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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 (2005) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Russia :
8,087,900
2005
Geography of Russia
# 2
Brazil :
4,776,980
2005
Geography of Brazil
# 3
Canada :
3,101,340
2005
Geography of Canada
# 4
United States :
3,030,890
2005
Geography of United States
# 5
China :
1,972,900
2005
Geography of China
# 6
Australia :
1,636,780
2005
Geography of Australia
# 7
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1,336,095
2005
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 8
Indonesia :
884,950
2005
Geography of Indonesia
# 9
Peru :
687,420
2005
Geography of Peru
# 10
India :
677,010
2005
Geography of India
# 11
Sudan :
675,458
2005
Geography of Sudan
# 12
Mexico :
642,380
2005
Geography of Mexico
# 13
Colombia :
607,280
2005
Geography of Colombia
# 14
Angola :
591,040
2005
Geography of Angola
# 15
Bolivia :
587,400
2005
Geography of Bolivia
# 16
Venezuela :
477,130
2005
Geography of Venezuela
# 17
Zambia :
424,520
2005
Geography of Zambia
# 18
Tanzania :
352,570
2005
Geography of Tanzania
# 19
Argentina :
330,210
2005
Geography of Argentina
# 20
Burma :
322,220
2005
Geography of Burma
# 21
Papua New Guinea :
294,370
2005
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 22
Sweden :
275,280
2005
Geography of Sweden
# 23
Japan :
248,680
2005
Geography of Japan
# 24
Central African Republic :
227,550
2005
Geography of Central African Republic
# 25
Finland :
225,000
2005
Geography of Finland
# 26
Congo, Republic of the :
224,713
2005
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 27
Gabon :
217,750
2005
Geography of Gabon
# 28
Cameroon :
212,450
2005
Geography of Cameroon
# 29
Malaysia :
208,900
2005
Geography of Malaysia
# 30
Mozambique :
192,620
2005
Geography of Mozambique
# 31
Paraguay :
184,750
2005
Geography of Paraguay
# 32
Spain :
179,150
2005
Geography of Spain
# 33
Zimbabwe :
175,400
2005
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 34
Laos :
161,420
2005
Geography of Laos
# 35
Chile :
161,210
2005
Geography of Chile
# 36
France :
155,540
2005
Geography of France
# 37
Guyana :
151,035
2005
Geography of Guyana
# 38
Suriname :
147,760
2005
Geography of Suriname
# 39
Thailand :
145,200
2005
Geography of Thailand
# 40
Ethiopia :
130,000
2005
Geography of Ethiopia
# 41
Vietnam :
129,310
2005
Geography of Vietnam
# 42
Madagascar :
128,378
2005
Geography of Madagascar
# 43
Mali :
125,715
2005
Geography of Mali
# 44
Botswana :
119,430
2005
Geography of Botswana
# 45
Chad :
119,210
2005
Geography of Chad
# 46
Nigeria :
110,890
2005
Geography of Nigeria
# 47
Germany :
110,760
2005
Geography of Germany
# 48
Ecuador :
108,533
2005
Geography of Ecuador
# 49
Cambodia :
104,470
2005
Geography of Cambodia
# 50
Côte d'Ivoire :
104,050
2005
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 51
Mongolia :
102,520
2005
Geography of Mongolia
# 52
Turkey :
101,750
2005
Geography of Turkey
# 53
Italy :
99,790
2005
Geography of Italy
# 54
Ukraine :
95,750
2005
Geography of Ukraine
# 55
Norway :
93,870
2005
Geography of Norway
# 56
South Africa :
92,030
2005
Geography of South Africa
# 57
Poland :
91,920
2005
Geography of Poland
# 58
Senegal :
86,732
2005
Geography of Senegal
# 59
New Zealand :
83,090
2005
Geography of New Zealand
# 60
Belarus :
78,940
2005
Geography of Belarus
# 61
Namibia :
76,610
2005
Geography of Namibia
# 62
Philippines :
71,620
2005
Geography of Philippines
# 63
Somalia :
71,310
2005
Geography of Somalia
# 64
Burkina Faso :
67,943
2005
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 65
Guinea :
67,242
2005
Geography of Guinea
# 66
Romania :
63,700
2005
Geography of Romania
# 67
Ghana :
55,170
2005
Geography of Ghana
# 68
Nicaragua :
51,890
2005
