THE GLOBAL INDEX #106
Annual forest area change2024
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 data209 / 217No observation: 8
First-ranked country or territory
Central African Republic229,284 km²/year
Central African Republic229,284 km²/yearTop 10
km²/year · 2024Complete ranking
Download CSV ↓| Rank | Country / territory | Value (km²/year) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 01 | Central African Republic | 229,284 | 2024 |
| 02 |  Canada | 220,115 | 2024 |
| 03 |  Argentina | 185,313 | 2024 |
| 04 |  Congo - Kinshasa | 166,208 | 2024 |
| 05 |  Russia | 164,784 | 2024 |
| 06 |  Ethiopia | 99,015 | 2024 |
| 07 |  South Africa | 58,530 | 2024 |
| 08 |  Indonesia | 55,712 | 2024 |
| 09 |  Bolivia | 44,037 | 2024 |
| 10 |  Sudan | 43,115 | 2024 |
| 11 |  Saudi Arabia | 17,971 | 2024 |
| 12 |  North Korea | 17,502 | 2024 |
| 13 |  Namibia | 16,177 | 2024 |
| 14 |  Côte d’Ivoire | 13,569 | 2024 |
| 15 |  Mexico | 10,846 | 2024 |
| 16 |  Venezuela | 10,646 | 2024 |
| 17 |  Colombia | 10,461 | 2024 |
| 18 |  Greece | 8,610 | 2024 |
| 19 |  Botswana | 8,304 | 2024 |
| 20 |  Zambia | 7,221 | 2024 |
| 21 |  Mauritania | 7,201 | 2024 |
| 22 |  Senegal | 7,167 | 2024 |
| 23 |  Serbia | 7,119 | 2024 |
| 24 |  Spain | 5,176 | 2024 |
| 25 |  Vanuatu | 4,675 | 2024 |
| 26 |  Panama | 4,380 | 2024 |
| 27 |  Eritrea | 4,022 | 2024 |
| 28 |  Cuba | 3,782 | 2024 |
| 29 |  Ukraine | 3,440 | 2024 |
| 30 |  Rwanda | 3,411 | 2024 |
| 31 |  Nepal | 2,876 | 2024 |
| 32 |  New Zealand | 2,852 | 2024 |
| 33 |  Georgia | 2,781 | 2024 |
| 34 |  Czechia | 2,768 | 2024 |
| 35 |  Kenya | 2,383 | 2024 |
| 36 |  France | 2,024 | 2024 |
| 37 |  Benin | 1,855 | 2024 |
| 38 |  Uganda | 1,816 | 2024 |
| 39 |  Albania | 1,521 | 2024 |
| 40 |  Guinea-Bissau | 1,491 | 2024 |
| 41 |  Timor-Leste | 1,383 | 2024 |
| 42 |  Belarus | 1,378 | 2024 |
| 43 |  Finland | 1,340 | 2024 |
| 44 |  El Salvador | 1,136 | 2024 |
| 45 |  Philippines | 1,029 | 2024 |
| 46 |  Uzbekistan | 859.7 | 2024 |
| 47 |  Dominican Republic | 824.7 | 2024 |
| 48 |  Belize | 790.1 | 2024 |
| 49 |  Gabon | 670.8 | 2024 |
| 50 |  Germany | 576 | 2024 |
| 51 |  Guatemala | 558.4 | 2024 |
| 52 |  New Caledonia | 548.9 | 2024 |
| 53 |  United Kingdom | 499.78 | 2024 |
| 54 |  Portugal | 449.8 | 2024 |
| 55 |  Latvia | 379.9 | 2024 |
| 56 |  Azerbaijan | 368.17 | 2024 |
| 57 |  Ecuador | 354.5 | 2024 |
| 58 |  Haiti | 327.3 | 2024 |
| 59 |  Hungary | 326.56 | 2024 |
| 60 |  Ireland | 309.2 | 2024 |
| 61 |  North Macedonia | 278.5 | 2024 |
| 62 |  South Korea | 259 | 2024 |
| 63 |  Romania | 224.6 | 2024 |
| 64 |  Sri Lanka | 220.9 | 2024 |
| 65 |  Togo | 210.3 | 2024 |
| 66 |  Thailand | 205 | 2024 |
| 67 |  Niger | 175.8 | 2024 |
| 68 |  Bulgaria | 144 | 2024 |
| 69 |  Slovakia | 127.4 | 2024 |
| 70 |  St. Lucia | 120.2 | 2024 |
| 71 |  Slovenia | 118.84 | 2024 |
| 72 |  Dominica | 95.2 | 2024 |
| 73 |  Denmark | 93.3 | 2024 |
| 74 |  Mongolia | 88.8 | 2024 |
| 75 |  Lithuania | 81.03 | 2024 |
