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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 (2001) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Russia :
8,091,728
2001
Geography of Russia
# 2
Brazil :
4,901,100
2001
Geography of Brazil
# 3
Canada :
3,101,340
2001
Geography of Canada
# 4
United States :
3,024,530
2001
Geography of United States
# 5
China :
1,810,588
2001
Geography of China
# 6
Australia :
1,644,516
2001
Geography of Australia
# 7
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1,348,871
2001
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 8
Indonesia :
959,806
2001
Geography of Indonesia
# 9
Sudan :
699,020
2001
Geography of Sudan
# 10
Peru :
691,188
2001
Geography of Peru
# 11
India :
675,834
2001
Geography of India
# 12
Mexico :
652,796
2001
Geography of Mexico
# 13
Colombia :
609,160
2001
Geography of Colombia
# 14
Bolivia :
598,208
2001
Geography of Bolivia
# 15
Angola :
596,032
2001
Geography of Angola
# 16
Venezuela :
488,634
2001
Geography of Venezuela
# 17
Zambia :
442,312
2001
Geography of Zambia
# 18
Tanzania :
369,058
2001
Geography of Tanzania
# 19
Burma :
340,876
2001
Geography of Burma
# 20
Argentina :
336,202
2001
Geography of Argentina
# 21
Papua New Guinea :
299,934
2001
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 22
Sweden :
274,848
2001
Geography of Sweden
# 23
Japan :
248,744
2001
Geography of Japan
# 24
Central African Republic :
228,734
2001
Geography of Central African Republic
# 25
Congo, Republic of the :
225,393
2001
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 26
Finland :
224,800
2001
Geography of Finland
# 27
Cameroon :
221,250
2001
Geography of Cameroon
# 28
Gabon :
218,158
2001
Geography of Gabon
# 29
Malaysia :
214,508
2001
Geography of Malaysia
# 30
Mozambique :
194,620
2001
Geography of Mozambique
# 31
Paraguay :
191,894
2001
Geography of Paraguay
# 32
Zimbabwe :
187,920
2001
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 33
Spain :
167,318
2001
Geography of Spain
# 34
Laos :
164,540
2001
Geography of Laos
# 35
Chile :
158,914
2001
Geography of Chile
# 36
France :
153,916
2001
Geography of France
# 37
Guyana :
151,035
2001
Geography of Guyana
# 38
Suriname :
147,760
2001
Geography of Suriname
# 39
Thailand :
147,552
2001
Geography of Thailand
# 40
Ethiopia :
135,640
2001
Geography of Ethiopia
# 41
Madagascar :
129,861
2001
Geography of Madagascar
# 42
Mali :
129,715
2001
Geography of Mali
# 43
Nigeria :
127,274
2001
Geography of Nigeria
# 44
Botswana :
124,166
2001
Geography of Botswana
# 45
Chad :
122,378
2001
Geography of Chad
# 46
Vietnam :
119,662
2001
Geography of Vietnam
# 47
Ecuador :
116,435
2001
Geography of Ecuador
# 48
Cambodia :
113,222
2001
Geography of Cambodia
# 49
Germany :
110,760
2001
Geography of Germany
# 50
Mongolia :
105,824
2001
Geography of Mongolia
# 51
Côte d'Ivoire :
103,434
2001
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 52
Turkey :
100,766
2001
Geography of Turkey
# 53
Italy :
95,534
2001
Geography of Italy
# 54
Ukraine :
95,230
2001
Geography of Ukraine
# 55
Norway :
93,182
2001
Geography of Norway
# 56
South Africa :
92,030
2001
Geography of South Africa
# 57
Poland :
90,856
2001
Geography of Poland
# 58
Senegal :
88,532
2001
Geography of Senegal
# 59
New Zealand :
82,426
2001
Geography of New Zealand
# 60
Namibia :
79,586
2001
Geography of Namibia
# 61
Belarus :
78,572
2001
Geography of Belarus
# 62
Philippines :
77,916
2001
Geography of Philippines
# 63
Somalia :
74,382
2001
Geography of Somalia
# 64
Burkina Faso :
68,903
2001
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 65
Guinea :
68,682
2001
Geography of Guinea
# 66
Romania :
63,668
2001
Geography of Romania
# 67
Ghana :
59,786
2001
Geography of Ghana
# 68
Nicaragua :
54,690
2001
