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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 (2002) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Russia :
8,090,771
2002
Geography of Russia
# 2
Brazil :
4,870,070
2002
Geography of Brazil
# 3
Canada :
3,101,340
2002
Geography of Canada
# 4
United States :
3,026,120
2002
Geography of United States
# 5
China :
1,851,166
2002
Geography of China
# 6
Australia :
1,642,582
2002
Geography of Australia
# 7
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1,345,677
2002
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 8
Indonesia :
941,092
2002
Geography of Indonesia
# 9
Sudan :
693,129
2002
Geography of Sudan
# 10
Peru :
690,246
2002
Geography of Peru
# 11
India :
676,128
2002
Geography of India
# 12
Mexico :
650,192
2002
Geography of Mexico
# 13
Colombia :
608,690
2002
Geography of Colombia
# 14
Bolivia :
595,506
2002
Geography of Bolivia
# 15
Angola :
594,784
2002
Geography of Angola
# 16
Venezuela :
485,758
2002
Geography of Venezuela
# 17
Zambia :
437,864
2002
Geography of Zambia
# 18
Tanzania :
364,936
2002
Geography of Tanzania
# 19
Burma :
336,212
2002
Geography of Burma
# 20
Argentina :
334,704
2002
Geography of Argentina
# 21
Papua New Guinea :
298,543
2002
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 22
Sweden :
274,956
2002
Geography of Sweden
# 23
Japan :
248,728
2002
Geography of Japan
# 24
Central African Republic :
228,438
2002
Geography of Central African Republic
# 25
Congo, Republic of the :
225,223
2002
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 26
Finland :
224,850
2002
Geography of Finland
# 27
Cameroon :
219,050
2002
Geography of Cameroon
# 28
Gabon :
218,056
2002
Geography of Gabon
# 29
Malaysia :
213,106
2002
Geography of Malaysia
# 30
Mozambique :
194,120
2002
Geography of Mozambique
# 31
Paraguay :
190,108
2002
Geography of Paraguay
# 32
Zimbabwe :
184,790
2002
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 33
Spain :
170,276
2002
Geography of Spain
# 34
Laos :
163,760
2002
Geography of Laos
# 35
Chile :
159,488
2002
Geography of Chile
# 36
France :
154,322
2002
Geography of France
# 37
Guyana :
151,035
2002
Geography of Guyana
# 38
Suriname :
147,760
2002
Geography of Suriname
# 39
Thailand :
146,964
2002
Geography of Thailand
# 40
Ethiopia :
134,230
2002
Geography of Ethiopia
# 41
Madagascar :
129,490
2002
Geography of Madagascar
# 42
Mali :
128,715
2002
Geography of Mali
# 43
Nigeria :
123,178
2002
Geography of Nigeria
# 44
Botswana :
122,982
2002
Geography of Botswana
# 45
Vietnam :
122,074
2002
Geography of Vietnam
# 46
Chad :
121,586
2002
Geography of Chad
# 47
Ecuador :
114,459
2002
Geography of Ecuador
# 48
Cambodia :
111,034
2002
Geography of Cambodia
# 49
Germany :
110,760
2002
Geography of Germany
# 50
Mongolia :
104,998
2002
Geography of Mongolia
# 51
Côte d'Ivoire :
103,588
2002
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 52
Turkey :
101,012
2002
Geography of Turkey
# 53
Italy :
96,598
2002
Geography of Italy
# 54
Ukraine :
95,360
2002
Geography of Ukraine
# 55
Norway :
93,354
2002
Geography of Norway
# 56
South Africa :
92,030
2002
Geography of South Africa
# 57
Poland :
91,122
2002
Geography of Poland
# 58
Senegal :
88,082
2002
Geography of Senegal
# 59
New Zealand :
82,592
2002
Geography of New Zealand
# 60
Namibia :
78,842
2002
Geography of Namibia
# 61
Belarus :
78,664
2002
Geography of Belarus
# 62
Philippines :
76,342
2002
Geography of Philippines
# 63
Somalia :
73,614
2002
Geography of Somalia
# 64
Burkina Faso :
68,663
2002
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 65
Guinea :
68,322
2002
Geography of Guinea
# 66
Romania :
63,676
2002
Geography of Romania
# 67
Ghana :
58,632
2002
Geography of Ghana
# 68
Nicaragua :
53,990
2002
Geography of Nicaragua
# 69
Honduras :
51,172
2002
