Rankings · environment
Countries by forest area change
Net change in forest area per year: gains from planting and natural expansion minus losses (FAO). Negative values mean forest loss. 226 countries ranked for 2025 (hectares).
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| 1 |  China | 1.6M hectares | -16.8% | = |
| 2 |  Russia | 839.6K hectares | +146.3% | ▲ 1 |
| 3 |  Turkey | 117.1K hectares | +7.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 4 |  France | 89.4K hectares | +7.2% | ▲ 7 |
| 5 |  South Africa | 87.6K hectares | -0.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 6 |  India | 86K hectares | -67.7% | = |
| 7 |  Indonesia | 81.5K hectares | +131.9% | ▲ 209 |
| 8 |  New Zealand | 67.5K hectares | +22466.9% | ▲ 138 |
| 9 |  Kenya | 64.5K hectares | +165.2% | ▲ 192 |
| 10 |  Australia | 54.1K hectares | -79.8% | ▼ 5 |
| 11 |  Philippines | 42.5K hectares | +21.7% | ▲ 9 |
| 12 |  Uzbekistan | 41K hectares | +2.7% | ▲ 4 |
| 13 |  Republic of Serbia | 39.7K hectares | -0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 14 |  Ukraine | 38K hectares | +25.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 15 |  Ghana | 35.7K hectares | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 16 |  Spain | 30.1K hectares | +1545.4% | ▲ 43 |
| 17 |  Belarus | 26.5K hectares | +3681.4% | ▲ 47 |
| 18 |  Vietnam | 22.6K hectares | -83.3% | ▼ 11 |
| 19 |  Pakistan | 20.8K hectares | +180.7% | ▲ 170 |
| 20 |  Uruguay | 18.4K hectares | -33.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 21 |  Nepal | 16.6K hectares | +373.2% | ▲ 25 |
| 22 |  Rwanda | 14.6K hectares | +0.0% | ▲ 8 |
| 23 |  Republic of the Congo | 14K hectares | +168.8% | ▲ 163 |
| 24 |  Kazakhstan | 13.9K hectares | -69.3% | ▼ 9 |
| 25 |  Bulgaria | 12.6K hectares | -34.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 26 |  United Kingdom | 12.6K hectares | -34.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 27 |  Italy | 12.5K hectares | +151.6% | ▲ 161 |
| 28 |  North Korea | 11.4K hectares | +0.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 29 |  Azerbaijan | 10.5K hectares | +15.6% | ▲ 6 |
| 30 |  Czechia | 9,040 hectares | +250.4% | ▲ 24 |
| 31 |  Ireland | 7,906 hectares | +15.3% | ▲ 6 |
| 32 |  Dominican Republic | 6,622 hectares | +16.0% | ▲ 7 |
| 33 |  Latvia | 6,566 hectares | +23.9% | ▲ 7 |
| 34 |  Poland | 6,160 hectares | -66.2% | ▼ 8 |
| 35 |  Hungary | 6,074 hectares | +110.5% | ▲ 15 |
| 36 |  Portugal | 5,648 hectares | -52.9% | ▼ 5 |
| 37 |  Romania | 5,616 hectares | -92.7% | ▼ 25 |
| 38 |  Germany | 4,800 hectares | -1.6% | ▲ 3 |
| 39 |  Fiji | 4,632 hectares | -0.0% | ▲ 3 |
| 40 |  Jamaica | 3,886 hectares | +2.3% | ▲ 5 |
| 41 |  Costa Rica | 3,518 hectares | -76.1% | ▼ 12 |
| 42 |  Togo | 3,040 hectares | +202.7% | ▲ 121 |
| 43 |  Lithuania | 2,830 hectares | -16.8% | ▲ 4 |
| 44 |  Austria | 2,818 hectares | +0.0% | ▲ 7 |
| 45 |  Mauritania | 2,630 hectares | +0.1% | ▲ 8 |
| 46 |  Cuba | 2,190 hectares | -96.5% | ▼ 32 |
| 47 |  Israel | 2,000 hectares | -9.1% | ▲ 10 |
| 48 |  Denmark | 1,970 hectares | -74.0% | ▼ 12 |
| 49 |  Slovakia | 1,854 hectares | +141.4% | ▲ 14 |
| 50 |  Switzerland | 1,832 hectares | -34.5% | ▲ 2 |
| 51 |  Saudi Arabia | 1,500 hectares | – | ▲ 75 |
| 52 |  South Sudan | 1,500 hectares | -63.9% | ▼ 9 |
| 53 |  Haiti | 1,400 hectares | +144.0% | ▲ 111 |
| 54 |  Croatia | 1,320 hectares | +230.0% | ▲ 13 |
| 55 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1,040 hectares | -91.0% | ▼ 23 |
| 56 |  Iceland | 964 hectares | +7.3% | ▲ 4 |
