NEW REPORTS
Notify me about new country comparison reports when they're released.
SEARCH ALL
FACTS & STATISTICS
Advanced view
Search encyclopedia, statistics and forums:
SOURCE
Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.
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 (1999) by country
Showing values for 1999.
Select another time period:
Most recent
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1998
1999
2000
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Russia :
8,092,366
1999
Geography of Russia
# 2
Brazil :
4,958,944
1999
Geography of Brazil
# 3
Canada :
3,101,340
1999
Geography of Canada
# 4
United States :
3,019,294
1999
Geography of United States
# 5
China :
1,750,150
1999
Geography of China
# 6
Australia :
1,649,709
1999
Geography of Australia
# 7
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1,357,389
1999
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 8
Indonesia :
997,235
1999
Geography of Indonesia
# 9
Sudan :
710,800
1999
Geography of Sudan
# 10
Peru :
693,073
1999
Geography of Peru
# 11
India :
671,925
1999
Geography of India
# 12
Mexico :
658,876
1999
Geography of Mexico
# 13
Colombia :
610,106
1999
Geography of Colombia
# 14
Bolivia :
603,614
1999
Geography of Bolivia
# 15
Angola :
598,528
1999
Geography of Angola
# 16
Venezuela :
494,385
1999
Geography of Venezuela
# 17
Zambia :
451,208
1999
Geography of Zambia
# 18
Tanzania :
377,303
1999
Geography of Tanzania
# 19
Burma :
350,205
1999
Geography of Burma
# 20
Argentina :
339,192
1999
Geography of Argentina
# 21
Papua New Guinea :
302,716
1999
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 22
Sweden :
274,633
1999
Geography of Sweden
# 23
Japan :
248,834
1999
Geography of Japan
# 24
Central African Republic :
229,330
1999
Geography of Central African Republic
# 25
Congo, Republic of the :
225,733
1999
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 26
Cameroon :
225,650
1999
Geography of Cameroon
# 27
Finland :
224,469
1999
Geography of Finland
# 28
Gabon :
218,361
1999
Geography of Gabon
# 29
Malaysia :
216,695
1999
Geography of Malaysia
# 30
Mozambique :
195,620
1999
Geography of Mozambique
# 31
Paraguay :
195,469
1999
Geography of Paraguay
# 32
Zimbabwe :
194,179
1999
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 33
Laos :
166,102
1999
Geography of Laos
# 34
Spain :
161,403
1999
Geography of Spain
# 35
Chile :
157,769
1999
Geography of Chile
# 36
France :
152,697
1999
Geography of France
# 37
Guyana :
151,036
1999
Geography of Guyana
# 38
Thailand :
149,291
1999
Geography of Thailand
# 39
Suriname :
147,760
1999
Geography of Suriname
# 40
Ethiopia :
138,459
1999
Geography of Ethiopia
# 41
Nigeria :
135,467
1999
Geography of Nigeria
# 42
Mali :
131,715
1999
Geography of Mali
# 43
Madagascar :
130,900
1999
Geography of Madagascar
# 44
Botswana :
126,533
1999
Geography of Botswana
# 45
Chad :
123,963
1999
Geography of Chad
# 46
Ecuador :
120,386
1999
Geography of Ecuador
# 47
Cambodia :
116,815
1999
Geography of Cambodia
# 48
Vietnam :
114,888
1999
Geography of Vietnam
# 49
Germany :
110,425
1999
Geography of Germany
# 50
Mongolia :
107,477
1999
Geography of Mongolia
# 51
Côte d'Ivoire :
103,174
1999
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 52
Turkey :
100,148
1999
Geography of Turkey
# 53
Ukraine :
94,864
1999
Geography of Ukraine
# 54
Italy :
93,406
1999
Geography of Italy
# 55
Norway :
92,839
1999
Geography of Norway
# 56
South Africa :
92,030
1999
Geography of South Africa
# 57
Poland :
90,412
1999
Geography of Poland
# 58
Senegal :
89,432
1999
Geography of Senegal
# 59
Philippines :
82,115
1999
Geography of Philippines
# 60
New Zealand :
81,754
1999
Geography of New Zealand
# 61
Namibia :
81,059
1999
Geography of Namibia
# 62
Belarus :
78,008
1999
Geography of Belarus
# 63
Somalia :
75,917
1999
Geography of Somalia
# 64
Guinea :
69,546
1999
Geography of Guinea
# 65
Burkina Faso :
69,383
1999
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 66
Romania :
