Forest area (sq. km)
Environment & EnergyWB WDIwb_wdi:AG.LND.FRST.K2•square kilometers•1990 → 2023•214 countries
Series quick facts
High-level context for this country series.
Environment & EnergyWB WDI
Coverage
214
Frequency
yearly
Range
1990 \u2192 2023
Latest
2023
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)
214 countries with data
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Distribution across countries
Forest area (sq. km)
Countries
214
Median
20.7K
Mean
188.6K
25th pctl
975
75th pctl
97.3K
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
Compare trends
Forest area (sq. km)
BrazilCanadaUnited States
Generated by MacroVedia.comSource: World Bank (WB WDI)
| Country | Latest | Date | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|
| Russian FederationRUS | 8.15M square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BrazilBRA | 4.93M square kilometers | 2023 | |
| CanadaCAN | 3.47M square kilometers | 2023 | |
| United StatesUSA | 3.1M square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ChinaCHN | 2.26M square kilometers | 2023 | |
| AustraliaAUS | 1.34M square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Congo, Dem. Rep.COD | 1.23M square kilometers | 2023 | |
| IndonesiaIDN | 903.17K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| IndiaIND | 729.59K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| PeruPER | 718.12K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MexicoMEX | 653.09K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| AngolaAGO | 649.42K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ColombiaCOL | 585.44K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BoliviaBOL | 502.06K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Venezuela, RBVEN | 460.73K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| TanzaniaTZA | 443.38K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ZambiaZMB | 442.49K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MozambiqueMOZ | 360.26K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Papua New GuineaPNG | 357.55K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ArgentinaARG | 282.46K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| SwedenSWE | 279.8K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MyanmarMMR | 276.75K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| JapanJPN | 249.35K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GabonGAB | 234.95K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| TurkiyeTUR | 226.88K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| FinlandFIN | 224.09K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Central African RepublicCAF | 222.13K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Congo, Rep.COG | 219.01K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| NigeriaNGA | 211.37K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| CameroonCMR | 201.72K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ThailandTHA | 197.65K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MalaysiaMYS | 189.64K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| SpainESP | 185.85K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ChileCHL | 185.79K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GuyanaGUY | 183.88K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| SudanSDN | 178.43K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| FranceFRA | 175.03K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ZimbabweZWE | 173.06K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| South AfricaZAF | 169.41K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| EthiopiaETH | 168.5K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Lao PDRLAO | 164.92K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ParaguayPRY | 152.64K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| SurinameSUR | 151.6K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BotswanaBWA | 149K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Viet NamVNM | 148.71K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MongoliaMNG | 141.69K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MaliMLI | 132.96K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MadagascarMDG | 123.9K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| EcuadorECU | 123.05K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| NorwayNOR | 122.03K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GermanyDEU | 114.19K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN | 107.88K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| New ZealandNZL | 99.5K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ItalyITA | 97.28K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| UkraineUKR | 97.08K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| PolandPOL | 95.19K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BelarusBLR | 88.11K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GhanaGHA | 80.07K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| SenegalSEN | 79.48K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| CambodiaKHM | 76.01K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| LiberiaLBR | 75.27K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| PhilippinesPHL | 72.93K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| South SudanSSD | 71.57K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| RomaniaROU | 69.29K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| NamibiaNAM | 64.26K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| HondurasHND | 62.96K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Korea, Rep.KOR | 62.57K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GuineaGIN | 60.69K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Burkina FasoBFA | 60.66K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK | 59.66K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| NepalNPL | 59.62K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MoroccoMAR | 57.74K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM | 57.5K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| PanamaPAN | 41.8K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| TurkmenistanTKM | 41.27K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ChadTCD | 39.8K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BulgariaBGR | 39.32K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GreeceGRC | 39.02K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| AustriaAUT | 38.98K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| UzbekistanUZB | 37.67K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| KenyaKEN | 36.11K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| PakistanPAK | 36.02K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| KazakhstanKAZ | 35.42K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GuatemalaGTM | 34.93K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| LatviaLVA | 34.22K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| PortugalPRT | 33.12K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| CubaCUB | 32.42K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| United KingdomGBR | 32.15K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| NicaraguaNIC | 31.08K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Costa RicaCRI | 30.84K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BeninBEN | 29.85K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GeorgiaGEO | 28.22K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BhutanBTN | 27.31K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| SerbiaSRB | 27.24K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| CzechiaCZE | 26.83K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Solomon IslandsSLB | 25.21K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Cote d'IvoireCIV | 24.98K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Sierra LeoneSLE | 24.76K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| EstoniaEST | 24.38K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Equatorial GuineaGNQ | 24.23K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| UgandaUGA | 22.14K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| LithuaniaLTU | 