| 57 |  El Salvador | 836 hectares | +1000.0% | ▲ 22 |
| 58 |  Cabo Verde | 620 hectares | +21.1% | ▲ 7 |
| 59 |  Estonia | 576 hectares | -96.6% | ▼ 31 |
| 60 |  Bahrain | 480 hectares | – | ▲ 28 |
| 61 |  Netherlands | 450 hectares | +126.0% | ▲ 100 |
| 62 |  United Arab Emirates | 336 hectares | +0.6% | ▲ 7 |
| 63 |  Morocco | 314 hectares | +127.1% | ▲ 95 |
| 64 |  Tajikistan | 300 hectares | -87.3% | ▼ 8 |
| 65 |  United States Virgin Islands | 150 hectares | +2.7% | ▲ 8 |
| 66 |  Comoros | 100 hectares | +118.2% | ▲ 84 |
| 67 |  Lebanon | 96 hectares | -2.0% | ▲ 9 |
| 68 |  Palau | 90 hectares | +4.7% | ▲ 10 |
| 69 |  Wallis and Futuna | 90 hectares | +2.3% | ▲ 8 |
| 70 |  Liechtenstein | 86 hectares | – | ▲ 40 |
| 71 |  Kyrgyzstan | 64 hectares | -98.4% | ▼ 27 |
| 72 |  Saint Lucia | 50 hectares | -75.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 73 |  Syria | 32 hectares | -99.0% | ▼ 25 |
| 74 |  Federated States of Micronesia | 30 hectares | +7.1% | ▲ 7 |
| 75 |  São Tomé and Principe | 26 hectares | +104.4% | ▲ 76 |
| 76 |  Armenia | 16 hectares | -95.8% | ▼ 8 |
| 77 |  Andorra | 12 hectares | -71.4% | ▲ 3 |
| 78 |  Djibouti | 10 hectares | +0.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 79 |  Egypt | 6 hectares | – | ▲ 19 |
| 80 |  Jersey | 2 hectares | – | ▲ 26 |
| 81 |  Malta | 2 hectares | – | ▲ 36 |
| 82 |  Aruba | 0 hectares | – | ▲ 3 |
| 83 |  Afghanistan | 0 hectares | – | ▲ 3 |
| 84 |  Anguilla | 0 hectares | – | ▲ 3 |
| 85 |  Albania | 0 hectares | -100.0% | ▼ 36 |
| 86 |  American Samoa | 0 hectares | +100.0% | ▲ 55 |
| 87 |  Burundi | 0 hectares | -100.0% | ▼ 60 |
| 88 |  Belgium | 0 hectares | +100.0% | ▲ 55 |
| 89 |  The Bahamas | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 90 |  Saint Barthelemy | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 91 |  Bermuda | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 92 |  Barbados | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 93 |  Brunei | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 94 |  Botswana | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 95 |  Cook Islands | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 96 |  Curaçao | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 97 |  Cayman Islands | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 98 |  Finland | 0 hectares | -100.0% | ▼ 77 |
| 99 |  Falkland Islands | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 100 |  Faroe Islands | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 101 |  Georgia | 0 hectares | – | = |
| 102 |  Guernsey | 0 hectares | -100.0% | ▼ 19 |
| 103 |  Greece | 0 hectares | -100.0% | ▼ 90 |
| 104 |  Grenada | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 2 |
| 105 |  Greenland | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 2 |
| 106 |  Guam | 0 hectares | -100.0% | ▼ 45 |
| 107 |  Isle of Man | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 3 |
| 108 |  Iran | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 3 |
| 109 |  Jordan | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 2 |
| 110 |  Kiribati | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 2 |
| 111 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 2 |
| 112 |  Kuwait | 0 hectares | -100.0% | ▼ 38 |
| 113 |  Lesotho | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 2 |
| 114 |  Luxembourg | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 2 |
| 115 |  Saint Martin | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 2 |
| 116 |  Monaco | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 2 |
