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DEFINITION:
Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.".
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| # | COUNTRY | AMOUNT | DATE | GRAPH | HISTORY |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 8.09 million | 2007 | ||
| 2 | Brazil | 4.71 million | 2007 | ||
| 3 | Canada | 3.1 million | 2007 | ||
| 4 | United States | 3.03 million | 2007 | ||
| 5 | China | 2.05 million | 2007 | ||
| 6 | Australia | 1.63 million | 2007 | ||
| 7 | European Union | 1.57 million | 2007 | ||
| 8 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 1.33 million | 2007 | ||
| Group of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) | 968,820.86 | 2007 | |||
| 9 | Indonesia | 847,522 | 2007 | ||
| Emerging markets average (profile) | 811,380.64 | 2007 | |||
| 10 | Peru | 685,536 | 2007 | ||
| 11 | India | 677,598 | 2007 | ||
| 12 | Sudan | 663,677 | 2007 | ||
| Non-religious countries average (profile) | 648,620.83 | 2007 | |||
| 13 | Mexico | 637,172 | 2007 | ||
| 14 | Colombia | 606,340 | 2007 | ||
| 15 | Angola | 588,544 | 2007 | ||
| 16 | Bolivia | 581,996 | 2007 | ||
| Former Soviet republics average (profile) | 566,581.07 | 2007 | |||
| Eastern Europe average (profile) | 507,496.12 | 2007 | |||
| 17 | Venezuela | 471,378 | 2007 | ||
| Sparsely populated countries average (profile) | 469,872.92 | 2007 | |||
| Cold countries average (profile) | 461,375.33 | 2007 | |||
| 18 | Zambia | 415,624 | 2007 | ||
| Religious countries average (profile) | 361,661 | 2007 | |||
| 19 | Tanzania | 344,326 | 2007 | ||
| 20 | Argentina | 327,214 | 2007 | ||
| High income OECD countries average (profile) | 325,585.1 | 2007 | |||
| 21 | Burma | 312,892 | 2007 | ||
| 22 | Papua New Guinea | 291,588 | 2007 | ||
| 23 | Sweden | 275,496 | 2007 | ||
| East Asia and Pacific average (profile) | 257,304.4 | 2007 | |||
| Latin America and Caribbean average (profile) | 251,653.33 | 2007 | |||
| 24 | Japan | 248,648 | 2007 | ||
| Catholic countries average (profile) | 243,734.74 | 2007 | |||
| Former British colonies average (profile) | 239,050.85 | 2007 | |||
| Europe average (profile) | 235,685.14 | 2007 | |||
| Christian countries average (profile) | 232,166.32 | 2007 | |||
| 25 | Central African Republic | 226,958 | 2007 | ||
| 26 | Finland | 225,100 | 2007 | ||
| 27 | Congo, Republic of the | 224,373 | 2007 | ||
| 28 | Gabon | 217,546 | 2007 | ||
| 29 | Cameroon | 208,050 | 2007 | ||
| failed states average (profile) | 207,606.79 | 2007 | |||
| 30 | Malaysia | 206,096 | 2007 | ||
| Former Spanish colonies average (profile) | 205,043.35 | 2007 | |||
| Heavily indebted countries average (profile) | 197,474.54 | 2007 | |||
| 31 | Mozambique | 191,620 | 2007 | ||
| 32 | Spain | 185,066 | 2007 | ||
| Hot countries average (profile) | 183,276.7 | 2007 | |||
| 33 | Paraguay | 181,178 | 2007 | ||
| 34 | Zimbabwe | 169,140 | 2007 | ||
| 35 | Chile | 162,358 | 2007 | ||
| NATO countries average (profile) | 161,091.22 | 2007 | |||
| 36 | Laos | 159,860 | 2007 | ||
| 37 | France | 156,352 | 2007 | ||
| 38 | Guyana | 151,035 | 2007 | ||
| South Asia average (profile) | 148,934 | 2007 | |||
| 39 | Suriname | 147,760 | 2007 | ||
| 40 | Thailand | 144,024 | 2007 | ||
| OPEC countries average (profile) | 136,310.11 | 2007 | |||
| 41 | Vietnam | 134,134 | 2007 | ||
| 42 | Madagascar | 127,637 | 2007 | ||
| 43 | Ethiopia | 127,180 | 2007 | ||
| Sub-Saharan Africa average (profile) | 126,745.57 | 2007 | |||
| 44 | Mali | 123,715 | 2007 | ||
| 45 | Chad | 117,626 | 2007 | ||
| 46 | Botswana | 117,062 | 2007 | ||
