Monday, January 14, 2013

List of countries by forest area

CountryForested area(km2)% of land area
Russia7,762,60245.40%
Brazil4,776,98056.10%
Canada3,101,34031.06%
United States3,030,89030.84%
China1,821,00018.21%
Australia1,470,83219.00%
Democratic Republic of the Congo1,219,32652.00%
Argentina945,33634.00%
Indonesia884,95046.46%
India778,42423.68%
Mexico710,00036.50%
Peru687,42053.49%
Sudan (including South Sudan)675,46026.96%
Mozambique620,00078.00%
Colombia607,28053.32%
Angola591,04047.41%
Bolivia587,40053.47%
Venezuela471,37851.68%
Myanmar (Burma)430,56063.64%
Zambia376,30950.00%
Tanzania352,57037.22%
Queensland346,13020.00%
Sudan327,90917.62%
Sweden307,85074.90%
Papua New Guinea294,37063.60%
Spain283,00756.00%
Zimbabwe259,26766.35%
Japan253,20367.00%
France including overseas246,64036.76%
Finland233,32069.00%
Central African Republic227,55036.53%
Gabon227,51785.00%
Congo224,71065.70%
Cameroon212,45044.68%
Turkey201,99225.77%
Malaysia195,20059.50%
Paraguay184,75045.42%
Laos170,00071.60%
Chile158,78121.00%
Guyana151,04070.26%
South Sudan148,19623.00%
Suriname147,76090.20%
Thailand147,62029.00%
Madagascar128,38021.87%
Mali125,72010.14%
Vietnam123,00037.14%
Botswana119,43020.53%
Chad119,21009.28%
Ecuador115,51042.00%
Germany113,17631.70%
Niger112,00008.00%
Nigeria110,89012.00%
Iran110,75006.72%
Guatemala108,89451.00%
Italy106,73635.00%
Ukraine105,00017.00%
Mongolia102,52006.55%
Norway93,87028.99%
Cambodia93,35051.56%
Morocco90,77208.00%
Poland90,00028.80%
South Africa89,17007.31%
Senegal86,73044.09%
New Zealand85,42431.87%
Belarus80,13438.60%
Namibia76,61009.29%
North Korea76,24063.25%
Philippines71,62023.87%
Somalia71,31011.18%
Burkina Faso67,94024.78%
Honduras67,25460.00%
Guinea67,24027.35%
South Korea63,94064.00%
Romania63,70026.72%
Benin61,86054.93%
Kazakhstan54,49802.00%
Nicaragua51,89039.80%
Uganda50,00020.74%
Panama42,94056.93%
Pakistan42,24005.31%
Algeria42,00001.70%
Turkmenistan41,27008.46%
Austria39,60047.20%
Ethiopia39,31303.56%
Nepal39,00026.50%
Greece37,52028.43%
Bulgaria36,25032.69%
Malawi33,17628.00%
Portugal32,40036.50%
Liberia31,54028.32%
Côte d'Ivoire30,00009.30%
Latvia28,80744.60%
United Kingdom28,65011.76%
Georgia27,88040.00%
Sierra Leone27,54038.39%
Cuba27,13024.47%
Saudi Arabia27,00001.26%
Czech Republic26,00034.00%
Bosnia and Herzegovina25,59953.00%
Croatia24,90144.00%
Bhutan24,76464.50%
Ghana24,60010.20%
Estonia23,06651.00%
Solomon Islands22,534 to 23,11778.00 to 80.00%
Lithuania21,22332.50%
Serbia20,86823.63%
Guinea-Bissau20,72057.36%
Tunisia20,61512.60%
Costa Rica20,44040.00%
Slovakia20,00640.80%
Uzbekistan19,69004.40%
Sri Lanka19,33029.46%
Hungary18,51319.90%
Belize16,53071.98%
Equatorial Guinea16,32058.18%
Eritrea15,54013.21%
Dominican Republic13,38427.50%
Kenya13,20002.27%
Oman13,05004.22%
Slovenia12,57459.80%
Switzerland12,42530.80%
Albania10,34936.00%
Macedonia10,28540.00%
Fiji10,00054.72%
Azerbaijan9,36010.81%
Bangladesh8,71006.05%
Kyrgyzstan8,69004.35%
Iraq8,22001.88%
Togo8,00014.00%
Timor-Leste7,98053.65%
Uruguay7,00004.00%
Ireland6,69009.52%
Belgium6,60721.64%
Montenegro6,25245.26%
Denmark5,17112.00%
Bahamas5,15051.45%
Gambia4,85743.00%
Syria4,61002.49%
Yemen4,49000.85%
Vanuatu4,47036.67%
Tajikistan4,10002.87%
Netherlands3,65008.79%
Jamaica3,30830.10%
Moldova3,29009.72%
Rwanda3,16112.00%
United Arab Emirates3,12003.73%
El Salvador2,98014.16%
Armenia2,97410.00%
Brunei2,78048.22%
Mauritania2,67000.26%
Trinidad and Tobago2,26044.07%
Libya2,17000.12%
Cyprus1,74018.81%
Afghanistan1,63100.25%
Israel1,60007.00%
Lebanon1,38313.30%
Burundi1,27004.50%
Samoa1,05037.00%
Iceland1,03001.00%
Jordan89301.00%
Luxembourg87033.64%
Cape Verde84020.83%
Egypt67000.07%
Micronesia, Federated States of63089.74%
Mauritius61230.00%
Dominica48865.00%
Haiti41601.50%
Seychelles40789.45%
Palau40087.15%
Sao Tome and Principe27028.01%
Swaziland17401.00%
Saint Lucia17027.60%
Andorra16034.19%
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines12732.56%
Antigua and Barbuda9021.00%
Palestine9001.45%
Lesotho8000.26%
Liechtenstein7043.75%
Djibouti6000.26%
Kuwait6000.34%
Comoros5002.24%
Saint Kitts and Nevis5019.16%
Grenada4011.63%
Tonga4005.35%
Tuvalu2389.12%
Barbados2004.65%
Kiribati2002.47%
Singapore2003.00%
Maldives1003.56%
Bahrain500.67%
Malta300.95%
San Marino101.64%
Qatar000.00%