| 117 |  Maldives | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 2 |
| 118 |  Marshall Islands | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 2 |
| 119 |  Montenegro | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 1 |
| 120 |  Mongolia | 0 hectares | +100.0% | ▲ 37 |
| 121 |  Northern Mariana Islands | 0 hectares | -100.0% | ▼ 59 |
| 122 |  Montserrat | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 3 |
| 123 |  Mauritius | 0 hectares | +100.0% | ▲ 14 |
| 124 |  New Caledonia | 0 hectares | -100.0% | ▼ 90 |
| 125 |  Norfolk Island | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 5 |
| 126 |  Niue | 0 hectares | -100.0% | ▼ 42 |
| 127 |  Nauru | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 6 |
| 128 |  Oman | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 6 |
| 129 |  Pitcairn Islands | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 6 |
| 130 |  Palestine | 0 hectares | -100.0% | ▼ 55 |
| 131 |  French Polynesia | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 7 |
| 132 |  Qatar | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 7 |
| 133 |  Singapore | 0 hectares | +100.0% | ▲ 12 |
| 134 |  San Marino | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 7 |
| 135 |  Sweden | 0 hectares | +100.0% | ▲ 49 |
| 136 |  Sint Maarten | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 8 |
| 137 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 8 |
| 138 |  Turkmenistan | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 8 |
| 139 |  Tonga | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 8 |
| 140 |  Tuvalu | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 8 |
| 141 |  Vatican | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 8 |
| 142 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 8 |
| 143 |  British Virgin Islands | 0 hectares | +100.0% | ▼ 7 |
| 144 |  Yemen | 0 hectares | – | ▼ 9 |
| 145 |  Saint Pierre and Miquelon | -22 hectares | +8.3% | ▼ 7 |
| 146 |  Dominica | -44 hectares | +60.7% | ▼ 4 |
| 147 |  Slovenia | -56 hectares | -128.0% | ▼ 75 |
| 148 |  Antigua and Barbuda | -66 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 8 |
| 149 |  Cyprus | -168 hectares | -546.2% | ▼ 10 |
| 150 |  Seychelles | -218 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 6 |
| 151 |  Libya | -334 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 152 |  Trinidad and Tobago | -424 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 153 |  Samoa | -480 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 154 |  Moldova | -580 hectares | -124.4% | ▼ 99 |
| 155 |  Namibia | -644 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 156 |  Algeria | -674 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 157 |  Solomon Islands | -734 hectares | +0.5% | ▼ 2 |
| 158 |  Western Sahara | -798 hectares | -275.8% | ▼ 92 |
| 159 |  Timor-Leste | -848 hectares | +39.4% | = |
| 160 |  Bangladesh | -988 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 161 |  Eswatini | -1,500 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 162 |  Japan | -2,200 hectares | +50.0% | ▲ 5 |
| 163 |  Tunisia | -2,302 hectares | -867.3% | ▼ 93 |
| 164 |  Vanuatu | -2,384 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 165 |  Norway | -2,434 hectares | +25.4% | = |
| 166 |  Panama | -3,014 hectares | +52.7% | ▲ 6 |
| 167 |  North Macedonia | -3,244 hectares | -147.7% | ▼ 129 |
| 168 |  Papua New Guinea | -3,750 hectares | +18.6% | = |
| 169 |  South Korea | -3,774 hectares | +62.3% | ▲ 8 |
| 170 |  Ethiopia | -3,920 hectares | +93.4% | ▲ 27 |
