Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 by country
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).
Countries reporting
239
Highest
3,256 1000 ha
Brazil
Lowest
0 1000 ha
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Median
0 1000 ha
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
9,600
What the numbers show
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1 is currently reported for 239 countries. The highest value is 3,256 1000 ha in Brazil; the lowest is 0 1000 ha in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 0 1000 ha, and the mean is 43.86 1000 ha.
Over the past decade 27 countries rose and 79 fell. The largest increase was in Slovenia (up 26,700.0%), and the largest decrease in Belgium (down 100.0%).
Net Forest conversion — Area — FAO TIER 1: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 3,256 1000 ha | 2025 | up 33.6% | falling |
| 2 | OECD | 757.39 1000 ha | 2025 | up 111.4% | falling |
| 3 | Angola | 510.03 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 4 | United Republic of Tanzania | 469 1000 ha | 2025 | up 16.4% | rising |
| 5 | Canada | 462.87 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 6 | Myanmar | 320.77 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 7 | Cambodia | 315.9 1000 ha | 2025 | down 25.9% | volatile |
| 8 | Peru | 305.58 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.3% | falling |
| 9 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 285.2 1000 ha | 2025 | down 71.7% | falling |
| 10 | Mozambique | 269.03 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 11 | Bolivia (Plurinational State of) | 244.05 1000 ha | 2025 | up 48.9% | falling |
| 12 | Paraguay | 217.62 1000 ha | 2025 | down 38.5% | falling |
| 13 | Argentina | 195.32 1000 ha | 2025 | down 29.3% | falling |
| 14 | Sudan | 174.14 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Sudan (former) | 174.14 1000 ha | 2011 | unchanged | flat |
| 16 | Nigeria | 156.77 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Thailand | 138.02 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1,871.7% | volatile |
| 18 | Colombia | 133.42 1000 ha | 2025 | up 29.3% | falling |
| 19 | Mexico | 131.07 1000 ha | 2025 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 20 | Chad | 128.15 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 21 | Madagascar | 124.28 1000 ha | 2025 | down 22.4% | rising |
| 22 | Burkina Faso | 119.85 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | falling |
| 23 | Malaysia | 118 1000 ha | 2025 | — | rising |
| 24 | Cameroon | 116.96 1000 ha | 2025 | up 101.6% | rising |
| 25 | Mali | 107.82 1000 ha | 2025 | down 20.9% | rising |
| 26 | Zambia | 97.15 1000 ha | 2025 | down 48.3% | volatile |
| 27 | Côte d'Ivoire | 92.34 1000 ha | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 28 | Somalia | 75.95 1000 ha | 2025 | down 50.6% | rising |
| 29 | Guinea | 68 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.6% | flat |
| 30 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 62.67 1000 ha | 2025 | down 1.8% | rising |
| 31 | Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 60.11 1000 ha | 2025 | down 48.8% | falling |
| 32 | Sweden | 54.2 1000 ha | 2025 | down 21.7% | falling |
| 33 | Zimbabwe | 53 1000 ha | 2025 | down 11.2% | falling |
| 34 | Honduras | 52.23 1000 ha | 2025 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 35 | Romania | 43.73 1000 ha | 2025 | up 616.1% | volatile |
| 36 | Malawi | 42 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Liberia | 40.58 1000 ha | 2025 | down 65.2% | volatile |
| 38 | Guatemala | 38.82 1000 ha | 2025 | up 85.3% | falling |
| 39 | Uganda | 37.93 1000 ha | 2025 | down 36.8% | falling |
| 40 | Benin | 37.44 1000 ha | 2025 | down 75.4% | falling |
| 41 | Ecuador | 30.15 1000 ha | 2025 | down 40.0% | falling |
| 42 | Nicaragua | 28.88 1000 ha | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 43 | Viet Nam | 25.29 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 44 | Ethiopia | 24.48 1000 ha | 2025 | down 67.0% | falling |
| 45 | Sierra Leone | 20.4 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Niger | 19.92 1000 ha | 2025 | up 34.4% | volatile |
| 47 | Senegal | 19.03 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 48 | Suriname | 18.25 1000 ha | 2025 | up 289.8% | volatile |
| 49 | Bangladesh | 18.22 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | volatile |
| 50 | Bulgaria | 9 1000 ha | 2025 | — | falling |
| 51 | Japan | 8.6 1000 ha | 2025 | down 41.9% | rising |
| 52 | Bhutan | 8.48 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 53 | Equatorial Guinea | 8.36 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 54 | Melanesia | 7.82 1000 ha | 2025 | down 11.9% | falling |
| 55 | Guyana | 7.63 1000 ha | 2025 | down 34.7% | rising |
| 56 | Belize | 7.53 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Iraq | 7.05 1000 ha | 2025 | down 23.6% | volatile |
| 58 | Gabon | 6.74 1000 ha | 2025 | down 44.4% | rising |
| 59 | Gambia | 6.53 1000 ha | 2025 | up 12.9% | rising |
| 60 | Mauritania | 6.12 1000 ha | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 61 | Eritrea | 5.98 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 62 | Australia | 5.95 1000 ha | 2025 | down 7.7% | volatile |
| 62 | Australia and New Zealand | 5.95 1000 ha | 2025 | down 13.8% | volatile |
| 64 | Caribbean | 5.74 1000 ha | 2025 | down 14.3% | volatile |
| 65 | Puerto Rico | 5.21 1000 ha | 2025 | up 696.6% | volatile |
| 66 | Sri Lanka | 4.94 1000 ha | 2025 | down 57.2% | volatile |
| 67 | Panama | 4.89 1000 ha | 2025 | down 34.5% | falling |
| 68 | Chile | 4.85 1000 ha | 2025 | down 33.9% | falling |
| 69 | Papua New Guinea | 4.7 1000 ha | 2025 | up 2.0% | falling |
| 70 | Guinea-Bissau | 4.24 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 71 | French Guiana | 4.18 1000 ha | 2025 | up 26.7% | falling |
| 72 | Estonia | 4.04 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 73 | Togo | 3.97 1000 ha | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 74 | Austria | 3.85 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 74 | Belgium-Luxembourg | 3.85 1000 ha | 1999 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Republic of Korea | 3.8 1000 ha | 2025 | down 80.2% | falling |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 3.24 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 2.96 1000 ha | 2025 | down 58.3% | volatile |
| 79 | Norway | 2.43 1000 ha | 2025 | down 25.4% | volatile |
| 80 | Vanuatu | 2.38 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 81 | Tunisia | 2.3 1000 ha | 2025 | up 142.3% | rising |
| 82 | Morocco | 2.15 1000 ha | 2025 | up 17.9% | volatile |
| 83 | Democratic People's Republic of Korea | 1.98 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 84 | Italy | 1.64 1000 ha | 2025 | down 93.2% | volatile |
| 85 | Eswatini | 1.5 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Algeria | 1.3 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Slovenia | 1.07 1000 ha | 2025 | up 26,700.0% | volatile |
| 88 | Congo | 1 1000 ha | 2025 | down 95.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Israel | 1 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 90 | Timor-Leste | 0.848 1000 ha | 2025 | down 39.4% | falling |
| 91 | Western Sahara | 0.798 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 92 | Solomon Islands | 0.744 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 93 | Namibia | 0.644 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | volatile |
| 94 | Republic of Moldova | 0.58 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 95 | Polynesia | 0.482 1000 ha | 2025 | down 13.0% | falling |
| 96 | Samoa | 0.478 1000 ha | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 97 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.424 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Libya | 0.336 1000 ha | 2025 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 99 | Seychelles | 0.218 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Cyprus | 0.168 1000 ha | 2025 | up 37.7% | volatile |
| 101 | Croatia | 0.112 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 102 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 0.104 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.066 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Mayotte | 0.062 1000 ha | 2025 | down 22.5% | volatile |
| 105 | Brunei Darussalam | 0.054 1000 ha | 2025 | down 80.4% | volatile |
| 106 | Dominica | 0.044 1000 ha | 2025 | down 60.7% | volatile |
| 107 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.024 1000 ha | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 108 | Jordan | 0.004 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 108 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 0.004 1000 ha | 2025 | down 33.3% | volatile |