| 47 | Germany | 110,760 | 2007 | ||
| 48 | Ecuador | 104,582 | 2007 | ||
| 49 | Cote d'Ivoire | 104,358 | 2007 | ||
| 50 | Nigeria | 102,698 | 2007 | ||
| 51 | Turkey | 102,242 | 2007 | ||
| 52 | Italy | 101,918 | 2007 | ||
| 53 | Mongolia | 100,868 | 2007 | ||
| 54 | Cambodia | 100,094 | 2007 | ||
| 55 | Ukraine | 96,010 | 2007 | ||
| 56 | Norway | 94,214 | 2007 | ||
| 57 | Poland | 92,452 | 2007 | ||
| 58 | South Africa | 92,030 | 2007 | ||
| 59 | Senegal | 85,832 | 2007 | ||
| 60 | New Zealand | 83,422 | 2007 | ||
| Former French colonies average (profile) | 82,288.2 | 2007 | |||
| 61 | Belarus | 79,124 | 2007 | ||
| 62 | Namibia | 75,122 | 2007 | ||
| Landlocked countries average (profile) | 74,097.67 | 2007 | |||
| South and Central Asia average (profile) | 70,720.31 | 2007 | |||
| 63 | Somalia | 69,774 | 2007 | ||
| 64 | Philippines | 68,472 | 2007 | ||
| 65 | Burkina Faso | 67,464 | 2007 | ||
| Muslim countries average (profile) | 66,705.48 | 2007 | |||
| 66 | Guinea | 66,522 | 2007 | ||
| 67 | Romania | 63,716 | 2007 | ||
| European Union average (profile) | 56,826.07 | 2007 | |||
| Eurozone average (profile) | 55,514.56 | 2007 | |||
| 68 | Ghana | 52,862 | 2007 | ||
| 69 | Nicaragua | 49,790 | 2007 | ||
| 70 | Morocco | 43,784 | 2007 | ||
| 71 | Honduras | 43,352 | 2007 | ||
| 72 | Panama | 42,888 | 2007 | ||
| 73 | Turkmenistan | 41,270 | 2007 | ||
| 74 | Austria | 38,716 | 2007 | ||
| 75 | Portugal | 38,630 | 2007 | ||
| 76 | Guatemala | 38,300 | 2007 | ||
| 77 | Greece | 38,124 | 2007 | ||
| 78 | Bulgaria | 37,250 | 2007 | ||
| 79 | Nepal | 35,304 | 2007 | ||
| 80 | Kenya | 34,980 | 2007 | ||
| 81 | Uganda | 34,542 | 2007 | ||
| 82 | Malawi | 33,360 | 2007 | ||
| 83 | Uzbekistan | 33,282 | 2007 | ||
| 84 | Kazakhstan | 33,258 | 2007 | ||
| 85 | Bhutan | 32,166 | 2007 | ||
| 86 | Liberia | 30,336 | 2007 | ||
| 87 | Latvia | 29,634 | 2007 | ||
| 88 | United Kingdom | 28,658 | 2007 | ||
| 89 | Cuba | 28,242 | 2007 | ||
| 90 | Georgia | 27,601 | 2007 | ||
| 91 | Saudi Arabia | 27,280 | 2007 | ||
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 27,158 | 2007 | ||
| 93 | Czech Republic | 26,524 | 2007 | ||
| 94 | Costa Rica | 23,970 | 2007 | ||
| 95 | Algeria | 23,299 | 2007 | ||
| 96 | Estonia | 23,004 | 2007 | ||
| 97 | Benin | 22,214 | 2007 | ||
| 98 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,850 | 2007 | ||
| 99 | Croatia | 21,374 | 2007 | ||
| 100 | Lithuania | 21,306 | 2007 | ||
| 101 | Solomon Islands | 20,924 | 2007 | ||
| 102 | Serbia and Montenegro | 20,868 | 2007 | ||
| 103 | Guinea-Bissau | 20,523 | 2007 | ||
| 104 | Hungary | 20,036 | 2007 | ||
| 105 | Slovakia | 19,322 | 2007 | ||
| 106 | Sri Lanka | 18,734 | 2007 | ||
| 107 | Pakistan | 18,164 | 2007 | ||
| Tourist destinations average (profile) | 17,728.47 | 2007 | |||
| 108 | Belize | 16,530 | 2007 | ||
| 109 | Equatorial Guinea | 16,015 | 2007 | ||
| 110 | Eritrea | 15,496 | 2007 | ||
| 111 | Uruguay | 15,448 | 2007 | ||
| 112 | Dominican Republic | 13,760 | 2007 | ||
| 113 | Slovenia | 12,745 | 2007 | ||
| 114 | Niger | 12,411 | 2007 | ||
| 115 | Switzerland | 12,298 | 2007 | ||
| 116 | Tunisia | 10,948 | 2007 | ||
| 117 | Fiji | 10,000 | 2007 | ||
| 118 | Azerbaijan | 9,360 | 2007 | ||
| 119 | Kyrgyzstan | 8,737 | 2007 | ||
| 120 | Bangladesh | 8,664 | 2007 | ||
| 121 | Iraq | 8,236 | 2007 | ||
| 122 | Afghanistan | 8,078 | 2007 | ||
| 123 | Albania | 8,040 | 2007 | ||
| 124 | East Timor | 7,756 | 2007 | ||
| 125 | New Caledonia | 7,170 | 2007 | ||
| 126 | Ireland | 6,930 | 2007 | ||
| 127 | Belgium | 6,670 | 2007 | ||
