Forest area by country, 2024, G20 countries
Land under natural or planted stands of trees at least 5 metres tall, excluding trees in agricultural production systems and urban parks, as a share of land area.
19 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Japan (68.3%). Lowest: Saudi Arabia (1.3%). The median is 32.8%.
The 19 member countries. The European Union and the African Union are also members of the G20 but are not countries. About this group
Highest 10
- 1. Japan 68.3%
- 2. South Korea 64.4%
- 3. Brazil 58.5%
- 4. Russia 50.8%
- 5. Indonesia 50.7%
- 6. Canada 42.0%
- 7. Mexico 34.2%
- 8. United States 33.8%
- 9. France 32.9%
- 10. Germany 32.8%
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Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Japan | 68.3% | 2024 | |
| 2 | South Korea | 64.4% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Brazil | 58.5% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Russia | 50.8% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Indonesia | 50.7% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Canada | 42.0% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Mexico | 34.2% | 2024 | |
| 8 | United States | 33.8% | 2024 | |
| 9 | France | 32.9% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Germany | 32.8% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Italy | 31.8% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Türkiye | 29.5% | 2024 | |
| 13 | India | 24.4% | 2024 | |
| 14 | China | 24.0% | 2024 | |
| 15 | South Africa | 18.8% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Australia | 17.4% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Argentina | 17.1% | 2024 | |
| 18 | United Kingdom | 13.5% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Saudi Arabia | 1.3% | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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