22.05K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH | 21.88K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Dominican RepublicDOM | 21.68K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MalawiMWI | 21.16K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Sri LankaLKA | 21.04K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| UruguayURY | 20.94K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| HungaryHUN | 20.49K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| AlgeriaDZA | 19.78K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Guinea-BissauGNB | 19.55K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| CroatiaHRV | 19.47K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Slovak RepublicSVK | 19.26K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BangladeshBGD | 18.83K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ | 13.7K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| SwitzerlandCHE | 12.79K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BelizeBLZ | 12.44K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| SloveniaSVN | 12.32K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| AfghanistanAFG | 12.08K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| TogoTGO | 12K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| AzerbaijanAZE | 11.66K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| FijiFJI | 11.6K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| EritreaERI | 10.46K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| NigerNER | 10.42K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| North MacedoniaMKD | 10.01K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Saudi ArabiaSAU | 9.77K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Timor-LesteTLS | 9.17K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| New CaledoniaNCL | 8.38K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MontenegroMNE | 8.27K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| IraqIRQ | 8.25K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| IrelandIRL | 7.94K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| AlbaniaALB | 7.89K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| TunisiaTUN | 7.07K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BelgiumBEL | 6.89K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| DenmarkDNK | 6.31K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| JamaicaJAM | 6.09K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| El SalvadorSLV | 5.7K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Yemen, Rep.YEM | 5.49K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Syrian Arab RepublicSYR | 5.22K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Bahamas, TheBHS | 5.1K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| EswatiniSWZ | 5.01K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Puerto Rico (US)PRI | 4.98K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| VanuatuVUT | 4.42K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| TajikistanTJK | 4.27K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MoldovaMDA | 3.87K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Brunei DarussalamBRN | 3.8K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| NetherlandsNLD | 3.72K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| HaitiHTI | 3.38K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ArmeniaARM | 3.28K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| United Arab EmiratesARE | 3.17K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MauritaniaMRT | 2.96K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BurundiBDI | 2.8K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| RwandaRWA | 2.79K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Trinidad and TobagoTTO | 2.27K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Gambia, TheGMB | 2.25K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| LibyaLBY | 2.17K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| CyprusCYP | 1.72K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| SamoaWSM | 1.6K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| French PolynesiaPYF | 1.49K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| LebanonLBN | 1.45K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| IsraelISR | 1.4K square kilometers | 2023 | |
| JordanJOR | 975 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| LuxembourgLUX | 887 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM | 645.1 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| IcelandISL | 533.13 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP | 500.4 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| DominicaDMA | 478.7 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Cabo VerdeCPV | 466.2 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY | 449.8 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| PalauPLW | 416.5 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MauritiusMUS | 388.9 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| LesothoLSO | 345.2 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| SeychellesSYC | 337 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ComorosCOM | 316 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT | 285.4 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GuamGUM | 280 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Northern Mariana IslandsMNP | 243.6 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| St. LuciaLCA | 207.7 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR | 203.6 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GrenadaGRD | 177 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| American SamoaASM | 170.4 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| AndorraAND | 160 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| SingaporeSGP | 150.3 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Cayman IslandsCYM | 125.93 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| St. Kitts and NevisKNA | 110 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA | 105.2 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| West Bank and GazaPSE | 101.4 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Marshall IslandsMHL | 94 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| TongaTON | 89.5 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Antigua and BarbudaATG | 79.26 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| LiechtensteinLIE | 67 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BarbadosBRB | 63 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| KuwaitKWT | 62.5 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| DjiboutiDJI | 60.44 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| British Virgin IslandsVGB | 36.2 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Isle of ManIMN | 34.6 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| OmanOMN | 23.59 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| St. Martin (French part)MAF | 12.4 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| KiribatiKIR | 11.8 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Channel IslandsCHI | 10.2 square kilometers | 2021 | |
| BermudaBMU | 10 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| San MarinoSMR | 10 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| TuvaluTUV | 10 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MaldivesMDV | 8.2 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| BahrainBHR | 7.6 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MaltaMLT | 4.6 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| ArubaABW | 4.2 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM | 3.7 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GreenlandGRL | 2.2 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| Faroe IslandsFRO | 0.8 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| CuracaoCUW | 0.7 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| GibraltarGIB | 0 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| MonacoMCO | 0 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| NauruNRU | 0 square kilometers | 2023 | |
| QatarQAT | 0 square kilometers | 2023 |
Source: World Bank (WB WDI)