| 128 | Swaziland | 5,504 | 2007 | ||
| 129 | Rwanda | 5,344 | 2007 | ||
| 130 | The Bahamas | 5,150 | 2007 | ||
| 131 | Denmark | 5,056 | 2007 | ||
| 132 | The Gambia | 4,750 | 2007 | ||
| 133 | Syria | 4,726 | 2007 | ||
| 134 | Vanuatu | 4,395 | 2007 | ||
| 135 | Tajikistan | 4,100 | 2007 | ||
| 136 | Puerto Rico | 4,084 | 2007 | ||
| 137 | Netherlands | 3,670 | 2007 | ||
| 138 | Togo | 3,460 | 2007 | ||
| 139 | Jamaica | 3,382 | 2007 | ||
| 140 | Moldova | 3,302 | 2007 | ||
| 141 | United Arab Emirates | 3,128 | 2007 | ||
| 142 | El Salvador | 2,876 | 2007 | ||
| 143 | Armenia | 2,742 | 2007 | ||
| 144 | Brunei | 2,740 | 2007 | ||
| 145 | Mauritania | 2,470 | 2007 | ||
| 146 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,252 | 2007 | ||
| 147 | Libya | 2,170 | 2007 | ||
| 148 | Cyprus | 1,750 | 2007 | ||
| 149 | Israel | 1,738 | 2007 | ||
| 150 | Samoa | 1,710 | 2007 | ||
| 151 | Lebanon | 1,387 | 2007 | ||
| 152 | Burundi | 1,336 | 2007 | ||
| 153 | French Polynesia | 1,050 | 2007 | ||
| 154 | Haiti | 1,034 | 2007 | ||
| 155 | Luxembourg | 868 | 2007 | ||
| 156 | Cape Verde | 845 | 2007 | ||
| 157 | Jordan | 830 | 2007 | ||
| 158 | Iceland | 492 | 2007 | ||
| 159 | Dominica | 455 | 2007 | ||
| 160 | Palau | 406 | 2007 | ||
| 161 | Seychelles | 400 | 2007 | ||
| 162 | Mauritius | 366 | 2007 | ||
| 163 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 344 | 2007 | ||
| 164 | Northern Mariana Islands | 332 | 2007 | ||
| 165 | Sao Tome and Principe | 274 | 2007 | ||
| 166 | Guam | 259 | 2007 | ||
| 167 | American Samoa | 178 | 2007 | ||
| 168 | Saint Lucia | 170 | 2007 | ||
| 169 | Cayman Islands | 124 | 2007 | ||
| 170 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 109 | 2007 | ||
| 171 | Antigua and Barbuda | 94 | 2007 | ||
| 172 | Virgin Islands | 91 | 2007 | ||
| 173 | Lesotho | 84 | 2007 | ||
| 174 | Liechtenstein | 69 | 2007 | ||
| 175 | Kuwait | 58 | 2007 | ||
| 176 | Djibouti | 56 | 2007 | ||
| 177 | Mayotte | 54 | 2007 | ||
| 178 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 53 | 2007 | ||
| 179 | Comoros | 44 | 2007 | ||
| 180 | Grenada | 41 | 2007 | ||
| 181 | Tonga | 36 | 2007 | ||
| 182 | Singapore | 23 | 2007 | ||
| 183 | Kiribati | 22 | 2007 | ||
| 184 | Oman | 20 | 2007 | ||
| 185 | Barbados | 17 | 2007 | ||
| 186 | Netherlands Antilles | 12 | 2007 | ||
| =187 | Tuvalu | 10 | 2007 | ||
| =187 | Bermuda | 10 | 2007 | ||
| 189 | Maldives | 9 | 2007 | ||
| 190 | Bahrain | 5 | 2007 | ||
| 191 | Aruba | 4 | 2007 | ||
| 192 | Malta | 3 | 2007 | ||
| 193 | Greenland | 2 | 2007 | ||
| =194 | San Marino | 1 | 2007 | ||
| =194 | Faroe Islands | 1 | 2007 |
Citation
Interesting observations about Geography > Forest area > Sq. km
- Brazil ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst Hot countries in 2007.
- Russia ranked first for forest area > sq. km globally in 2007.
- Indonesia ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst Muslim countries in 2007.
- Canada ranked second for forest area > sq. km amongst Christian countries in 2007.
- United States ranked second for forest area > sq. km amongst Former British colonies in 2007.
- Sweden ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst European Union in 2007.
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst Sub-Saharan Africa in 2007.
- China ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst East Asia and Pacific in 2007.
- Bolivia ranked first for forest area > sq. km amongst Landlocked countries in 2007.
- Peru ranked second for forest area > sq. km amongst Catholic countries in 2007.
