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Environment > Forest area > Sq. km per 1000: Countries Compared

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DEFINITION: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees, whether productive or not. Figures expressed per thousand population for the same year.
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COUNTRY
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1 SurinameSuriname 295.8 km² 2005
2 GuyanaGuyana 198.52 km² 2005
3 GabonGabon 157.85 km² 2005
4 CanadaCanada 95.98 km² 2005
5 AustraliaAustralia 80.25 km² 2005
6 BotswanaBotswana 63.67 km² 2005
7 BoliviaBolivia 62.79 km² 2005
8 BelizeBelize 60.79 km² 2005
9 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 57.45 km² 2005
10 RussiaRussia 56.5 km² 2005
11 BhutanBhutan 49.12 km² 2005
12 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 48.29 km² 2005
13 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 46.28 km² 2005
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 44.63 km² 2005
14 FinlandFinland 42.89 km² 2005
15 MongoliaMongolia 40.58 km² 2005
16 NamibiaNamibia 37.79 km² 2005
17 ZambiaZambia 37.01 km² 2005
18 AngolaAngola 35.72 km² 2005
19 ParaguayParaguay 31.29 km² 2005
20 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 30.59 km² 2005
21 SwedenSweden 30.49 km² 2005
22 LaosLaos 27.88 km² 2005
23 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 27.04 km² 2005
24 BrazilBrazil 25.66 km² 2005
25 PeruPeru 24.8 km² 2005
26 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 24.73 km² 2005
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 24.08 km² 2005
27 SudanSudan 21.38 km² 2005
28 VanuatuVanuatu 21.01 km² 2005
29 NorwayNorway 20.3 km² 2005
30 New ZealandNew Zealand 20.1 km² 2005
31 PalauPalau 20.09 km² 2005
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 18.69 km² 2005
32 VenezuelaVenezuela 17.85 km² 2005
33 EstoniaEstonia 16.97 km² 2005
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 16.55 km² 2005
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 16.41 km² 2005
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 16.31 km² 2005
34 The BahamasThe Bahamas 15.65 km² 2005
35 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 14.58 km² 2005
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 14.32 km² 2005
36 ColombiaColombia 14.06 km² 2005
37 ZimbabweZimbabwe 13.8 km² 2005
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 13.64 km² 2005
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 13.57 km² 2005
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 13.52 km² 2005
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 12.86 km² 2005
38 LatviaLatvia 12.78 km² 2005
39 PanamaPanama 12.76 km² 2005
40 FijiFiji 12.16 km² 2005
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 12.12 km² 2005
Landlocked countries averageLandlocked countries average (profile) 12.08 km² 2005
41 ChadChad 11.9 km² 2005
42 CameroonCameroon 11.71 km² 2005
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 11.59 km² 2005
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 11.15 km² 2005
43 MaliMali 10.53 km² 2005
44 United StatesUnited States 10.26 km² 2005
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 10.05 km² 2005
45 ChileChile 9.87 km² 2005
46 LiberiaLiberia 9.65 km² 2005
47 NicaraguaNicaragua 9.51 km² 2005
48 SamoaSamoa 9.5 km² 2005
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 9.35 km² 2005
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 9.26 km² 2005
49 MozambiqueMozambique 9.17 km² 2005
50 TanzaniaTanzania 9.08 km² 2005
51 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 8.69 km² 2005
52 ArgentinaArgentina 8.54 km² 2005
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 8.42 km² 2005
53 SomaliaSomalia 8.42 km² 2005
54 BelarusBelarus 8.17 km² 2005
55 East TimorEast Timor 8.12 km² 2005
56 MalaysiaMalaysia 8.08 km² 2005
57 EcuadorEcuador 7.88 km² 2005
58 CambodiaCambodia 7.82 km² 2005
59 SenegalSenegal 7.7 km² 2005
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 7.69 km² 2005
60 BruneiBrunei 7.56 km² 2005
61 GuineaGuinea 7.02 km² 2005
62 MadagascarMadagascar 7.02 km² 2005
63 HondurasHonduras 6.74 km² 2005
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 6.68 km² 2005
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 6.67 km² 2005
64 DominicaDominica 6.52 km² 2005
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 6.46 km² 2005
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 6.45 km² 2005
65 BurmaBurma 6.42 km² 2005
66 GeorgiaGeorgia 6.33 km² 2005
67 SloveniaSlovenia 6.32 km² 2005
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 6.2 km² 2005
68 LithuaniaLithuania 6.15 km² 2005
69 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 5.98 km² 2005
70 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 5.93 km² 2005
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 5.92 km² 2005
71 MexicoMexico 5.8 km² 2005
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 5.67 km² 2005
72 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 5.63 km² 2005
73 Costa RicaCosta Rica 5.53 km² 2005
74 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 5.38 km² 2005
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 5.17 km² 2005
75 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 5.13 km² 2005
76 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 5.06 km² 2005
77 SwazilandSwaziland 4.9 km² 2005
78 SeychellesSeychelles 4.83 km² 2005
79 CroatiaCroatia 4.81 km² 2005
80 AustriaAustria 4.69 km² 2005
81 BulgariaBulgaria 4.68 km² 2005
82 UruguayUruguay 4.53 km² 2005
83 SpainSpain 4.13 km² 2005
84 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 4.12 km² 2005
