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Upper middle 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

Brazil ranks #1 with 4.86 million km². That is 2.1 times China in second place (2.27 million km²). The top five are Brazil, China, Indonesia, Peru and Mexico. Together the top 10 account for 84.7% of the total across the 58 Upper middle income countries listed. The median across all 58 is 22,938 km²; Tuvalu is last at 10.3 km². Brazil's figure has fallen 13% since 2001 (5.57 million km² to 4.86 million km² in 2025).

#1
Brazil · 4.86 million km²
Median
22,938 km²
Coverage
58 Upper middle income countries
Data year
2025
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Forest areaBar chart of the top 10: 1. Brazil 4.86 million; 2. China 2.27 million; 3. Indonesia 959,690; 4. Peru 671,600; 5. Mexico 662,660; 6. Colombia 594,570; 7. Argentina 465,980; 8. Gabon 235,550; 9. South Africa 228,810; 10. Türkiye 228,060.Brazil4.86 millionChina2.27 millionIndonesia959,690Peru671,600Mexico662,660Colombia594,570Argentina465,980Gabon235,550South Africa228,810Türkiye228,060
Top 10: Forest area (km²). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Brazil 4.86 million; 2. China 2.27 million; 3. Indonesia 959,690; 4. Peru 671,600; 5. Mexico 662,660; 6. Colombia 594,570; 7. Argentina 465,980; 8. Gabon 235,550; 9. South Africa 228,810; 10. Türkiye 228,060.
Forest area over time, top 5Brazil: 5.57 million in 2001 to 4.86 million in 2025; China: 1.79 million in 2001 to 2.27 million in 2025; Indonesia: 923,930 in 2001 to 959,690 in 2025; Peru: 737,450 in 2001 to 671,600 in 2025; Mexico: 694,500 in 2001 to 662,660 in 2025.01.39 million2.79 million4.18 million5.57 million200120132025BrazilChinaIndonesiaPeruMexico
Forest area over time, top 5 (km²). Brazil: 5.57 million in 2001 to 4.86 million in 2025; China: 1.79 million in 2001 to 2.27 million in 2025; Indonesia: 923,930 in 2001 to 959,690 in 2025; Peru: 737,450 in 2001 to 671,600 in 2025; Mexico: 694,500 in 2001 to 662,660 in 2025.
Share of the total: Forest areaBrazil 36.8%; China 17.2%; Indonesia 7.3%; Peru 5.1%; Mexico 5.0%; All others 28.6%37%17%29%

Brazil 36.8%China 17.2%Indonesia 7.3%Peru 5.1%Mexico 5.0%All others 28.6%

Share of the total: Forest area, as a share of 58 Upper middle income countries. Brazil 36.8%; China 17.2%; Indonesia 7.3%; Peru 5.1%; Mexico 5.0%; All others 28.6%.

Full ranking

Upper middle income Countries Ranked by Forest area, 2025
RankCountryForest area (km²)
1Brazil4,860,900
2China2,271,500
3Indonesia959,690
4Peru671,600
5Mexico662,660
6Colombia594,570
7Argentina465,980
8Gabon235,550
9South Africa228,810
10Türkiye228,060
11Thailand196,470
12Malaysia188,850
13Botswana157,300
14Viet Nam147,900
15Suriname146,740
16Paraguay142,970
17Mongolia141,780
18Ecuador123,100
19Iran, Islamic Rep.107,510
20Ukraine100,900
21Belarus89,754
22Philippines74,386
23Cuba36,224
24Guatemala35,357
25Kazakhstan35,205
26Serbia34,752
27Georgia31,005
28Equatorial Guinea24,066
29Turkmenistan23,300
30Dominican Republic22,575
31Bosnia and Herzegovina21,621
32Sri Lanka21,207
33Algeria16,914
34Belize13,151
35Azerbaijan12,137
36Fiji11,366
37North Macedonia10,261
38Albania9,410
39Montenegro8,270
40Iraq6,926
41El Salvador6,848
42Jamaica6,163
43Moldova3,703
44Armenia3,341
45Libya2,053
46Samoa1,598
47Jordan707
48Micronesia, Fed. Sts.645.7
49Dominica573.5
50Cabo Verde510.6
51Mauritius382.9
52St. Lucia328.4
53St. Vincent and the Grenadines285.6
54Grenada177
55Marshall Islands97.1
56Tonga87.3
57Maldives37.2
58Tuvalu10.3

About the top 10

#9 South Africa

South Africa ranks #9 on this list with 228,810 km².

Capital
Pretoria, Cape Town
Continent
Africa
Income group
Upper middle income
Population
64.75 million people (2025)
GDP
US$427.18 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$6,598 (2025)
Life expectancy
66.3 years (2024)
Urban population
63.8% of population (2025)

Largest cities: City of Johannesburg Metropolitan Municipality, Johannesburg, Cape Town.

Also ranks #2 in unemployment rate · #2 in youth unemployment rate · #2 in income share of richest 10%.

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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.