63,665
1999
Geography of Romania
# 67
Ghana :
62,294
1999
Geography of Ghana
# 68
Nicaragua :
56,389
1999
Geography of Nicaragua
# 69
Honduras :
56,255
1999
Geography of Honduras
# 70
Morocco :
43,241
1999
Geography of Morocco
# 71
Panama :
43,139
1999
Geography of Panama
# 72
Guatemala :
42,620
1999
Geography of Guatemala
# 73
Uganda :
41,455
1999
Geography of Uganda
# 74
Turkmenistan :
41,270
1999
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 75
Nepal :
39,917
1999
Geography of Nepal
# 76
Austria :
38,318
1999
Geography of Austria
# 77
Malawi :
35,999
1999
Geography of Malawi
# 78
Kenya :
35,946
1999
Geography of Kenya
# 79
Greece :
35,708
1999
Geography of Greece
# 80
Portugal :
35,346
1999
Geography of Portugal
# 81
Liberia :
35,153
1999
Geography of Liberia
# 82
Kazakhstan :
33,707
1999
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 83
Bulgaria :
33,702
1999
Geography of Bulgaria
# 84
Uzbekistan :
31,953
1999
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 85
Bhutan :
31,304
1999
Geography of Bhutan
# 86
Latvia :
28,740
1999
Geography of Latvia
# 87
Sierra Leone :
28,704
1999
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 88
United Kingdom :
27,748
1999
Geography of United Kingdom
# 89
Georgia :
27,600
1999
Geography of Georgia
# 90
Benin :
27,397
1999
Geography of Benin
# 91
Saudi Arabia :
27,280
1999
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 92
Czech Republic :
26,363
1999
Geography of Czech Republic
# 93
Solomon Islands :
24,107
1999
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 94
Cuba :
23,973
1999
Geography of Cuba
# 95
Costa Rica :
23,948
1999
Geography of Costa Rica
# 96
Estonia :
22,350
1999
Geography of Estonia
# 97
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
21,875
1999
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 98
Pakistan :
21,571
1999
Geography of Pakistan
# 99
Guinea-Bissau :
21,296
1999
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 100
Croatia :
21,277
1999
Geography of Croatia
# 101
Sri Lanka :
21,088
1999
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 102
Algeria :
21,086
1999
Geography of Algeria
# 103
Lithuania :
20,125
1999
Geography of Lithuania
# 104
Slovakia :
19,211
1999
Geography of Slovakia
# 105
Hungary :
18,964
1999
Geography of Hungary
# 106
Equatorial Guinea :
17,235
1999
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 107
Belize :
16,530
1999
Geography of Belize
# 108
Eritrea :
15,805
1999
Geography of Eritrea
# 109
Niger :
13,897
1999
Geography of Niger
# 110
Dominican Republic :
13,760
1999
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 111
Uruguay :
13,586
1999
Geography of Uruguay
# 112
Slovenia :
12,340
1999
Geography of Slovenia
# 113
Switzerland :
11,946
1999
Geography of Switzerland
# 114
Afghanistan :
10,444
1999
Geography of Afghanistan
# 115
Fiji :
9,979
1999
Geography of Fiji
# 116
Azerbaijan :
9,360
1999
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 117
Tunisia :
9,274
1999
Geography of Tunisia
# 118
Macedonia, Republic of :
9,060
1999
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 119
Bangladesh :
8,836
1999
Geography of Bangladesh
# 120
East Timor :
8,652
1999
Geography of East Timor
# 121
Kyrgyzstan :
8,561
1999
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 122
Iraq :
8,166
1999
Geography of Iraq
# 123
Albania :
7,710
1999
Geography of Albania
# 124
New Caledonia :
7,170
1999
Geography of New Caledonia
# 125
Ireland :
5,922
1999
Geography of Ireland
# 126
Bahamas, The :
5,150
1999
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 127
Swaziland :
5,130
1999
Geography of Swaziland
# 128
Togo :
5,059
1999
Geography of Togo
# 129
Denmark :
4,819
1999
Geography of Denmark
# 130
Gambia, The :
4,591
1999
Geography of Gambia, The
# 131
Vanuatu :
4,395
1999
Geography of Vanuatu
# 132
Syria :
4,260
1999
Geography of Syria
# 133
Tajikistan :
4,098
1999
Geography of Tajikistan
# 134
Puerto Rico :
4,067
1999
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 135
