THE GLOBAL INDEX #106
Annual forest area change2020
Forest area in the reporting year minus forest area in the preceding year, matching each economy. Negative values indicate net loss.
Comparable ranking year2025Latest published year: 2025
Economies with data214 / 217No observation: 3
First-ranked country or territory
China18,790 km²/year
China18,790 km²/yearTop 10
km²/year · 2020Complete ranking
Download CSV ↓| Rank | Country / territory | Value (km²/year) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | China | 18,790 | 2020 |
| 02 |  India | 2,660 | 2020 |
| 03 |  Türkiye | 1,560 | 2020 |
| 04 |  Chile | 1,229 | 2020 |
| 05 |  France | 834 | 2020 |
| 06 |  Vietnam | 759 | 2020 |
| 07 |  Italy | 538.1 | 2020 |
| 08 |  Philippines | 348.9 | 2020 |
| 09 |  Kazakhstan | 292.4 | 2020 |
| 10 |  New Zealand | 270.7 | 2020 |
| 11 |  Uzbekistan | 258.4 | 2020 |
| 12 |  Uruguay | 210 | 2020 |
| 13 |  Kyrgyzstan | 182.4 | 2020 |
| 14 |  Costa Rica | 163.7 | 2020 |
| 15 |  Belarus | 145 | 2020 |
| 16 |  Bulgaria | 130 | 2020 |
| 17 |  Poland | 120 | 2020 |
| 18 |  Azerbaijan | 115.3 | 2020 |
| 19 |  Morocco | 104 | 2020 |
| 20 |  Algeria | 100 | 2020 |
| 21 |  Iran | 90 | 2020 |
| 22 |  Dominican Republic | 80.9 | 2020 |
| 23 |  United Kingdom | 80 | 2020 |
| 24 |  Norway | 78 | 2020 |
| 25 |  Ghana | 72.3 | 2020 |
| 26 |  Fiji | 66.8 | 2020 |
| 27 |  Ukraine | 60 | 2020 |
| 28 |  Spain | 42.9 | 2020 |
| 29 |  Ireland | 40 | 2020 |
| 30 |  Jamaica | 38.9 | 2020 |
| 31 |  Latvia | 38.7 | 2020 |
| 32 |  Switzerland | 34.4 | 2020 |
| 33 |  Austria | 28.2 | 2020 |
| 34 |  Croatia | 25 | 2020 |
| 35 |  Bhutan | 20 | 2020 |
| 36 |  Czechia | 18.1 | 2020 |
| 37 |  Tunisia | 15.3 | 2020 |
| 38 |  Eswatini | 12.1 | 2020 |
| 39 |  Lithuania | 10 | 2020 |
| 39 |  Rwanda | 10 | 2020 |
| 39 |  Tajikistan | 10 | 2020 |
| 42 |  Denmark | 9.4 | 2020 |
| 43 |  Netherlands | 9.3 | 2020 |
| 44 |  Iceland | 6.6 | 2020 |
| 45 |  Lebanon | 6 | 2020 |
| 46 |  Puerto Rico | 4.9 | 2020 |
| 47 |  Serbia | 4.3 | 2020 |
| 48 |  Cape Verde | 3 | 2020 |
| 49 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 1.5 | 2020 |
| 50 |  Djibouti | 1 | 2020 |
| 51 |  Palau | 0.8 | 2020 |
| 52 |  Mauritius | 0.4 | 2020 |
| 53 |  Micronesia | 0.3 | 2020 |
| 54 |  Bahrain | 0.2 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Aruba | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Afghanistan | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Albania | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Andorra | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  United Arab Emirates | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Australia | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Burundi | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Belgium | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Bangladesh | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Bahamas | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Bermuda | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Barbados | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Brunei | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 | Channel Islands | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Cuba | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Curaçao | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Cayman Islands | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Germany | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Dominica | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Egypt | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Estonia | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Finland | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Faroe Islands | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Georgia | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Gibraltar | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Greece | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Grenada | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Greenland | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Guam | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Isle of Man | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Iraq | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Israel | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Jordan | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Japan | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Kenya | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Kiribati | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  St. Kitts & Nevis | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Kuwait | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Libya | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  St. Lucia | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Liechtenstein | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Lesotho | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Luxembourg | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  St. Martin | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Monaco | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Moldova | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Maldives | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Marshall Islands | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  North Macedonia | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Mali | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Malta | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Montenegro | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Nepal | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Nauru | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Oman | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Portugal | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Palestinian Territories | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  French Polynesia | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Qatar | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Romania | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Russia | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Saudi Arabia | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  San Marino | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  South Sudan | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Slovakia | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Sweden | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Sint Maarten | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Seychelles | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Syria | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Turks & Caicos Islands | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Turkmenistan | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Tonga | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Tuvalu | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  United States | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  St. Vincent & Grenadines | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  British Virgin Islands | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Vanuatu | 0 | 2020 |
| 55 |  Yemen | 0 | 2020 |
| 135 |  Cyprus | -0.2 | 2020 |
| 136 |  American Samoa | -0.3 | 2020 |
| 137 |  Antigua & Barbuda | -0.6 | 2020 |
| 138 |  New Caledonia | -1 | 2020 |
| 139 |  Singapore | -1.8 | 2020 |
| 140 |  Armenia | -2.1 | 2020 |
| 141 |  Trinidad & Tobago | -4.2 | 2020 |
| 142 |  Comoros | -4.4 | 2020 |
| 143 |  Samoa | -4.8 | 2020 |
| 144 |  São Tomé & Príncipe | -6.2 | 2020 |
| 145 |  Solomon Islands | -7.3 | 2020 |
| 146 |  Mongolia | -11.1 | 2020 |
| 147 |  Timor-Leste | -14 | 2020 |
| 148 |  Hungary | -14.6 | 2020 |
| 149 |  Slovenia | -20.3 | 2020 |
| 150 |  Togo | -29.6 | 2020 |
| 151 |  Haiti | -31.1 | 2020 |
| 152 |  Sri Lanka | -31.6 | 2020 |
| 153 |  Eritrea | -31.6 | 2020 |
| 154 |  El Salvador | -45 | 2020 |
| 155 |  Mauritania | -55 | 2020 |
| 156 |  Gambia | -57.3 | 2020 |
| 157 |  Equatorial Guinea | -83.6 | 2020 |
| 158 |  Guinea-Bissau | -84.4 | 2020 |
| 159 |  Guyana | -92 | 2020 |
| 160 |  South Korea | -100 | 2020 |
| 161 |  Belize | -111.6 | 2020 |
| 162 |  Panama | -114.1 | 2020 |
| 163 |  Guatemala | -116 | 2020 |
| 164 |  Gabon | -118.8 | 2020 |
| 165 |  Suriname | -122.4 | 2020 |
| 166 |  Niger | -124.2 | 2020 |
| 167 |  Madagascar | -132.2 | 2020 |
| 168 |  Congo - Brazzaville | -150 | 2020 |
| 169 |  Sierra Leone | -197.3 | 2020 |
| 170 |  Honduras | -209.5 | 2020 |
| 171 |  North Korea | -210 | 2020 |
| 172 |  Central African Republic | -300 | 2020 |
| 173 |  Liberia | -302.6 | 2020 |
| 174 |  Papua New Guinea | -335.3 | 2020 |
| 175 |  Laos | -345 | 2020 |
| 176 |  Thailand | -360 | 2020 |
| 177 |  South Africa | -364 | 2020 |
| 178 |  Canada | -369.8 | 2020 |
| 179 |  Guinea | -400 | 2020 |
| 179 |  Senegal | -400 | 2020 |
| 181 |  Venezuela | -411 | 2020 |
| 182 |  Uganda | -412.5 | 2020 |
| 183 |  Pakistan | -413.4 | 2020 |
| 184 |  Malawi | -420 | 2020 |
| 185 |  Zimbabwe | -460.7 | 2020 |
| 186 |  Benin | -500 | 2020 |
| 186 |  Burkina Faso | -500 | 2020 |
| 188 |  Malaysia | -501.5 | 2020 |
| 189 |  Cameroon | -560 | 2020 |
| 190 |  Ecuador | -642.7 | 2020 |
| 191 |  Namibia | -710.1 | 2020 |
| 192 |  Ethiopia | -730 | 2020 |
| 193 |  Somalia | -767.5 | 2020 |
| 194 |  Nicaragua | -1,000 | 2020 |
| 195 |  Argentina | -1,080 | 2020 |
| 196 |  Chad | -1,090 | 2020 |
| 197 |  Côte d’Ivoire | -1,129 | 2020 |
| 198 |  Botswana | -1,183 | 2020 |
| 199 |  Mexico | -1,280 | 2020 |
| 200 |  Cambodia | -1,557 | 2020 |
| 201 |  Nigeria | -1,633 | 2020 |
| 202 |  Sudan | -1,720 | 2020 |
| 203 |  Peru | -1,728 | 2020 |
| 204 |  Zambia | -1,882 | 2020 |
| 205 |  Colombia | -1,993 | 2020 |
| 206 |  Bolivia | -2,000 | 2020 |
| 207 |  Mozambique | -2,224 | 2020 |
| 208 |  Paraguay | -2,793 | 2020 |
| 209 |  Myanmar (Burma) | -2,897 | 2020 |
| 210 |  Tanzania | -4,690 | 2020 |
| 211 |  Angola | -5,551 | 2020 |
| 212 |  Indonesia | -6,055 | 2020 |
| 213 |  Congo - Kinshasa | -11,020 | 2020 |
| 214 |  Brazil | -11,794 | 2020 |
No matching countries.
How this ranking works
For annual statistics, the default is the newest year covering at least 70% of the maximum available country coverage, and at least 20 economies where possible. A ranking uses one year or report edition; missing observations are not replaced with another year. Newer years with lower coverage can be selected.
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No observation (3)
Hong Kong SAR China · Kosovo · Macao SAR China
Source & definition
- Indicator definition
- Forest area in the reporting year minus forest area in the preceding year, matching each economy. Negative values indicate net loss.
- Unit
- km²/year
- Source & definition
- World Bank · calculated ·
derived:forest-change
Original metadata
同来源相邻年份森林面积之差，负值代表减少。
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"definition": "同来源相邻年份森林面积之差，负值代表减少。"
}