Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) by country
This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.
Countries reporting
225
Highest
815,312
Russian Federation
Lowest
0
Qatar
Median
1,947
Years covered
32
1992–2023
Data points
7,520
What the numbers show
Forest area, 1000 Hectares (Not Applicable) is currently reported for 225 countries. The highest value is 815,312 in Russian Federation; the lowest is 0 in Qatar.
The median across all reporting countries is 1,947, and the mean is 17,988.
Over the past decade 81 countries rose and 95 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain, Kingdom of (up 33.8%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 31.1%).
Forest area, 1000 Hectares: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russian Federation | 815,312 | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 2 | Brazil | 492,979 | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 3 | Canada | 346,817 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 4 | United States | 309,795 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 5 | China (People’s Republic of) | 225,617 | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 6 | Australia | 134,005 | 2023 | up 1.8% | flat |
| 7 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 122,851 | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 8 | Indonesia | 90,317 | 2023 | down 6.8% | falling |
| 9 | India | 72,959 | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 10 | Peru | 71,812 | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 11 | Mexico | 65,309 | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 12 | Angola | 64,942 | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 13 | Colombia | 58,544 | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 14 | Bolivia | 50,206 | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 15 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 46,073 | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 16 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 44,338 | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 17 | Zambia | 44,249 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 18 | Mozambique, Republic of | 36,026 | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 19 | Papua New Guinea | 35,755 | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 20 | Argentina | 28,246 | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 21 | Sweden | 27,980 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 22 | Myanmar | 27,675 | 2023 | down 9.5% | falling |
| 23 | Japan | 24,935 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 24 | Gabon | 23,495 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 25 | Türkiye, Republic of | 22,688 | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 26 | Finland | 22,409 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 27 | Central African Republic | 22,213 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 28 | Congo, Republic of | 21,901 | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 29 | Nigeria | 21,137 | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 30 | Cameroon | 20,172 | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 31 | Thailand | 19,765 | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 32 | Malaysia | 18,964 | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 33 | Spain | 18,585 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 34 | Chile | 18,579 | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 35 | Guyana | 18,388 | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 36 | Sudan | 17,843 | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 37 | France | 17,503 | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 38 | Zimbabwe | 17,306 | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 39 | South Africa | 16,941 | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 40 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 16,850 | 2023 | down 4.2% | falling |
| 41 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 16,492 | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 42 | Paraguay | 15,264 | 2023 | down 16.7% | falling |
| 43 | Suriname | 15,160 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 44 | Botswana | 14,900 | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 45 | Vietnam | 14,871 | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 46 | Mongolia | 14,170 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 47 | Mali | 13,296 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Madagascar, Republic of | 12,390 | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 49 | Ecuador | 12,305 | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 50 | Norway | 12,203 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 51 | Germany | 11,419 | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 52 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 10,788 | 2023 | up 0.9% | rising |
| 53 | New Zealand | 9,950 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 54 | Italy | 9,728 | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 55 | Ukraine | 9,708 | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 56 | Poland, Republic of | 9,519 | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 57 | Belarus, Republic of | 8,811 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 58 | Ghana | 8,007 | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 59 | French Guiana | 7,993 | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 60 | Senegal | 7,948 | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 61 | Cambodia | 7,601 | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 62 | Liberia | 7,527 | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 63 | Philippines | 7,293 | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 64 | South Sudan, Republic of | 7,157 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 65 | Romania | 6,929 | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 66 | Namibia | 6,426 | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 67 | Honduras | 6,296 | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 68 | Korea, Republic of | 6,257 | 2023 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 69 | Guinea | 6,069 | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 70 | Burkina Faso | 6,066 | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 71 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 5,966 | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 72 | Nepal | 5,962 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 73 | Morocco | 5,774 | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 74 | Somalia | 5,750 | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 75 | Panama | 4,180 | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 76 | Turkmenistan | 4,127 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | Chad | 3,980 | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 78 | Bulgaria | 3,932 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 79 | Greece | 3,902 | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 80 | Austria | 3,898 | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 81 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 3,767 | 2023 | up 8.6% | rising |
| 82 | Kenya | 3,611 | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 83 | Pakistan | 3,602 | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 84 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 3,542 | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 85 | Guatemala | 3,493 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 86 | Latvia, Republic of | 3,422 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 87 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3,313 | 2005 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 88 | Portugal | 3,312 | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 89 | Cuba | 3,242 | 2023 | up 5.2% | rising |
| 90 | United Kingdom | 3,215 | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 91 | Nicaragua | 3,108 | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 92 | Costa Rica | 3,084 | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 93 | Benin | 2,985 | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 94 | Georgia | 2,822 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Bhutan | 2,731 | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 96 | Serbia, Republic of | 2,724 | 2023 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 97 | Czech Republic | 2,683 | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 98 | Solomon Islands | 2,521 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 99 | Côte d'Ivoire | 2,498 | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 100 | Sierra Leone | 2,476 | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 101 | Estonia, Republic of | 2,438 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 102 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 2,423 | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 103 | Uganda | 2,214 | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 104 | Lithuania, Republic of | 2,205 | 2023 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 105 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2,188 | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 106 | Dominican Republic | 2,168 | 2023 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 107 | Malawi | 2,116 | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 108 | Sri Lanka | 2,104 | 2023 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 109 | Uruguay | 2,094 | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 110 | Hungary | 2,049 | 2023 | down 0.3% | rising |