Geography of Nicaragua
# 69
Honduras :
46,480
2005
Geography of Honduras
# 70
Morocco :
43,640
2005
Geography of Morocco
# 71
Panama :
42,940
2005
Geography of Panama
# 72
Turkmenistan :
41,270
2005
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 73
Guatemala :
39,380
2005
Geography of Guatemala
# 74
Austria :
38,620
2005
Geography of Austria
# 75
Portugal :
37,830
2005
Geography of Portugal
# 76
Greece :
37,520
2005
Geography of Greece
# 77
Nepal :
36,360
2005
Geography of Nepal
# 78
Uganda :
36,270
2005
Geography of Uganda
# 79
Bulgaria :
36,250
2005
Geography of Bulgaria
# 80
Kenya :
35,220
2005
Geography of Kenya
# 81
Malawi :
34,020
2005
Geography of Malawi
# 82
Kazakhstan :
33,370
2005
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 83
Uzbekistan :
32,950
2005
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 84
Bhutan :
31,950
2005
Geography of Bhutan
# 85
Liberia :
31,540
2005
Geography of Liberia
# 86
Latvia :
29,410
2005
Geography of Latvia
# 87
United Kingdom :
28,450
2005
Geography of United Kingdom
# 88
Georgia :
27,601
2005
Geography of Georgia
# 89
Sierra Leone :
27,544
2005
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 90
Saudi Arabia :
27,280
2005
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 91
Cuba :
27,130
2005
Geography of Cuba
# 92
Czech Republic :
26,480
2005
Geography of Czech Republic
# 93
Costa Rica :
23,910
2005
Geography of Costa Rica
# 94
Benin :
23,510
2005
Geography of Benin
# 95
Estonia :
22,840
2005
Geography of Estonia
# 96
Algeria :
22,768
2005
Geography of Algeria
# 97
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
21,850
2005
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 98
Solomon Islands :
21,720
2005
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 99
Croatia :
21,350
2005
Geography of Croatia
# 100
Lithuania :
20,990
2005
Geography of Lithuania
# 101
Guinea-Bissau :
20,717
2005
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 102
Hungary :
19,760
2005
Geography of Hungary
# 103
Sri Lanka :
19,330
2005
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 104
Slovakia :
19,290
2005
Geography of Slovakia
# 105
Pakistan :
19,020
2005
Geography of Pakistan
# 106
Belize :
16,530
2005
Geography of Belize
# 107
Equatorial Guinea :
16,320
2005
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 108
Eritrea :
15,540
2005
Geography of Eritrea
# 109
Uruguay :
15,060
2005
Geography of Uruguay
# 110
Dominican Republic :
13,760
2005
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 111
Niger :
12,659
2005
Geography of Niger
# 112
Slovenia :
12,644
2005
Geography of Slovenia
# 113
Switzerland :
12,210
2005
Geography of Switzerland
# 114
Tunisia :
10,560
2005
Geography of Tunisia
# 115
Fiji :
10,000
2005
Geography of Fiji
# 116
Azerbaijan :
9,360
2005
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 117
Macedonia, Republic of :
9,060
2005
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 118
Bangladesh :
8,714
2005
Geography of Bangladesh
# 119
Kyrgyzstan :
8,693
2005
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 120
Afghanistan :
8,670
2005
Geography of Afghanistan
# 121
Iraq :
8,220
2005
Geography of Iraq
# 122
East Timor :
7,980
2005
Geography of East Timor
# 123
Albania :
7,940
2005
Geography of Albania
# 124
New Caledonia :
7,170
2005
Geography of New Caledonia
# 125
Ireland :
6,690
2005
Geography of Ireland
# 126
Belgium :
6,670
2005
Geography of Belgium
# 127
Swaziland :
5,410
2005
Geography of Swaziland
# 128
Bahamas, The :
5,150
2005
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 129
Denmark :
5,000
2005
Geography of Denmark
# 130
Rwanda :
4,800
2005
Geography of Rwanda
# 131
Gambia, The :
4,710
2005
Geography of Gambia, The
# 132
Syria :
4,610
2005
Geography of Syria
# 133
Vanuatu :
4,395
