Country Forest Data [sorted by region]
[Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the U.N.: The State of the World's Forests 2003]



The table below includes individual country information on types of forest cover. Further information on rainforests, types of forest, and tropical deforestation can be found at mongabay.com. [Download XLS]

Additional deforestation tables and statistics are available at the deforestation stats page.

Forest Cover Statistics for 2000. All numbers are rounded.

Country/area

Total Forest Area

Forest Cover

Plantations

Tropical

Tropical

Subtropical

Subtropical

Temperate

Temperate

Boreal/polar

Boreal/polar

(‘000 ha)

% of land

(‘000 ha)

% of forest

(‘000 ha)

% of forest

(‘000 ha)

% of forest

(‘000 ha)

% of forest

(‘000 ha)

Africa

649,866

21.8

8,036

98%

636,869

1%

6,499

0%

-

0%

-

Algeria

2,145

0.9

718

0%

-

100%

2,145

0%

-

0%

-

Angola

69,756

56.0

141

100%

69,756

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Benin

2,650

24.0

112

100%

2,650

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Botswana

12,427

21.9

1

100%

12,427

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Burkina Faso

7,089

25.9

67

100%

7,089

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Burundi

94

3.7

73

100%

94

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Cameroon

23,858

51.3

80

100%

23,858

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Cape Verde

85

21.1

85

100%

85

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Central African Republic

22,907

36.8

4

100%

22,907

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Chad

12,692

10.1

14

100%

12,692

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Comoros

8

4.3

2

100%

8

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Congo

22,060

64.6

83

100%

22,060

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Cote d’Ivoire

7,117

22.4

184

100%

7,117

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Dem. Rep. of the Congo

135,207

59.6

97

100%

135,207

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Djibouti

6

0.3

-

100%

6

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Egypt

72

0.1

72

0%

-

100%

72

0%

-

0%

-

Equatorial Guinea

1,752

62.5

100%

1,752

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Eritrea

1,585

13.5

22

100%

1,585

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Ethiopia

4,593

4.2

216

100%

4,593

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Gabon

21,826

84.7

36

100%

21,826

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Gambia

481

48.1

2

100%

481

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Ghana

6,335

27.8

76

100%

6,335

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Guinea

6,929

28.2

25

100%

6,929

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Guinea-Bissau

2,187

60.5

2

100%

2,187

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Kenya

17,096

30.0

232

100%

17,096

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Lesotho

14

0.5

14

0%

-

100%

14

0%

-

0%

-

Liberia

3,481

31.3

119

100%

3,481

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Libyan Arab Jamahiriya

358

0.2

168

0%

-

100%

358

0%

-

0%

-

Madagascar

11,727

20.2

350

100%

11,727

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Malawi

2,562

27.2

112

100%

2,562

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Mali

13,186

10.8

15

100%

13,186

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Mauritania

317

0.3

25

100%

317

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Mauritius

16

7.9

13

100%

16

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Morocco

3,025

6.8

534

0%

-

100%

3,025

0%

-

0%

-

Mozambique

30,601

39.0

50

100%

30,601

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Namibia

8,040

9.8

n.s.

100%

8,040

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Niger

1,328

1.0

73

100%

1,328

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Nigeria

13,517

14.8

693

100%

13,517

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Réunion

71

28.4

3

100%

71

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Rwanda

307

12.4

261

100%

307

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Saint Helena

2

6.5

2

100%

2

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Sao Tome and Principe

27

28.3

-

100%

27

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Senegal

6,205

32.2

263

100%

6,205

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Seychelles

30

66.7

5

100%

30

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Sierra Leone

1,055

14.7

6

100%

1,055

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Somalia

7,515

12.0

3

100%

7,515

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

South Africa

8,917

7.3

1,554

68%

6,064

32%

2,853

0%

-

0%

-

Sudan

61,627

25.9

641

100%

61,627

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Swaziland

522

30.3

161

86%

449

14%

73

0%

-

0%

-

Togo

510

9.4

38

100%

510

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Tunisia

510

3.1

202

0%

-

100%

510

0%

-

0%

-

Uganda

4,190

21.0

43

100%

4,190

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

United Republic of Tanzania

38,811

43.9

135

100%

38,811

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Western Sahara

152

0.6

-

100%

152

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Zambia

31,246

42.0

75

100%

31,246

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Zimbabwe

19,040

49.2

141

100%

19,040

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Asia

547,793

17.8

115,847

61%

334,154

23%

125,992

14%

76,691

2%

10,956

Afghanistan

1,351

2.1

-

0%

-

100%

1,351

0%

-

0%

-

Armenia

351

12.4

13

0%

-

61%

214

39%

137

0%

-

Azerbaijan

1,094

13.1

20

0%

-

38%

416

62%

678

0%

-

Bahrain

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

0%

#VALUE!