| 76 |  Israel | 80 | 2024 |
| 77 |  Estonia | 77.7 | 2024 |
| 78 |  Iceland | 72.07 | 2024 |
| 79 |  United Arab Emirates | 69.4 | 2024 |
| 80 |  Armenia | 64.5 | 2024 |
| 81 |  British Virgin Islands | 63.5 | 2024 |
| 82 |  Syria | 57 | 2024 |
| 83 |  São Tomé & Príncipe | 52.1 | 2024 |
| 84 |  Jamaica | 38.74 | 2024 |
| 85 |  Cape Verde | 38.2 | 2024 |
| 86 |  Bahrain | 31.3 | 2024 |
| 87 |  Maldives | 29 | 2024 |
| 88 |  Austria | 28.23 | 2024 |
| 89 |  Andorra | 22.1 | 2024 |
| 90 |  Comoros | 16.7 | 2024 |
| 91 |  South Sudan | 15 | 2024 |
| 92 |  Qatar | 14 | 2024 |
| 93 |  Afghanistan | 10 | 2024 |
| 94 |  Palestinian Territories | 9.6 | 2024 |
| 95 |  Singapore | 7.7 | 2024 |
| 96 |  Türkiye | 3.2 | 2024 |
| 97 |  Marshall Islands | 3.1 | 2024 |
| 98 |  Guam | 2.7 | 2024 |
| 99 |  Isle of Man | 2.1 | 2024 |
| 100 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 1.5 | 2024 |
| 101 |  Palau | 1.3 | 2024 |
| 102 |  Cayman Islands | 1.27 | 2024 |
| 103 |  Aruba | 0.7 | 2024 |
| 104 |  Kuwait | 0.5 | 2024 |
| 105 |  Tuvalu | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 106 |  Micronesia | 0.3 | 2024 |
| 107 |  St. Vincent & Grenadines | 0.2 | 2024 |
| 108 |  Samoa | 0.1 | 2024 |
| 109 |  Malta | 0.1 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Burundi | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Bahamas | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Barbados | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Brunei | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Curaçao | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Faroe Islands | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Grenada | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Greenland | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  St. Kitts & Nevis | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Lesotho | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Luxembourg | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  St. Martin | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Montenegro | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  French Polynesia | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  San Marino | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Turks & Caicos Islands | 0 | 2024 |
| 110 |  Yemen | 0 | 2024 |
| 128 |  Antigua & Barbuda | -0.66 | 2024 |
| 129 |  Sint Maarten | -0.7 | 2024 |
| 130 |  Kiribati | -1.1 | 2024 |
| 131 |  Djibouti | -1.24 | 2024 |
| 132 |  Bermuda | -2.2 | 2024 |
| 133 |  Tonga | -2.2 | 2024 |
| 134 |  Trinidad & Tobago | -4.6 | 2024 |
| 135 |  Cyprus | -6 | 2024 |
| 135 |  Mauritius | -6 | 2024 |
| 137 |  Oman | -7.59 | 2024 |
| 138 |  Liechtenstein | -8.1 | 2024 |
| 139 |  American Samoa | -11.9 | 2024 |
| 140 |  Croatia | -17.3 | 2024 |
| 141 |  Tajikistan | -26 | 2024 |
| 142 |  Guyana | -29.06 | 2024 |
| 143 |  Netherlands | -34.24 | 2024 |
| 144 |  Lebanon | -39.1 | 2024 |
| 145 |  Solomon Islands | -61.2 | 2024 |
| 146 |  Seychelles | -69.6 | 2024 |
