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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 (2000) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Russia :
8,092,685
2000
Geography of Russia
# 2
Brazil :
4,932,130
2000
Geography of Brazil
# 3
Canada :
3,101,340
2000
Geography of Canada
# 4
United States :
3,022,940
2000
Geography of United States
# 5
China :
1,770,010
2000
Geography of China
# 6
Australia :
1,646,450
2000
Geography of Australia
# 7
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1,352,065
2000
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 8
Indonesia :
978,520
2000
Geography of Indonesia
# 9
Sudan :
704,910
2000
Geography of Sudan
# 10
Peru :
692,130
2000
Geography of Peru
# 11
India :
675,540
2000
Geography of India
# 12
Mexico :
655,400
2000
Geography of Mexico
# 13
Colombia :
609,630
2000
Geography of Colombia
# 14
Bolivia :
600,910
2000
Geography of Bolivia
# 15
Angola :
597,280
2000
Geography of Angola
# 16
Venezuela :
491,510
2000
Geography of Venezuela
# 17
Zambia :
446,760
2000
Geography of Zambia
# 18
Tanzania :
373,180
2000
Geography of Tanzania
# 19
Burma :
345,540
2000
Geography of Burma
# 20
Argentina :
337,700
2000
Geography of Argentina
# 21
Papua New Guinea :
301,325
2000
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 22
Sweden :
274,740
2000
Geography of Sweden
# 23
Japan :
248,760
2000
Geography of Japan
# 24
Central African Republic :
229,030
2000
Geography of Central African Republic
# 25
Congo, Republic of the :
225,563
2000
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 26
Finland :
224,750
2000
Geography of Finland
# 27
Cameroon :
223,450
2000
Geography of Cameroon
# 28
Gabon :
218,260
2000
Geography of Gabon
# 29
Malaysia :
215,910
2000
Geography of Malaysia
# 30
Mozambique :
195,120
2000
Geography of Mozambique
# 31
Paraguay :
193,680
2000
Geography of Paraguay
# 32
Zimbabwe :
191,050
2000
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 33
Laos :
165,320
2000
Geography of Laos
# 34
Spain :
164,360
2000
Geography of Spain
# 35
Chile :
158,340
2000
Geography of Chile
# 36
France :
153,510
2000
Geography of France
# 37
Guyana :
151,035
2000
Geography of Guyana
# 38
Thailand :
148,140
2000
Geography of Thailand
# 39
Suriname :
147,760
2000
Geography of Suriname
# 40
Ethiopia :
137,050
2000
Geography of Ethiopia
# 41
Nigeria :
131,370
2000
Geography of Nigeria
# 42
Mali :
130,715
2000
Geography of Mali
# 43
Madagascar :
130,231
2000
Geography of Madagascar
# 44
Botswana :
125,350
2000
Geography of Botswana
# 45
Chad :
123,170
2000
Geography of Chad
# 46
Ecuador :
118,410
2000
Geography of Ecuador
# 47
Vietnam :
117,250
2000
Geography of Vietnam
# 48
Cambodia :
115,410
2000
Geography of Cambodia
# 49
Germany :
110,760
2000
Geography of Germany
# 50
Mongolia :
106,650
2000
Geography of Mongolia
# 51
Côte d'Ivoire :
103,280
2000
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 52
Turkey :
100,520
2000
Geography of Turkey
# 53
Ukraine :
95,100
2000
Geography of Ukraine
# 54
Italy :
94,470
2000
Geography of Italy
# 55
Norway :
93,010
2000
Geography of Norway
# 56
South Africa :
92,030
2000
Geography of South Africa
# 57
Poland :
90,590
2000
Geography of Poland
# 58
Senegal :
88,982
2000
Geography of Senegal
# 59
New Zealand :
82,260
2000
Geography of New Zealand
# 60
Namibia :
80,330
2000
Geography of Namibia
# 61
Philippines :
79,490
2000
Geography of Philippines
# 62
Belarus :
78,480
2000
Geography of Belarus
# 63
Somalia :
75,150
2000
Geography of Somalia
# 64
Burkina Faso :
69,143
2000
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 65
Guinea :
69,042
2000
Geography of Guinea
# 66
Romania :
63,660
2000
Geography of Romania
# 67
Ghana :
60,940
2000
Geography of Ghana
# 68
Nicaragua :
55,390
2000
