Forest Area (sq km) by Country
As of 2025, Russia leads globally in forest area (sq km) at 8.3M, followed by Brazil, Canada, United States. At the lower end, Nauru, Monaco, Gibraltar rank among the lowest. The global median is 20,874 (Hungary). This indicator falls under the "Energy & Environment" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 214 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Forest Area (sq km) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Russia | 8.3M | 2025 |
| 2 |  Brazil | 4.9M | 2025 |
| 3 |  Canada | 3.7M | 2025 |
| 4 |  United States | 3.1M | 2025 |
| 5 |  China | 2.3M | 2025 |
| 6 |  DR Congo | 1.4M | 2025 |
| 7 |  Australia | 1.3M | 2025 |
| 8 |  Indonesia | 959,693 | 2025 |
| 9 |  India | 727,390 | 2025 |
| 10 |  Peru | 671,598 | 2025 |
| 11 |  Mexico | 662,656 | 2025 |
| 12 |  Angola | 632,623 | 2025 |
| 13 |  Colombia | 594,569 | 2025 |
| 14 |  Bolivia | 543,703 | 2025 |
| 15 |  Venezuela | 470,882 | 2025 |
| 16 |  Argentina | 465,980 | 2025 |
| 17 |  Central African Republic | 450,949 | 2025 |
| 18 |  Zambia | 448,743 | 2025 |
| 19 |  Tanzania | 434,000 | 2025 |
| 20 |  Papua New Guinea | 340,290 | 2025 |
| 21 |  Mozambique | 322,429 | 2025 |
| 22 |  Sweden | 279,340 | 2025 |
| 23 |  Myanmar | 270,953 | 2025 |
| 24 |  Ethiopia | 267,471 | 2025 |
| 25 |  Japan | 249,080 | 2025 |
| 26 |  Gabon | 235,553 | 2025 |
| 27 |  South Africa | 228,814 | 2025 |
| 28 |  Türkiye | 228,058 | 2025 |
| 29 |  Finland | 225,430 | 2025 |
| 30 |  Sudan | 219,804 | 2025 |
| 31 |  Republic of the Congo | 218,538 | 2025 |
| 32 |  Thailand | 196,475 | 2025 |
| 33 |  Cameroon | 191,432 | 2025 |
| 34 |  Spain | 191,328 | 2025 |
| 35 |  Malaysia | 188,847 | 2025 |
| 36 |  Guyana | 183,772 | 2025 |
| 37 |  Chile | 181,619 | 2025 |
| 38 |  France | 177,950 | 2025 |
| 39 |  Nigeria | 171,300 | 2025 |
| 40 |  Botswana | 157,302 | 2025 |
| 41 |  Vietnam | 147,901 | 2025 |
| 42 |  Suriname | 146,742 | 2025 |
| 43 |  Paraguay | 142,974 | 2025 |
| 44 |  Mongolia | 141,783 | 2025 |
| 45 |  Zimbabwe | 137,660 | 2025 |
| 46 |  Laos | 130,360 | 2025 |
| 47 |  Ecuador | 123,103 | 2025 |
| 48 |  Norway | 121,086 | 2025 |
| 49 |  Germany | 114,814 | 2025 |
| 50 |  Iran | 107,510 | 2025 |
| 51 |  Mali | 104,793 | 2025 |
| 52 |  New Zealand | 103,030 | 2025 |
| 53 |  Ukraine | 100,900 | 2025 |
| 54 |  Madagascar | 99,221 | 2025 |
| 55 |  Poland | 94,950 | 2025 |
| 56 |  Italy | 94,220 | 2025 |
| 57 |  Belarus | 89,754 | 2025 |
| 58 |  Senegal | 86,493 | 2025 |
| 59 |  Namibia | 80,430 | 2025 |
| 60 |  North Korea | 77,279 | 2025 |
| 61 |  Philippines | 74,386 | 2025 |
| 62 |  South Sudan | 71,600 | 2025 |
| 63 |  Ghana | 70,564 | 2025 |
| 64 |  Romania | 69,571 | 2025 |
| 65 |  Cambodia | 63,332 | 2025 |
| 66 |  Liberia | 63,265 | 2025 |
| 67 |  South Korea | 62,791 | 2025 |
| 68 |  Nepal | 62,663 | 2025 |
| 69 |  Honduras | 58,613 | 2025 |
| 70 |  Morocco | 56,953 | 2025 |
| 71 |  Guinea | 48,573 | 2025 |
| 72 |  Somalia | 48,298 | 2025 |