| 171 |  Guinea-Bissau | -4,238 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 5 |
| 172 |  Chile | -4,884 hectares | -113.7% | ▼ 154 |
| 173 |  Niger | -4,920 hectares | +60.4% | ▲ 8 |
| 174 |  Sri Lanka | -4,944 hectares | +57.2% | ▲ 4 |
| 175 |  Puerto Rico | -5,210 hectares | -696.6% | ▼ 22 |
| 176 |  Eritrea | -5,980 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 5 |
| 177 |  Gambia | -6,534 hectares | -12.9% | ▼ 7 |
| 178 |  Iraq | -6,604 hectares | +27.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 179 |  Gabon | -6,732 hectares | +44.5% | ▲ 1 |
| 180 |  Belize | -7,532 hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 6 |
| 181 |  Guyana | -7,630 hectares | +34.7% | ▼ 2 |
| 182 |  Equatorial Guinea | -8,360 hectares | +1.3% | ▼ 7 |
| 183 |  Bhutan | -8,484 hectares | -528.9% | ▼ 125 |
| 184 |  Canada | -9,819 hectares | -101.9% | ▼ 182 |
| 185 |  Guatemala | -13.2K hectares | +22.1% | ▼ 2 |
| 186 |  Senegal | -15.5K hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 187 |  Suriname | -18.3K hectares | -289.8% | ▼ 18 |
| 188 |  Sierra Leone | -19.7K hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 189 |  Nicaragua | -22.1K hectares | -0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 190 |  Uganda | -28.1K hectares | +44.0% | ▲ 4 |
| 191 |  Ecuador | -30.2K hectares | +27.9% | = |
| 192 |  Laos | -35.3K hectares | +39.3% | ▲ 4 |
| 193 |  Benin | -37.4K hectares | +75.3% | ▲ 17 |
| 194 |  Liberia | -40.6K hectares | +65.2% | ▲ 11 |
| 195 |  Malawi | -42K hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 196 |  Central African Republic | -46.5K hectares | -33.0% | ▼ 6 |
| 197 |  Venezuela | -49.3K hectares | +51.0% | ▲ 6 |
| 198 |  Honduras | -50.2K hectares | -15.3% | ▼ 5 |
| 199 |  Zimbabwe | -53K hectares | +11.2% | ▼ 1 |
| 200 |  Malaysia | -60K hectares | -158.1% | ▼ 191 |
| 201 |  Guinea | -67K hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 202 |  United States | -72K hectares | -126.2% | ▼ 198 |
| 203 |  Somalia | -76K hectares | +50.6% | ▲ 8 |
| 204 |  Ivory Coast | -80.8K hectares | +26.4% | = |
| 205 |  Zambia | -97.2K hectares | +48.4% | ▲ 10 |
| 206 |  Mali | -100.5K hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 4 |
| 207 |  Cameroon | -117K hectares | -108.9% | ▼ 12 |
| 208 |  Burkina Faso | -119.9K hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 209 |  Madagascar | -124.3K hectares | +22.4% | ▲ 3 |
| 210 |  Nigeria | -126.9K hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 211 |  Mexico | -127.8K hectares | -4.3% | ▼ 4 |
| 212 |  Chad | -127.9K hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 3 |
| 213 |  Colombia | -133.3K hectares | -42.4% | ▼ 13 |
| 214 |  Thailand | -138K hectares | -1871.7% | ▼ 41 |
| 215 |  Paraguay | -163.7K hectares | +53.8% | ▲ 7 |
| 216 |  Sudan | -174.1K hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 217 |  Argentina | -179.5K hectares | +30.1% | = |
| 218 |  Bolivia | -239.8K hectares | -47.5% | ▼ 5 |
| 219 |  Mozambique | -267K hectares | -0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 220 |  Democratic Republic of the Congo | -282.9K hectares | +71.8% | ▲ 5 |
| 221 |  Myanmar | -289.7K hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 222 |  Peru | -299.3K hectares | -0.0% | ▼ 2 |
| 223 |  Cambodia | -308.7K hectares | +11.4% | ▼ 2 |
| 224 |  United Republic of Tanzania | -469K hectares | -16.4% | ▼ 1 |
| 225 |  Angola | -510K hectares | +0.0% | ▼ 1 |
| 226 |  Brazil | -3.3M hectares | -70.0% | = |
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