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Forest Cover by Country

Russia has the highest Extent of Forest in 2025 (832.6M Ha), followed by Brazil (486.1M Ha) and Canada (368.8M Ha). Tuvalu has the lowest (1,000 Ha).

Environment209 countries · 3 metricsUpdated Dec 13, 2025Original page
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Extent of Forest, 2025

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Ranking

Best first: the first 15 and last 5 of 203 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
2.3M Ha
Middle half 217.5K Ha – 10.2M Ha
Average
18.8M Ha
203 countries
Highest
832.6M Ha
Russia
Lowest
1,000 Ha
Tuvalu

Over time · 1990–2025

The top 5 in 2025, against the median.

  • Median of all countries
  • Russia
  • Brazil
  • Canada
  • China
  • DR Congo

Data

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209 countries · # = rank by Extent of Forest
#
1Russia832.6M Ha8.2M Sq. Km49.8%
2Brazil486.1M Ha4.9M Sq. Km59.0%
3Canada368.8M Ha3.5M Sq. Km39.5%
4China227.2M Ha2.3M Sq. Km24.0%
5DR Congo139.2M Ha1.2M Sq. Km54.2%
6Australia133.6M Ha1.3M Sq. Km17.4%
7Indonesia96M Ha903.2K Sq. Km47.7%
8India72.7M Ha729.6K Sq. Km24.5%
9Peru67.2M Ha718.1K Sq. Km56.1%
10Mexico66.3M Ha653.1K Sq. Km33.6%
11Angola63.3M Ha649.4K Sq. Km52.1%
12Colombia59.5M Ha585.4K Sq. Km52.8%
13Bolivia54.4M Ha502.1K Sq. Km46.4%
14Venezuela47.1M Ha460.7K Sq. Km52.2%
15Argentina46.6M Ha282.5K Sq. Km10.3%
16Central African Republic45.1M Ha222.1K Sq. Km35.7%
17Zambia44.9M Ha442.5K Sq. Km59.5%
18Tanzania43.4M Ha443.4K Sq. Km50.1%
19Papua New Guinea34M Ha357.6K Sq. Km79.0%
20Mozambique32.2M Ha360.3K Sq. Km45.8%
21Sweden27.9M Ha279.8K Sq. Km68.7%
22Myanmar27.1M Ha276.7K Sq. Km42.4%
23Ethiopia26.7M Ha168.5K Sq. Km14.9%
24Japan24.9M Ha249.4K Sq. Km68.4%
25Gabon23.6M Ha234.9K Sq. Km91.2%
26South Africa22.9M Ha169.4K Sq. Km14.0%
27Turkey22.8M Ha226.9K Sq. Km29.5%
28Finland22.5M Ha224.1K Sq. Km73.7%
29Sudan22M Ha178.4K Sq. Km9.55%
30Republic of the Congo21.9M Ha219K Sq. Km64.1%
31Thailand19.6M Ha197.7K Sq. Km38.7%
32Cameroon19.1M Ha201.7K Sq. Km42.7%
33Spain19.1M Ha185.9K Sq. Km37.2%
34Malaysia18.9M Ha189.6K Sq. Km57.7%
35Guyana18.4M Ha183.9K Sq. Km87.1%
36Chile18.2M Ha185.8K Sq. Km25.0%
37France17.8M Ha175K Sq. Km32.5%
38Nigeria17.1M Ha211.4K Sq. Km23.2%
39Botswana15.7M Ha149K Sq. Km26.3%
40Vietnam14.8M Ha148.7K Sq. Km47.5%
41Suriname14.7M Ha151.6K Sq. Km94.5%
42Paraguay14.3M Ha152.6K Sq. Km38.5%
43Mongolia14.2M Ha141.7K Sq. Km9.09%
44Zimbabwe13.8M Ha173.1K Sq. Km44.7%
45Laos13M Ha164.9K Sq. Km71.5%
46Ecuador12.3M Ha123.1K Sq. Km49.6%
47Norway12.1M Ha122K Sq. Km33.5%
48Germany11.5M Ha114.2K Sq. Km32.7%
49Iran10.8M Ha107.9K Sq. Km6.65%
50Mali10.5M Ha133K Sq. Km10.9%
51New Zealand10.3M Ha99.5K Sq. Km37.8%
52Ukraine10.1M Ha97.1K Sq. Km16.8%
53Madagascar9.9M Ha123.9K Sq. Km21.3%