| 110 | Iran (Islamic Republic of) | 0.002 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Aruba | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Afghanistan | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Albania | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Andorra | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | United Arab Emirates | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Armenia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Azerbaijan | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Burundi | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Belgium | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Bahrain | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Bahamas | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Belarus | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Bermuda | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Barbados | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Botswana | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Switzerland | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | China | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Comoros | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | falling |
| 111 | Cuba | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Cayman Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Czechia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Germany | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Djibouti | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Denmark | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Dominican Republic | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Egypt | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Spain | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Finland | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Fiji | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | France | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Faroe Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Georgia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Ghana | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Gibraltar | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Greece | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Grenada | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Greenland | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Guam | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Haiti | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Hungary | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Indonesia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Isle of Man | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | India | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Ireland | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Iceland | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Jamaica | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Kazakhstan | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Kenya | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Kyrgyzstan | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Kiribati | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Kuwait | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Lebanon | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Saint Lucia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Liechtenstein | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Lesotho | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Lithuania | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Luxembourg | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Latvia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Saint Martin (French part) | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Monaco | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Maldives | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Marshall Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Malta | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Montenegro | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Mongolia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Northern Mariana Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Mauritius | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | New Caledonia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Nepal | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Nauru | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | New Zealand | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Oman | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Pakistan | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Philippines | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Palau | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Poland | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Portugal | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Palestine | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | French Polynesia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Qatar | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Rwanda | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Saudi Arabia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Singapore | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | El Salvador | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | San Marino | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Serbia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | South Sudan | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Sao Tome and Principe | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Slovakia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Tajikistan | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Turkmenistan | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Tonga | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Tuvalu | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Ukraine | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Uruguay | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Uzbekistan | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | British Virgin Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | United States Virgin Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Yemen | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Guadeloupe | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Martinique | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Anguilla | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Cook Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Montserrat | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Niue | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Jersey | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Tokelau | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Micronesia | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Serbia and Montenegro | 0 1000 ha | 2005 | — | flat |
| 111 | Norfolk Island | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Cabo Verde | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Pitcairn | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Russian Federation | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Syrian Arab Republic | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Türkiye | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Holy See | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | China, mainland | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Curaçao | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | down 100.0% | volatile |
| 111 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Micronesia (Federated States of) | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | volatile |
| 111 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
| 111 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 1000 ha | 2025 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 9,647 1000 ha
- Non-Annex I countries 8,967 1000 ha
- Americas 5,284 1000 ha
- South America 4,477 1000 ha
- Net Food Importing Developing Countries (NFIDCs) 4,001 1000 ha
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 3,463 1000 ha
- Africa 3,188 1000 ha
- Low Income Food Deficit Countries (LIFDCs) 2,338 1000 ha
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 1,215 1000 ha
- Eastern Africa 1,199 1000 ha
- Middle Africa 1,103 1000 ha
- Asia 1,036 1000 ha
About this data
The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Forests consists of CO2 emissions and removals corresponding to forest carbon stock changes (aboveground and belowground living biomass). Estimates are computed following the 2006 IPCC Guidelines for National Greenhouse Gas Inventories (IPCC, 2006).