Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Country area by country
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual...
Countries reporting
175
Highest
10.41 million Hectares
World outside Africa
Lowest
2 Hectares
Nauru, Republic of
Median
16,382 Hectares
Years covered
21
2000–2020
Data points
5,127
What the numbers show
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological sustainability — Country area is currently reported for 175 countries. The highest value is 10.41 million Hectares in World outside Africa; the lowest is 2 Hectares in Nauru, Republic of.
The median across all reporting countries is 16,382 Hectares, and the mean is 189,966 Hectares.
Over the past decade 25 countries rose and 18 fell. The largest increase was in Norway (up 62.1%), and the largest decrease in Sudan (down 25.1%).
Africa's Development Dynamics (AfDD) Table 23 - Ecological: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | World outside Africa | 10.41 million Hectares | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 2 | Resource-rich countries | 3.85 million Hectares | 2020 | up 1.7% | flat |
| 3 | OECD | 3.77 million Hectares | 2020 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 4 | Russia | 1.71 million Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 5 | Africa, fragile states | 1.47 million Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 6 | Canada | 987,975 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 7 | United States | 983,151 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | China (People’s Republic of) | 960,001 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 9 | Brazil | 851,577 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Australia | 774,122 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Arab Maghreb Union (UMA) | 578,214 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 12 | East African Community | 481,513 Hectares | 2020 | up 15.5% | rising |
| 13 | India | 328,726 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Argentina | 278,040 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 15 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 272,490 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Algeria | 238,174 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 17 | Saudi Arabia | 214,969 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 18 | Mexico | 196,438 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 19 | Indonesia | 191,691 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 20 | Sudan | 187,800 Hectares | 2020 | down 25.1% | falling |
| 21 | Libya | 175,954 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 174,515 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Mongolia | 156,412 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 24 | Peru | 128,522 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 25 | Chad | 128,400 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 26 | Niger | 126,700 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 27 | Angola | 124,670 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 28 | Mali | 124,019 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 29 | South Africa | 121,909 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 30 | Colombia | 114,062 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | Bolivia | 109,858 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 32 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 100,145 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 94,730 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Nigeria | 92,377 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Venezuela, República Bolivariana de | 91,205 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 36 | Namibia | 82,429 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Mozambique, Republic of | 79,938 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 38 | Pakistan | 79,610 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 39 | Chile | 75,670 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 40 | Zambia | 75,261 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 41 | Myanmar | 67,659 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 42 | Afghanistan, Islamic Republic of | 65,286 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 43 | South Sudan, Republic of | 64,688 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 44 | Somalia | 63,766 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 45 | Norway | 62,450 Hectares | 2020 | up 62.1% | rising |
| 46 | Central African Republic | 62,298 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Ukraine | 60,355 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 48 | Botswana | 58,173 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 49 | Kenya | 58,037 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | France | 54,909 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 51 | Sweden | 52,886 Hectares | 2020 | up 18.2% | rising |
| 52 | Yemen, Republic of | 52,797 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 53 | Thailand | 51,312 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Spain | 50,597 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 55 | Turkmenistan | 48,810 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 56 | Cameroon | 47,544 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 57 | Papua New Guinea | 46,284 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Uzbekistan, Republic of | 44,892 Hectares | 2020 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 59 | Morocco | 44,655 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Iraq | 43,505 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 61 | Paraguay | 40,675 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 39,076 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Japan | 37,797 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 64 | Germany | 35,759 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 65 | Congo, Republic of | 34,200 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 66 | Finland | 33,846 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 67 | Malaysia | 33,024 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 68 | Côte d’Ivoire | 32,246 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 69 | Oman | 30,950 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 70 | Italy | 30,207 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 71 | Philippines | 30,000 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Burkina Faso | 27,422 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | New Zealand | 26,771 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 74 | Gabon | 26,767 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 75 | Ecuador | 25,637 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Guinea | 24,586 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 77 | United Kingdom | 24,361 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 78 | Uganda | 24,155 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 79 | Ghana | 23,853 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 80 | Romania | 23,840 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 81 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 23,680 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 82 | Guyana | 21,497 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 83 | Belarus, Republic of | 20,761 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 84 | Kyrgyz Republic | 19,995 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 85 | Senegal | 19,671 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 86 | Cambodia | 18,104 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 87 | Uruguay | 17,622 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 88 | Suriname | 16,382 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 