Geography of Nicaragua
# 69
Honduras :
54,300
2000
Geography of Honduras
# 70
Morocco :
43,280
2000
Geography of Morocco
# 71
Panama :
43,070
2000
Geography of Panama
# 72
Guatemala :
42,080
2000
Geography of Guatemala
# 73
Turkmenistan :
41,270
2000
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 74
Uganda :
40,590
2000
Geography of Uganda
# 75
Nepal :
39,000
2000
Geography of Nepal
# 76
Austria :
38,380
2000
Geography of Austria
# 77
Greece :
36,010
2000
Geography of Greece
# 78
Portugal :
35,830
2000
Geography of Portugal
# 79
Kenya :
35,820
2000
Geography of Kenya
# 80
Malawi :
35,670
2000
Geography of Malawi
# 81
Liberia :
34,550
2000
Geography of Liberia
# 82
Bulgaria :
33,750
2000
Geography of Bulgaria
# 83
Kazakhstan :
33,650
2000
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 84
Uzbekistan :
32,120
2000
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 85
Bhutan :
31,410
2000
Geography of Bhutan
# 86
Latvia :
28,850
2000
Geography of Latvia
# 87
Sierra Leone :
28,510
2000
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 88
United Kingdom :
27,930
2000
Geography of United Kingdom
# 89
Georgia :
27,600
2000
Geography of Georgia
# 90
Saudi Arabia :
27,280
2000
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 91
Benin :
26,750
2000
Geography of Benin
# 92
Czech Republic :
26,370
2000
Geography of Czech Republic
# 93
Cuba :
24,350
2000
Geography of Cuba
# 94
Costa Rica :
23,760
2000
Geography of Costa Rica
# 95
Solomon Islands :
23,710
2000
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 96
Estonia :
22,430
2000
Geography of Estonia
# 97
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
21,850
2000
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 98
Algeria :
21,440
2000
Geography of Algeria
# 99
Croatia :
21,290
2000
Geography of Croatia
# 100
Guinea-Bissau :
21,200
2000
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 101
Pakistan :
21,160
2000
Geography of Pakistan
# 102
Sri Lanka :
20,820
2000
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 103
Lithuania :
20,200
2000
Geography of Lithuania
# 104
Slovakia :
19,210
2000
Geography of Slovakia
# 105
Hungary :
19,070
2000
Geography of Hungary
# 106
Equatorial Guinea :
17,083
2000
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 107
Belize :
16,530
2000
Geography of Belize
# 108
Eritrea :
15,760
2000
Geography of Eritrea
# 109
Uruguay :
14,090
2000
Geography of Uruguay
# 110
Dominican Republic :
13,760
2000
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 111
Niger :
13,280
2000
Geography of Niger
# 112
Slovenia :
12,391
2000
Geography of Slovenia
# 113
Switzerland :
11,990
2000
Geography of Switzerland
# 114
Afghanistan :
10,150
2000
Geography of Afghanistan
# 115
Fiji :
10,000
2000
Geography of Fiji
# 116
Tunisia :
9,590
2000
Geography of Tunisia
# 117
Azerbaijan :
9,360
2000
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 118
Macedonia, Republic of :
9,060
2000
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 119
Bangladesh :
8,837
2000
Geography of Bangladesh
# 120
Kyrgyzstan :
8,583
2000
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 121
East Timor :
8,540
2000
Geography of East Timor
# 122
Iraq :
8,180
2000
Geography of Iraq
# 123
Albania :
7,690
2000
Geography of Albania
# 124
New Caledonia :
7,170
2000
Geography of New Caledonia
# 125
Belgium :
6,670
2000
Geography of Belgium
# 126
Ireland :
6,090
2000
Geography of Ireland
# 127
Swaziland :
5,176
2000
Geography of Swaziland
# 128
Bahamas, The :
5,150
2000
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 129
Togo :
4,860
2000
Geography of Togo
# 130
Denmark :
4,860
2000
Geography of Denmark
# 131
Gambia, The :
4,610
2000
Geography of Gambia, The
# 132
Vanuatu :
4,395
2000
Geography of Vanuatu
# 133
Syria :
4,320
2000
