Country rankings

Forest Area by Country

Russia has the highest Forest Area in 2020 (815,312 1k Ha), followed by Brazil (496,620 1k Ha) and Canada (346,928 1k Ha). Saint Pierre and Miquelon has the lowest (1 1k Ha).

EnvironmentGeography214 countries · 1 metricUpdated Nov 21, 2024Original page
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Forest AreaBetter directionWhether a higher or a lower value is better. A green arrow means higher is better, a red arrow means lower is better, and no arrow means neither.More in the glossary →
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Forest Area, 2020

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 214 countries.

Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →

Each dot is one country; the lines mark the median and the middle half.

Median
2,042 1k Ha
Middle half 140.8 1k Ha – 9.5K 1k Ha
Average
18,864 1k Ha
214 countries
Highest
815,312 1k Ha
Russia
Lowest
1 1k Ha
Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Biggest changes · 1990 → 2020

213 countries have a value in both years.

Improved most

Declined most

Data

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214 countries · # = rank by Forest Area
#
1Russia815,312 1k Ha
2Brazil496,620 1k Ha
3Canada346,928 1k Ha
4United States309,795 1k Ha
5China219,978 1k Ha
6Australia134,005 1k Ha
7DR Congo126,155 1k Ha
8Indonesia92,133 1k Ha
9Peru72,330 1k Ha
10India72,160 1k Ha
11Angola66,607 1k Ha
12Mexico65,692 1k Ha
13Colombia59,142 1k Ha
14Bolivia50,834 1k Ha
15Venezuela46,231 1k Ha
16Tanzania45,745 1k Ha
17Zambia44,814 1k Ha
18Mozambique36,744 1k Ha
19Papua New Guinea35,856 1k Ha
20Argentina28,573 1k Ha
21Myanmar28,544 1k Ha
22Sweden27,980 1k Ha
23Japan24,935 1k Ha
24Gabon23,531 1k Ha
25Finland22,409 1k Ha
26Central African Republic22,303 1k Ha
27Turkey22,220 1k Ha
28Nigeria21,627 1k Ha
29Cameroon20,340 1k Ha
30Thailand19,873 1k Ha
31Malaysia19,114 1k Ha
32Spain18,572 1k Ha
33Guyana18,415 1k Ha
34Sudan18,360 1k Ha
35Chile18,211 1k Ha
36Zimbabwe17,445 1k Ha
37France17,253 1k Ha
38Ethiopia17,069 1k Ha
39South Africa17,050 1k Ha
40Laos16,596 1k Ha
41Paraguay16,102 1k Ha
42Botswana15,255 1k Ha
43Suriname15,196 1k Ha
44Vietnam14,643 1k Ha
45Mongolia14,173 1k Ha
46Mali13,296 1k Ha
47Ecuador12,498 1k Ha
48Madagascar12,430 1k Ha
49Norway12,180 1k Ha
50Germany11,419 1k Ha
51Iran10,752 1k Ha
52New Zealand9,893 1k Ha
53Ukraine9,690 1k Ha
54Italy9,566 1k Ha
55Poland9,483 1k Ha
56Belarus8,768 1k Ha
57Senegal8,068 1k Ha
57Cambodia8,068 1k Ha
59French Guiana8,003 1k Ha
60Ghana7,986 1k Ha
61Liberia7,617 1k Ha
62Philippines7,189 1k Ha
63South Sudan7,157 1k Ha
64Romania6,929 1k Ha
65Namibia6,639 1k Ha
66Honduras6,359 1k Ha
67South Korea6,287 1k Ha
68Burkina Faso6,216 1k Ha
69Guinea6,189 1k Ha
70North Korea6,030 1k Ha
71Somalia5,980 1k Ha
72Nepal5,962 1k Ha
73Morocco5,742 1k Ha
74Chad4,313 1k Ha
75Panama4,214 1k Ha
76Turkmenistan4,127 1k Ha
77Greece3,902 1k Ha
78Austria3,899 1k Ha
79Bulgaria3,893 1k Ha
80Pakistan3,726 1k Ha
81Uzbekistan3,690 1k Ha
82Kenya3,611 1k Ha
83Guatemala3,528 1k Ha
84Kazakhstan3,455 1k Ha
85Latvia3,411 1k Ha
86Nicaragua3,408 1k Ha
87Portugal3,312 1k Ha
88Cuba3,242 1k Ha
89United Kingdom3,190 1k Ha
90Benin3,135 1k Ha
91Costa Rica3,035 1k Ha
92Ivory Coast2,837 1k Ha
93Georgia2,822 1k Ha
94Bhutan2,725 1k Ha
95Serbia2,723 1k Ha
96Czechia2,677 1k Ha
97Sierra Leone2,535 1k Ha
98Solomon Islands2,523 1k Ha
99Equatorial Guinea2,448 1k Ha
100Estonia2,438 1k Ha
101Uganda2,338 1k Ha
102Malawi2,242 1k Ha
103Lithuania2,201 1k Ha
104Bosnia and Herzegovina2,188 1k Ha
105Dominican Republic2,144 1k Ha
106Sri Lanka2,113 1k Ha
107Hungary2,053 1k Ha
108Uruguay2,031 1k Ha
109Guinea-Bissau1,980 1k Ha
110Algeria1,949 1k Ha
111Croatia1,939 1k Ha
112Slovakia1,926 1k Ha
113Bangladesh1,883 1k Ha
114Kyrgyzstan1,315 1k Ha
115Belize1,277 1k Ha
116Switzerland1,269 1k Ha
117Slovenia1,238 1k Ha
118Togo1,209 1k Ha
119Afghanistan1,208 1k Ha
120Fiji1,140 1k Ha
121Azerbaijan1,132 1k Ha
122Niger1,080 1k Ha
123Eritrea1,055 1k Ha
124North Macedonia1,001 1k Ha
125Saudi Arabia977 1k Ha
126Timor-Leste921 1k Ha
127New Caledonia838 1k Ha
128Montenegro827 1k Ha
129Iraq825 1k Ha
130Albania789 1k Ha
131Ireland782 1k Ha
132Tunisia703 1k Ha
133Belgium689 1k Ha
134Western Sahara665 1k Ha
135Denmark628 1k Ha
136Jamaica597 1k Ha
137El Salvador584 1k Ha
138Yemen549 1k Ha
139Syria522 1k Ha
140Bahamas510 1k Ha
141Eswatini498 1k Ha
142Puerto Rico496 1k Ha
143Vanuatu442 1k Ha
144Tajikistan424 1k Ha
145Moldova387 1k Ha
146Brunei380 1k Ha
147Netherlands370 1k Ha
148Haiti347 1k Ha
149Armenia328 1k Ha
150United Arab Emirates317 1k Ha
151Mauritania313 1k Ha
152Burundi280 1k Ha
153Rwanda276 1k Ha
154Gambia243 1k Ha
155Trinidad and Tobago228 1k Ha
156Libya217 1k Ha
157Cyprus173 1k Ha
158Samoa162 1k Ha
159French Polynesia149 1k Ha
160Lebanon143 1k Ha
161Israel140 1k Ha
162Jordan98 1k Ha
162Reunion98 1k Ha
164Luxembourg89 1k Ha
165Guadeloupe72 1k Ha
166Micronesia64 1k Ha
167Martinique52 1k Ha
167Sao Tome and Principe52 1k Ha
169Iceland51 1k Ha
170Dominica48 1k Ha
171Cape Verde46 1k Ha
172Egypt45 1k Ha
173Palau41 1k Ha
174Mauritius39 1k Ha
175Lesotho35 1k Ha
176Seychelles34 1k Ha
177Comoros33 1k Ha
178Saint Vincent and the Grenadines29 1k Ha
179Guam28 1k Ha
180Northern Mariana Islands24 1k Ha
181Saint Lucia21 1k Ha
182United States Virgin Islands20 1k Ha
183Niue19 1k Ha
184Grenada18 1k Ha
185American Samoa17 1k Ha
186Singapore16 1k Ha
186Andorra16 1k Ha
186Cook Islands16 1k Ha
189Mayotte14 1k Ha
190Cayman Islands13 1k Ha
191Turks and Caicos Islands11 1k Ha
191Saint Kitts and Nevis11 1k Ha
193Palestine10 1k Ha
194Tonga9 1k Ha
194Marshall Islands9 1k Ha
196Antigua and Barbuda8 1k Ha
197Liechtenstein7 1k Ha
198Kuwait6 1k Ha
198Djibouti6 1k Ha
198Barbados6 1k Ha
198Anguilla6 1k Ha
202British Virgin Islands4 1k Ha
203Oman3 1k Ha
203Isle of Man3 1k Ha
203Montserrat3 1k Ha
206Bahrain1 1k Ha
206Maldives1 1k Ha
206Kiribati1 1k Ha
206Jersey1 1k Ha
206Bermuda1 1k Ha
206San Marino1 1k Ha
206Saint Martin1 1k Ha
206Tuvalu1 1k Ha
206Saint Pierre and Miquelon1 1k Ha