Geography of Honduras
# 70
Morocco :
43,424
2002
Geography of Morocco
# 71
Panama :
43,018
2002
Geography of Panama
# 72
Turkmenistan :
41,270
2002
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 73
Guatemala :
41,000
2002
Geography of Guatemala
# 74
Uganda :
38,862
2002
Geography of Uganda
# 75
Austria :
38,476
2002
Geography of Austria
# 76
Nepal :
37,944
2002
Geography of Nepal
# 77
Portugal :
36,630
2002
Geography of Portugal
# 78
Greece :
36,614
2002
Geography of Greece
# 79
Kenya :
35,580
2002
Geography of Kenya
# 80
Malawi :
35,010
2002
Geography of Malawi
# 81
Bulgaria :
34,750
2002
Geography of Bulgaria
# 82
Kazakhstan :
33,538
2002
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 83
Liberia :
33,346
2002
Geography of Liberia
# 84
Uzbekistan :
32,452
2002
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 85
Bhutan :
31,626
2002
Geography of Bhutan
# 86
Latvia :
29,074
2002
Geography of Latvia
# 87
United Kingdom :
28,138
2002
Geography of United Kingdom
# 88
Sierra Leone :
28,124
2002
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 89
Georgia :
27,600
2002
Geography of Georgia
# 90
Saudi Arabia :
27,280
2002
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 91
Czech Republic :
26,414
2002
Geography of Czech Republic
# 92
Cuba :
25,462
2002
Geography of Cuba
# 93
Benin :
25,454
2002
Geography of Benin
# 94
Costa Rica :
23,820
2002
Geography of Costa Rica
# 95
Solomon Islands :
22,914
2002
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 96
Estonia :
22,594
2002
Geography of Estonia
# 97
Algeria :
21,971
2002
Geography of Algeria
# 98
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
21,850
2002
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 99
Croatia :
21,314
2002
Geography of Croatia
# 100
Guinea-Bissau :
21,007
2002
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 101
Lithuania :
20,516
2002
Geography of Lithuania
# 102
Pakistan :
20,304
2002
Geography of Pakistan
# 103
Sri Lanka :
20,224
2002
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 104
Hungary :
19,346
2002
Geography of Hungary
# 105
Slovakia :
19,242
2002
Geography of Slovakia
# 106
Equatorial Guinea :
16,778
2002
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 107
Belize :
16,530
2002
Geography of Belize
# 108
Eritrea :
15,672
2002
Geography of Eritrea
# 109
Uruguay :
14,478
2002
Geography of Uruguay
# 110
Dominican Republic :
13,760
2002
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 111
Niger :
13,032
2002
Geography of Niger
# 112
Slovenia :
12,492
2002
Geography of Slovenia
# 113
Switzerland :
12,078
2002
Geography of Switzerland
# 114
Fiji :
10,000
2002
Geography of Fiji
# 115
Tunisia :
9,978
2002
Geography of Tunisia
# 116
Afghanistan :
9,558
2002
Geography of Afghanistan
# 117
Azerbaijan :
9,360
2002
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 118
Macedonia, Republic of :
9,060
2002
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 119
Bangladesh :
8,788
2002
Geography of Bangladesh
# 120
Kyrgyzstan :
8,627
2002
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 121
East Timor :
8,316
2002
Geography of East Timor
# 122
Iraq :
8,196
2002
Geography of Iraq
# 123
Albania :
7,790
2002
Geography of Albania
# 124
New Caledonia :
7,170
2002
Geography of New Caledonia
# 125
Belgium :
6,670
2002
Geography of Belgium
# 126
Ireland :
6,330
2002
Geography of Ireland
# 127
Swaziland :
5,270
2002
Geography of Swaziland
# 128
Bahamas, The :
5,150
2002
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 129
Denmark :
4,916
2002
Geography of Denmark
# 130
Gambia, The :
4,650
2002
Geography of Gambia, The
# 131
Togo :
4,460
2002
Geography of Togo
# 132
Syria :
4,436
2002
Geography of Syria
# 133
Vanuatu :
4,395
2002
Geography of Vanuatu
# 134
Tajikistan :
4,100
2002
Geography of Tajikistan
# 135
Puerto Rico :
