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Countries Ranked by Forest area (2025)

Forest area: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).

Summary

Russian Federation ranks #1 with 8.33 million km². That is 1.7 times Brazil in second place (4.86 million km²). The top five are Russian Federation, Brazil, Canada, United States and China. Together the top 10 account for 66.2% of the total across the 214 countries listed. The median across all 214 is 20,935 km²; Naoero is last at 0 km². Russian Federation's figure has risen 2% since 2001 (8.13 million km² to 8.33 million km² in 2025).

#1
Russian Federation · 8.33 million km²
Median
20,935 km²
Coverage
214 countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Forest areaBar chart of the top 10: 1. Russian Federation 8.33 million; 2. Brazil 4.86 million; 3. Canada 3.69 million; 4. United States 3.09 million; 5. China 2.27 million; 6. Congo, Dem. Rep. 1.39 million; 7. Australia 1.34 million; 8. Indonesia 959,690; 9. India 727,390; 10. Peru 671,600.Russian Federation8.33 millionBrazil4.86 millionCanada3.69 millionUnited States3.09 millionChina2.27 millionCongo, Dem. Rep.1.39 millionAustralia1.34 millionIndonesia959,690India727,390Peru671,600
Top 10: Forest area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Russian Federation 8.33 million; 2. Brazil 4.86 million; 3. Canada 3.69 million; 4. United States 3.09 million; 5. China 2.27 million; 6. Congo, Dem. Rep. 1.39 million; 7. Australia 1.34 million; 8. Indonesia 959,690; 9. India 727,390; 10. Peru 671,600.
Forest area over time, top 5Russian Federation: 8.13 million in 2001 to 8.33 million in 2025; Brazil: 5.57 million in 2001 to 4.86 million in 2025; Canada: 3.61 million in 2001 to 3.69 million in 2025; United States: 3.04 million in 2001 to 3.09 million in 2025; China: 1.79 million in 2001 to 2.27 million in 2025.02.08 million4.16 million6.24 million8.33 million200120132025Russian FederationBrazilCanadaUnited StatesChina
Forest area over time, top 5 (km²). Russian Federation: 8.13 million in 2001 to 8.33 million in 2025; Brazil: 5.57 million in 2001 to 4.86 million in 2025; Canada: 3.61 million in 2001 to 3.69 million in 2025; United States: 3.04 million in 2001 to 3.09 million in 2025; China: 1.79 million in 2001 to 2.27 million in 2025.
Share of the total: Forest areaRussian Federation 20.2%; Brazil 11.8%; Canada 8.9%; United States 7.5%; China 5.5%; All others 46.2%20%12%9%46%

Russian Federation 20.2%Brazil 11.8%Canada 8.9%United States 7.5%China 5.5%All others 46.2%

Share of the total: Forest area, as a share of 214 countries. Russian Federation 20.2%; Brazil 11.8%; Canada 8.9%; United States 7.5%; China 5.5%; All others 46.2%.

Full ranking

Countries Ranked by Forest area, 2025
RankCountryForest area (km²)Year
1Russian Federation8,326,3002025
2Brazil4,860,9002025
3Canada3,688,2002025
4United States3,089,0002025
5China2,271,5002025
6Congo, Dem. Rep.1,391,9002025
7Australia1,335,6002025
8Indonesia959,6902025
9India727,3902025
10Peru671,6002025
11Mexico662,6602025
12Angola632,6202025
13Colombia594,5702025
14Bolivia543,7002025
15Venezuela, RB470,8802025
16Argentina465,9802025
17Central African Republic450,9502025
18Zambia448,7402025
19Tanzania434,0002025
20Papua New Guinea340,2902025
21Mozambique322,4302025
22Sweden279,3402025
23Myanmar270,9502025
24Ethiopia267,4702025
25Japan249,0802025
26Gabon235,5502025
27South Africa228,8102025
28Türkiye228,0602025
29Finland225,4302025
30Sudan219,8002025
31Congo, Rep.218,5402025
32Thailand196,4702025
33Cameroon191,4302025
34Spain191,3302025
35Malaysia188,8502025
36Guyana183,7702025
37Chile181,6202025
38France177,9502025
39Nigeria171,3002025
40Botswana157,3002025
41Viet Nam147,9002025
42Suriname146,7402025
43Paraguay142,9702025
44Mongolia141,7802025
45Zimbabwe137,6602025
46Lao PDR130,3602025
47Ecuador123,1002025
48Norway121,0902025
49Germany114,8102025
50Iran, Islamic Rep.107,5102025
51Mali104,7902025
52New Zealand103,0302025
53Ukraine100,9002025
54Madagascar99,2212025
55Poland94,9502025
56Italy94,2202025
57Belarus89,7542025
58Senegal86,4932025
59Namibia80,4302025
60Korea, Dem. People's Rep.77,2792025
61Philippines74,3862025
62South Sudan71,6002025
63Ghana70,5642025
64Romania69,5712025
65Cambodia63,3322025
66Liberia63,2652025
67Korea, Rep.62,7912025
68Nepal62,6632025
69Honduras58,6132025
70Morocco56,9532025
71Guinea48,5732025
72Somalia, Fed. Rep.48,2982025
73Greece47,6282025
74Panama46,1462025
75Bulgaria39,5902025
76Kenya39,1382025
77Austria39,0392025
78Uzbekistan38,9422025
79Côte d'Ivoire37,7412025
80Cuba36,2242025
81Chad36,1132025
82Guatemala35,3572025
83Kazakhstan35,2052025
84Serbia34,7522025
85Latvia34,6702025
86Portugal33,6262025
87United Kingdom32,7802025
88Burkina Faso32,3702025
89Pakistan31,9252025
90Benin31,3332025
91Nicaragua31,0752023
92Georgia31,0052025
93Costa Rica29,8962025
94Czechia29,6842025
95Saudi Arabia27,7562025
96Bhutan26,7472025
97Solomon Islands25,1392025
98Estonia24,4682025
99Sierra Leone24,3632025
100Equatorial Guinea24,0662025

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About the top 10

#4 United States

United States ranks #4 on this list with 3.09 million km².

Capital
Washington, D.C.
Continent
North America
Income group
High income
Population
341.78 million people (2025)
GDP
US$30.77 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$90,027 (2025)
Life expectancy
78.9 years (2024)
Urban population
80.2% of population (2025)

Largest cities: New York metropolitan area, New York City, Chicago.

Also ranks #1 in gdp (current us$) · #1 in health expenditure per capita · #1 in imports of goods and services.

Full country profile Weather in New York (Purr Weather)

#7 Australia

Australia ranks #7 on this list with 1.34 million km².

Capital
Canberra
Continent
Oceania
Income group
High income
Population
27.61 million people (2025)
GDP
US$1.8 trillion (2025)
GDP per person
US$65,130 (2025)
Life expectancy
83.1 years (2024)
Urban population
87.7% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane.

Also ranks #2 in regulatory quality score · #3 in access to clean cooking fuels · #4 in new businesses registered.

Full country profile Weather in Sydney (Purr Weather)

Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

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Source and method

Forest area: each country's latest value (2020–2025), ranked from highest to lowest.

Source: The World Bank, indicator AG.LND.FRST.K2. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.

The World Bank: Forest area (sq. km): FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (via World Development Indicators)

Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.