Forest area > sq. km (2006) by country
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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 (2006) by country
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Rank
Countries
Amount
Date
# 1
Russia :
8,086,943
2006
Geography of Russia
# 2
Brazil :
4,745,950
2006
Geography of Brazil
# 3
Canada :
3,101,340
2006
Geography of Canada
# 4
United States :
3,032,480
2006
Geography of United States
# 5
China :
2,013,478
2006
Geography of China
# 6
Australia :
1,634,846
2006
Geography of Australia
# 7
Congo, Democratic Republic of the :
1,332,901
2006
Geography of Congo, Democratic Republic of the
# 8
Indonesia :
866,236
2006
Geography of Indonesia
# 9
Peru :
686,478
2006
Geography of Peru
# 10
India :
677,304
2006
Geography of India
# 11
Sudan :
669,568
2006
Geography of Sudan
# 12
Mexico :
639,776
2006
Geography of Mexico
# 13
Colombia :
606,810
2006
Geography of Colombia
# 14
Angola :
589,792
2006
Geography of Angola
# 15
Bolivia :
584,698
2006
Geography of Bolivia
# 16
Venezuela :
474,254
2006
Geography of Venezuela
# 17
Zambia :
420,072
2006
Geography of Zambia
# 18
Tanzania :
348,448
2006
Geography of Tanzania
# 19
Argentina :
328,712
2006
Geography of Argentina
# 20
Burma :
317,556
2006
Geography of Burma
# 21
Papua New Guinea :
292,979
2006
Geography of Papua New Guinea
# 22
Sweden :
275,388
2006
Geography of Sweden
# 23
Japan :
248,664
2006
Geography of Japan
# 24
Central African Republic :
227,254
2006
Geography of Central African Republic
# 25
Finland :
225,050
2006
Geography of Finland
# 26
Congo, Republic of the :
224,543
2006
Geography of Congo, Republic of the
# 27
Gabon :
217,648
2006
Geography of Gabon
# 28
Cameroon :
210,250
2006
Geography of Cameroon
# 29
Malaysia :
207,498
2006
Geography of Malaysia
# 30
Mozambique :
192,120
2006
Geography of Mozambique
# 31
Paraguay :
182,964
2006
Geography of Paraguay
# 32
Spain :
182,108
2006
Geography of Spain
# 33
Zimbabwe :
172,270
2006
Geography of Zimbabwe
# 34
Chile :
161,784
2006
Geography of Chile
# 35
Laos :
160,640
2006
Geography of Laos
# 36
France :
155,946
2006
Geography of France
# 37
Guyana :
151,035
2006
Geography of Guyana
# 38
Suriname :
147,760
2006
Geography of Suriname
# 39
Thailand :
144,612
2006
Geography of Thailand
# 40
Vietnam :
131,722
2006
Geography of Vietnam
# 41
Ethiopia :
128,590
2006
Geography of Ethiopia
# 42
Madagascar :
128,007
2006
Geography of Madagascar
# 43
Mali :
124,715
2006
Geography of Mali
# 44
Chad :
118,418
2006
Geography of Chad
# 45
Botswana :
118,246
2006
Geography of Botswana
# 46
Germany :
110,760
2006
Geography of Germany
# 47
Nigeria :
106,794
2006
Geography of Nigeria
# 48
Ecuador :
106,558
2006
Geography of Ecuador
# 49
Côte d'Ivoire :
104,204
2006
Geography of Côte d'Ivoire
# 50
Cambodia :
102,282
2006
Geography of Cambodia
# 51
Turkey :
101,996
2006
Geography of Turkey
# 52
Mongolia :
101,694
2006
Geography of Mongolia
# 53
Italy :
100,854
2006
Geography of Italy
# 54
Ukraine :
95,880
2006
Geography of Ukraine
# 55
Norway :
94,042
2006
Geography of Norway
# 56
Poland :
92,186
2006
Geography of Poland
# 57
South Africa :
92,030
2006
Geography of South Africa
# 58
Senegal :
86,282
2006
Geography of Senegal
# 59
New Zealand :
83,256
2006
Geography of New Zealand
# 60
Belarus :
79,032
2006
Geography of Belarus
# 61
Namibia :
75,866
2006
Geography of Namibia
# 62
Somalia :
70,542
2006
Geography of Somalia
# 63
Philippines :
70,046
2006
Geography of Philippines
# 64
Burkina Faso :
67,703
2006
Geography of Burkina Faso
# 65
Guinea :
66,882
2006
