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Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not.
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# | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
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1 | Russia | 8.09 million km² | 2005 | ||
2 | Brazil | 4.78 million km² | 2005 | ||
3 | Canada | 3.1 million km² | 2005 | ||
4 | United States | 3.03 million km² | 2005 | ||
5 | China | 1.97 million km² | 2005 | ||
6 | Australia | 1.64 million km² | 2005 | ||
7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.34 million km² | 2005 | ||
Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 967,921.43 km² | 2005 | |||
8 | Indonesia | 884,950 km² | 2005 | ||
Emerging markets average (profile) | 812,980.4 km² | 2005 | |||
9 | Peru | 687,420 km² | 2005 | ||
10 | India | 677,010 km² | 2005 | ||
11 | Sudan | 675,460 km² | 2005 | ||
12 | Mexico | 642,380 km² | 2005 | ||
Non-religious countries average (profile) | 641,640.83 km² | 2005 | |||
13 | Colombia | 607,280 km² | 2005 | ||
14 | Angola | 591,040 km² | 2005 | ||
15 | Bolivia | 587,400 km² | 2005 | ||
Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 566,619.33 km² | 2005 | |||
Eastern Europe average (profile) | 507,461.76 km² | 2005 | |||
Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 484,046.76 km² | 2005 | |||
16 | Venezuela | 477,130 km² | 2005 | ||
Cold countries average (profile) | 449,280.25 km² | 2005 | |||
17 | Zambia | 424,520 km² | 2005 | ||
Religious countries average (profile) | 365,588.57 km² | 2005 | |||
18 | Tanzania | 352,570 km² | 2005 | ||
19 | Argentina | 330,210 km² | 2005 | ||
20 | Burma | 322,220 km² | 2005 | ||
High income OECD countries average (profile) | 316,673.55 km² | 2005 | |||
21 | Papua New Guinea | 294,370 km² | 2005 | ||
22 | Sweden | 275,280 km² | 2005 | ||
Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 261,573.43 km² | 2005 | |||
Catholic countries average (profile) | 252,344.74 km² | 2005 | |||
23 | Japan | 248,680 km² | 2005 | ||
East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 242,246.3 km² | 2005 | |||
Europe average (profile) | 240,980.24 km² | 2005 | |||
Former British colonies average (profile) | 240,577.92 km² | 2005 | |||
Christian countries average (profile) | 238,459.48 km² | 2005 | |||
24 | Central African Republic | 227,550 km² | 2005 | ||
25 | Finland | 225,000 km² | 2005 | ||
26 | Congo, Republic of the | 224,710 km² | 2005 | ||
27 | Gabon | 217,750 km² | 2005 | ||
28 | Cameroon | 212,450 km² | 2005 | ||
29 | Malaysia | 208,900 km² | 2005 | ||
Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 206,889 km² | 2005 | |||
Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 197,609.02 km² | 2005 | |||
failed states average (profile) | 196,692 km² | 2005 | |||
30 | Mozambique | 192,620 km² | 2005 | ||
Hot countries average (profile) | 185,711.52 km² | 2005 | |||
31 | Paraguay | 184,750 km² | 2005 | ||
32 | Spain | 179,150 km² | 2005 | ||
33 | Zimbabwe | 175,400 km² | 2005 | ||
34 | Laos | 161,420 km² | 2005 | ||
35 | Chile | 161,210 km² | 2005 | ||
NATO countries average (profile) | 160,563.7 km² | 2005 | |||
36 | France | 155,540 km² | 2005 | ||
37 | Guyana | 151,040 km² | 2005 | ||
South Asia average (profile) | 149,072 km² | 2005 | |||
38 | Suriname | 147,760 km² | 2005 | ||
39 | Thailand | 145,200 km² | 2005 | ||
OPEC countries average (profile) | 135,343 km² | 2005 | |||