54Poland9.5M Ha95.2K Sq. Km31.1%
55Italy9.4M Ha97.3K Sq. Km32.9%
56Belarus9M Ha88.1K Sq. Km43.4%
57Senegal8.6M Ha79.5K Sq. Km41.3%
58Namibia8M Ha64.3K Sq. Km7.81%
59North Korea7.7M Ha59.7K Sq. Km49.6%
60Philippines7.4M Ha72.9K Sq. Km24.5%
61South Sudan7.2M Ha71.6K Sq. Km11.3%
62Ghana7.1M Ha80.1K Sq. Km35.2%
63Romania7M Ha69.3K Sq. Km30.1%
64Cambodia6.3M Ha76K Sq. Km43.1%
65Liberia6.3M Ha75.3K Sq. Km78.1%
66South Korea6.3M Ha62.6K Sq. Km64.1%
67Nepal6.3M Ha59.6K Sq. Km41.6%
68Honduras5.9M Ha63K Sq. Km56.3%
69Morocco5.7M Ha57.7K Sq. Km12.9%
70Guinea4.9M Ha60.7K Sq. Km24.7%
71Somalia4.8M Ha57.5K Sq. Km9.17%
72Nicaragua4.8M Ha31.1K Sq. Km25.8%
73Greece4.8M Ha39K Sq. Km30.3%
74Panama4.6M Ha41.8K Sq. Km56.3%
75Bulgaria4M Ha39.3K Sq. Km36.2%
76Kenya3.9M Ha36.1K Sq. Km6.22%
77Austria3.9M Ha39K Sq. Km47.2%
78Uzbekistan3.9M Ha37.7K Sq. Km8.55%
79Ivory Coast3.8M Ha25K Sq. Km7.86%
80Cuba3.6M Ha32.4K Sq. Km31.2%
81Chad3.6M Ha39.8K Sq. Km3.16%
82Guatemala3.5M Ha34.9K Sq. Km32.6%
83Kazakhstan3.5M Ha35.4K Sq. Km1.31%
84Serbia3.5M Ha27.2K Sq. Km32.4%
85Latvia3.5M Ha34.2K Sq. Km55.0%
86Portugal3.4M Ha33.1K Sq. Km36.2%
87United Kingdom3.3M Ha32.2K Sq. Km13.3%
88Burkina Faso3.2M Ha60.7K Sq. Km22.2%
89Pakistan3.2M Ha36K Sq. Km4.67%
90Benin3.1M Ha29.9K Sq. Km26.5%
91Georgia3.1M Ha28.2K Sq. Km40.6%
92Costa Rica3M Ha30.8K Sq. Km60.4%
93Czechia3M Ha26.8K Sq. Km34.8%
94Saudi Arabia2.8M Ha9,770 Sq. Km0.45%
95Bhutan2.7M Ha27.3K Sq. Km71.6%
96Solomon Islands2.5M Ha25.2K Sq. Km90.1%
97Estonia2.4M Ha24.4K Sq. Km57.1%
98Sierra Leone2.4M Ha24.8K Sq. Km34.3%
99Equatorial Guinea2.4M Ha24.2K Sq. Km86.4%
100Uganda2.4M Ha22.1K Sq. Km11.0%
101Turkmenistan2.3M Ha41.3K Sq. Km8.78%
102Dominican Republic2.3M Ha21.7K Sq. Km45.0%
103Lithuania2.2M Ha22.1K Sq. Km35.2%
104Bosnia and Herzegovina2.2M Ha21.9K Sq. Km42.7%
105Sri Lanka2.1M Ha21K Sq. Km34.0%
106Guinea-Bissau2.1M Ha19.5K Sq. Km69.5%
107Hungary2.1M Ha20.5K Sq. Km22.5%
108Malawi2M Ha21.2K Sq. Km22.4%
109Uruguay2M Ha20.9K Sq. Km12.0%
110Croatia1.9M Ha19.5K Sq. Km34.8%
111Slovakia1.9M Ha19.3K Sq. Km40.1%
112Bangladesh1.9M Ha18.8K Sq. Km14.5%
113Algeria1.7M Ha19.8K Sq. Km0.83%
114Eritrea1.4M Ha10.5K Sq. Km8.63%
115Belize1.3M Ha12.4K Sq. Km54.5%
116Switzerland1.3M Ha12.8K Sq. Km32.4%
117Kyrgyzstan1.3M Ha13.7K Sq. Km7.14%
118Slovenia1.2M Ha12.3K Sq. Km61.2%
119Togo1.2M Ha12K Sq. Km22.1%
120Azerbaijan1.2M Ha11.7K Sq. Km14.1%
121Afghanistan1.2M Ha12.1K Sq. Km1.85%
122Fiji1.1M Ha11.6K Sq. Km63.5%
123Niger1.1M Ha10.4K Sq. Km0.82%
124Timor-Leste1.1M Ha9,169 Sq. Km61.7%
125North Macedonia1M Ha10K Sq. Km39.7%
126Mauritania1M Ha2,964 Sq. Km0.29%
127Albania941K Ha7,889 Sq. Km28.8%
128Vanuatu907K Ha4,423 Sq. Km36.3%
129New Caledonia893K Ha8,377 Sq. Km45.8%
130Ireland833K Ha7,940 Sq. Km11.5%
131Montenegro827K Ha8,270 Sq. Km61.5%
132Iraq693K Ha8,250 Sq. Km1.9%
