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THE GLOBAL INDEX #013

Forest area2025

Total area classified as forest by the source.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data209 / 217No observation: 8
First-ranked country or territoryRussia8,326,299 km²

Top 10

km² · 2025
01Russia
8,326,299
02Brazil
4,860,866
03Canada
3,688,189
04United States
3,088,950
05China
2,271,530
06Congo - Kinshasa
1,391,891
07Australia
1,335,616
08Indonesia
959,693
09India
727,390
10Peru
671,598

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Forest area · 2025 · km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km²)Year
01Russia8,326,2992025
02Brazil4,860,8662025
03Canada3,688,1892025
04United States3,088,9502025
05China2,271,5302025
06Congo - Kinshasa1,391,8912025
07Australia1,335,6162025
08Indonesia959,6932025
09India727,3902025
10Peru671,5982025
11Mexico662,6562025
12Angola632,6232025
13Colombia594,5692025
14Bolivia543,7032025
15Venezuela470,8822025
16Argentina465,9802025
17Central African Republic450,9492025
18Zambia448,7432025
19Tanzania434,0002025
20Papua New Guinea340,2902025
21Mozambique322,4292025
22Sweden279,3402025
23Myanmar (Burma)270,9532025
24Ethiopia267,4712025
25Japan249,0802025
26Gabon235,5532025
27South Africa228,8142025
28Türkiye228,0582025
29Finland225,4302025
30Sudan219,8042025
31Congo - Brazzaville218,5382025
32Thailand196,4752025
33Cameroon191,4322025
34Spain191,3282025
35Malaysia188,8472025
36Guyana183,7722025
37Chile181,6192025
38France177,9502025
39Nigeria171,3002025
40Botswana157,3022025
41Vietnam147,9012025
42Suriname146,7422025
43Paraguay142,9742025
44Mongolia141,7832025
45Zimbabwe137,6602025
46Laos130,3602025
47Ecuador123,1032025
48Norway121,0862025
49Germany114,8142025
50Iran107,5102025
51Mali104,7932025
52New Zealand103,0302025
53Ukraine100,9002025
54Madagascar99,2212025
55Poland94,9502025
56Italy94,2202025
57Belarus89,7542025
58Senegal86,4932025
59Namibia80,4302025
60North Korea77,2792025
61Philippines74,3862025
62South Sudan71,6002025
63Ghana70,5642025
64Romania69,5712025
65Cambodia63,3322025
66Liberia63,2652025
67South Korea62,7912025
68Nepal62,6632025
69Honduras58,6132025
70Morocco56,9532025
71Guinea48,5732025
72Somalia48,2982025
73Greece47,6282025
74Panama46,1462025
75Bulgaria39,5902025
76Kenya39,1382025
77Austria39,0392025
78Uzbekistan38,9422025
79Côte d’Ivoire37,7412025
80Cuba36,2242025
81Chad36,1132025
82Guatemala35,3572025
83Kazakhstan35,2052025
84Serbia34,7522025
85Latvia34,6702025
86Portugal33,6262025
87United Kingdom32,7802025
88Burkina Faso32,3702025
89Pakistan31,9252025
90Benin31,3332025
91Georgia31,0052025
92Costa Rica29,8962025
93Czechia29,6842025
94Saudi Arabia27,7562025
95Bhutan26,7472025
96Solomon Islands25,1392025
97Estonia24,4682025
98Sierra Leone24,3632025
99Equatorial Guinea24,0662025
100Uganda23,6772025
101Turkmenistan23,3002025
102Dominican Republic22,5752025
103Lithuania22,1632025
104Bosnia & Herzegovina21,6212025
105Sri Lanka21,2072025
106Guinea-Bissau20,9962025
107Hungary20,8742025
108Malawi20,3172025
109Uruguay20,2402025
110Croatia19,4622025
111Slovakia19,4052025
112Bangladesh18,7342025
113Algeria16,9142025
114Eritrea14,4202025
115Belize13,1512025
116Switzerland12,6702025
117Kyrgyzstan12,5552025
118Slovenia12,4362025
119Togo12,2452025
120Azerbaijan12,1372025
121Afghanistan12,0942025
122Fiji11,3662025
123Niger10,5512025
124Timor-Leste10,5432025
125North Macedonia10,2612025
126Mauritania10,1912025
127Albania9,4102025
128Vanuatu9,0742025
129New Caledonia8,9262025
130Ireland8,3292025
131Montenegro8,2702025
132Iraq6,9262025
133Tunisia6,8752025
134El Salvador6,8482025
135Belgium6,7052025
136Denmark6,4262025
137Rwanda6,3462025
138Jamaica6,1632025
139Yemen5,4902025
140Syria5,2782025
141Bahamas5,0992025
142Puerto Rico4,3612025
143Eswatini4,3312025
144Tajikistan4,2452025
145Brunei3,8002025
146Haiti3,7212025
147Moldova3,7032025
148Netherlands3,6932025
149Armenia3,3412025
150United Arab Emirates3,2462025
151Burundi2,7962025
152Trinidad & Tobago2,2612025
153Gambia2,0952025
154Libya2,0532025
155Cyprus1,7172025
156Samoa1,5982025
157Israel1,5002025
158French Polynesia1,4952025
159Lebanon1,4132025
160Luxembourg8872025
161Jordan7072025
162Micronesia645.72025
163Iceland614.82025
164Dominica573.52025
165São Tomé & Príncipe552.82025
166Cape Verde510.62025
167Palau418.72025
168Mauritius382.92025
169Lesotho345.22025
170Comoros333.72025
171St. Lucia328.42025
172St. Vincent & Grenadines285.62025
173Guam282.72025
174Seychelles265.22025
175Northern Mariana Islands243.62025
176U.S. Virgin Islands206.62025
177Andorra182.22025
178Grenada1772025
179American Samoa158.52025
180Singapore1582025
181Cayman Islands127.22025
182Palestinian Territories1112025
183St. Kitts & Nevis1102025
184Turks & Caicos Islands105.22025
185British Virgin Islands99.72025
186Marshall Islands97.12025
187Tonga87.32025
188Antigua & Barbuda77.92025
189Barbados632025
189Kuwait632025
191Liechtenstein59.82025
192Djibouti59.32025
193Bahrain43.72025
194Egypt41.12025
195Maldives37.22025
196Isle of Man36.72025
197Oman162025
198Qatar142025
199St. Martin12.42025
200Kiribati10.72025
201Tuvalu10.32025
202San Marino102025
203Bermuda7.82025
204Aruba4.92025
205Malta4.72025
206Sint Maarten32025
207Greenland2.22025
208Faroe Islands0.82025
209Curaçao0.72025

How this ranking works

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No observation (8)

Channel Islands · Gibraltar · Hong Kong SAR China · Kosovo · Macao SAR China · Monaco · Nauru · Nicaragua

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Total area classified as forest by the source.
Unit
km²
Source & definition
World Bank · AG.LND.FRST.K2
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Original metadata
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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  "id": "AG.LND.FRST.K2",
  "name": "Forest area (sq. km)",
  "unit": "",
  "source": {
    "id": "2",
    "value": "World Development Indicators"
  },
  "sourceNote": "Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.",
  "sourceOrganization": "FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/RL, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)",
  "topics": [
    {
      "id": "1",
      "value": "Agriculture & Rural Development  "
    },
    {
      "id": "19",
      "value": "Climate Change"
    },
    {
      "id": "6",
      "value": "Environment "
    }
  ]
}