100%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

Bangladesh

1,334

10.2

625

100%

1,334

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Bhutan

3,016

64.2

21

69%

2,081

31%

935

0%

-

0%

-

Brunei Darussalam

442

83.9

3

100%

442

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Cambodia

9,335

52.9

90

100%

9,335

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

China

163,480

17.5

45,083

3%

4,904

59%

96,453

29%

47,409

8%

13,078

Cyprus

172

18.6

0

0%

-

100%

172

0%

-

0%

-

Dem.

8210

68.2

n/a

#VALUE!

#VALUE!

#VALUE!

#VALUE!

#VALUE!

#VALUE!

#VALUE!

#VALUE!

Gaza Strip

-

-

-

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

Georgia

2,988

43.7

200

0%

-

41%

1,225

59%

1,763

0%

-

India

64,113

21.6

32,578

95%

60,907

5%

3,206

0%

-

0%

-

Indonesia

104,986

58.0

9,871

100%

104,986

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Iran, Islamic Rep. of

7,299

4.5

2,284

0%

-

98%

7,153

2%

146

0%

-

Iraq

799

1.8

10

0%

-

100%

799

0%

-

0%

-

Israel

132

6.4

91

0%

-

100%

132

0%

-

0%

-

Japan

24,081

64.0

10,682

0%

-

54%

13,004

46%

11,077

0%

-

Jordan

86

1.0

45

0%

-

100%

86

0%

-

0%

-

Kazakhstan

12,148

4.5

5

0%

-

0%

-

83%

10,083

17%

2,065

Kuwait

5

0.3

5

0%

-

100%

5

0%

-

0%

-

Kyrgyzstan

1,003

5.2

57

0%

-

0%

-

100%

1,003

0%

-

Lao People's Dem. Rep.