133Tunisia687K Ha7,073 Sq. Km4.55%
134El Salvador685K Ha5,704 Sq. Km27.5%
135Belgium671K Ha6,893 Sq. Km22.6%
136Denmark643K Ha6,313 Sq. Km15.8%
137Rwanda635K Ha2,790 Sq. Km11.3%
138Jamaica616K Ha6,085 Sq. Km56.2%
139Yemen549K Ha5,490 Sq. Km1.04%
140Syria528K Ha5,221 Sq. Km2.84%
141Bahamas510K Ha5,099 Sq. Km50.9%
142Puerto Rico436K Ha4,978 Sq. Km56.1%
143Eswatini433K Ha5,012 Sq. Km29.1%
144Tajikistan425K Ha4,268 Sq. Km3.08%
145Brunei380K Ha3,800 Sq. Km72.1%
146Haiti372K Ha3,380 Sq. Km12.3%
147Moldova370K Ha3,865 Sq. Km11.7%
148Netherlands369K Ha3,723 Sq. Km11.1%
149Armenia334K Ha3,276 Sq. Km11.6%
150United Arab Emirates325K Ha3,173 Sq. Km4.47%
151Burundi280K Ha2,796 Sq. Km10.9%
152Trinidad and Tobago226K Ha2,269 Sq. Km44.2%
153Gambia209K Ha2,255 Sq. Km22.3%
154Libya205K Ha2,170 Sq. Km0.12%
155Cyprus172K Ha1,725 Sq. Km18.7%
156Samoa160K Ha1,602 Sq. Km57.6%
157Israel150K Ha1,400 Sq. Km6.47%
158French Polynesia149K Ha1,495 Sq. Km43.1%
159Lebanon141K Ha1,451 Sq. Km14.2%
160Luxembourg89K Ha887 Sq. Km34.5%
161Jordan71K Ha975 Sq. Km1.1%
162Micronesia65K Ha645.1 Sq. Km92.2%
163Iceland61K Ha533.1 Sq. Km0.53%
164Dominica57K Ha478.7 Sq. Km63.8%
165Sao Tome and Principe55K Ha500.4 Sq. Km52.1%
166Cape Verde51K Ha466.2 Sq. Km11.6%
167Palau42K Ha416.5 Sq. Km90.5%
168Mauritius38K Ha388.9 Sq. Km19.5%
169Lesotho35K Ha345.2 Sq. Km1.14%
170Comoros33K Ha316 Sq. Km17.0%
170Saint Lucia33K Ha207.7 Sq. Km34.1%
172Saint Vincent and the Grenadines29K Ha285.4 Sq. Km73.2%
173Guam28K Ha280 Sq. Km51.9%
174Seychelles27K Ha337 Sq. Km73.3%
175Northern Mariana Islands24K Ha243.6 Sq. Km53.0%
176United States Virgin Islands21K Ha203.6 Sq. Km58.2%
177Grenada18K Ha177 Sq. Km52.1%
177Andorra18K Ha160 Sq. Km34.0%
179Singapore16K Ha150.3 Sq. Km20.9%
179American Samoa16K Ha170.4 Sq. Km85.2%
181Cayman Islands13K Ha125.9 Sq. Km52.5%
182Palestine11K Ha101.4 Sq. Km1.68%
182Turks and Caicos Islands11K Ha105.2 Sq. Km11.1%
182Saint Kitts and Nevis11K Ha110 Sq. Km42.3%
185British Virgin Islands10K Ha36.2 Sq. Km24.1%
185Marshall Islands10K Ha94 Sq. Km52.2%
187Tonga9,000 Ha89.5 Sq. Km12.4%
188Antigua and Barbuda8,000 Ha79.26 Sq. Km18.0%
189Kuwait6,000 Ha62.5 Sq. Km0.35%
189Djibouti6,000 Ha60.44 Sq. Km0.26%
189Barbados6,000 Ha63 Sq. Km14.7%
189Liechtenstein6,000 Ha67 Sq. Km41.9%
193Egypt4,000 Ha449.8 Sq. Km0.05%
193Bahrain4,000 Ha7.6 Sq. Km0.95%
193Maldives4,000 Ha8.2 Sq. Km2.75%
193Isle of Man4,000 Ha34.6 Sq. Km6.07%
197Oman2,000 Ha23.59 Sq. Km0.01%
198Qatar1,000 Ha——
198Kiribati1,000 Ha11.8 Sq. Km1.46%
198Bermuda1,000 Ha10 Sq. Km18.5%
198San Marino1,000 Ha10 Sq. Km16.7%
198Saint Martin1,000 Ha12.4 Sq. Km24.8%
198Tuvalu1,000 Ha10 Sq. Km33.3%
—Malta—4.6 Sq. Km1.44%
—Curacao—0.7 Sq. Km0.16%
—Aruba—4.2 Sq. Km2.33%
—Faroe Islands—0.8 Sq. Km0.06%
—Greenland—2.2 Sq. Km—
—Sint Maarten—3.7 Sq. Km10.9%