What correlates with Forest Area (2020)?

Pearson r against 1,325 other country metrics sharing at least 129 countries, 2 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Forest Area tend to score higher on these

  1. # of TreesTrees by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 208
    Plot
  2. Total Area (km²)
    r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 214
    Plot
  3. Renewable Internal FreshwaterFresh water by Country
    r = +0.89 · very strong · n = 176
    Plot
  4. Number of IndicesBond Market Size by Country
    r = +0.79 · very strong · n = 170
    Plot
  5. Total Water (km²)True Size of Countries
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 150
    Plot
  6. Total WaterTrue Size of Countries
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 150
    Plot

Opposite directions

Places that have a higher Forest Area tend to score lower on these

  1. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.27 · weak · n = 141
    Plot
  2. Travelpass Cost per DayVerizon Travelpass Countries
    r = −0.25 · weak · n = 180
    Plot
  3. ZeroPark 2020Tier 1 Countries
    r = −0.25 · weak · n = 213
    Plot
  4. Average Temperature (°C)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.23 · weak · n = 206
    Plot
  5. Average Annual Temp. 1961-1990 (°C)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.22 · weak · n = 186
    Plot
  6. Average Annual Temp. 1961-1990 (°F)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.22 · weak · n = 186
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Forest Area?
Russia has the highest Forest Area in 2020, at 815,312 1k Ha, followed by Brazil (496,620 1k Ha) and Canada (346,928 1k Ha).
Which country has the lowest Forest Area?
Saint Pierre and Miquelon has the lowest Forest Area in 2020, at 1 1k Ha.
What is the median Forest Area across countries?
The median is 2,042 1k Ha across the 214 countries with data in 2020.
Where does this forest area by country data come from?
Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Forest area (% of land area) - World Bank; Forest Area (sq km) - World Bank.