40 | Ethiopia | 130,000 km² | 2005 | ||
41 | Vietnam | 129,310 km² | 2005 | ||
Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 128,479.79 km² | 2005 | |||
42 | Madagascar | 128,380 km² | 2005 | ||
43 | Mali | 125,720 km² | 2005 | ||
44 | Botswana | 119,430 km² | 2005 | ||
45 | Chad | 119,210 km² | 2005 | ||
46 | Nigeria | 110,890 km² | 2005 | ||
47 | Germany | 110,760 km² | 2005 | ||
48 | Iran | 110,750 km² | 2005 | ||
49 | Ecuador | 108,530 km² | 2005 | ||
50 | Cambodia | 104,470 km² | 2005 | ||
51 | Cote d'Ivoire | 104,050 km² | 2005 | ||
52 | Mongolia | 102,520 km² | 2005 | ||
53 | Turkey | 101,750 km² | 2005 | ||
54 | Italy | 99,790 km² | 2005 | ||
55 | Ukraine | 95,750 km² | 2005 | ||
56 | Norway | 93,870 km² | 2005 | ||
57 | South Africa | 92,030 km² | 2005 | ||
58 | Poland | 91,920 km² | 2005 | ||
59 | Senegal | 86,730 km² | 2005 | ||
60 | New Zealand | 83,090 km² | 2005 | ||
Former French colonies average (profile) | 82,863.6 km² | 2005 | |||
61 | Belarus | 78,940 km² | 2005 | ||
62 | Namibia | 76,610 km² | 2005 | ||
Landlocked countries average (profile) | 75,124.62 km² | 2005 | |||
63 | Philippines | 71,620 km² | 2005 | ||
64 | Somalia | 71,310 km² | 2005 | ||
South and Central Asia average (profile) | 70,880 km² | 2005 | |||
65 | Burkina Faso | 67,940 km² | 2005 | ||
Muslim countries average (profile) | 67,868.41 km² | 2005 | |||
66 | Guinea | 67,240 km² | 2005 | ||
67 | Romania | 63,700 km² | 2005 | ||
68 | South Korea | 62,650 km² | 2005 | ||
69 | North Korea | 61,870 km² | 2005 | ||
European Union average (profile) | 58,414.44 km² | 2005 | |||
Eurozone average (profile) | 58,118.24 km² | 2005 | |||
70 | Ghana | 55,170 km² | 2005 | ||
71 | Nicaragua | 51,890 km² | 2005 | ||
72 | Honduras | 46,480 km² | 2005 | ||
73 | Morocco | 43,640 km² | 2005 | ||
74 | Panama | 42,940 km² | 2005 | ||
75 | Turkmenistan | 41,270 km² | 2005 | ||
76 | Guatemala | 39,380 km² | 2005 | ||
77 | Austria | 38,620 km² | 2005 | ||
78 | Portugal | 37,830 km² | 2005 | ||
79 | Greece | 37,520 km² | 2005 | ||
80 | Nepal | 36,360 km² | 2005 | ||
81 | Uganda | 36,270 km² | 2005 | ||
82 | Bulgaria | 36,250 km² | 2005 | ||
83 | Kenya | 35,220 km² | 2005 | ||
84 | Malawi | 34,020 km² | 2005 | ||
85 | Kazakhstan | 33,370 km² | 2005 | ||
86 | Uzbekistan | 32,950 km² | 2005 | ||
87 | Bhutan | 31,950 km² | 2005 | ||
88 | Liberia | 31,540 km² | 2005 | ||
89 | Latvia | 29,410 km² | 2005 | ||
90 | United Kingdom | 28,450 km² | 2005 | ||
91 | Georgia | 27,600 km² | 2005 | ||
92 | Sierra Leone | 27,540 km² | 2005 | ||
93 | Saudi Arabia | 27,280 km² | 2005 | ||
94 | Cuba | 27,130 km² | 2005 | ||
95 | Serbia and Montenegro | 26,940 km² | 2005 | ||
96 | Czech Republic | 26,480 km² | 2005 | ||
97 | Costa Rica | 23,910 km² | 2005 | ||
98 | Benin | 23,510 km² | 2005 | ||
99 | Estonia | 22,840 km² | 2005 | ||
100 | Algeria | 22,770 km² | 2005 | ||
101 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,850 km² | 2005 | ||
102 | Solomon Islands | 21,720 km² | 2005 | ||
103 | Croatia | 21,350 km² | 2005 | ||
104 | Lithuania | 20,990 km² | 2005 | ||
105 | Guinea-Bissau | 20,720 km² | 2005 | ||
106 | Hungary | 19,760 km² | 2005 | ||
107 | Sri Lanka | 19,330 km² | 2005 | ||
108 | Slovakia | 19,290 km² | 2005 | ||
109 | Pakistan | 19,020 km² | 2005 | ||
110 | Belize | 16,530 km² | 2005 | ||
111 | Equatorial Guinea | 16,320 km² | 2005 | ||
112 | Eritrea | 15,540 km² | 2005 | ||