Geography of Guinea
# 66
Romania :
63,708
2006
Geography of Romania
# 67
Ghana :
54,016
2006
Geography of Ghana
# 68
Nicaragua :
50,490
2006
Geography of Nicaragua
# 69
Honduras :
44,916
2006
Geography of Honduras
# 70
Morocco :
43,712
2006
Geography of Morocco
# 71
Panama :
42,914
2006
Geography of Panama
# 72
Turkmenistan :
41,270
2006
Geography of Turkmenistan
# 73
Guatemala :
38,840
2006
Geography of Guatemala
# 74
Austria :
38,668
2006
Geography of Austria
# 75
Portugal :
38,230
2006
Geography of Portugal
# 76
Greece :
37,822
2006
Geography of Greece
# 77
Bulgaria :
36,750
2006
Geography of Bulgaria
# 78
Nepal :
35,832
2006
Geography of Nepal
# 79
Uganda :
35,406
2006
Geography of Uganda
# 80
Kenya :
35,100
2006
Geography of Kenya
# 81
Malawi :
33,690
2006
Geography of Malawi
# 82
Kazakhstan :
33,314
2006
Geography of Kazakhstan
# 83
Uzbekistan :
33,116
2006
Geography of Uzbekistan
# 84
Bhutan :
32,058
2006
Geography of Bhutan
# 85
Liberia :
30,938
2006
Geography of Liberia
# 86
Latvia :
29,522
2006
Geography of Latvia
# 87
United Kingdom :
28,554
2006
Geography of United Kingdom
# 88
Cuba :
27,686
2006
Geography of Cuba
# 89
Georgia :
27,601
2006
Geography of Georgia
# 90
Sierra Leone :
27,351
2006
Geography of Sierra Leone
# 91
Saudi Arabia :
27,280
2006
Geography of Saudi Arabia
# 92
Czech Republic :
26,502
2006
Geography of Czech Republic
# 93
Costa Rica :
23,940
2006
Geography of Costa Rica
# 94
Algeria :
23,034
2006
Geography of Algeria
# 95
Estonia :
22,922
2006
Geography of Estonia
# 96
Benin :
22,862
2006
Geography of Benin
# 97
Bosnia and Herzegovina :
21,850
2006
Geography of Bosnia and Herzegovina
# 98
Croatia :
21,362
2006
Geography of Croatia
# 99
Solomon Islands :
21,322
2006
Geography of Solomon Islands
# 100
Lithuania :
21,148
2006
Geography of Lithuania
# 101
Serbia and Montenegro :
20,800
2006
Geography of Serbia and Montenegro
# 102
Guinea-Bissau :
20,620
2006
Geography of Guinea-Bissau
# 103
Hungary :
19,898
2006
Geography of Hungary
# 104
Slovakia :
19,306
2006
Geography of Slovakia
# 105
Sri Lanka :
19,032
2006
Geography of Sri Lanka
# 106
Pakistan :
18,592
2006
Geography of Pakistan
# 107
Belize :
16,530
2006
Geography of Belize
# 108
Equatorial Guinea :
16,167
2006
Geography of Equatorial Guinea
# 109
Eritrea :
15,540
2006
Geography of Eritrea
# 110
Uruguay :
15,254
2006
Geography of Uruguay
# 111
Dominican Republic :
13,760
2006
Geography of Dominican Republic
# 112
Slovenia :
12,695
2006
Geography of Slovenia
# 113
Niger :
12,535
2006
Geography of Niger
# 114
Switzerland :
12,254
2006
Geography of Switzerland
# 115
Tunisia :
10,754
2006
Geography of Tunisia
# 116
Fiji :
10,000
2006
Geography of Fiji
# 117
Azerbaijan :
9,360
2006
Geography of Azerbaijan
# 118
Macedonia, Republic of :
9,060
2006
Geography of Macedonia, Republic of
# 119
Kyrgyzstan :
8,715
2006
Geography of Kyrgyzstan
# 120
Bangladesh :
8,689
2006
Geography of Bangladesh
# 121
Afghanistan :
8,374
2006
Geography of Afghanistan
# 122
Iraq :
8,228
2006
Geography of Iraq
# 123
Albania :
7,990
2006
Geography of Albania
# 124
East Timor :
7,868
2006
Geography of East Timor
# 125
New Caledonia :
7,170
2006
Geography of New Caledonia
# 126
Ireland :
6,810
2006
Geography of Ireland
# 127
Belgium :
6,670
2006
Geography of Belgium
# 128
Swaziland :
5,457
2006
Geography of Swaziland
# 129
Bahamas, The :
5,150
2006
Geography of Bahamas, The
# 130
Rwanda :
5,072
2006
Geography of Rwanda
# 131
Denmark :
5,028
2006
Geography of Denmark
# 132
Gambia, The :
4,730
2006
Geography of Gambia, The
# 133
Syria :
4,668
2006
Geography of Syria
