Environment > Forest area > Sq. km > Per capita: Countries Compared
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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
# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Suriname | 328.91 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
2 | Guyana | 201.06 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
3 | Gabon | 157.35 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
4 | Canada | 96.02 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
5 | Australia | 80.52 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
6 | Botswana | 67.67 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
7 | Bolivia | 63.97 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
8 | Belize | 56.65 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
9 | Russia | 56.51 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
10 | Central African Republic | 56.36 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
11 | Congo, Republic of the | 56.19 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
12 | Bhutan | 50.16 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
13 | Papua New Guinea | 50 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 45.56 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
14 | Solomon Islands | 45.46 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
15 | Finland | 42.89 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
16 | Mongolia | 40.14 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
17 | Namibia | 37.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
18 | Angola | 37.08 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
19 | Zambia | 36.38 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
20 | Equatorial Guinea | 32.41 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
21 | Paraguay | 31.32 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
22 | New Caledonia | 30.58 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
23 | Sweden | 30.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
24 | Laos | 28.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
25 | Brazil | 25.63 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 25.04 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
26 | Peru | 24.58 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
27 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 23.22 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
28 | Vanuatu | 20.82 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
29 | Norway | 20.3 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
30 | New Zealand | 20.27 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
31 | Palau | 19.9 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 18.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
32 | Sudan | 18.64 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
33 | Venezuela | 17.95 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
34 | Estonia | 16.97 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 16.81 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 16.54 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 16.32 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
35 | The Bahamas | 15.94 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 14.33 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 13.73 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 13.63 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
36 | Colombia | 13.51 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 13.49 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
37 | Zimbabwe | 13.48 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
38 | Panama | 13.29 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 13.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
39 | Guinea-Bissau | 13.06 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
40 | Cameroon | 13.02 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
41 | Latvia | 12.78 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
42 | Chad | 12.23 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 12.17 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 12.14 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
43 | Fiji | 11.8 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 11.61 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 10.72 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
South Asia average (profile) | 10.25 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
44 | United States | 10.22 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
45 | Nicaragua | 10.08 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
46 | Chile | 9.89 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
47 | Mozambique | 9.73 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
48 | Liberia | 9.61 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 9.46 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 9.35 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
49 | Mali | 9.3 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
50 | Samoa | 9.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
51 | Tanzania | 9.16 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
52 | Somalia | 8.67 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
53 | Turkmenistan | 8.54 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
54 | Argentina | 8.52 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 8.39 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
55 | Malaysia | 8.24 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
56 | Ecuador | 8.2 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
57 | East Timor | 8.18 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
58 | Belarus | 8.07 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 7.7 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
59 | Guinea | 7.47 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
60 | Senegal | 7.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
61 | Brunei | 7.44 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
62 | Cambodia | 7.42 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
63 | Madagascar | 6.9 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Europe average (profile) | 6.7 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 6.65 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 6.51 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
64 | Honduras | 6.45 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
65 | Dominica | 6.39 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
66 | Burma | 6.38 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
67 | Slovenia | 6.32 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 6.29 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
68 | Mexico | 6.23 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 6.22 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
69 | Georgia | 6.17 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
70 | Lithuania | 6.15 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 6.07 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
71 | Cote d'Ivoire | 5.73 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
72 | Federated States of Micronesia | 5.7 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 5.68 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
73 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5.59 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
74 | Costa Rica | 5.53 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 5.22 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
75 | Burkina Faso | 5.14 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
76 | Sierra Leone | 4.98 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
77 | Croatia | 4.8 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
78 | Swaziland | 4.78 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
79 | Seychelles | 4.73 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
80 | Austria | 4.69 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
81 | Bulgaria | 4.68 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
82 | Uruguay | 4.56 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
83 | Spain | 4.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
84 | Northern Mariana Islands | 4.11 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
85 | French Polynesia | 4.09 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
86 | Indonesia | 4.01 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
