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Environment > Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not. Per capita figures expressed per 1,000 population.

CONTENTS

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COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
HISTORY
1 SurinameSuriname 328.91 km² per 1,000 people 2005
2 GuyanaGuyana 201.06 km² per 1,000 people 2005
3 GabonGabon 157.35 km² per 1,000 people 2005
4 CanadaCanada 96.02 km² per 1,000 people 2005
5 AustraliaAustralia 80.52 km² per 1,000 people 2005
6 BotswanaBotswana 67.67 km² per 1,000 people 2005
7 BoliviaBolivia 63.97 km² per 1,000 people 2005
8 BelizeBelize 56.65 km² per 1,000 people 2005
9 RussiaRussia 56.51 km² per 1,000 people 2005
10 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 56.36 km² per 1,000 people 2005
11 Congo, Republic of theCongo, Republic of the 56.19 km² per 1,000 people 2005
12 BhutanBhutan 50.16 km² per 1,000 people 2005
13 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 50 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 45.56 km² per 1,000 people 2005
14 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 45.46 km² per 1,000 people 2005
15 FinlandFinland 42.89 km² per 1,000 people 2005
16 MongoliaMongolia 40.14 km² per 1,000 people 2005
17 NamibiaNamibia 37.72 km² per 1,000 people 2005
18 AngolaAngola 37.08 km² per 1,000 people 2005
19 ZambiaZambia 36.38 km² per 1,000 people 2005
20 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 32.41 km² per 1,000 people 2005
21 ParaguayParaguay 31.32 km² per 1,000 people 2005
22 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 30.58 km² per 1,000 people 2005
23 SwedenSweden 30.5 km² per 1,000 people 2005
24 LaosLaos 28.5 km² per 1,000 people 2005
25 BrazilBrazil 25.63 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 25.04 km² per 1,000 people 2005
26 PeruPeru 24.58 km² per 1,000 people 2005
27 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 23.22 km² per 1,000 people 2005
28 VanuatuVanuatu 20.82 km² per 1,000 people 2005
29 NorwayNorway 20.3 km² per 1,000 people 2005
30 New ZealandNew Zealand 20.27 km² per 1,000 people 2005
31 PalauPalau 19.9 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 18.72 km² per 1,000 people 2005
32 SudanSudan 18.64 km² per 1,000 people 2005
33 VenezuelaVenezuela 17.95 km² per 1,000 people 2005
34 EstoniaEstonia 16.97 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 16.81 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 16.54 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 16.32 km² per 1,000 people 2005
35 The BahamasThe Bahamas 15.94 km² per 1,000 people 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 14.33 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 13.73 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 13.63 km² per 1,000 people 2005
36 ColombiaColombia 13.51 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 13.49 km² per 1,000 people 2005
37 ZimbabweZimbabwe 13.48 km² per 1,000 people 2005
38 PanamaPanama 13.29 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 13.24 km² per 1,000 people 2005
39 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 13.06 km² per 1,000 people 2005
40 CameroonCameroon 13.02 km² per 1,000 people 2005
41 LatviaLatvia 12.78 km² per 1,000 people 2005
42 ChadChad 12.23 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 12.17 km² per 1,000 people 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 12.14 km² per 1,000 people 2005
43 FijiFiji 11.8 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 11.61 km² per 1,000 people 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 10.72 km² per 1,000 people 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 10.25 km² per 1,000 people 2005
44 United StatesUnited States 10.22 km² per 1,000 people 2005
45 NicaraguaNicaragua 10.08 km² per 1,000 people 2005
46 ChileChile 9.89 km² per 1,000 people 2005
47 MozambiqueMozambique 9.73 km² per 1,000 people 2005
48 LiberiaLiberia 9.61 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 9.46 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 9.35 km² per 1,000 people 2005
49 MaliMali 9.3 km² per 1,000 people 2005
50 SamoaSamoa 9.24 km² per 1,000 people 2005
51 TanzaniaTanzania 9.16 km² per 1,000 people 2005
52 SomaliaSomalia 8.67 km² per 1,000 people 2005
53 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 8.54 km² per 1,000 people 2005
54 ArgentinaArgentina 8.52 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 8.39 km² per 1,000 people 2005
55 MalaysiaMalaysia 8.24 km² per 1,000 people 2005
56 EcuadorEcuador 8.2 km² per 1,000 people 2005
57 East TimorEast Timor 8.18 km² per 1,000 people 2005
58 BelarusBelarus 8.07 km² per 1,000 people 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 7.7 km² per 1,000 people 2005
59 GuineaGuinea 7.47 km² per 1,000 people 2005
60 SenegalSenegal 7.44 km² per 1,000 people 2005
61 BruneiBrunei 7.44 km² per 1,000 people 2005
62 CambodiaCambodia 7.42 km² per 1,000 people 2005