| 147 |  Equatorial Guinea | -83.6 | 2024 |
| 148 |  Bangladesh | -89.9 | 2024 |
| 149 |  Gambia | -94.66 | 2024 |
| 150 |  Libya | -113.4 | 2024 |
| 151 |  Switzerland | -142.4 | 2024 |
| 152 |  Moldova | -156.2 | 2024 |
| 153 |  Tunisia | -175.3 | 2024 |
| 154 |  Belgium | -187.8 | 2024 |
| 155 |  Malaysia | -188.5 | 2024 |
| 156 |  Sierra Leone | -196.9 | 2024 |
| 157 |  Japan | -248 | 2024 |
| 158 |  Jordan | -268 | 2024 |
| 159 |  Bosnia & Herzegovina | -268.7 | 2024 |
| 160 |  Fiji | -280.9 | 2024 |
| 161 |  Poland | -301.6 | 2024 |
| 162 |  Kazakhstan | -357.88 | 2024 |
| 163 |  Iran | -373.86 | 2024 |
| 164 |  Egypt | -408.8 | 2024 |
| 165 |  Malawi | -420 | 2024 |
| 166 |  Sweden | -460 | 2024 |
| 167 |  Bhutan | -478 | 2024 |
| 168 |  Puerto Rico | -565.3 | 2024 |
| 169 |  Congo - Brazzaville | -612 | 2024 |
| 170 |  Eswatini | -666.2 | 2024 |
| 171 |  China | -748.9 | 2024 |
| 172 |  Morocco | -788.01 | 2024 |
| 173 |  Uruguay | -883.9 | 2024 |
| 174 |  Norway | -923.3 | 2024 |
| 175 |  Costa Rica | -978.6 | 2024 |
| 176 |  Vietnam | -1,033 | 2024 |
| 177 |  Kyrgyzstan | -1,147 | 2024 |
| 178 |  Iraq | -1,259 | 2024 |
| 179 |  Chad | -2,411 | 2024 |
| 180 |  Algeria | -2,856 | 2024 |
| 181 |  Myanmar (Burma) | -2,897 | 2024 |
| 182 |  India | -3,062 | 2024 |
| 183 |  Italy | -3,181 | 2024 |
| 184 |  Honduras | -3,849 | 2024 |
| 185 |  Chile | -4,127 | 2024 |
| 186 |  Pakistan | -4,302 | 2024 |
| 187 |  Suriname | -4,671 | 2024 |
| 188 |  Tanzania | -4,690 | 2024 |
| 189 |  Australia | -4,976 | 2024 |
| 190 |  Paraguay | -8,032 | 2024 |
| 191 |  United States | -8,280 | 2024 |
| 192 |  Somalia | -8,441 | 2024 |
| 193 |  Cameroon | -9,123 | 2024 |
| 194 |  Cambodia | -9,594 | 2024 |
| 195 |  Ghana | -9,867 | 2024 |
| 196 |  Guinea | -11,447 | 2024 |
| 197 |  Liberia | -11,596 | 2024 |
| 198 |  Angola | -11,698 | 2024 |
| 199 |  Papua New Guinea | -17,225 | 2024 |
| 200 |  Turkmenistan | -17,970 | 2024 |
| 201 |  Madagascar | -23,438 | 2024 |
| 202 |  Burkina Faso | -27,096 | 2024 |
| 203 |  Mali | -27,162 | 2024 |
| 204 |  Laos | -34,206 | 2024 |
| 205 |  Zimbabwe | -34,874 | 2024 |
| 206 |  Mozambique | -35,165 | 2024 |
| 207 |  Brazil | -36,361 | 2024 |
| 208 |  Nigeria | -38,802 | 2024 |
| 209 |  Peru | -43,528 | 2024 |
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.
Intentional homicide rates and peace scores rank from lowest to highest; other indicators rank from highest to lowest. Ranks use original values and competition ranking for ties, for example 1, 2, 2, 4. Filtering or changing display order does not recalculate global ranks. Higher values are not necessarily better.
Statistics reflect the public source snapshot, not live measurements. Some series are modeled estimates or multi-year averages. See original metadata.
No observation (8)
Channel Islands · Gibraltar · Hong Kong SAR China · Kosovo · Macao SAR China · Monaco · Nauru · Nicaragua
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。
{
"definition": "同来源相邻年份森林面积之差，负值代表减少。"
}