List of countries by forest area

This article is a list of countries by forest area. Types of places listed include the entire planet, continents, regions, countries, provinces, states, and territories. Percentage data was calculated using information from the CIA's World Factbook 2011.[1]

Planet, continents and regions
This graph depicts trends in changes in global forest cover annually for various regions and sub-regions
RegionForest area (km2)Source
World40,600,000 (2020)[2]
Polar regions13,800,000[3]
Latin America and the Caribbean9,640,000[3]
East Asia and the Pacific7,330,000[3]
Africa6,500,000[3][4]
Canada and the United States8,000,000[3]
 European Union1,600,000[5]
West Asia36,600[3][6]

List

Note: all measurements are ranked by square kilometre.

Country 1990[7] 2000 2010 2020
 Russia8,089,5008,092,6858,151,356-
 Brazil5,467,0505,212,7404,984,580-
 Canada3,482,7303,478,0203,473,020-
 United States3,024,5003,035,3603,087,200-
 Democratic Republic of the Congo1,630,6301,572,4901,541,350-
 China1,571,4061,770,0052,006,103-
 Australia1,285,4101,288,4101,232,110-
 Indonesia1,185,450994,090944,320-
 Peru779,210761,470748,110-
 Mexico697,600678,560664,980-
 India639,390653,900697,900-
 Sudan763,814[8]704,910--
 Colombia644,170617,984586,353-
 Bolivia627,950600,910562,090-
 Angola609,760597,280584,800-
 Tanzania559,200519,200479,200-
 Zambia528,000511,340494,680-
 Venezuela520,260491,510475,050-
 Mozambique433,780411,880389,720-
 Myanmar392,180348,680317,730-
 Argentina347,930318,600285,960-
 Papua New Guinea336,270336,000335,730-
 Sweden280,630281,630280,730-
 Japan249,500248,760249,660-
 Cameroon243,160221,160199,160-
 Republic of the Congo227,260225,560224,110-
 Central African Republic225,600224,040222,480-
 Malaysia223,760215,910221,240-
 Zimbabwe221,640188,940156,240-
 Gabon220,000220,000220,000-
 Finland218,750224,450222,180-
 Paraguay211,570193,680169,500-
 Laos176,449165,259178,155-
 Nigeria172,340131,37090,410-
 Guyana166,600166,220165,760-
 Suriname154,300153,910153,510-
 Chile152,630158,340162,310-
 Ethiopia-137,050122,960-
 France144,360152,890164,240-
 Thailand140,050170,110162,490-
 Spain138,094169,769182,472-
 Ecuador146,308137,289129,415-
 Botswana137,180125,350113,510-
 Madagascar136,920130,230125,530-
 Cambodia129,440115,460100,940-
 Mongolia125,360117,170130,392-
 Norway121,320121,130121,020-
 Germany113,000113,540114,090-
 Ivory Coast102,220103,280104,030-
 New Zealand96,580101,390101,510-
 Turkey96,220101,830112,030-
 Vietnam93,630117,270141,280-
 Senegal93,48088,98084,730-
 Ukraine92,74095,10095,480-
 South Africa92,41092,41092,410-
 Iran90,76093,256106,919-
 Poland88,81090,59093,290-
 Namibia87,62080,32072,900-
 Ghana86,27089,09091,950-
 Somalia82,82075,15067,470-
 North Korea82,01069,33056,660-
 Honduras81,36063,92051,920-
 Belarus77,80082,73085,340-
 Italy75,90083,69090,280-
 Guinea72,64069,04065,440-
 Burkina Faso68,47062,48056,490-
 Chad67,05063,26055,080-
 Mali66,90059,00051,100-
 Philippines65,55070,27068,400-
 Romania63,71063,66065,150-
 South Korea63,70062,88062,220-
 Benin57,61050,61045,610-
 Panama50,40048,67046,990-
 Morocco49,54049,93056,720-
 Liberia49,29046,29043,290-
   Nepal48,17039,00036,360-
 Uganda47,51038,69027,530-
 Guatemala47,48042,08037,220-
 Kenya47,24035,57042,300-
 Nicaragua45,14038,14031,140-
 Turkmenistan41,27041,27041,270-
 Malawi38,96035,67032,370-
 Austria37,76038,38038,600-
 Portugal34,36033,43032,390-
 Kazakhstan34,22033,65033,090-
 Bulgaria33,27033,75037,370-
 Greece32,99036,01039,030-
 Latvia31,73032,41033,540-
 Sierra Leone31,18029,22027,260-
 Uzbekistan30,45032,12032,755-
 United Kingdom27,78029,54030,590-
 Georgia27,52027,60628,224-
 Czech Republic26,29026,37026,570-
 Costa Rica25,64023,76026,050-
 Pakistan25,27021,16016,870-
 Bhutan25,06726,02027,052-
 Serbia24,76024,76027,130-
 Solomon Islands23,24022,68022,130-
 Sri Lanka22,84021,92021,030-
 Guinea-Bissau22,16021,20020,220-
 Bosnia22,10021,85021,850-
 Estonia22,06022,43022,340-
 Cuba20,58024,35029,320-
 Lithuania19,45020,20021,700-
 Niger19,45013,28012,040-
 Slovakia19,22019,21019,390-
 Equatorial Guinea18,60017,43016,260-
 Croatia18,50018,85019,200-
 Hungary18,01019,17020,460-
 Algeria16,67015,79019,180-
 Eritrea16,21015,76015,320-
 Belize16,16014,59313,913-
 Bangladesh14,94014,68014,420-
 Afghanistan13,50013,50013,500-
 Slovenia11,88012,33012,470-
  Switzerland11,51011,94012,350-
 Dominican Republic11,05014,86018,170-
 Saudi Arabia9,7709,7709,770-
 East Timor-8,5407,420-
 Fiji9,5299,8049,929-
 North Macedonia9,1209,5809,980-
 Azerbaijan8,5208,71810,083-
 New Caledonia8,3908,3908,390-
 Kyrgyzstan8,3608,5836,770-
 Iraq8,0408,1808,250-
 Uruguay7,97813,69717,313-
 Albania7,8887,6937,763-
 Togo6,8504,8602,870-
 Belgium6,6706,6736,812-
 Tunisia6,4308,3709,900-
 Yemen5,4905,4905,490-
 Denmark5,4325,8555,871-
 Bahamas5,1505,1505,150-
 Swaziland4,7205,1805,630-
 Ireland4,6506,3497,256-
 Gambia4,4204,6104,800-
 Vanuatu4,4004,4004,400-
 Mauritania4,1503,1702,420-
 Brunei4,1303,9703,800-
 Tajikistan4,0804,1004,100-
 El Salvador3,7703,3202,870-
 Syria3,7204,3204,910-
 Netherlands3,4503,6003,730-
 Jamaica3,4463,4093,371-
 Armenia3,3503,3303,310-
 Moldavia3,1903,2403,860-
 Rwanda3,1803,4404,460-
 Burundi2,8901,9802,530-
 Puerto Rico2,8704,5004,794-
 United Arab Emirates2,4503,1003,173-
 Trinidad and Tobago2,4072,3362,264-
 Libya2,1702,1702,170-
 Cyprus1,6111,7161,728-
 Israel1,3201,5301,540-
 Lebanon1,3101,3101,369-
 Samoa1,3001,7101,710-
 Haiti1,1601,0901,010-
 Jordan975975975-
 Luxembourg870867867-
 Micronesia640638641-
 Cape Verde577820850-
 São Tomé and Príncipe560560536-
 Dominica500473446-
 Comoros490450390-
 Egypt440590700-
 Mauritius411419384-
 Seychelles406406406-
 Lesotho400420440-
 Palau380395403-
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines250260270-
 United States Virgin Islands235[9]204181-
 Saint Lucia218212206-
 American Samoa183[10]180177-
 Grenada169169169-
 Singapore163163163-
 Iceland161288427-
 Andorra160160160-
 Kiribati121121121-
 Cayman Islands120[8]120--
 Antigua and Barbuda10310098-
 Tonga909090-
 Liechtenstein656969-
 Barbados636363-
 Djibouti565656-
 Kuwait344862-
 Oman202020-
 Bermuda101010-
 Maldives101010-
 Tuvalu101010-
Total[lower-roman 1]41,282,694[11]40,556,02240,156,729-