89 | Tunisia | 16,361 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 90 | Bangladesh | 14,757 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 91 | Nepal | 14,718 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 14,138 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 93 | Greece | 13,196 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Nicaragua | 13,037 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Eritrea, The State of | 12,163 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 96 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 12,054 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 97 | Malawi | 11,848 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Benin | 11,476 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 99 | Honduras | 11,249 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Liberia | 11,137 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 101 | Bulgaria | 11,100 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 102 | Cuba | 10,988 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Guatemala | 10,889 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Iceland | 10,300 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | United Arab Emirates | 9,865 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 106 | Hungary | 9,303 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 107 | Portugal | 9,223 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 108 | Jordan | 8,932 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 109 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 8,660 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 110 | Serbia, Republic of | 8,499 Hectares | 2020 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 111 | Austria | 8,388 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 112 | Czechia | 7,887 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 113 | Panama | 7,532 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 114 | Sierra Leone | 7,230 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | Ireland | 7,028 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Georgia | 6,970 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 117 | Sri Lanka | 6,561 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | Togo | 5,679 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 5,121 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 120 | Costa Rica | 5,110 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 121 | Dominican Republic | 4,867 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 122 | Denmark | 4,292 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 123 | Switzerland | 4,129 Hectares | 2020 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 124 | Bhutan | 3,839 Hectares | 2020 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 125 | Guinea-Bissau | 3,613 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 126 | Belgium | 3,053 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 127 | Armenia, Republic of | 2,974 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 128 | Solomon Islands | 2,890 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 129 | Albania | 2,875 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 130 | Burundi | 2,783 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 131 | Haiti | 2,775 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 132 | Rwanda | 2,634 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 133 | North Macedonia, Republic of | 2,571 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 134 | Djibouti | 2,320 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 135 | Belize | 2,297 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Israel | 2,207 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 137 | El Salvador | 2,104 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Kuwait | 1,782 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Bahamas, The | 1,388 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 140 | Montenegro | 1,381 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Vanuatu | 1,219 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Qatar | 1,149 Hectares | 2020 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 143 | Gambia, The | 1,130 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Jamaica | 1,099 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 145 | Lebanon | 1,045 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 146 | Cyprus | 925 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Brunei Darussalam | 577 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Trinidad and Tobago | 513 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 149 | Samoa | 284 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 259 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Mauritius | 204 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 152 | Comoros, Union of the | 186.1 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 153 | São Tomé and Príncipe, Democratic Republic of | 96 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 154 | Kiribati | 81 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 78.5 Hectares | 2020 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 156 | Dominica | 75 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 156 | Tonga | 75 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Singapore | 72.8 Hectares | 2020 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 159 | St. Lucia | 62 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Andorra, Principality of | 47 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Palau, Republic of | 46 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 161 | Seychelles | 46 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Antigua and Barbuda | 44 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Barbados | 43 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 39 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Grenada | 34 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 167 | Malta | 32 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Maldives | 30 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 169 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 26 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Marshall Islands, Republic of the | 18 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 171 | Liechtenstein, Principality of | 16 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 172 | Monaco | 7.49 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | San Marino, Republic of | 6 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 174 | Tuvalu | 3 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
| 175 | Nauru, Republic of | 2 Hectares | 2020 | unchanged | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- World 13.42 million Hectares
- Least Developed Countries 2.08 million Hectares
- Ethiopia 113,624 Hectares
- Mauritania 103,070 Hectares
- Madagascar 58,730 Hectares
- Poland 31,271 Hectares
- Korea 10,041 Hectares
- Croatia 8,807 Hectares
- Lithuania 6,529 Hectares
- Latvia 6,459 Hectares
- Slovak Republic 4,903 Hectares
- Estonia 4,534 Hectares
About this data
The Statistical Annex to the annual Africa's Development Dynamics (AFDD) report is a collection of development indicators that were gathered and analysed while conducting the research that went into the report. These data are also available online for free viewing or download at https://oe.cd/AFDD-2024, a bilingual website which links to the electronic version of the Africa's Development Dynamics book in both English and French. <br><br> Table 23 shows indicators of ecological sustainability, in terms of land use. This includes number of hectars of land allocated to different kinds of use, carbon stock in living biomass, and fertiliser use, and wood production.