63 MadagascarMadagascar 6.9 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 6.7 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 6.65 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 6.51 km² per 1,000 people 2005
64 HondurasHonduras 6.45 km² per 1,000 people 2005
65 DominicaDominica 6.39 km² per 1,000 people 2005
66 BurmaBurma 6.38 km² per 1,000 people 2005
67 SloveniaSlovenia 6.32 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 6.29 km² per 1,000 people 2005
68 MexicoMexico 6.23 km² per 1,000 people 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 6.22 km² per 1,000 people 2005
69 GeorgiaGeorgia 6.17 km² per 1,000 people 2005
70 LithuaniaLithuania 6.15 km² per 1,000 people 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 6.07 km² per 1,000 people 2005
71 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 5.73 km² per 1,000 people 2005
72 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 5.7 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 5.68 km² per 1,000 people 2005
73 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 5.59 km² per 1,000 people 2005
74 Costa RicaCosta Rica 5.53 km² per 1,000 people 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 5.22 km² per 1,000 people 2005
75 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 5.14 km² per 1,000 people 2005
76 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 4.98 km² per 1,000 people 2005
77 CroatiaCroatia 4.8 km² per 1,000 people 2005
78 SwazilandSwaziland 4.78 km² per 1,000 people 2005
79 SeychellesSeychelles 4.73 km² per 1,000 people 2005
80 AustriaAustria 4.69 km² per 1,000 people 2005
81 BulgariaBulgaria 4.68 km² per 1,000 people 2005
82 UruguayUruguay 4.56 km² per 1,000 people 2005
83 SpainSpain 4.13 km² per 1,000 people 2005
84 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 4.11 km² per 1,000 people 2005
85 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 4.09 km² per 1,000 people 2005
86 IndonesiaIndonesia 4.01 km² per 1,000 people 2005
87 PortugalPortugal 3.59 km² per 1,000 people 2005
88 SlovakiaSlovakia 3.58 km² per 1,000 people 2005
89 EritreaEritrea 3.53 km² per 1,000 people 2005
90 GreeceGreece 3.38 km² per 1,000 people 2005
91 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 3.34 km² per 1,000 people 2005
92 GuatemalaGuatemala 3.13 km² per 1,000 people 2005
93 The GambiaThe Gambia 3.1 km² per 1,000 people 2005
94 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 3.09 km² per 1,000 people 2005
95 RomaniaRomania 2.94 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 2.9 km² per 1,000 people 2005
96 BeninBenin 2.79 km² per 1,000 people 2005
97 North KoreaNorth Korea 2.75 km² per 1,000 people 2005
98 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 2.67 km² per 1,000 people 2005
99 MalawiMalawi 2.64 km² per 1,000 people 2005
100 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.59 km² per 1,000 people 2005
101 FranceFrance 2.56 km² per 1,000 people 2005
102 AlbaniaAlbania 2.54 km² per 1,000 people 2005
103 GhanaGhana 2.5 km² per 1,000 people 2005
104 AndorraAndorra 2.42 km² per 1,000 people 2005
105 PolandPoland 2.41 km² per 1,000 people 2005
106 CubaCuba 2.41 km² per 1,000 people 2005
107 CyprusCyprus 2.3 km² per 1,000 people 2005
108 ThailandThailand 2.26 km² per 1,000 people 2005
109 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.2 km² per 1,000 people 2005
110 UkraineUkraine 2.03 km² per 1,000 people 2005
111 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 2.01 km² per 1,000 people 2005
112 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.96 km² per 1,000 people 2005
113 HungaryHungary 1.96 km² per 1,000 people 2005
114 JapanJapan 1.95 km² per 1,000 people 2005
115 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1.91 km² per 1,000 people 2005
116 EthiopiaEthiopia 1.82 km² per 1,000 people 2005
117 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.73 km² per 1,000 people 2005
118 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1.73 km² per 1,000 people 2005
119 ItalyItaly 1.7 km² per 1,000 people 2005
120 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.69 km² per 1,000 people 2005
121 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1.66 km² per 1,000 people 2005
122 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1.64 km² per 1,000 people 2005
123 IranIran 1.62 km² per 1,000 people 2005
124 IrelandIreland 1.61 km² per 1,000 people 2005
125 VietnamVietnam 1.56 km² per 1,000 people 2005
126 IcelandIceland 1.55 km² per 1,000 people 2005
127 GuamGuam 1.53 km² per 1,000 people 2005
128 ChinaChina 1.51 km² per 1,000 people 2005
129 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.45 km² per 1,000 people 2005
130 MoroccoMorocco 1.45 km² per 1,000 people 2005
131 TurkeyTurkey 1.41 km² per 1,000 people 2005
132 GermanyGermany 1.34 km² per 1,000 people 2005
133 NepalNepal 1.34 km² per 1,000 people 2005
134 South KoreaSouth Korea 1.3 km² per 1,000 people 2005
135 JamaicaJamaica 1.28 km² per 1,000 people 2005
=136 UgandaUganda 1.26 km² per 1,000 people 2005