| 73 |  Greece | 47,628 | 2025 |
| 74 |  Panama | 46,146 | 2025 |
| 75 |  Bulgaria | 39,590 | 2025 |
| 76 |  Kenya | 39,138 | 2025 |
| 77 |  Austria | 39,039 | 2025 |
| 78 |  Uzbekistan | 38,942 | 2025 |
| 79 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 37,741 | 2025 |
| 80 |  Cuba | 36,224 | 2025 |
| 81 |  Chad | 36,113 | 2025 |
| 82 |  Guatemala | 35,357 | 2025 |
| 83 |  Kazakhstan | 35,205 | 2025 |
| 84 |  Serbia | 34,752 | 2025 |
| 85 |  Latvia | 34,670 | 2025 |
| 86 |  Portugal | 33,626 | 2025 |
| 87 |  United Kingdom | 32,780 | 2025 |
| 88 |  Burkina Faso | 32,370 | 2025 |
| 89 |  Pakistan | 31,925 | 2025 |
| 90 |  Benin | 31,333 | 2025 |
| 91 |  Nicaragua | 31,075 | 2023 |
| 92 |  Georgia | 31,005 | 2025 |
| 93 |  Costa Rica | 29,896 | 2025 |
| 94 |  Czechia | 29,684 | 2025 |
| 95 |  Saudi Arabia | 27,756 | 2025 |
| 96 |  Bhutan | 26,747 | 2025 |
| 97 |  Solomon Islands | 25,139 | 2025 |
| 98 |  Estonia | 24,468 | 2025 |
| 99 |  Sierra Leone | 24,363 | 2025 |
| 100 |  Equatorial Guinea | 24,066 | 2025 |
| 101 |  Uganda | 23,677 | 2025 |
| 102 |  Turkmenistan | 23,300 | 2025 |
| 103 |  Dominican Republic | 22,575 | 2025 |
| 104 |  Lithuania | 22,163 | 2025 |
| 105 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,621 | 2025 |
| 106 |  Sri Lanka | 21,207 | 2025 |
| 107 |  Guinea-Bissau | 20,996 | 2025 |
| 108 |  Hungary | 20,874 | 2025 |
| 109 |  Malawi | 20,317 | 2025 |
| 110 |  Uruguay | 20,240 | 2025 |
| 111 |  Croatia | 19,462 | 2025 |
| 112 |  Slovakia | 19,405 | 2025 |
| 113 |  Bangladesh | 18,734 | 2025 |
| 114 |  Algeria | 16,914 | 2025 |
| 115 |  Eritrea | 14,420 | 2025 |
| 116 |  Belize | 13,151 | 2025 |
| 117 |  Switzerland | 12,670 | 2025 |
| 118 |  Kyrgyzstan | 12,555 | 2025 |
| 119 |  Slovenia | 12,436 | 2025 |
| 120 |  Togo | 12,245 | 2025 |
| 121 |  Azerbaijan | 12,137 | 2025 |
| 122 |  Afghanistan | 12,094 | 2025 |
| 123 |  Fiji | 11,366 | 2025 |
| 124 |  Niger | 10,551 | 2025 |
| 125 |  Timor-Leste | 10,543 | 2025 |
| 126 |  North Macedonia | 10,261 | 2025 |
| 127 |  Mauritania | 10,191 | 2025 |
| 128 |  Albania | 9,410 | 2025 |
| 129 |  Vanuatu | 9,074 | 2025 |
| 130 |  New Caledonia | 8,926 | 2025 |
| 131 |  Ireland | 8,329 | 2025 |
| 132 |  Montenegro | 8,270 | 2025 |
| 133 |  Iraq | 6,926 | 2025 |
| 134 |  Tunisia | 6,875 | 2025 |
| 135 |  El Salvador | 6,848 | 2025 |
| 136 |  Belgium | 6,705 | 2025 |
| 137 |  Denmark | 6,426 | 2025 |
| 138 |  Rwanda | 6,346 | 2025 |
| 139 |  Jamaica | 6,163 | 2025 |
| 140 |  Yemen | 5,490 | 2025 |
| 141 |  Syria | 5,278 | 2025 |
| 142 |  Bahamas | 5,099 | 2025 |
| 143 |  Puerto Rico | 4,361 | 2025 |
| 144 |  Eswatini | 4,331 | 2025 |
| 145 |  Tajikistan | 4,245 | 2025 |
| 146 |  Brunei | 3,800 | 2025 |
| 147 |  Haiti | 3,721 | 2025 |
| 148 |  Moldova | 3,703 | 2025 |
| 149 |  Netherlands | 3,693 | 2025 |
| 150 |  Armenia | 3,341 | 2025 |
| 151 |  United Arab Emirates | 3,246 | 2025 |
| 152 |  Burundi | 2,796 | 2025 |
| 153 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2,261 | 2025 |