87 | Portugal | 3.59 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
88 | Slovakia | 3.58 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
89 | Eritrea | 3.53 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
90 | Greece | 3.38 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
91 | Serbia and Montenegro | 3.34 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
92 | Guatemala | 3.13 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
93 | The Gambia | 3.1 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
94 | American Samoa | 3.09 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
95 | Romania | 2.94 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 2.9 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
96 | Benin | 2.79 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
97 | North Korea | 2.75 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
98 | Cayman Islands | 2.67 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
99 | Malawi | 2.64 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
100 | Czech Republic | 2.59 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
101 | France | 2.56 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
102 | Albania | 2.54 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
103 | Ghana | 2.5 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
104 | Andorra | 2.42 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
105 | Poland | 2.41 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
106 | Cuba | 2.41 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
107 | Cyprus | 2.3 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
108 | Thailand | 2.26 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
109 | Kazakhstan | 2.2 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
110 | Ukraine | 2.03 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
111 | Liechtenstein | 2.01 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
112 | South Africa | 1.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
113 | Hungary | 1.96 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
114 | Japan | 1.95 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
115 | Luxembourg | 1.91 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
116 | Ethiopia | 1.82 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
117 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1.73 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
118 | Sao Tome and Principe | 1.73 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
119 | Italy | 1.7 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
120 | Kyrgyzstan | 1.69 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
121 | Cape Verde | 1.66 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
122 | Switzerland | 1.64 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
123 | Iran | 1.62 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
124 | Ireland | 1.61 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
125 | Vietnam | 1.56 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
126 | Iceland | 1.55 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
127 | Guam | 1.53 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
128 | China | 1.51 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
129 | Dominican Republic | 1.45 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
130 | Morocco | 1.45 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
131 | Turkey | 1.41 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
132 | Germany | 1.34 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
133 | Nepal | 1.34 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
134 | South Korea | 1.3 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
135 | Jamaica | 1.28 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
=136 | Uganda | 1.26 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
=136 | Uzbekistan | 1.26 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
138 | Saudi Arabia | 1.18 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
139 | Azerbaijan | 1.12 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
140 | Antigua and Barbuda | 1.09 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
141 | Tunisia | 1.05 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
142 | Puerto Rico | 1.04 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
143 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 1.04 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
144 | Saint Lucia | 1.03 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
145 | Kenya | 1.03 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
146 | Sri Lanka | 0.985 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
147 | Armenia | 0.938 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
148 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.924 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
149 | Denmark | 0.923 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
150 | Virgin Islands | 0.92 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
151 | Niger | 0.907 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
152 | Mauritania | 0.87 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
153 | Philippines | 0.862 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
154 | Moldova | 0.849 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
155 | Nigeria | 0.784 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
156 | Algeria | 0.693 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
157 | United Arab Emirates | 0.688 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
158 | Belgium | 0.637 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
159 | Togo | 0.628 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
160 | Tajikistan | 0.626 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
161 | India | 0.619 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 0.541 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | |||
162 | Rwanda | 0.531 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
163 | United Kingdom | 0.472 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
164 | El Salvador | 0.433 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
165 | Tonga | 0.391 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
166 | Grenada | 0.376 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
167 | Libya | 0.371 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
168 | Lebanon | 0.339 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
169 | Iraq | 0.315 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
170 | Mauritius | 0.298 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
171 | Afghanistan | 0.29 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
172 | Mayotte | 0.278 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
173 | Yemen | 0.262 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
174 | Israel | 0.247 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
175 | Syria | 0.242 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
176 | Netherlands | 0.224 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
177 | Kiribati | 0.202 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
178 | Burundi | 0.201 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
179 | Bermuda | 0.157 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
180 | Jordan | 0.153 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
181 | Haiti | 0.123 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
182 | Pakistan | 0.122 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
183 | Comoros | 0.083 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
184 | Djibouti | 0.076 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
185 | Barbados | 0.074 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
186 | Bangladesh | 0.061 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
187 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.055 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
188 | Lesotho | 0.045 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
189 | Maldives | 0.03 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
190 | Kuwait | 0.024 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
191 | Egypt | 0.009 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
192 | Oman | 0.008 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 | ||
193 | Singapore | 0.005 km² per 1,000 people | 2005 |
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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.