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Annual change in forest area by country 2025 | worldgovdata
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213 countries · 1991–2025
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League table
2025
All regions
East Asia & Pacific
Europe & Central Asia
Latin America & Caribbean
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
North America
South Asia
Sub-Saharan Africa
All income groups
High income
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#
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Country
↕
Value
↕
1
China
1.61M
2
Russian Federation
839,550
3
Turkiye
117,080.1
4
France
89,400
5
South Africa
87,566
6
India
86,000
7
Indonesia
81,479.7
8
New Zealand
67,548.1
9
Kenya
64,470
10
Australia
54,093.8
11
Philippines
42,450
12
Uzbekistan
41,038
13
Serbia
39,680
14
Ukraine
38,000
15
Ghana
35,720
16
Spain
30,143.8
17
Belarus
26,470.1
18
Viet Nam
22,572.1
19
Pakistan
20,786
20
Uruguay
18,394
21
Nepal
16,580
22
Rwanda
14,560
23
Congo, Rep.
14,000
24
Kazakhstan
13,900
25
United Kingdom
12,600
26
Bulgaria
12,600
27
Italy
12,490
28
Korea, Dem. People's Rep.
11,356.1
29
Azerbaijan
10,494
30
Czechia
9,040
31
Ireland
7,906
32
Dominican Republic
6,622
33
Latvia
6,566
34
Poland
6,160
35
Hungary
6,074
36
Portugal
5,648
37
Romania
5,616
38
Germany
4,800
39
Fiji
4,632
40
Jamaica
3,886
41
Costa Rica
3,518
42
Togo
3,040
43
Lithuania
2,830
44
Austria
2,818
45
Mauritania
2,630
46
Cuba
2,190
47
Israel
2,000
48
Denmark
1,970
49
Slovak Republic
1,854
50
Switzerland
1,832
51
South Sudan
1,500
52
Saudi Arabia
1,500
53
Haiti
1,400
54
Croatia
1,320
55
Bosnia and Herzegovina
1,040
56
Iceland
964
57
El Salvador
836
58
Cabo Verde
620
59
Estonia
576
60
Bahrain
480
61
Netherlands
450
62
United Arab Emirates
336
63
Morocco
314
64
Tajikistan
300
65
Virgin Islands (U.S.)
150
66
Comoros
100
67
Lebanon
96
68
Palau
90
69
Liechtenstein
86
70
Kyrgyz Republic
64
71
St. Lucia
50
72
Syrian Arab Republic
32
73
Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
30
74
Sao Tome and Principe
26
75
Armenia
16
76
Andorra
12
77
Djibouti
10
78
Egypt, Arab Rep.
6
79
Malta
2
80
Botswana
0
81
Luxembourg
0
82
Albania
0
83
Lesotho
0
84
Tonga
0
85
Naoero
0
86
Grenada
0
87
Brunei Darussalam
0
88
Burundi
0
89
Barbados
0
90
Marshall Islands
0
91
Georgia
0
92
Singapore
0
93
Kuwait
0
94
Tuvalu
0
95
French Polynesia
0
96
Sweden
0
97
Monaco
0
98
Mauritius
0
99
Northern Mariana Islands
0
100
American Samoa
0
101
Jordan
0
102
Bahamas, The
0
103
Curacao
0
104
Sint Maarten (Dutch part)
0
105
Gibraltar
0
106
Montenegro
0
107
St. Kitts and Nevis
0
108
Aruba
0
109
Finland
0
110
St. Martin (French part)
0
111
Faroe Islands
0
112
Belgium
0
113
Guam
0
114
Cayman Islands
0
115
Qatar
0
116
Iran, Islamic Rep.
0
117
Afghanistan
0
118
Kiribati
0
119
Bermuda
0
120
Isle of Man
0
121
Greece
0
122
Greenland
0
123
Turkmenistan
0
124
Mongolia
0
125
Oman
0
126
New Caledonia
0
127
San Marino
0
128
Turks and Caicos Islands
0
129
West Bank and Gaza
0
130
Maldives
0
131
St. Vincent and the Grenadines
0
132
British Virgin Islands
0
133
Yemen, Rep.
0
134
Dominica
-44
135
Slovenia
-56
136
Antigua and Barbuda
-66
137
Cyprus
-168
138
Seychelles
-218
139
Libya
-334
140
Trinidad and Tobago
-424
141
Samoa
-480
142
Moldova
-580
143
Namibia
-644
144
Algeria
-674
145
Solomon Islands
-734
146
Timor-Leste
-848
147
Bangladesh
-988
148
Eswatini
-1,500
149
Japan
-2,200
150
Tunisia
-2,302
151
Vanuatu
-2,384
152
Norway
-2,434
153
Panama
-3,014.1
154
North Macedonia
-3,244
155
Papua New Guinea
-3,750
156
Korea, Rep.
-3,774
157
Ethiopia
-3,919.9
158
Guinea-Bissau
-4,238
159
Chile
-4,884
160
Niger
-4,920
161
Sri Lanka
-4,944
162
Puerto Rico (US)
-5,210
163
Eritrea
-5,980
164
Gambia, The
-6,534
165
Iraq
-6,604
166
Gabon
-6,732
167
Belize
-7,532
168
Guyana
-7,630.1
169
Equatorial Guinea
-8,360
170
Bhutan
-8,484
171
Canada
-9,818.8
172
Guatemala
-13,190
173
Senegal
-15,539.8
174
Suriname
-18,252
175
Sierra Leone
-19,726
176
Nicaragua
-22,126
177
Uganda
-28,098
178
Ecuador
-30,153.9
179
Lao PDR
-35,334
180
Benin
-37,382
181
Liberia
-40,580
182
Malawi
-42,000
183
Central African Republic
-46,523.4
184
Venezuela, RB
-49,292.2
185
Honduras
-50,220
186
Zimbabwe
-53,000
187
Malaysia
-60,000
188
Guinea
-66,998
189
United States
-72,000
190
Somalia, Fed. Rep.
-75,950
191
Cote d'Ivoire
-80,822.1
192
Zambia
-97,156.3
193
Mali
-100,546.1
194
Cameroon
-116,955.9
195
Burkina Faso
-119,860
196
Madagascar
-124,277.9
197
Nigeria
-126,881.6
198
Mexico
-127,765.6
199
Chad
-127,914
200
Colombia
-133,284.4
201
Thailand
-138,016
202
Paraguay
-163,710.2
203
Sudan
-174,139.8
204
Argentina
-179,518
205
Bolivia
-239,760.2
206
Mozambique
-267,027.8
207
Congo, Dem. Rep.
-282,893.8
208
Myanmar
-289,712.1
209
Peru
-299,339.1
210
Cambodia
-308,734
211
Tanzania
-469,000
212
Angola
-510,029.7
213
Brazil
-3.26M
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