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Forest area (sq. km)

Environment & EnergyWB WDIwb_wdi:AG.LND.FRST.K2•square kilometers•1990 → 2023•214 countries
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Environment & EnergyWB WDI
Coverage
214
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
Spotlight
Russian Federation
RUS
8.1531M square kilometers
2023
Brazil
BRA
4.9298M square kilometers
2023
Canada
CAN
3.4682M square kilometers
2023
United States
USA
3.098M square kilometers
2023
China
CHN
2.2562M square kilometers
2023
Australia
AUS
1.3401M square kilometers
2023
Forest area (sq. km) infographic

Forest area (sq. km) by country

Latest available value per country (as of 2023)
Low \u2192 High
Unit: square kilometers
≤ 116.83
116.83 – 2.27K
2.27K – 10.43K
10.43K – 27.96K
27.96K – 73.27K
73.27K – 194.22K
> 194.22K
No data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Highest 15 countries

Forest area (sq. km)
50 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Distribution across countries

Forest area (sq. km)
Countries
50
 
Median
225.5K
 
Mean
742.5K
 
25th pctl
173.1K
 
75th pctl
585.4K
 
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)

Compare trends

Forest area (sq. km)
BrazilCanadaUnited States
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
CountryLatestDateTrend
Russian FederationRUS8.15M square kilometers2023
BrazilBRA4.93M square kilometers2023
CanadaCAN3.47M square kilometers2023
United StatesUSA3.1M square kilometers2023
ChinaCHN2.26M square kilometers2023
AustraliaAUS1.34M square kilometers2023
Congo, Dem. Rep.COD1.23M square kilometers2023
IndonesiaIDN903.17K square kilometers2023
IndiaIND729.59K square kilometers2023
PeruPER718.12K square kilometers2023
MexicoMEX653.09K square kilometers2023
AngolaAGO649.42K square kilometers2023
ColombiaCOL585.44K square kilometers2023
BoliviaBOL502.06K square kilometers2023
Venezuela, RBVEN460.73K square kilometers2023
TanzaniaTZA443.38K square kilometers2023
ZambiaZMB442.49K square kilometers2023
MozambiqueMOZ360.26K square kilometers2023
Papua New GuineaPNG357.55K square kilometers2023
ArgentinaARG282.46K square kilometers2023
SwedenSWE279.8K square kilometers2023
MyanmarMMR276.75K square kilometers2023
JapanJPN249.35K square kilometers2023
GabonGAB234.95K square kilometers2023
TurkiyeTUR226.88K square kilometers2023
FinlandFIN224.09K square kilometers2023
Central African RepublicCAF222.13K square kilometers2023
Congo, Rep.COG219.01K square kilometers2023
NigeriaNGA211.37K square kilometers2023
CameroonCMR201.72K square kilometers2023
ThailandTHA197.65K square kilometers2023
MalaysiaMYS189.64K square kilometers2023
SpainESP185.85K square kilometers2023
ChileCHL185.79K square kilometers2023
GuyanaGUY183.88K square kilometers2023
SudanSDN178.43K square kilometers2023
FranceFRA175.03K square kilometers2023
ZimbabweZWE173.06K square kilometers2023
South AfricaZAF169.41K square kilometers2023
EthiopiaETH168.5K square kilometers2023
Lao PDRLAO164.92K square kilometers2023
ParaguayPRY152.64K square kilometers2023
SurinameSUR151.6K square kilometers2023
BotswanaBWA149K square kilometers2023
Viet NamVNM148.71K square kilometers2023
MongoliaMNG141.69K square kilometers2023
MaliMLI132.96K square kilometers2023
MadagascarMDG123.9K square kilometers2023
EcuadorECU123.05K square kilometers2023
NorwayNOR122.03K square kilometers2023
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)