12561

54.4

54

0%

-

100%

12,561

0%

-

0%

-

Lebanon

36

3.5

2

0%

-

100%

36

0%

-

0%

-

Malaysia

19,292

58.7

1,750

100%

19,292

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Maldives

1

3.3

-

100%

1

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Mongolia

10,645

6.8

-

0%

-

0%

-

100%

10,645

0%

-

Myanmar

34,419

52.3

821

99%

34,075

1%

344

0%

-

0%

-

Nepal

3,900

27.3

133

58%

2,262

42%

1,638

0%

-

0%

-

Oman

1

0.0

1

100%

1

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Pakistan

2,361

3.1

980

2%

47

98%

2,314

0%

-

0%

-

Philippines

5,789

19.4

753

100%

5,789

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Qatar

1

0.1

1

0%

-

100%

1

0%

-

0%

-

Republic of Korea

6,248

63.3

-

0%

-

15%

937

85%

5,311

0%

-

Saudi Arabia

1,504

0.7

4

91%

1,369

9%

135

0%

-

0%

-

Singapore

2

3.3

-

100%

2

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Sri Lanka

1,940

30.0

316

100%

1,940

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Syrian Arab Republic

461

2.5

229

0%

-

100%

461

0%

-

0%

-

Tajikistan

400

2.8

10

0%

-

0%

-

100%

400

0%

-

Thailand

14,762

28.9

4,920

100%

14,762

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Timor-Leste

507

34.3

-

100%

507

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Turkey

10,225

13.3

1,854

0%

-

92%

9,407

8%

818

0%

-

Turkmenistan

3,755

8.0

12

0%

-

4%

150

96%

3,605

0%

-

United Arab Emirates

321

3.8

314

100%

321

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Uzbekistan

1,969

4.8

300

0%

-

0%

-

100%

1,969

0%

-

Viet Nam

9,819

30.2

1,711

98%

9,623

2%

196

0%

-

0%

-

West Bank

-

-

-

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

Yemen

449

0.9

-

100%

449

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Europe

1,039,251

46.0

32,015

0%

-

5%

51,963

22%

228,635

73%

758,653

Albania

991

36.2

102

0%

-

83%

823

17%

168

0%

-

Andorra

-

-

-

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

100%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

Austria

3,886

47.0

0

0%

-

0%

-

100%

3,886

0%

-

Belarus

9,402

45.3

195

0%

-

0%

-

100%

9,402

0%

-

Belgium and Luxembourg

728

22.2

0

0%

-

0%

-

100%

728

0%

-

Bosnia and Herzegovina

2,273

44.6

57

0%

-

19%

432

81%

1,841

0%

-

Bulgaria

3,690

33.4

969

0%

-

6%

221

94%

3,469

0%

-

Croatia

1,783

31.9

47

0%

-

28%

499

71%

1,266

0%

-

Czech Republic

2,632

34.1

0

0%

-

0%

-

100%

2,632

0%

-

Denmark

455

10.7

341

0%

-

0%

-

100%

455

0%

-

Estonia

2,060

48.7

305

0%

-

0%

-

100%

2,060

0%

-

Finland

21,935

72.0

0

0%

-

0%

-

2%

439

98%

21,496

France

15,341

27.9

961

0%

-

0%

-

100%

15,341

0%

-

Germany

10,740

30.7

0

0%

-

0%

-

100%

10,740

0%

-

Greece

3,599

27.9

120

0%

-

97%

3,491

3%

108

0%

-

Hungary

1,840

19.9

136

0%

-

0%

-

100%

1,840

0%

-

Iceland

31

0.3

12

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

100%

31

Ireland

659

9.6

590

0%

-

0%

-

100%

659

0%

-

Italy

10,003

34.0

133

0%

-

84%

8,403

16%

1,600

0%

-

Latvia

2,923

47.1

143

0%

-

0%

-

100%

2,923

0%

-

Liechtenstein

7

46.7

0

0%

-

0%

-

100%

7

0%

-

Lithuania

1,994

31.9

284

0%

-

0%

-

100%

1,994

0%

-

Malta

n.s.

n.s.

n.s.

0%

#VALUE!

100%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

Netherlands

375

11.1

100

0%

-

0%

-

100%

375

0%

-

Norway

8,868

28.9

300

0%

-

0%

-

7%

621

93%

8,247

Poland

9,047

29.7

39

0%

-

0%

-

100%

9,047

0%

-

Portugal

3,666

40.1

834

0%

-

81%

2,969

19%

697

0%

-

Republic of Moldova

325

9.9

1

0%

-

0%

-

100%

325

0%

-

Romania

6,448

28.0

91

0%

-

0%

-

100%

6,448

0%

-

Russian Federation

851,392

50.4

17,340

0%

-

0%

-

14%

119,195

86%

732,197

San Marino

-

-

-

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

Slovakia

2,177

45.3

15

0%

-

0%

-

100%

2,177

0%

-

Slovenia

1,107

55.0

1

0%

-

12%

133

88%

974

0%

-

Spain

14,370

28.8

1,904

0%

-

80%

11,496

20%

2,874

0%

-

Sweden

27,134

65.9

569

0%

-

0%

-

28%

7,598

72%

19,536

Switzerland

1,199

30.3

4

0%

-

0%

-

100%

1,199

0%

-

The FYR of Macedonia

906

35.6

30

0%

-

64%

580

36%

326

0%

-

Ukraine

9,584

16.5

4,425

0%

-

0%

-

100%

9,584

0%

-

United Kingdom

2,794

11.6

1,928

0%

-

0%

-

87%

2,431

13%

363

Yugoslavia

2,887

28.3

39

0%

-

16%

462

84%

2,425

0%

-

North and Central America

549,304

25.7

17,533

15%

82,396

16%

87,889

29%

159,298

40%

219,722

Antigua and Barbuda

9

20.5

0

100%

9

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Bahamas

842

84.1

-

100%

842

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Barbados

2

4.7

0

100%

2

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Belize

1348

59.1

3

100%

1,348

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Bermuda

-

-

-

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

British Virgin Islands

3

20.0

-

100%

3

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Canada

244,571

26.5

0

0%

-

0%

-

26%

63,588

74%

180,983

Cayman Islands

13

-

-

100%

13

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Costa Rica

1,968

38.5

178

100%

1,968

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Cuba

2,348

21.4

482

100%

2,348

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Dominica

46

61.3

n.s.