"-" in the table indicates no available information.

  1. Total numbers may not add up due to the use of different sources.

Subdivisions and territories
PlaceForest area (km2)Source% Forest
 Krasnoyarsk Krai1,510,016[12]63.80%
 Sakha Republic1,500,000[13]47.00%
 Ontario780,080[14]66.00%
 Quebec761,100[15]55.75%
 Northwest Territories570,41850.00%
 British Columbia566,841[16]60.00%
 Alaska522,044[17]30.39%
 Nunavut469,44725.00%
 Manitoba411,27075.00%
 Alberta384,04960.00%
Loreto365,16399.00%
 Queensland346,13020.00%
 Saskatchewan325,41955.00%
 Yukon Territory260,91555.00%
 Newfoundland and Labrador243,01765.00%
France (Metropolitan)170,000[18]30.95%
 New South Wales96,07712.00%
 French Guiana83,000[19]99.00%
 Victoria79,59635.00%
 New Brunswick60,73385.00%
 Western Australia50,59802.00%
 Tasmania44,46165.00%
Newfoundland41,440[20]38.07%
 Northern Territory40,47403.00%
 Nova Scotia40,00475.00%
 South Australia29,50403.00%
 Hawaii13,300N/C46.98%
 Scotland14,570[21]18.49%
Western Sahara10,110[6]03.80%
 England13,080[22]10.03%
 New Caledonia7,170[6]38.60%
 Wallonia5,44832.40%
 Canary Islands5,000[23]66.73%
 Puerto Rico4,080[6]29.59%
 Corsica4,018[24]46.00%
 Wales3,090[25]14.88%
 French Polynesia2,000[26]52.30%
 Prince Edward Island1,70530.00%
 Flanders1,46410.80%
 Reunion1,370[27]53.00%
 Northern Ireland1,130[28]8.80%
 Azores830[29]35.38%
 Guadeloupe640[19]39.00%
 Martinique490[19]46.00%
 Hong Kong400[30]36.36%
 Turks and Caicos Islands340[6]35.86%
 Northern Mariana Islands330[6]71.12%
 Guam260[6]47.79%
 American Samoa180[6]90.45%
 Niue169 to 182[31]65.00 to 70.00%
 Madeira150[32]18.73%
 Cook Islands142[33]60.00%
 Mayotte140[19]37.00%
 Cayman Islands120[6]45.45%
 United States Virgin Islands100[6]28.87%
 Anguilla55N/C60.44%
 Wallis and Futuna47N/C33.10%
 British Virgin Islands40[6]26.49%
 Montserrat35N/C34.31%
 Pitcairn35N/C74.47%
 Isle of Man30[6]05.24%
 Saint Pierre and Miquelon30[6]12.40%
 Saint Helena20[6]16.39%
 Brussels17.3510.00%
 Netherlands Antilles12N/C01.50%
 Bermuda10[6]18.52%
Channel Islands8N/C04.12%
 Aruba4N/C02.22%
 Greenland2N/C00.00%
 Faroe Islands1N/C00.07%

See also

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