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DEFINITION: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 RussiaRussia 8.09 million km² 2005
2 BrazilBrazil 4.78 million km² 2005
3 CanadaCanada 3.1 million km² 2005
4 United StatesUnited States 3.03 million km² 2005
5 ChinaChina 1.97 million km² 2005
6 AustraliaAustralia 1.64 million km² 2005
7 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 1.34 million km² 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 967,921.43 km² 2005
8 IndonesiaIndonesia 884,950 km² 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 812,980.4 km² 2005
9 PeruPeru 687,420 km² 2005
10 IndiaIndia 677,010 km² 2005
11 SudanSudan 675,460 km² 2005
12 MexicoMexico 642,380 km² 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 641,640.83 km² 2005
13 ColombiaColombia 607,280 km² 2005
14 AngolaAngola 591,040 km² 2005
15 BoliviaBolivia 587,400 km² 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 566,619.33 km² 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 507,461.76 km² 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 484,046.76 km² 2005
16 VenezuelaVenezuela 477,130 km² 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 449,280.25 km² 2005
17 ZambiaZambia 424,520 km² 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 365,588.57 km² 2005
18 TanzaniaTanzania 352,570 km² 2005
19 ArgentinaArgentina 330,210 km² 2005
20 BurmaBurma 322,220 km² 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 316,673.55 km² 2005
21 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 294,370 km² 2005
22 SwedenSweden 275,280 km² 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 261,573.43 km² 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 252,344.74 km² 2005
23 JapanJapan 248,680 km² 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 242,246.3 km² 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 240,980.24 km² 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 240,577.92 km² 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 238,459.48 km² 2005
24 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 227,550 km² 2005
25 FinlandFinland 225,000 km² 2005
26 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 224,710 km² 2005
27 GabonGabon 217,750 km² 2005
28 CameroonCameroon 212,450 km² 2005
29 MalaysiaMalaysia 208,900 km² 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 206,889 km² 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 197,609.02 km² 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 196,692 km² 2005
30 MozambiqueMozambique 192,620 km² 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 185,711.52 km² 2005
31 ParaguayParaguay 184,750 km² 2005
32 SpainSpain 179,150 km² 2005
33 ZimbabweZimbabwe 175,400 km² 2005
34 LaosLaos 161,420 km² 2005
35 ChileChile 161,210 km² 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 160,563.7 km² 2005
36 FranceFrance 155,540 km² 2005
37 GuyanaGuyana 151,040 km² 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 149,072 km² 2005
38 SurinameSuriname 147,760 km² 2005
39 ThailandThailand 145,200 km² 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 135,343 km² 2005
40 EthiopiaEthiopia 130,000 km² 2005
41 VietnamVietnam 129,310 km² 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 128,479.79 km² 2005
42 MadagascarMadagascar 128,380 km² 2005
43 MaliMali 125,720 km² 2005
44 BotswanaBotswana 119,430 km² 2005
45 ChadChad 119,210 km² 2005
46 NigeriaNigeria 110,890 km² 2005
47 GermanyGermany 110,760 km² 2005
48 IranIran 110,750 km² 2005
49 EcuadorEcuador 108,530 km² 2005
50 CambodiaCambodia 104,470 km² 2005
51 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 104,050 km² 2005
52 MongoliaMongolia 102,520 km² 2005
53 TurkeyTurkey 101,750 km² 2005
54 ItalyItaly 99,790 km² 2005
55 UkraineUkraine 95,750 km² 2005
56 NorwayNorway 93,870 km² 2005
57 South AfricaSouth Africa 92,030 km² 2005
58 PolandPoland 91,920 km² 2005
59 SenegalSenegal 86,730 km² 2005
60 New ZealandNew Zealand 83,090 km² 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 82,863.6 km² 2005
61 BelarusBelarus 78,940 km² 2005
62 NamibiaNamibia 76,610 km² 2005
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 75,124.62 km² 2005
63 PhilippinesPhilippines 71,620 km² 2005
64 SomaliaSomalia 71,310 km² 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 70,880 km² 2005
65 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 67,940 km² 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 67,868.41 km² 2005
66 GuineaGuinea 67,240 km² 2005
67 RomaniaRomania 63,700 km² 2005
68 South KoreaSouth Korea 62,650 km² 2005
69 North KoreaNorth Korea 61,870 km² 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 58,414.44 km² 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 58,118.24 km² 2005
70 GhanaGhana 55,170 km² 2005
71 NicaraguaNicaragua 51,890 km² 2005
72 HondurasHonduras 46,480 km² 2005
73 MoroccoMorocco 43,640 km² 2005
74 PanamaPanama 42,940 km² 2005
75 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 41,270 km² 2005
76 GuatemalaGuatemala 39,380 km² 2005
77 AustriaAustria 38,620 km² 2005
78 PortugalPortugal 37,830 km² 2005
79 GreeceGreece 37,520 km² 2005
80 NepalNepal 36,360 km² 2005
81 UgandaUganda 36,270 km² 2005
82 BulgariaBulgaria 36,250 km² 2005
83 KenyaKenya 35,220 km² 2005
84 MalawiMalawi 34,020 km² 2005
85 KazakhstanKazakhstan 33,370 km² 2005
86 UzbekistanUzbekistan 32,950 km² 2005
87 BhutanBhutan 31,950 km² 2005
88 LiberiaLiberia 31,540 km² 2005
89 LatviaLatvia 29,410 km² 2005
