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Global forest cover in 1990, listed by country

These figures are derived from data provided in "Forest Resources Assessment 2005" by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

A negative number for "Annual change" and/or "total change" reflects deforestation. A positive number in these columns suggests that forest is regrowing or, more likely, plantations are being established. "n/a" means data is not available, "n.s." means "not significant" (i.e. near 0).

More detailed figures for specific countries can be found at Country by Country Deforestation Rates.

Data can be sorted by clicking on the header title.

Country / RegionForest cover 1990Forest cover 2000Forest cover 2005Change in forest cover 1990-2000Change in forest cover 2000-2005
1000 ha1000 ha1000 ha1000 ha/yr1000 ha/yr
Total World4,077,4983,988,6493,952,063-8,885-7,317
Total Europe989,320998,0911,001,394877661
Total South America891,036852,796831,540-3,824-4,251
Russian Federation808,950809,268808,79032-96
Total North and Central America710,790707,514705,849-328-333
Total Africa699,361655,613635,412-4,375-4,040
Total North America677,801677,971677,46417-101
Total Asia574,477566,601571,615-7881003
Brazil520,027493,213477,698-2,681-3,103
Total South and Southeast Asia323,156297,380283,127-2,578-2,851
Canada310,134310,134310,13400
Total Western and Central Africa300,914284,608277,829-1,631-1,356
United States of America298,648302,294303,089365159
Total Eastern and Southern Africa252,354235,047226,534-1,731-1,702
Total Oceania212,514208,034206,254-448-356
Total East Asia208,155225,663244,8621,7513,840
Australia167,904164,645163,678-326-193
China157,141177,001197,2901,9864,058
Total Northern Africa146,093135,958131,048-1,013-982
Democratic Republic of the Congo140,531135,207133,610-532-319
Indonesia116,56797,85288,495-1,872-1,871
Sudan76,38170,49167,546-589-589
Peru70,15669,21368,742-94-94
Mexico69,01665,54064,238-348-260
India63,93967,55467,70136229
Bolivia62,79560,09158,740-270-270
Colombia61,43960,96360,728-48-47
Angola60,97659,72859,104-125-125
Venezuela52,02649,15147,713-288-288
Zambia49,12444,67642,452-445-445
Total Western and Central Asia43,16643,55843,6263914
Tanzania41,44137,31835,257-412-412
Myanmar39,21934,55432,222-466-466
Argentina35,26233,77033,021-149-150
Papua New Guinea31,52330,13229,437-139-139
Total Central America27,63923,83722,411-380-285
Sweden27,36727,47427,5281111
Japan24,95024,87624,868-7-2
Cameroon24,54522,34521,245-220-220
Central African Republic23,20322,90322,755-30-30
Congo22,72622,55622,471-17-17
Malaysia22,37621,59120,890-78-140
Zimbabwe22,23419,10517,540-313-313
Finland22,19422,47522,500285
Gabon21,92721,82621,775-10-10
Paraguay21,15719,36818,475-179-179
Mozambique20,01219,51219,262-50-50
Lao PDR17,31416,53216,142-78-78
Nigeria17,23413,13711,089-410-410
Thailand15,96514,81414,520-115-59
Chile15,26315,83416,1215757
Ethiopia15,11413,70513,000-141-141
Guyana15,10415,10415,104n.s.0
Suriname14,77614,77614,77600
France14,53815,35115,5548141
Mali14,07213,07212,572-100-100
Ecuador13,81711,84110,853-198-198
Botswana13,71812,53511,943-118-118
Madagascar13,69213,02312,838-67-37
Spain13,47916,43617,915296296
Chad13,11012,31711,921-79-79
Cambodia12,94611,54110,447-140-219
Mongolia11,49210,66510,252-83-83
Iran11,07511,07511,07500
Germany10,74111,07611,076340
Philippines10,5747,9497,162-262-157
Côte d'Ivoire10,22210,32810,4051115
Turkey9,68010,05210,1753725
Viet Nam9,36311,72512,931236241
Senegal9,3488,8988,673-45-45
Ukraine9,2749,5109,5752413
South Africa9,2039,2039,20300
Norway9,1309,3019,3871717
Poland8,8819,0599,1921827
Namibia8,7628,0337,661-73-74
Italy8,3839,4479,979106106
Somalia8,2827,5157,131-77-77
North Korea8,2016,8216,187-138-127
French Guiana8,0918,0638,063-30
New Zealand7,7208,2268,3095117
Ghana7,4486,0945,517-135-115
Guinea7,4086,9046,724-50-36
Honduras7,3855,4304,648-196-156
Belarus7,3767,8487,894479
Burkina Faso7,1546,9146,794-24-24
Nicaragua6,5385,5395,189-100-70
Romania6,3716,3666,37001
South Korea6,3716,3006,265-7-7
Total Caribbean5,3505,7065,9743654
Uganda4,9244,0593,627-86-86
Nepal4,8173,9003,636-92-53
Guatemala4,7484,2083,938-54-54
Panama4,3764,3074,294-7-3
Morocco4,2894,3284,36447
Turkmenistan4,1274,1274,12700
Liberia4,0583,4553,154-60-60
Malawi3,8963,5673,402-33-33