85 IndonesiaIndonesia 3.94 km² 2005
86 PortugalPortugal 3.59 km² 2005
87 SlovakiaSlovakia 3.58 km² 2005
88 GreeceGreece 3.38 km² 2005
89 The GambiaThe Gambia 3.28 km² 2005
90 EritreaEritrea 3.2 km² 2005
91 GuatemalaGuatemala 3.11 km² 2005
92 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 3.04 km² 2005
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 2.99 km² 2005
93 RomaniaRomania 2.94 km² 2005
94 BeninBenin 2.87 km² 2005
95 MalawiMalawi 2.63 km² 2005
96 North KoreaNorth Korea 2.6 km² 2005
97 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 2.59 km² 2005
98 GhanaGhana 2.58 km² 2005
99 AlbaniaAlbania 2.48 km² 2005
100 Cayman IslandsCayman Islands 2.47 km² 2005
101 FranceFrance 2.46 km² 2005
102 PolandPoland 2.41 km² 2005
103 CubaCuba 2.4 km² 2005
104 ThailandThailand 2.21 km² 2005
105 KazakhstanKazakhstan 2.2 km² 2005
106 UkraineUkraine 2.03 km² 2005
107 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 2.01 km² 2005
108 AndorraAndorra 1.97 km² 2005
109 HungaryHungary 1.96 km² 2005
110 South AfricaSouth Africa 1.95 km² 2005
111 JapanJapan 1.95 km² 2005
112 LuxembourgLuxembourg 1.87 km² 2005
113 Cape VerdeCape Verde 1.75 km² 2005
114 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 1.75 km² 2005
115 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 1.74 km² 2005
116 EthiopiaEthiopia 1.71 km² 2005
117 ItalyItaly 1.7 km² 2005
118 CyprusCyprus 1.69 km² 2005
119 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 1.68 km² 2005
120 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 1.64 km² 2005
121 GuamGuam 1.64 km² 2005
122 IrelandIreland 1.61 km² 2005
123 IranIran 1.58 km² 2005
124 VietnamVietnam 1.57 km² 2005
125 IcelandIceland 1.55 km² 2005
126 ChinaChina 1.51 km² 2005
127 TurkeyTurkey 1.5 km² 2005
128 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 1.47 km² 2005
129 MoroccoMorocco 1.45 km² 2005
130 NepalNepal 1.44 km² 2005
131 GermanyGermany 1.34 km² 2005
132 South KoreaSouth Korea 1.3 km² 2005
133 JamaicaJamaica 1.28 km² 2005
134 UgandaUganda 1.26 km² 2005
135 UzbekistanUzbekistan 1.26 km² 2005
136 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 1.12 km² 2005
137 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 1.1 km² 2005
138 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 1.09 km² 2005
139 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 1.07 km² 2005
140 TunisiaTunisia 1.05 km² 2005
141 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 1.03 km² 2005
142 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 1.02 km² 2005
143 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 1.01 km² 2005
144 KenyaKenya 0.984 km² 2005
145 Sri LankaSri Lanka 0.984 km² 2005
146 NigerNiger 0.96 km² 2005
147 ArmeniaArmenia 0.939 km² 2005
148 DenmarkDenmark 0.923 km² 2005
149 MoldovaMoldova 0.915 km² 2005
150 MauritaniaMauritania 0.849 km² 2005
151 PhilippinesPhilippines 0.835 km² 2005
152 NigeriaNigeria 0.794 km² 2005
153 United Arab EmiratesUAE 0.752 km² 2005
154 TogoTogo 0.697 km² 2005
155 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.67 km² 2005
156 BelgiumBelgium 0.637 km² 2005
157 TajikistanTajikistan 0.602 km² 2005
158 IndiaIndia 0.601 km² 2005
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 0.538 km² 2005
159 RwandaRwanda 0.509 km² 2005
160 El SalvadorEl Salvador 0.491 km² 2005
161 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 0.472 km² 2005
162 TongaTonga 0.396 km² 2005
163 GrenadaGrenada 0.389 km² 2005
164 LibyaLibya 0.388 km² 2005
165 AfghanistanAfghanistan 0.349 km² 2005
166 LebanonLebanon 0.341 km² 2005
167 IraqIraq 0.3 km² 2005
168 MauritiusMauritius 0.298 km² 2005
169 YemenYemen 0.273 km² 2005
170 SyriaSyria 0.254 km² 2005
171 IsraelIsrael 0.247 km² 2005
172 NetherlandsNetherlands 0.224 km² 2005
173 KiribatiKiribati 0.221 km² 2005
174 BurundiBurundi 0.196 km² 2005
175 BermudaBermuda 0.156 km² 2005
176 JordanJordan 0.153 km² 2005
177 PakistanPakistan 0.12 km² 2005
178 HaitiHaiti 0.113 km² 2005
179 ComorosComoros 0.0832 km² 2005
180 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.0773 km² 2005
181 BarbadosBarbados 0.0731 km² 2005
182 BangladeshBangladesh 0.0609 km² 2005
183 LesothoLesotho 0.0415 km² 2005
184 MaldivesMaldives 0.0336 km² 2005
185 KuwaitKuwait 0.0261 km² 2005
186 EgyptEgypt 0.00933 km² 2005
187 OmanOman 0.00793 km² 2005
188 SingaporeSingapore 0.00469 km² 2005

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Interesting observations about Environment > Forest area > Sq. km per 1000

  • Suriname ranked first for forest area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Hot countries in 2005.
  • Canada ranked second for forest area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Christian countries in 2005.
  • Russia ranked first for forest area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Europe in 2005.
  • Sudan ranked first for forest area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Muslim countries in 2005.
  • Bolivia ranked first for forest area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Catholic countries in 2005.
  • Australia ranked first for forest area > sq. km per 1000 amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2005.
  • Finland ranked first for forest area > sq. km per 1000 amongst European Union in 2005.
  • Guyana ranked first for forest area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Former British colonies in 2005.
  • Botswana ranked first for forest area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Landlocked countries in 2005.
  • Brazil ranked second for forest area > sq. km per 1000 amongst Emerging markets in 2005.
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