4,074
2002
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 136
Rwanda :
3,984
2002
Geography of Rwanda
# 137
Netherlands :
3,620
2002
Geography of Netherlands
# 138
Jamaica :
3,402
2002
Geography of Jamaica
# 139
Moldova :
3,272
2002
Geography of Moldova
# 140
El Salvador :
3,136
2002
Geography of El Salvador
# 141
United Arab Emirates :
3,108
2002
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 142
Mauritania :
2,970
2002
Geography of Mauritania
# 143
Armenia :
2,962
2002
Geography of Armenia
# 144
Brunei :
2,840
2002
Geography of Brunei
# 145
Trinidad and Tobago :
2,272
2002
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 146
Libya :
2,170
2002
Geography of Libya
# 147
Burundi :
1,796
2002
Geography of Burundi
# 148
Cyprus :
1,734
2002
Geography of Cyprus
# 149
Samoa :
1,710
2002
Geography of Samoa
# 150
Israel :
1,668
2002
Geography of Israel
# 151
Lebanon :
1,332
2002
Geography of Lebanon
# 152
Haiti :
1,074
2002
Geography of Haiti
# 153
French Polynesia :
1,050
2002
Geography of French Polynesia
# 154
Luxembourg :
868
2002
Geography of Luxembourg
# 155
Jordan :
830
2002
Geography of Jordan
# 156
Cape Verde :
827
2002
Geography of Cape Verde
# 157
Dominica :
468
2002
Geography of Dominica
# 158
Iceland :
412
2002
Geography of Iceland
# 159
Seychelles :
400
2002
Geography of Seychelles
# 160
Palau :
399
2002
Geography of Palau
# 161
Mauritius :
376
2002
Geography of Mauritius
# 162
Turks and Caicos Islands :
344
2002
Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands
# 163
Northern Mariana Islands :
336
2002
Geography of Northern Mariana Islands
# 164
São Tomé and Príncipe :
274
2002
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 165
Guam :
259
2002
Geography of Guam
# 166
American Samoa :
180
2002
Geography of American Samoa
# 167
Saint Lucia :
170
2002
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 168
Cayman Islands :
124
2002
Geography of Cayman Islands
# 169
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
104
2002
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 170
Virgin Islands :
100
2002
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 171
Antigua and Barbuda :
94
2002
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 172
Lesotho :
74
2002
Geography of Lesotho
# 173
Comoros :
70
2002
Geography of Comoros
# 174
Liechtenstein :
69
2002
Geography of Liechtenstein
# 175
Mayotte :
56
2002
Geography of Mayotte
# 176
Djibouti :
56
2002
Geography of Djibouti
# 177
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
53
2002
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 178
Kuwait :
51
2002
Geography of Kuwait
# 179
Grenada :
41
2002
Geography of Grenada
# 180
Tonga :
36
2002
Geography of Tonga
# 181
Man, Isle of :
35
2002
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 182
Singapore :
23
2002
Geography of Singapore
# 183
Kiribati :
22
2002
Geography of Kiribati
# 184
Oman :
20
2002
Geography of Oman
# 185
Barbados :
17
2002
Geography of Barbados
# 186
Netherlands Antilles :
12
2002
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 187
Tuvalu :
10
2002
Geography of Tuvalu
# 188
Bermuda :
10
2002
Geography of Bermuda
# 189
Maldives :
9
2002
Geography of Maldives
# 190
Aruba :
4
2002
Geography of Aruba
# 191
Bahrain :
4
2002
Geography of Bahrain
# 192
Malta :
3
2002
Geography of Malta
# 193
Greenland :
2
2002
Geography of Greenland
# 194
Faroe Islands :
1
2002
Geography of Faroe Islands
# 195
San Marino :
1
2002
Geography of San Marino
Weighted average:
200,884.4
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
1,534,987
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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"Forest area > sq. km (2002) 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=2002
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