| 154 |  The Gambia | 2,095 | 2025 |
| 155 |  Libya | 2,053 | 2025 |
| 156 |  Cyprus | 1,717 | 2025 |
| 157 |  Samoa | 1,598 | 2025 |
| 158 |  Israel | 1,500 | 2025 |
| 159 |  French Polynesia | 1,495 | 2025 |
| 160 |  Lebanon | 1,413 | 2025 |
| 161 |  Luxembourg | 887 | 2025 |
| 162 |  Jordan | 707 | 2025 |
| 163 |  Micronesia | 646 | 2025 |
| 164 |  Iceland | 615 | 2025 |
| 165 |  Dominica | 574 | 2025 |
| 166 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 553 | 2025 |
| 167 |  Cabo Verde | 511 | 2025 |
| 168 |  Palau | 419 | 2025 |
| 169 |  Mauritius | 383 | 2025 |
| 170 |  Lesotho | 345 | 2025 |
| 171 |  Comoros | 334 | 2025 |
| 172 |  St. Lucia | 328 | 2025 |
| 173 |  St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 286 | 2025 |
| 174 |  Guam | 283 | 2025 |
| 175 |  Seychelles | 265 | 2025 |
| 176 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 244 | 2025 |
| 177 |  U.S. Virgin Islands | 207 | 2025 |
| 178 |  Andorra | 182 | 2025 |
| 179 |  Grenada | 177 | 2025 |
| 180 |  American Samoa | 159 | 2025 |
| 181 |  Singapore | 158 | 2025 |
| 182 |  Cayman Islands | 127 | 2025 |
| 183 |  West Bank and Gaza | 111 | 2025 |
| 184 |  St. Kitts and Nevis | 110 | 2025 |
| 185 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 105 | 2025 |
| 186 |  British Virgin Islands | 100 | 2025 |
| 187 |  Marshall Islands | 97 | 2025 |
| 188 |  Tonga | 87 | 2025 |
| 189 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 78 | 2025 |
| 190 |  Barbados | 63 | 2025 |
| 191 |  Kuwait | 63 | 2025 |
| 192 |  Liechtenstein | 60 | 2025 |
| 193 |  Djibouti | 59 | 2025 |
| 194 |  Bahrain | 44 | 2025 |
| 195 |  Egypt | 41 | 2025 |
| 196 |  Maldives | 37 | 2025 |
| 197 |  Isle of Man | 37 | 2025 |
| 198 |  Oman | 16 | 2025 |
| 199 |  Qatar | 14 | 2025 |
| 200 |  Saint Martin | 12 | 2025 |
| 201 |  Kiribati | 11 | 2025 |
| 202 |  Tuvalu | 10 | 2025 |
| 203 | Channel Islands | 10 | 2021 |
| 204 |  San Marino | 10 | 2025 |
| 205 |  Bermuda | 8 | 2025 |
| 206 |  Aruba | 5 | 2025 |
| 207 |  Malta | 5 | 2025 |
| 208 |  Sint Maarten | 3 | 2025 |
| 209 |  Greenland | 2 | 2025 |
| 210 |  Faroe Islands | 1 | 2025 |
| 211 |  Curaçao | 1 | 2025 |
| 212 |  Gibraltar | 0 | 2023 |
| 213 |  Monaco | 0 | 2023 |
| 214 |  Nauru | 0 | 2023 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest forest area (sq km) in 2025?
Russia ranks #1 with forest area (sq km) of 8.3M as of 2025, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest forest area (sq km)?
Nauru ranks last (#214) with 0 as of 2025.
What is the global median for forest area (sq km)?
The median value is 20,874 (Hungary, ranked #108 out of 214 countries).
How many countries report data for forest area (sq km)?
214 countries have available data for forest area (sq km). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does forest area (sq km) belong to?
Forest Area (sq km) is classified under the "Energy & Environment" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.
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