Austria3,7763,8383,86265
Kenya3,7083,5823,522-13-12
Kazakhstan3,4223,3653,337-6-6
Bulgaria3,3273,3753,625550
Benin3,3222,6752,351-65-65
Greece3,2993,6013,7523030
Portugal3,0993,5833,7834840
Uzbekistan3,0453,2123,2951717
Sierra Leone3,0442,8512,754-19-19
Bhutan3,0353,1413,1951111
Latvia2,7752,8852,9411111
Solomon Islands2,7682,3712,172-40-40
Georgia2,7602,7602,760n.s.n.s.
Saudi Arabia2,7282,7282,72800
Czech Republic2,6302,6372,64812
United Kingdom2,6112,7932,8451810
Costa Rica2,5642,3762,391-193
Serbia and Montenegro2,5592,6492,69499
Pakistan2,5272,1161,902-41-43
Sri Lanka2,3502,0821,933-27-30
Guinea-Bissau2,2162,1202,072-10-10
Bosnia and Herzegovina2,2102,1852,185-20
Estonia2,1632,2432,28488
Croatia2,1162,1292,13511
Cuba2,0582,4352,7133856
Lithuania1,9452,0202,099816
Niger1,9451,3281,266-62-12
Slovakia1,9221,9211,929n.s.2
Equatorial Guinea1,8601,7081,632-15-15
Hungary1,8011,9071,9761114
Algeria1,7902,1442,2773527
Belize1,6531,6531,65300
Eritrea1,6211,5761,554-4-4
Dominican Republic1,3761,3761,37600
Afghanistan1,3091,015867-29-30
Slovenia1,1881,2391,26455
Switzerland1,1551,1991,22144
Uruguay1,1231,4091,5062919
Western Sahara1,0111,0111,01100
Fiji9791,0001,00020
Timor-Leste966854798-11-11
Azerbaijan93693693600
Macedonia90690690600
Bangladesh882884871n.s.-2
Kyrgyzstan83685886922
Iraq80481882211
Albania789769794-25
New Caledonia71771771700
Togo685486386-20-20
Belgium677667667-10
Tunisia6439591,0563219
Yemen54954954900
Bahamas51551551500
Swaziland47251854155
Denmark44548650043
Gambia44246147122
Ireland4416096691712
Vanuatu44044044000
Mauritania415317267-10-10
Tajikistan408410410n.s.0
Puerto Rico404407408n.s.n.s.
El Salvador375324298-5-5
Syrian Arab Republic37243246166
Jamaica345341339n.s.n.s.
Netherlands34536036521
Armenia3363443211-5
Republic of Moldova31932632911
Rwanda318344480327
Brunei Darussalam313288278-2-2
Burundi289198152-9-9
United Arab Emirates2453103126n.s.
Trinidad and Tobago235228226-1n.s.
Libyan Arab Jamahiriya21721721700
Cyprus1611731741n.s.
Israel15416417111
Samoa13017117140
Lebanon12113113611
Haiti116109105-1-1
French Polynesia10510510500
Réunion878784n.s.-1
Luxembourg868787n.s.0
Guadeloupe848180n.s.n.s.
Jordan83838300
Micronesia, Federated States of63636300
Cape Verde5882842n.s.
Dominica504746n.s.n.s.
Martinique46464600
Egypt44596722
Seychelles40404000
Mauritius393837n.s.n.s.
Palau384040n.s.n.s.
Northern Mariana Islands353433n.s.n.s.
Turks and Caicos Islands34343400
Sao Tome and Principe27272700
Guam262626n.s.0
Iceland25384612
American Samoa181818n.s.n.s.
Niue171514n.s.n.s.
Saint Lucia17171700
Andorra16161600
Cook Islands151616n.s.0
Cayman Islands12121200
Comoros1285n.s.-1
United States Virgin Islands121010n.s.n.s.
Antigua and Barbuda99900
Palestine, Occupied Territories99900
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines91011n.s.n.s.
Anguilla66600
Djibouti66600
Liechtenstein677n.s.0
Mayotte665n.s.n.s.
Wallis and Futuna Islands655n.s.n.s.
Lesotho578n.s.n.s.
Saint Kitts and Nevis55500
British Virgin Islands444n.s.n.s.
Grenada444n.s.0
Montserrat44400
Pitcairn44400
Tonga44400
British Indian Ocean Territory33300
Isle of Man33300
Kuwait356n.s.n.s.
Saint Pierre and Miquelon33300
Barbados22200
Kiribati22200
Oman22200
Saint Helena22200
Singapore22200
Bermuda11100
Channel Islands11100
Maldives11100
Netherlands Antilles11100
Tuvalu11100
Falkland Islands00000
Gibraltar00000
Holy See00000
Monaco00000
Nauru00000
South Georgia - S. Sandwich Islands00000
Tokelau00000
Aruban.s.n.s.n.s.00
Bahrainn.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.n.s.
Faeroe Islandsn.s.n.s.n.s.00
Greenlandn.s.n.s.n.s.00
Maltan.s.n.s.n.s.00
Qatarn.s.n.s.n.s.00
San Marinon.s.n.s.n.s.00
Marshall Islands-----


These figures are derived from data provided in "Forest Resources Assessment 2005" by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.

A negative number for "Annual change" and/or "total change" reflects deforestation. A positive number in these columns suggests that forest is regrowing or, more likely, plantations are being established. "n/a" means data is not available, "n.s." means "not significant" (i.e. near 0).

More detailed figures for specific countries can be found at Country by Country Deforestation Rates.

Data can be sorted by clicking on the header title.

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