Geography of Syria
# 134
Tajikistan :
4,100
2000
Geography of Tajikistan
# 135
Puerto Rico :
4,070
2000
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 136
Netherlands :
3,600
2000
Geography of Netherlands
# 137
Rwanda :
3,440
2000
Geography of Rwanda
# 138
Jamaica :
3,410
2000
Geography of Jamaica
# 139
Moldova :
3,260
2000
Geography of Moldova
# 140
El Salvador :
3,240
2000
Geography of El Salvador
# 141
Mauritania :
3,170
2000
Geography of Mauritania
# 142
United Arab Emirates :
3,100
2000
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 143
Armenia :
3,050
2000
Geography of Armenia
# 144
Brunei :
2,880
2000
Geography of Brunei
# 145
Trinidad and Tobago :
2,280
2000
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 146
Libya :
2,170
2000
Geography of Libya
# 147
Burundi :
1,980
2000
Geography of Burundi
# 148
Cyprus :
1,728
2000
Geography of Cyprus
# 149
Samoa :
1,710
2000
Geography of Samoa
# 150
Israel :
1,640
2000
Geography of Israel
# 151
Lebanon :
1,310
2000
Geography of Lebanon
# 152
Haiti :
1,090
2000
Geography of Haiti
# 153
French Polynesia :
1,050
2000
Geography of French Polynesia
# 154
Luxembourg :
868
2000
Geography of Luxembourg
# 155
Jordan :
830
2000
Geography of Jordan
# 156
Cape Verde :
821
2000
Geography of Cape Verde
# 157
Dominica :
473
2000
Geography of Dominica
# 158
Seychelles :
400
2000
Geography of Seychelles
# 159
Palau :
396
2000
Geography of Palau
# 160
Mauritius :
380
2000
Geography of Mauritius
# 161
Iceland :
380
2000
Geography of Iceland
# 162
Turks and Caicos Islands :
344
2000
Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands
# 163
Northern Mariana Islands :
338
2000
Geography of Northern Mariana Islands
# 164
São Tomé and Príncipe :
274
2000
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 165
Guam :
259
2000
Geography of Guam
# 166
American Samoa :
181
2000
Geography of American Samoa
# 167
Saint Lucia :
170
2000
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 168
Cayman Islands :
124
2000
Geography of Cayman Islands
# 169
Virgin Islands :
104
2000
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 170
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
103
2000
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 171
Antigua and Barbuda :
94
2000
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 172
Comoros :
80
2000
Geography of Comoros
# 173
Lesotho :
70
2000
Geography of Lesotho
# 174
Liechtenstein :
69
2000
Geography of Liechtenstein
# 175
Mayotte :
56
2000
Geography of Mayotte
# 176
Djibouti :
56
2000
Geography of Djibouti
# 177
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
53
2000
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 178
Kuwait :
49
2000
Geography of Kuwait
# 179
Grenada :
41
2000
Geography of Grenada
# 180
Tonga :
36
2000
Geography of Tonga
# 181
Man, Isle of :
35
2000
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 182
Singapore :
23
2000
Geography of Singapore
# 183
Kiribati :
22
2000
Geography of Kiribati
# 184
Oman :
20
2000
Geography of Oman
# 185
Barbados :
17
2000
Geography of Barbados
# 186
Netherlands Antilles :
12
2000
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 187
Tuvalu :
10
2000
Geography of Tuvalu
# 188
Bermuda :
10
2000
Geography of Bermuda
# 189
Maldives :
9
2000
Geography of Maldives
# 190
Aruba :
4
2000
Geography of Aruba
# 191
Bahrain :
4
2000
Geography of Bahrain
# 192
Malta :
3
2000
Geography of Malta
# 193
Greenland :
2
2000
Geography of Greenland
# 194
Faroe Islands :
1
2000
Geography of Faroe Islands
# 195
San Marino :
1
2000
Geography of San Marino
Weighted average:
201,618.4
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
1,521,080
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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