# 134
Vanuatu :
4,395
2006
Geography of Vanuatu
# 135
Tajikistan :
4,100
2006
Geography of Tajikistan
# 136
Puerto Rico :
4,082
2006
Geography of Puerto Rico
# 137
Netherlands :
3,660
2006
Geography of Netherlands
# 138
Togo :
3,660
2006
Geography of Togo
# 139
Jamaica :
3,386
2006
Geography of Jamaica
# 140
Moldova :
3,296
2006
Geography of Moldova
# 141
United Arab Emirates :
3,124
2006
Geography of United Arab Emirates
# 142
El Salvador :
2,928
2006
Geography of El Salvador
# 143
Armenia :
2,786
2006
Geography of Armenia
# 144
Brunei :
2,760
2006
Geography of Brunei
# 145
Mauritania :
2,570
2006
Geography of Mauritania
# 146
Trinidad and Tobago :
2,256
2006
Geography of Trinidad and Tobago
# 147
Libya :
2,170
2006
Geography of Libya
# 148
Cyprus :
1,747
2006
Geography of Cyprus
# 149
Israel :
1,724
2006
Geography of Israel
# 150
Samoa :
1,710
2006
Geography of Samoa
# 151
Burundi :
1,428
2006
Geography of Burundi
# 152
Lebanon :
1,376
2006
Geography of Lebanon
# 153
French Polynesia :
1,050
2006
Geography of French Polynesia
# 154
Haiti :
1,042
2006
Geography of Haiti
# 155
Luxembourg :
868
2006
Geography of Luxembourg
# 156
Cape Verde :
842
2006
Geography of Cape Verde
# 157
Jordan :
830
2006
Geography of Jordan
# 158
Iceland :
476
2006
Geography of Iceland
# 159
Dominica :
457
2006
Geography of Dominica
# 160
Palau :
404
2006
Geography of Palau
# 161
Seychelles :
400
2006
Geography of Seychelles
# 162
Mauritius :
368
2006
Geography of Mauritius
# 163
Turks and Caicos Islands :
344
2006
Geography of Turks and Caicos Islands
# 164
Northern Mariana Islands :
332
2006
Geography of Northern Mariana Islands
# 165
São Tomé and Príncipe :
274
2006
Geography of São Tomé and Príncipe
# 166
Guam :
259
2006
Geography of Guam
# 167
American Samoa :
178
2006
Geography of American Samoa
# 168
Saint Lucia :
170
2006
Geography of Saint Lucia
# 169
Cayman Islands :
124
2006
Geography of Cayman Islands
# 170
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines :
108
2006
Geography of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
# 171
Antigua and Barbuda :
94
2006
Geography of Antigua and Barbuda
# 172
Virgin Islands :
93
2006
Geography of Virgin Islands
# 173
Lesotho :
82
2006
Geography of Lesotho
# 174
Liechtenstein :
69
2006
Geography of Liechtenstein
# 175
Kuwait :
57
2006
Geography of Kuwait
# 176
Djibouti :
56
2006
Geography of Djibouti
# 177
Mayotte :
55
2006
Geography of Mayotte
# 178
Saint Kitts and Nevis :
53
2006
Geography of Saint Kitts and Nevis
# 179
Comoros :
49
2006
Geography of Comoros
# 180
Grenada :
41
2006
Geography of Grenada
# 181
Tonga :
36
2006
Geography of Tonga
# 182
Man, Isle of :
35
2006
Geography of Man, Isle of
# 183
Singapore :
23
2006
Geography of Singapore
# 184
Kiribati :
22
2006
Geography of Kiribati
# 185
Oman :
20
2006
Geography of Oman
# 186
Barbados :
17
2006
Geography of Barbados
# 187
Netherlands Antilles :
12
2006
Geography of Netherlands Antilles
# 188
Bermuda :
10
2006
Geography of Bermuda
# 189
Tuvalu :
10
2006
Geography of Tuvalu
# 190
Maldives :
9
2006
Geography of Maldives
# 191
Bahrain :
5
2006
Geography of Bahrain
# 192
Aruba :
4
2006
Geography of Aruba
# 193
Malta :
3
2006
Geography of Malta
# 194
Greenland :
2
2006
Geography of Greenland
# 195
San Marino :
1
2006
Geography of San Marino
# 196
Faroe Islands :
1
2006
Geography of Faroe Islands
Weighted average:
198,506.5
Historical countries, unions or other regions:
European Union
1,562,803
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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