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THE GLOBAL INDEX #013

Forest area2021

Total area classified as forest by the source.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data214 / 217No observation: 3
First-ranked country or territoryRussia8,153,120 km²

Top 10

km² · 2021
01Russia
8,153,120
02Brazil
4,953,910
03Canada
3,468,911
04United States
3,097,950
05China
2,218,580
06Australia
1,340,051
07Congo - Kinshasa
1,250,540
08Indonesia
915,277
09India
724,260
10Peru
721,575

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Forest area · 2021 · km²
RankCountry / territoryValue (km²)Year
01Russia8,153,1202021
02Brazil4,953,9102021
03Canada3,468,9112021
04United States3,097,9502021
05China2,218,5802021
06Australia1,340,0512021
07Congo - Kinshasa1,250,5402021
08Indonesia915,2772021
09India724,2602021
10Peru721,5752021
11Angola660,5232021
12Mexico655,6402021
13Colombia589,4262021
14Bolivia506,2082021
15Venezuela461,7342021
16Tanzania452,7602021
17Zambia446,2582021
18Mozambique364,9762021
19Papua New Guinea358,2222021
20Argentina284,6402021
21Myanmar (Burma)282,5422021
22Sweden279,8002021
23Japan249,3502021
24Gabon235,1872021
25Finland224,0902021
26Türkiye223,7642021
27Central African Republic222,7302021
28Congo - Brazzaville219,3102021
29Nigeria214,6372021
30Cameroon202,8452021
31Thailand198,3702021
32Malaysia190,6392021
33Spain185,7652021
34Guyana184,0612021
35Chile183,3362021
36Sudan181,8702021
37Zimbabwe173,9852021
38France173,3642021
39South Africa170,1372021
40Ethiopia169,9552021
41Laos165,6102021
42Paraguay158,2292021
43Suriname151,8402021
44Botswana151,3642021
45Vietnam147,1902021
46Mongolia141,7172021
47Mali132,9602021
48Ecuador124,3362021
49Madagascar124,1662021
50Norway121,8782021
51Germany114,1902021
52Iran107,6602021
53New Zealand99,0852021
54Ukraine96,9602021
55Italy96,1992021
56Poland94,9502021
57Belarus87,8212021
58Senegal80,2822021
59Ghana79,9292021
60Cambodia79,1272021
61Liberia75,8722021
62Philippines72,2352021
63South Sudan71,5702021
64Romania69,2912021
65Namibia65,6792021
66Honduras63,3832021
67South Korea62,7702021
68Burkina Faso61,6642021
69Guinea61,4902021
70North Korea60,0902021
71Nepal59,6202021
72Somalia59,0332021
73Morocco57,5302021
74Panama42,0242021
75Chad42,0132021
76Turkmenistan41,2702021
77Bulgaria39,0602021
78Greece39,0182021
79Austria38,9262021
80Uzbekistan37,1552021
81Pakistan36,8462021
82Kenya36,1112021
83Guatemala35,1622021
84Kazakhstan34,8392021
85Latvia34,1472021
86Portugal33,1202021
87Nicaragua33,0752021
88Cuba32,4202021
89United Kingdom31,9872021
90Benin30,8522021
91Costa Rica30,5122021
92Georgia28,2242021
93Bhutan27,2702021
94Côte d’Ivoire27,2382021
95Serbia27,2292021
96Czechia26,7892021
97Solomon Islands25,2222021
98Sierra Leone25,1522021
99Equatorial Guinea24,4012021
100Estonia24,3842021
101Uganda22,9662021
102Lithuania22,0272021
103Malawi21,9972021
104Bosnia & Herzegovina21,8792021
105Dominican Republic21,5222021
106Sri Lanka21,0992021
107Uruguay20,5202021
108Hungary20,5162021
109Guinea-Bissau19,7162021
110Algeria19,5802021
111Croatia19,4162021
112Slovakia19,2592021
113Bangladesh18,8342021
114Kyrgyzstan13,3362021
115Switzerland12,7262021
116Belize12,6592021
117Slovenia12,3582021
118Afghanistan12,0842021
119Togo12,0632021
120Fiji11,4672021
121Azerbaijan11,4332021
122Niger10,6732021
123Eritrea10,5212021
124North Macedonia10,0152021
125Saudi Arabia9,7702021
126Timor-Leste9,1972021
127New Caledonia8,3792021
128Montenegro8,2702021
129Iraq8,2502021
130Albania7,8892021
131Ireland7,8602021
132Tunisia7,0432021
133Belgium6,8932021
134Denmark6,2942021
135Jamaica6,0082021
136El Salvador5,7942021
137Yemen5,4902021
138Syria5,2212021
139Bahamas5,0992021
140Eswatini4,9882021
141Puerto Rico4,9682021
142Vanuatu4,4232021
143Tajikistan4,2482021
144Moldova3,8652021
145Brunei3,8002021
146Netherlands3,7042021
147Haiti3,4422021
148Armenia3,2832021
149United Arab Emirates3,1732021
150Mauritania3,0742021
151Burundi2,7962021
152Rwanda2,7702021
153Gambia2,3692021
154Trinidad & Tobago2,2782021
155Libya2,1702021
156Cyprus1,7252021
157Samoa1,6122021
158French Polynesia1,4952021
159Lebanon1,4392021
160Israel1,4002021
161Jordan9752021
162Luxembourg8872021
163Micronesia644.52021
164Iceland5202021
165São Tomé & Príncipe512.82021
166Dominica478.72021
167Cape Verde460.22021
168Egypt449.82021
169Palau414.92021
170Mauritius388.12021
171Lesotho345.22021
172Seychelles3372021
173Comoros324.82021
174St. Vincent & Grenadines285.42021
175Guam2802021
176Northern Mariana Islands243.62021
177St. Lucia207.72021
178U.S. Virgin Islands200.62021
179Grenada1772021
180American Samoa1712021
181Andorra1602021
182Singapore153.92021
183Cayman Islands126.62021
184St. Kitts & Nevis1102021
185Turks & Caicos Islands105.22021
186Palestinian Territories101.42021
187Marshall Islands942021
188Tonga89.52021
189Antigua & Barbuda80.532021
190Liechtenstein672021
191Barbados632021
192Kuwait62.52021
193Djibouti58.732021
194British Virgin Islands36.22021
195Isle of Man34.62021
196Oman24.332021
197St. Martin12.42021
198Kiribati11.82021
199Channel Islands10.22021
200Bermuda102021
200San Marino102021
200Tuvalu102021
203Maldives8.22021
204Bahrain7.22021
205Malta4.62021
206Aruba4.22021
207Sint Maarten3.72021
208Greenland2.22021
209Faroe Islands0.82021
210Curaçao0.72021
211Gibraltar02021
211Monaco02021
211Nauru02021
211Qatar02021

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No observation (3)

Hong Kong SAR China · Kosovo · Macao SAR China

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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  },
  "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": [
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      "value": "Agriculture & Rural Development  "
    },
    {
      "id": "19",
      "value": "Climate Change"
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