2005
Geography of Vanuatu
# 134
Tajikistan :
4,100
2005
Geography of Tajikistan
# 135
Puerto Rico :
4,080
2005
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 136
Togo :
3,860
2005
Geography of Togo
# 137
Netherlands :
3,650
2005
Geography of Netherlands
# 138
Jamaica :
3,390
2005
Geography of Jamaica
# 139
Moldova :
3,290
2005
Geography of Moldova
# 140
United Arab Emirates :
3,120
2005
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 141
El Salvador :
2,980
2005
Geography of El Salvador
# 142
Armenia :
2,830
2005
Geography of Armenia
# 143
Brunei :
2,780
2005
Geography of Brunei
# 144
Mauritania :
2,670
2005
Geography of Mauritania
# 145
Trinidad and Tobago :
2,260
2005
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 146
Libya :
2,170
2005
Geography of Libya
# 147
Cyprus :
1,744
2005
Geography of Cyprus
# 148
Israel :
1,710
2005
Geography of Israel
# 149
Samoa :
1,710
2005
Geography of Samoa
# 150
Burundi :
1,520
2005
Geography of Burundi
# 151
Lebanon :
1,365
2005
Geography of Lebanon
# 152
Haiti :
1,050
2005
Geography of Haiti
# 153
French Polynesia :
1,050
2005
Geography of French Polynesia
# 154
Luxembourg :
868
2005
Geography of Luxembourg
# 155
Cape Verde :
836
2005
Geography of Cape Verde
# 156
Jordan :
830
2005
Geography of Jordan
# 157
Iceland :
460
2005
Geography of Iceland
# 158
Dominica :
460
2005
Geography of Dominica
# 159
Palau :
403
2005
Geography of Palau
# 160
Seychelles :
400
2005
Geography of Seychelles
# 161
Mauritius :
370
2005
Geography of Mauritius
# 162
Turks and Caicos Islands :
344
2005
Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands
# 163
Northern Mariana Islands :
333
2005
Geography of Northern Mariana Islands
# 164
São Tomé and Príncipe :
274
2005
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 165
Guam :
259
2005
Geography of Guam
# 166
American Samoa :
179
2005
Geography of American Samoa
# 167
Saint Lucia :
170
2005
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 168
Cayman Islands :
124
2005
Geography of Cayman Islands
# 169
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
107
2005
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 170
Virgin Islands :
95
2005
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 171
Antigua and Barbuda :
94
2005
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 172
Lesotho :
80
2005
Geography of Lesotho
# 173
Liechtenstein :
69
2005
Geography of Liechtenstein
# 174
Djibouti :
56
2005
Geography of Djibouti
# 175
Kuwait :
56
2005
Geography of Kuwait
# 176
Mayotte :
55
2005
Geography of Mayotte
# 177
Comoros :
55
2005
Geography of Comoros
# 178
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
53
2005
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 179
Grenada :
41
2005
Geography of Grenada
# 180
Tonga :
36
2005
Geography of Tonga
# 181
Man, Isle of :
35
2005
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 182
Singapore :
23
2005
Geography of Singapore
# 183
Kiribati :
22
2005
Geography of Kiribati
# 184
Oman :
20
2005
Geography of Oman
# 185
Barbados :
17
2005
Geography of Barbados
# 186
Netherlands Antilles :
12
2005
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 187
Tuvalu :
10
2005
Geography of Tuvalu
# 188
Bermuda :
10
2005
Geography of Bermuda
# 189
Maldives :
9
2005
Geography of Maldives
# 190
Bahrain :
5
2005
Geography of Bahrain
# 191
Aruba :
4
2005
Geography of Aruba
# 192
Malta :
3
2005
Geography of Malta
# 193
Greenland :
2
2005
Geography of Greenland
# 194
Faroe Islands :
1
2005
Geography of Faroe Islands
# 195
San Marino :
1
2005
Geography of San Marino
Weighted average:
199,783.5
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
1,555,849
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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