Middle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) | 15,203.75 km² | 2005 | |||
113 | Uruguay | 15,060 km² | 2005 | ||
114 | Dominican Republic | 13,760 km² | 2005 | ||
115 | Niger | 12,660 km² | 2005 | ||
116 | Slovenia | 12,640 km² | 2005 | ||
117 | Switzerland | 12,210 km² | 2005 | ||
118 | Tunisia | 10,560 km² | 2005 | ||
119 | Fiji | 10,000 km² | 2005 | ||
120 | Azerbaijan | 9,360 km² | 2005 | ||
121 | Bangladesh | 8,710 km² | 2005 | ||
122 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,690 km² | 2005 | ||
123 | Afghanistan | 8,670 km² | 2005 | ||
124 | Iraq | 8,220 km² | 2005 | ||
125 | East Timor | 7,980 km² | 2005 | ||
126 | Albania | 7,940 km² | 2005 | ||
127 | New Caledonia | 7,170 km² | 2005 | ||
128 | Ireland | 6,690 km² | 2005 | ||
129 | Belgium | 6,670 km² | 2005 | ||
130 | Yemen | 5,490 km² | 2005 | ||
131 | Swaziland | 5,410 km² | 2005 | ||
132 | The Bahamas | 5,150 km² | 2005 | ||
133 | Denmark | 5,000 km² | 2005 | ||
134 | Rwanda | 4,800 km² | 2005 | ||
135 | The Gambia | 4,710 km² | 2005 | ||
136 | Syria | 4,610 km² | 2005 | ||
137 | Vanuatu | 4,400 km² | 2005 | ||
138 | Tajikistan | 4,100 km² | 2005 | ||
139 | Puerto Rico | 4,080 km² | 2005 | ||
140 | Togo | 3,860 km² | 2005 | ||
141 | Netherlands | 3,650 km² | 2005 | ||
142 | Jamaica | 3,390 km² | 2005 | ||
143 | Moldova | 3,290 km² | 2005 | ||
144 | United Arab Emirates | 3,120 km² | 2005 | ||
145 | El Salvador | 2,980 km² | 2005 | ||
146 | Armenia | 2,830 km² | 2005 | ||
147 | Brunei | 2,780 km² | 2005 | ||
148 | Mauritania | 2,670 km² | 2005 | ||
149 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,260 km² | 2005 | ||
150 | Libya | 2,170 km² | 2005 | ||
151 | Cyprus | 1,740 km² | 2005 | ||
=152 | Samoa | 1,710 km² | 2005 | ||
=152 | Israel | 1,710 km² | 2005 | ||
154 | Burundi | 1,520 km² | 2005 | ||
155 | Lebanon | 1,360 km² | 2005 | ||
=156 | French Polynesia | 1,050 km² | 2005 | ||
=156 | Haiti | 1,050 km² | 2005 | ||
158 | Luxembourg | 870 km² | 2005 | ||
159 | Cape Verde | 840 km² | 2005 | ||
160 | Jordan | 830 km² | 2005 | ||
161 | Egypt | 670 km² | 2005 | ||
162 | Federated States of Micronesia | 630 km² | 2005 | ||
=163 | Dominica | 460 km² | 2005 | ||
=163 | Iceland | 460 km² | 2005 | ||
=165 | Palau | 400 km² | 2005 | ||
=165 | Seychelles | 400 km² | 2005 | ||
167 | Mauritius | 370 km² | 2005 | ||
168 | Northern Mariana Islands | 330 km² | 2005 | ||
169 | Sao Tome and Principe | 270 km² | 2005 | ||
170 | Guam | 260 km² | 2005 | ||
171 | American Samoa | 180 km² | 2005 | ||
172 | Saint Lucia | 170 km² | 2005 | ||
173 | Andorra | 160 km² | 2005 | ||
174 | Cayman Islands | 120 km² | 2005 | ||
175 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 110 km² | 2005 | ||
176 | Virgin Islands | 100 km² | 2005 | ||
177 | Antigua and Barbuda | 90 km² | 2005 | ||
178 | Lesotho | 80 km² | 2005 | ||
179 | Liechtenstein | 70 km² | 2005 | ||
=180 | Djibouti | 60 km² | 2005 | ||
=180 | Kuwait | 60 km² | 2005 | ||
=182 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 50 km² | 2005 | ||
=182 | Mayotte | 50 km² | 2005 | ||
=182 | Comoros | 50 km² | 2005 | ||
=185 | Tonga | 40 km² | 2005 | ||
=185 | Grenada | 40 km² | 2005 | ||
=187 | Barbados | 20 km² | 2005 | ||
=187 | Oman | 20 km² | 2005 | ||
=187 | Kiribati | 20 km² | 2005 | ||
=187 | Singapore | 20 km² | 2005 | ||
=191 | Netherlands Antilles | 10 km² | 2005 | ||
=191 | Maldives | 10 km² | 2005 | ||
=191 | Bermuda | 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.