90 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 28,450 km² 2005
91 GeorgiaGeorgia 27,600 km² 2005
92 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 27,540 km² 2005
93 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 27,280 km² 2005
94 CubaCuba 27,130 km² 2005
95 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 26,940 km² 2005
96 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 26,480 km² 2005
97 Costa RicaCosta Rica 23,910 km² 2005
98 BeninBenin 23,510 km² 2005
99 EstoniaEstonia 22,840 km² 2005
100 AlgeriaAlgeria 22,770 km² 2005
101 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 21,850 km² 2005
102 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 21,720 km² 2005
103 CroatiaCroatia 21,350 km² 2005
104 LithuaniaLithuania 20,990 km² 2005
105 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 20,720 km² 2005
106 HungaryHungary 19,760 km² 2005
107 Sri LankaSri Lanka 19,330 km² 2005
108 SlovakiaSlovakia 19,290 km² 2005
109 PakistanPakistan 19,020 km² 2005
110 BelizeBelize 16,530 km² 2005
111 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 16,320 km² 2005
112 EritreaEritrea 15,540 km² 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 15,203.75 km² 2005
113 UruguayUruguay 15,060 km² 2005
114 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 13,760 km² 2005
115 NigerNiger 12,660 km² 2005
116 SloveniaSlovenia 12,640 km² 2005
117 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 12,210 km² 2005
118 TunisiaTunisia 10,560 km² 2005
119 FijiFiji 10,000 km² 2005
120 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 9,360 km² 2005
121 BangladeshBangladesh 8,710 km² 2005
122 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 8,690 km² 2005
123 AfghanistanAfghanistan 8,670 km² 2005
124 IraqIraq 8,220 km² 2005
125 East TimorEast Timor 7,980 km² 2005
126 AlbaniaAlbania 7,940 km² 2005
127 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 7,170 km² 2005
128 IrelandIreland 6,690 km² 2005
129 BelgiumBelgium 6,670 km² 2005
130 YemenYemen 5,490 km² 2005
131 SwazilandSwaziland 5,410 km² 2005
132 The BahamasThe Bahamas 5,150 km² 2005
133 DenmarkDenmark 5,000 km² 2005
134 RwandaRwanda 4,800 km² 2005
135 The GambiaThe Gambia 4,710 km² 2005
136 SyriaSyria 4,610 km² 2005
137 VanuatuVanuatu 4,400 km² 2005
138 TajikistanTajikistan 4,100 km² 2005
139 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 4,080 km² 2005
140 TogoTogo 3,860 km² 2005
141 NetherlandsNetherlands 3,650 km² 2005
142 JamaicaJamaica 3,390 km² 2005
143 MoldovaMoldova 3,290 km² 2005
144 United Arab EmiratesUAE 3,120 km² 2005
145 El SalvadorEl Salvador 2,980 km² 2005
146 ArmeniaArmenia 2,830 km² 2005
147 BruneiBrunei 2,780 km² 2005
148 MauritaniaMauritania 2,670 km² 2005
149 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 2,260 km² 2005
150 LibyaLibya 2,170 km² 2005
151 CyprusCyprus 1,740 km² 2005
=152 SamoaSamoa 1,710 km² 2005
=152 IsraelIsrael 1,710 km² 2005
154 BurundiBurundi 1,520 km² 2005
155 LebanonLebanon 1,360 km² 2005
=156 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 1,050 km² 2005
=156 HaitiHaiti 1,050 km² 2005
158 LuxembourgLuxembourg 870 km² 2005
159 Cape VerdeCape Verde 840 km² 2005
160 JordanJordan 830 km² 2005
161 EgyptEgypt 670 km² 2005
162 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 630 km² 2005
=163 DominicaDominica 460 km² 2005
=163 IcelandIceland 460 km² 2005
=165 PalauPalau 400 km² 2005
=165 SeychellesSeychelles 400 km² 2005
167 MauritiusMauritius 370 km² 2005
168 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 330 km² 2005
169 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 270 km² 2005
170 GuamGuam 260 km² 2005
171 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 180 km² 2005
172 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 170 km² 2005
173 AndorraAndorra 160 km² 2005
174 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 120 km² 2005
175 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 110 km² 2005
176 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 100 km² 2005
177 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 90 km² 2005
178 LesothoLesotho 80 km² 2005
179 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 70 km² 2005
=180 DjiboutiDjibouti 60 km² 2005
=180 KuwaitKuwait 60 km² 2005
=182 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 50 km² 2005
=182 MayotteMayotte 50 km² 2005
=182 ComorosComoros 50 km² 2005
=185 TongaTonga 40 km² 2005
=185 GrenadaGrenada 40 km² 2005
=187 BarbadosBarbados 20 km² 2005
=187 OmanOman 20 km² 2005
=187 KiribatiKiribati 20 km² 2005
=187 SingaporeSingapore 20 km² 2005
=191 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 10 km² 2005
=191 MaldivesMaldives 10 km² 2005
=191 BermudaBermuda 10 km² 2005

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Interesting observations about Environment > Forest area > Sq. km

  • Brazil ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for forest area > sq. km globally in 2005.
  • Indonesia ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Canada ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • United States ranked third for forest area > sq. km amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • China ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2005.
  • Sweden ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2005.
  • Bolivia ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
  • Peru ranked second for forest area > sq. km amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
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