Sri Lanka :
21,892
1996
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 100
Guinea-Bissau :
21,586
1996
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 101
Croatia :
21,238
1996
Geography of Croatia
# 102
Algeria :
20,023
1996
Geography of Algeria
# 103
Lithuania :
19,900
1996
Geography of Lithuania
# 104
Slovakia :
19,214
1996
Geography of Slovakia
# 105
Hungary :
18,646
1996
Geography of Hungary
# 106
Equatorial Guinea :
17,690
1996
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 107
Belize :
16,530
1996
Geography of Belize
# 108
Eritrea :
15,940
1996
Geography of Eritrea
# 109
Niger :
15,748
1996
Geography of Niger
# 110
Dominican Republic :
13,760
1996
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 111
Slovenia :
12,188
1996
Geography of Slovenia
# 112
Uruguay :
12,074
1996
Geography of Uruguay
# 113
Switzerland :
11,814
1996
Geography of Switzerland
# 114
Afghanistan :
11,326
1996
Geography of Afghanistan
# 115
Fiji :
9,916
1996
Geography of Fiji
# 116
Azerbaijan :
9,360
1996
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 117
Macedonia, Republic of :
9,060
1996
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 118
East Timor :
8,988
1996
Geography of East Timor
# 119
Bangladesh :
8,830
1996
Geography of Bangladesh
# 120
Kyrgyzstan :
8,495
1996
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 121
Tunisia :
8,326
1996
Geography of Tunisia
# 122
Iraq :
8,124
1996
Geography of Iraq
# 123
Albania :
7,770
1996
Geography of Albania
# 124
New Caledonia :
7,170
1996
Geography of New Caledonia
# 125
Togo :
5,656
1996
Geography of Togo
# 126
Ireland :
5,418
1996
Geography of Ireland
# 127
Bahamas, The :
5,150
1996
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 128
Swaziland :
4,994
1996
Geography of Swaziland
# 129
Denmark :
4,696
1996
Geography of Denmark
# 130
Gambia, The :
4,534
1996
Geography of Gambia, The
# 131
Vanuatu :
4,395
1996
Geography of Vanuatu
# 132
Tajikistan :
4,092
1996
Geography of Tajikistan
# 133
Syria :
4,080
1996
Geography of Syria
# 134
Puerto Rico :
4,058
1996
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 135
Mauritania :
3,562
1996
Geography of Mauritania
# 136
Netherlands :
3,540
1996
Geography of Netherlands
# 137
El Salvador :
3,444
1996
Geography of El Salvador
# 138
Jamaica :
3,426
1996
Geography of Jamaica
# 139
Rwanda :
3,336
1996
Geography of Rwanda
# 140
Moldova :
3,232
1996
Geography of Moldova
# 141
Armenia :
3,214
1996
Geography of Armenia
# 142
Brunei :
2,980
1996
Geography of Brunei
# 143
United Arab Emirates :
2,840
1996
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 144
Burundi :
2,344
1996
Geography of Burundi
# 145
Trinidad and Tobago :
2,308
1996
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 146
Libya :
2,170
1996
Geography of Libya
# 147
Cyprus :
1,681
1996
Geography of Cyprus
# 148
Israel :
1,600
1996
Geography of Israel
# 149
Samoa :
1,546
1996
Geography of Samoa
# 150
Lebanon :
1,270
1996
Geography of Lebanon
# 151
Haiti :
1,118
1996
Geography of Haiti
# 152
French Polynesia :
1,050
1996
Geography of French Polynesia
# 153
Jordan :
830
1996
Geography of Jordan
# 154
Cape Verde :
724
1996
Geography of Cape Verde
# 155
Dominica :
484
1996
Geography of Dominica
# 156
Seychelles :
400
1996
Geography of Seychelles
# 157
Palau :
390
1996
Geography of Palau
# 158
Mauritius :
384
1996
Geography of Mauritius
# 159
Turks and Caicos Islands :
344
1996
Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands
# 160
Northern Mariana Islands :
341
1996
Geography of Northern Mariana Islands
# 161
Iceland :
328
1996
Geography of Iceland
# 162
São Tomé and Príncipe :
274
1996
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 163
Guam :
259
1996
Geography of Guam
# 164
American Samoa :
182
1996
Geography of American Samoa
# 165
Saint Lucia :
170
1996
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 166
Cayman Islands :
124
1996
Geography of Cayman Islands
# 167
Virgin Islands :
110
1996
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 168
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
99
1996
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 169
Comoros :
96
1996
Geography of Comoros
# 170
Antigua and Barbuda :
94
1996
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 171
Liechtenstein :
67
1996
Geography of Liechtenstein
# 172
Lesotho :
62
1996
Geography of Lesotho
# 173
Mayotte :
57
1996
Geography of Mayotte
# 174
Djibouti :
56
1996
Geography of Djibouti
# 175
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
53
1996
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 176
Kuwait :
43
1996
Geography of Kuwait
# 177
Grenada :
41
1996
Geography of Grenada
# 178
Tonga :
36
1996
Geography of Tonga
# 179
Man, Isle of :
35
1996
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 180
Singapore :
23
1996
Geography of Singapore
# 181
Kiribati :
22
1996
Geography of Kiribati
# 182
Oman :
20
1996
Geography of Oman
# 183
Barbados :
17
1996
Geography of Barbados
# 184
Netherlands Antilles :
12
1996
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 185
Tuvalu :
10
1996
Geography of Tuvalu
# 186
Bermuda :
10
1996
Geography of Bermuda
# 187
Maldives :
9
1996
Geography of Maldives
# 188
Aruba :
4
1996
Geography of Aruba
# 189
Malta :
3
1996
Geography of Malta
# 190
Bahrain :
3
1996
Geography of Bahrain
# 191
Greenland :
2
1996
Geography of Greenland
# 192
Faroe Islands :
1
1996
Geography of Faroe Islands
# 193
San Marino :
1
1996
Geography of San Marino
Weighted average:
205,457.9
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
1,491,230
DEFINITION: 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."
SOURCE: Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.
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