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High income 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 2.3 times Canada in second place (3.69 million km²). The top five are Russian Federation, Canada, United States, Australia and Sweden. Together the top 10 account for 92.6% of the total across the 84 High income countries listed. The median across all 84 is 4,080 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
4,080 km²
Coverage
84 High income 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. Canada 3.69 million; 3. United States 3.09 million; 4. Australia 1.34 million; 5. Sweden 279,340; 6. Japan 249,080; 7. Finland 225,430; 8. Spain 191,330; 9. Guyana 183,770; 10. Chile 181,620.Russian Federation8.33 millionCanada3.69 millionUnited States3.09 millionAustralia1.34 millionSweden279,340Japan249,080Finland225,430Spain191,330Guyana183,770Chile181,620
Top 10: Forest area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Russian Federation 8.33 million; 2. Canada 3.69 million; 3. United States 3.09 million; 4. Australia 1.34 million; 5. Sweden 279,340; 6. Japan 249,080; 7. Finland 225,430; 8. Spain 191,330; 9. Guyana 183,770; 10. Chile 181,620.
Forest area over time, top 5Russian Federation: 8.13 million in 2001 to 8.33 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; Australia: 1.33 million in 2001 to 1.34 million in 2025; Sweden: 281,540 in 2001 to 279,340 in 2025.02.08 million4.16 million6.24 million8.33 million200120132025Russian FederationCanadaUnited StatesAustraliaSweden
Forest area over time, top 5 (km²). Russian Federation: 8.13 million in 2001 to 8.33 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; Australia: 1.33 million in 2001 to 1.34 million in 2025; Sweden: 281,540 in 2001 to 279,340 in 2025.
Share of the total: Forest areaRussian Federation 43.5%; Canada 19.2%; United States 16.1%; Australia 7.0%; Sweden 1.5%; All others 12.8%43%19%16%13%

Russian Federation 43.5%Canada 19.2%United States 16.1%Australia 7.0%Sweden 1.5%All others 12.8%

Share of the total: Forest area, as a share of 84 High income countries. Russian Federation 43.5%; Canada 19.2%; United States 16.1%; Australia 7.0%; Sweden 1.5%; All others 12.8%.

Full ranking

High income Countries Ranked by Forest area, 2025
RankCountryForest area (km²)Year
1Russian Federation8,326,3002025
2Canada3,688,2002025
3United States3,089,0002025
4Australia1,335,6002025
5Sweden279,3402025
6Japan249,0802025
7Finland225,4302025
8Spain191,3302025
9Guyana183,7702025
10Chile181,6202025
11France177,9502025
12Norway121,0902025
13Germany114,8102025
14New Zealand103,0302025
15Poland94,9502025
16Italy94,2202025
17Romania69,5712025
18Korea, Rep.62,7912025
19Greece47,6282025
20Panama46,1462025
21Bulgaria39,5902025
22Austria39,0392025
23Latvia34,6702025
24Portugal33,6262025
25United Kingdom32,7802025
26Costa Rica29,8962025
27Czechia29,6842025
28Saudi Arabia27,7562025
29Estonia24,4682025
30Lithuania22,1632025
31Hungary20,8742025
32Uruguay20,2402025
33Croatia19,4622025
34Slovak Republic19,4052025
35Switzerland12,6702025
36Slovenia12,4362025
37New Caledonia8,9262025
38Ireland8,3292025
39Belgium6,7052025
40Denmark6,4262025
41Bahamas, The5,0992025
42Puerto Rico (US)4,3612025
43Brunei Darussalam3,8002025
44Netherlands3,6932025
45United Arab Emirates3,2462025
46Trinidad and Tobago2,2612025
47Cyprus1,7172025
48Israel1,5002025
49French Polynesia1,4952025
50Luxembourg8872025
51Iceland614.82025
52Palau418.72025
53Guam282.72025
54Seychelles265.22025
55Northern Mariana Islands243.62025
56Virgin Islands (US)206.62025
57Andorra182.22025
58American Samoa158.52025
59Singapore1582025
60Cayman Islands127.22025
61St. Kitts and Nevis1102025
62Turks and Caicos Islands105.22025
63British Virgin Islands99.72025
64Antigua and Barbuda77.92025
65Barbados632025
66Kuwait632025
67Liechtenstein59.82025
68Bahrain43.72025
69Isle of Man36.72025
70Oman162025
71Qatar142025
72St. Martin (French part)12.42025
73Channel Islands10.22021
74San Marino102025
75Bermuda7.82025
76Aruba4.92025
77Malta4.72025
78Sint Maarten (Dutch part)32025
79Greenland2.22025
80Faroe Islands0.82025
81Curaçao0.72025
82Gibraltar02023
83Monaco02023
84Naoero02023

About the top 10

#3 United States

United States ranks #3 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)

#4 Australia

Australia ranks #4 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.