Netherlands :
3,585
1999
Geography of Netherlands
# 136
Rwanda :
3,414
1999
Geography of Rwanda
# 137
Jamaica :
3,414
1999
Geography of Jamaica
# 138
El Salvador :
3,291
1999
Geography of El Salvador
# 139
Mauritania :
3,268
1999
Geography of Mauritania
# 140
Moldova :
3,253
1999
Geography of Moldova
# 141
Armenia :
3,091
1999
Geography of Armenia
# 142
United Arab Emirates :
3,035
1999
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 143
Brunei :
2,905
1999
Geography of Brunei
# 144
Trinidad and Tobago :
2,287
1999
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 145
Libya :
2,170
1999
Geography of Libya
# 146
Burundi :
2,071
1999
Geography of Burundi
# 147
Cyprus :
1,716
1999
Geography of Cyprus
# 148
Samoa :
1,669
1999
Geography of Samoa
# 149
Israel :
1,630
1999
Geography of Israel
# 150
Lebanon :
1,300
1999
Geography of Lebanon
# 151
Haiti :
1,097
1999
Geography of Haiti
# 152
French Polynesia :
1,050
1999
Geography of French Polynesia
# 153
Jordan :
830
1999
Geography of Jordan
# 154
Cape Verde :
797
1999
Geography of Cape Verde
# 155
Dominica :
476
1999
Geography of Dominica
# 156
Seychelles :
400
1999
Geography of Seychelles
# 157
Palau :
394
1999
Geography of Palau
# 158
Mauritius :
381
1999
Geography of Mauritius
# 159
Iceland :
367
1999
Geography of Iceland
# 160
Turks and Caicos Islands :
344
1999
Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands
# 161
Northern Mariana Islands :
338
1999
Geography of Northern Mariana Islands
# 162
São Tomé and Príncipe :
274
1999
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 163
Guam :
259
1999
Geography of Guam
# 164
American Samoa :
181
1999
Geography of American Samoa
# 165
Saint Lucia :
170
1999
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 166
Cayman Islands :
124
1999
Geography of Cayman Islands
# 167
Virgin Islands :
106
1999
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 168
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
102
1999
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 169
Antigua and Barbuda :
94
1999
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 170
Comoros :
84
1999
Geography of Comoros
# 171
Liechtenstein :
69
1999
Geography of Liechtenstein
# 172
Lesotho :
68
1999
Geography of Lesotho
# 173
Djibouti :
56
1999
Geography of Djibouti
# 174
Mayotte :
56
1999
Geography of Mayotte
# 175
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
53
1999
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 176
Kuwait :
47
1999
Geography of Kuwait
# 177
Grenada :
41
1999
Geography of Grenada
# 178
Tonga :
36
1999
Geography of Tonga
# 179
Man, Isle of :
35
1999
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 180
Singapore :
23
1999
Geography of Singapore
# 181
Kiribati :
22
1999
Geography of Kiribati
# 182
Oman :
20
1999
Geography of Oman
# 183
Barbados :
17
1999
Geography of Barbados
# 184
Netherlands Antilles :
12
1999
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 185
Tuvalu :
10
1999
Geography of Tuvalu
# 186
Bermuda :
10
1999
Geography of Bermuda
# 187
Maldives :
9
1999
Geography of Maldives
# 188
Aruba :
4
1999
Geography of Aruba
# 189
Bahrain :
4
1999
Geography of Bahrain
# 190
Malta :
3
1999
Geography of Malta
# 191
Greenland :
2
1999
Geography of Greenland
# 192
Faroe Islands :
1
1999
Geography of Faroe Islands
# 193
San Marino :
1
1999
Geography of San Marino
Weighted average:
204,108.0
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
1,513,617
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.
See also
See this stat for year:
2007 2006 2005 2004 2003 2002 2001 2000 1999 1998 1997 1996 1995 1994 1993 1992 1991 1990
Related links:
CITATION
"Forest area > sq. km (1999) by country", Food and Agriculture Organisation, electronic files and web site.. Retrieved from http://www.NationMaster.com/graph/geo_for_are_sq_km-geography-forest-area-sq-km&date=1999
Change citation style: APA MLA MHRA CSE AMA Chicago Bluebook Bluebook/JOLT
TOP GEOGRAPHY STATS