Geography of Nicaragua
# 69
Honduras :
52,736
2001
Geography of Honduras
# 70
Morocco :
43,352
2001
Geography of Morocco
# 71
Panama :
43,044
2001
Geography of Panama
# 72
Guatemala :
41,540
2001
Geography of Guatemala
# 73
Turkmenistan :
41,270
2001
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 74
Uganda :
39,726
2001
Geography of Uganda
# 75
Nepal :
38,472
2001
Geography of Nepal
# 76
Austria :
38,428
2001
Geography of Austria
# 77
Greece :
36,312
2001
Geography of Greece
# 78
Portugal :
36,230
2001
Geography of Portugal
# 79
Kenya :
35,700
2001
Geography of Kenya
# 80
Malawi :
35,340
2001
Geography of Malawi
# 81
Bulgaria :
34,250
2001
Geography of Bulgaria
# 82
Liberia :
33,948
2001
Geography of Liberia
# 83
Kazakhstan :
33,594
2001
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 84
Uzbekistan :
32,286
2001
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 85
Bhutan :
31,518
2001
Geography of Bhutan
# 86
Latvia :
28,962
2001
Geography of Latvia
# 87
Sierra Leone :
28,317
2001
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 88
United Kingdom :
28,034
2001
Geography of United Kingdom
# 89
Georgia :
27,600
2001
Geography of Georgia
# 90
Saudi Arabia :
27,280
2001
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 91
Czech Republic :
26,392
2001
Geography of Czech Republic
# 92
Benin :
26,102
2001
Geography of Benin
# 93
Cuba :
24,906
2001
Geography of Cuba
# 94
Costa Rica :
23,790
2001
Geography of Costa Rica
# 95
Solomon Islands :
23,312
2001
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 96
Estonia :
22,512
2001
Geography of Estonia
# 97
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
21,850
2001
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 98
Algeria :
21,706
2001
Geography of Algeria
# 99
Croatia :
21,302
2001
Geography of Croatia
# 100
Guinea-Bissau :
21,103
2001
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 101
Pakistan :
20,732
2001
Geography of Pakistan
# 102
Sri Lanka :
20,522
2001
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 103
Lithuania :
20,358
2001
Geography of Lithuania
# 104
Slovakia :
19,226
2001
Geography of Slovakia
# 105
Hungary :
19,208
2001
Geography of Hungary
# 106
Equatorial Guinea :
16,930
2001
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 107
Belize :
16,530
2001
Geography of Belize
# 108
Eritrea :
15,716
2001
Geography of Eritrea
# 109
Uruguay :
14,284
2001
Geography of Uruguay
# 110
Dominican Republic :
13,760
2001
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 111
Niger :
13,156
2001
Geography of Niger
# 112
Slovenia :
12,442
2001
Geography of Slovenia
# 113
Switzerland :
12,034
2001
Geography of Switzerland
# 114
Fiji :
10,000
2001
Geography of Fiji
# 115
Afghanistan :
9,850
2001
Geography of Afghanistan
# 116
Tunisia :
9,784
2001
Geography of Tunisia
# 117
Azerbaijan :
9,360
2001
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 118
Macedonia, Republic of :
9,060
2001
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 119
Bangladesh :
8,813
2001
Geography of Bangladesh
# 120
Kyrgyzstan :
8,605
2001
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 121
East Timor :
8,428
2001
Geography of East Timor
# 122
Iraq :
8,188
2001
Geography of Iraq
# 123
Albania :
7,740
2001
Geography of Albania
# 124
New Caledonia :
7,170
2001
Geography of New Caledonia
# 125
Belgium :
6,670
2001
Geography of Belgium
# 126
Ireland :
6,210
2001
Geography of Ireland
# 127
Swaziland :
5,223
2001
Geography of Swaziland
# 128
Bahamas, The :
5,150
2001
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 129
Denmark :
4,888
2001
Geography of Denmark
# 130
Togo :
4,660
2001
Geography of Togo
# 131
Gambia, The :
4,630
2001
Geography of Gambia, The
# 132
Vanuatu :
4,395
2001
Geography of Vanuatu
# 133
Syria :
4,378
2001