100%

46

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Dominican Republic

1,376

28.4

30

100%

1,376

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

El Salvador

121

5.8

14

100%

121

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Greenland

-

-

-

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

Grenada

5

14.7

n.s.

100%

5

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Guadeloupe

82

48.5

4

100%

82

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Guatemala

2,850

26.3

133

100%

2,850

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Haiti

88

3.2

20

100%

88

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Honduras

5,383

48.1

48

100%

5,383

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Jamaica

325

30.0

9

100%

325

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Martinique

47

43.9

2

100%

47

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Mexico

55,205

28.9

267

70%

38,644

30%

16,562

0%

-

0%

-

Montserrat

3

27.3

-

100%

3

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Netherlands Antilles

1

n.s.

-

100%

1

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Nicaragua

3,278

27.0

46

100%

3,278

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Panama

2,876

38.6

40

100%

2,876

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Puerto Rico

229

25.8

4

100%

229

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Saint Kitts and Nevis

4

11.1

0

100%

4

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Saint Lucia

9

14.8

1

100%

9

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Saint Pierre and Miquelon

-

-

-

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

100%

#VALUE!

Saint Vincent and Grenadines

6

15.4

0

100%

6

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Trinidad and Tobago

259

50.5

15

100%

259

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

United States

225,993

24.7

16,238

0%

-

37%

83,617

48%

108,477

15%

33,899

United States Virgin Islands

14

41.2

-

100%

14

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Oceania

62%

-

30%

-

8%

-

0%

-

American Samoa

12

60.1

0

100%

12

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Australia

154,539

20.1

1,043

54%

83,451

38%

58,725

8%

12,363

0%

-

Cook Islands

22

95.7

1

100%

22

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Fiji

815

44.6

97

100%

815

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

French Polynesia

105

28.7

5

100%

105

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Guam

21

38.2

n.s.

100%

21

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Kiribati

28

38.4

0

100%

28

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Marshall Islands

n.s.

-

-

100%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

Micronesia

15

21.7

n.s.

100%

15

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Nauru

n.s.

-

-

100%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

New Caledonia

372

20.4

10

100%

372

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

New Zealand

7,946

29.7

1,542

0%

-

51%

4,052

49%

3,894

0%

-

Niue

6

-

n.s.

100%

6

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Northern Mariana Islands

14

30.4

-

100%

14

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Palau

35

76.1

n.s.

100%

35

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Papua New Guinea

30,601

67.6

90

100%

30,601

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Samoa

105

37.2

5

100%

105

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Solomon Islands

2,536

88.8

50

100%

2,536

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Tonga

4

5.5

1

100%

4

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Vanuatu

447

36.7

3

100%

447

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

South America

885,618

50.5

10,455

96%

850,193

2%

17,712

1%

8,856

0%

-

Argentina

34,648

12.7

926

91%

31,530

5%

1,732

4%

1,386

0%

-

Bolivia

53,068

48.9

46

100%

53,068

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Brazil

543,905

64.3

4,982

98%

533,027

2%

10,878

0%

-

0%

-

Chile

15,536

20.7

2,017

0%

-

54%

8,389

45%

6,991

0%

-

Colombia

49,601

47.8

141

100%

49,601

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Ecuador

10,557

38.1

167

100%

10,557

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Falkland Islands

-

-

-

0%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

100%

#VALUE!

0%

#VALUE!

French Guiana

7,926

89.9

1

100%

7,926

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Guyana

16,879

78.5

12

100%

16,879

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Paraguay

23,372

58.8

27

100%

23,372

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Peru

65,215

50.9

640

100%

65,215

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Suriname

14,113

90.5

13

100%

14,113

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

Uruguay

1,292

7.4

622

0%

-

100%

1,292

0%

-

0%

-

Venezuela

49,506

56.1

863

100%

49,506

0%

-

0%

-

0%

-

World

3,869,455

29.6

186,733

52%

2,012,117

9%

348,251

13%

503,029

25%

967,364





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