What correlates with Extent of Forest (2025)?

Pearson r against 1,364 other country metrics sharing at least 122 countries, 1 near-identical series hidden. Correlation is not causation.

Higher together

Places that have a higher Extent of Forest tend to score higher on these

  1. # of TreesTrees by Country
    r = +0.99 · very strong · n = 198
    Plot
  2. Total Area (km²)
    r = +0.93 · very strong · n = 203
    Plot
  3. Renewable Internal FreshwaterFresh water by Country
    r = +0.87 · very strong · n = 177
    Plot
  4. Total BiocapacityEcological Footprint by Country
    r = +0.84 · very strong · n = 124
    Plot
  5. Number of IndicesBond Market Size by Country
    r = +0.80 · very strong · n = 170
    Plot
  6. Total Water (km²)True Size of Countries
    r = +0.78 · very strong · n = 150
    Plot

Opposite directions

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

  1. Travelpass Cost per DayVerizon Travelpass Countries
    r = −0.26 · weak · n = 174
    Plot
  2. Global FirePower IndexMilitary Strength Index by Country
    r = −0.25 · weak · n = 142
    Plot
  3. Average Temperature (°C)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.22 · weak · n = 201
    Plot
  4. Average Annual Temp. 1961-1990 (°F)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.21 · weak · n = 187
    Plot
  5. Average Annual Temp. 1961-1990 (°C)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.21 · weak · n = 187
    Plot
  6. Average Temperature (°F)Hottest Countries in the World
    r = −0.21 · weak · n = 202
    Plot

Quick answers

Which country has the highest Extent of Forest?
Russia has the highest Extent of Forest in 2025, at 832.6M Ha, followed by Brazil (486.1M Ha) and Canada (368.8M Ha).
Which country has the lowest Extent of Forest?
Tuvalu has the lowest Extent of Forest in 2025, at 1,000 Ha.
What is the median Extent of Forest across countries?
The median is 2.3M Ha across the 203 countries with data in 2025.
Where does this forest cover 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.