| 111 | Algeria | 1,978 | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 112 | Guinea-Bissau | 1,955 | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 113 | Croatia, Republic of | 1,947 | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 114 | Slovak Republic | 1,926 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 115 | Bangladesh | 1,883 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 116 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1,370 | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 117 | Switzerland | 1,279 | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 118 | Belize | 1,244 | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 119 | Slovenia, Republic of | 1,232 | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 120 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 1,208 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Togo | 1,200 | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 122 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 1,166 | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 123 | Fiji, Republic of | 1,160 | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 124 | Eritrea, The State of | 1,046 | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 125 | Niger | 1,042 | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 126 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 1,001 | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 127 | Saudi Arabia | 977 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Timor-Leste, Democratic Republic of | 916.9 | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 129 | New Caledonia | 837.72 | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 130 | Montenegro | 827 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 131 | Iraq | 825 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Ireland | 794.02 | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 133 | Albania | 788.9 | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 134 | Tunisia | 707.32 | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 135 | Belgium | 689.3 | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 136 | Western Sahara | 664.98 | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 137 | Denmark | 631.26 | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 138 | Jamaica | 608.55 | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 139 | El Salvador | 570.38 | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 140 | Yemen, Republic of | 549 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Syrian Arab Republic | 522.08 | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 142 | Bahamas, The | 509.86 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 143 | Eswatini, Kingdom of | 501.19 | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 144 | Puerto Rico | 497.8 | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 442.3 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 426.8 | 2023 | up 2.3% | flat |
| 147 | Moldova, Republic of | 386.5 | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 148 | Brunei Darussalam | 380 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 149 | Netherlands, The | 372.3 | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 150 | Haiti | 337.97 | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 151 | Armenia, Republic of | 327.63 | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 152 | United Arab Emirates | 317.3 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 153 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 296.44 | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 154 | Burundi | 279.64 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 155 | Rwanda | 279 | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 156 | Trinidad and Tobago | 226.93 | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 157 | Gambia, The | 225.47 | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 158 | Libya | 217 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Cyprus | 172.47 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 160 | Samoa | 160.23 | 2023 | down 2.9% | falling |
| 161 | French Polynesia | 149.46 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 162 | Lebanon | 145.13 | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 163 | Israel | 140 | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 164 | Réunion | 99.88 | 2023 | up 4.9% | rising |
| 165 | Jordan | 97.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Luxembourg | 88.7 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Guadeloupe | 71.74 | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 168 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 64.51 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 169 | Iceland | 53.31 | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 170 | Martinique | 52.89 | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 171 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 50.04 | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 172 | Dominica | 47.87 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 173 | Cabo Verde | 46.62 | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 174 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 44.98 | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 175 | Palau, Republic of | 41.65 | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 176 | Mauritius | 38.89 | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 177 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 34.52 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | Seychelles | 33.7 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Comoros, Union of the | 31.6 | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 180 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 28.54 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 181 | Guam | 28 | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 182 | Northern Mariana Islands | 24.36 | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 183 | St. Lucia | 20.77 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | United States Virgin Islands | 20.36 | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 185 | Niue | 18.9 | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 186 | Grenada | 17.7 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | American Samoa | 17.04 | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 188 | Andorra, Principality of | 16 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | Cook Islands | 15.59 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 190 | Singapore | 15.03 | 2023 | down 11.5% | flat |
| 191 | Mayotte | 13.74 | 2023 | down 3.6% | falling |
| 192 | Cayman Islands | 12.59 | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 193 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 11 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 194 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 10.52 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | West Bank and Gaza | 10.14 | 2023 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 196 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 9.4 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Tonga | 8.95 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 198 | Antigua and Barbuda | 7.93 | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 199 | Liechtenstein | 6.7 | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 200 | Barbados | 6.3 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Kuwait | 6.25 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 202 | Djibouti | 6.04 | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 203 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 5.83 | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 204 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 5.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | British Virgin Islands | 3.62 | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 206 | Pitcairn Islands | 3.5 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | Isle of Man | 3.46 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 208 | Montserrat, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 2.5 | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 209 | Oman | 2.36 | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 210 | Netherlands Antilles | 2.35 | 2010 | unchanged | flat |
| 211 | St. Helena | 2 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 212 | Kiribati | 1.18 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 213 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 1.16 | 2023 | down 15.6% | falling |
| 214 | Channel Islands | 1.02 | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 215 | Bermuda | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | San Marino, Republic of | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 215 | Tuvalu | 1 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 218 | Maldives | 0.82 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 219 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 0.76 | 2023 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 220 | Norfolk Island | 0.49 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 221 | Malta | 0.46 | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 222 | Aruba | 0.42 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 223 | Greenland | 0.22 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 224 | Faroe Islands | 0.08 | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 225 | Qatar | 0 | 2023 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 4.04 million
- Emerging Market and Developing Economies 3.08 million
- G20 2.82 million
- Americas 1.58 million
- Euro Area (EA) – aggregate of member states 1.02 million
- Euro Area (EA) 1.02 million
- Advanced Economies 962,675
- G7 844,529
- Asia 626,476
- Africa 624,671
- Oceania 185,222
About this data
This dataset provides information on global climate and weather patterns, providing insights into temperature variations, land cover accounts, and shifts in mean sea levels.