Geography of Syria
# 134
Tajikistan :
4,100
2001
Geography of Tajikistan
# 135
Puerto Rico :
4,072
2001
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 136
Rwanda :
3,712
2001
Geography of Rwanda
# 137
Netherlands :
3,610
2001
Geography of Netherlands
# 138
Jamaica :
3,406
2001
Geography of Jamaica
# 139
Moldova :
3,266
2001
Geography of Moldova
# 140
El Salvador :
3,188
2001
Geography of El Salvador
# 141
United Arab Emirates :
3,104
2001
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 142
Mauritania :
3,070
2001
Geography of Mauritania
# 143
Armenia :
3,006
2001
Geography of Armenia
# 144
Brunei :
2,860
2001
Geography of Brunei
# 145
Trinidad and Tobago :
2,276
2001
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 146
Libya :
2,170
2001
Geography of Libya
# 147
Burundi :
1,888
2001
Geography of Burundi
# 148
Cyprus :
1,731
2001
Geography of Cyprus
# 149
Samoa :
1,710
2001
Geography of Samoa
# 150
Israel :
1,654
2001
Geography of Israel
# 151
Lebanon :
1,321
2001
Geography of Lebanon
# 152
Haiti :
1,082
2001
Geography of Haiti
# 153
French Polynesia :
1,050
2001
Geography of French Polynesia
# 154
Luxembourg :
868
2001
Geography of Luxembourg
# 155
Jordan :
830
2001
Geography of Jordan
# 156
Cape Verde :
824
2001
Geography of Cape Verde
# 157
Dominica :
471
2001
Geography of Dominica
# 158
Seychelles :
400
2001
Geography of Seychelles
# 159
Palau :
397
2001
Geography of Palau
# 160
Iceland :
396
2001
Geography of Iceland
# 161
Mauritius :
378
2001
Geography of Mauritius
# 162
Turks and Caicos Islands :
344
2001
Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands
# 163
Northern Mariana Islands :
337
2001
Geography of Northern Mariana Islands
# 164
São Tomé and Príncipe :
274
2001
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 165
Guam :
259
2001
Geography of Guam
# 166
American Samoa :
180
2001
Geography of American Samoa
# 167
Saint Lucia :
170
2001
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 168
Cayman Islands :
124
2001
Geography of Cayman Islands
# 169
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
104
2001
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 170
Virgin Islands :
102
2001
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 171
Antigua and Barbuda :
94
2001
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 172
Comoros :
75
2001
Geography of Comoros
# 173
Lesotho :
72
2001
Geography of Lesotho
# 174
Liechtenstein :
69
2001
Geography of Liechtenstein
# 175
Mayotte :
56
2001
Geography of Mayotte
# 176
Djibouti :
56
2001
Geography of Djibouti
# 177
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
53
2001
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 178
Kuwait :
50
2001
Geography of Kuwait
# 179
Grenada :
41
2001
Geography of Grenada
# 180
Tonga :
36
2001
Geography of Tonga
# 181
Man, Isle of :
35
2001
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 182
Singapore :
23
2001
Geography of Singapore
# 183
Kiribati :
22
2001
Geography of Kiribati
# 184
Oman :
20
2001
Geography of Oman
# 185
Barbados :
17
2001
Geography of Barbados
# 186
Netherlands Antilles :
12
2001
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 187
Tuvalu :
10
2001
Geography of Tuvalu
# 188
Bermuda :
10
2001
Geography of Bermuda
# 189
Maldives :
9
2001
Geography of Maldives
# 190
Aruba :
4
2001
Geography of Aruba
# 191
Bahrain :
4
2001
Geography of Bahrain
# 192
Malta :
3
2001
Geography of Malta
# 193
Greenland :
2
2001
Geography of Greenland
# 194
Faroe Islands :
1
2001
Geography of Faroe Islands
# 195
San Marino :
1
2001
Geography of San Marino
Weighted average:
201,251.4
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
1,528,034
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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