=136 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.26 km² per 1,000 people 2005
138 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1.18 km² per 1,000 people 2005
139 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.12 km² per 1,000 people 2005
140 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1.09 km² per 1,000 people 2005
141 TunisiaTunisia 1.05 km² per 1,000 people 2005
142 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1.04 km² per 1,000 people 2005
143 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1.04 km² per 1,000 people 2005
144 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1.03 km² per 1,000 people 2005
145 KenyaKenya 1.03 km² per 1,000 people 2005
146 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.985 km² per 1,000 people 2005
147 ArmeniaArmenia 0.938 km² per 1,000 people 2005
148 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 0.924 km² per 1,000 people 2005
149 DenmarkDenmark 0.923 km² per 1,000 people 2005
150 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 0.92 km² per 1,000 people 2005
151 NigerNiger 0.907 km² per 1,000 people 2005
152 MauritaniaMauritania 0.87 km² per 1,000 people 2005
153 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.862 km² per 1,000 people 2005
154 MoldovaMoldova 0.849 km² per 1,000 people 2005
155 NigeriaNigeria 0.784 km² per 1,000 people 2005
156 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.693 km² per 1,000 people 2005
157 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.688 km² per 1,000 people 2005
158 BelgiumBelgium 0.637 km² per 1,000 people 2005
159 TogoTogo 0.628 km² per 1,000 people 2005
160 TajikistanTajikistan 0.626 km² per 1,000 people 2005
161 IndiaIndia 0.619 km² per 1,000 people 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.541 km² per 1,000 people 2005
162 RwandaRwanda 0.531 km² per 1,000 people 2005
163 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.472 km² per 1,000 people 2005
164 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.433 km² per 1,000 people 2005
165 TongaTonga 0.391 km² per 1,000 people 2005
166 GrenadaGrenada 0.376 km² per 1,000 people 2005
167 LibyaLibya 0.371 km² per 1,000 people 2005
168 LebanonLebanon 0.339 km² per 1,000 people 2005
169 IraqIraq 0.315 km² per 1,000 people 2005
170 MauritiusMauritius 0.298 km² per 1,000 people 2005
171 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.29 km² per 1,000 people 2005
172 MayotteMayotte 0.278 km² per 1,000 people 2005
173 YemenYemen 0.262 km² per 1,000 people 2005
174 IsraelIsrael 0.247 km² per 1,000 people 2005
175 SyriaSyria 0.242 km² per 1,000 people 2005
176 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.224 km² per 1,000 people 2005
177 KiribatiKiribati 0.202 km² per 1,000 people 2005
178 BurundiBurundi 0.201 km² per 1,000 people 2005
179 BermudaBermuda 0.157 km² per 1,000 people 2005
180 JordanJordan 0.153 km² per 1,000 people 2005
181 HaitiHaiti 0.123 km² per 1,000 people 2005
182 PakistanPakistan 0.122 km² per 1,000 people 2005
183 ComorosComoros 0.083 km² per 1,000 people 2005
184 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.076 km² per 1,000 people 2005
185 BarbadosBarbados 0.074 km² per 1,000 people 2005
186 BangladeshBangladesh 0.061 km² per 1,000 people 2005
187 Netherlands AntillesN. Antilles 0.055 km² per 1,000 people 2005
188 LesothoLesotho 0.045 km² per 1,000 people 2005
189 MaldivesMaldives 0.03 km² per 1,000 people 2005
190 KuwaitKuwait 0.024 km² per 1,000 people 2005
191 EgyptEgypt 0.009 km² per 1,000 people 2005
192 OmanOman 0.008 km² per 1,000 people 2005
193 SingaporeSingapore 0.005 km² per 1,000 people 2005

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Environment > Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Environment > Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita

  • Suriname ranked first for forest area > sq. km > per capita amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Canada ranked second for forest area > sq. km > per capita amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for forest area > sq. km > per capita amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Sudan ranked first for forest area > sq. km > per capita amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Bolivia ranked first for forest area > sq. km > per capita amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Australia ranked first for forest area > sq. km > per capita amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2005.
  • Finland ranked first for forest area > sq. km > per capita amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Guyana ranked first for forest area > sq. km > per capita amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Botswana ranked first for forest area > sq. km > per capita amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
  • Brazil ranked second for forest area > sq. km > per capita amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
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