Forest area by country
Countries reporting
40
Highest
279,330 Square kilometre
Sweden
Lowest
13.6 Square kilometre
Malta
Median
22,214 Square kilometre
Years covered
10
2015–2024
Data points
365
What the numbers show
Forest area is currently reported for 40 countries. The highest value is 279,330 Square kilometre in Sweden; the lowest is 13.6 Square kilometre in Malta.
The median across all reporting countries is 22,214 Square kilometre, and the mean is 50,105 Square kilometre.
The gap between the highest and lowest reporting country is a factor of about 20,539.
Over the past decade 29 countries rose and 10 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 288.6%), and the largest decrease in Bosnia and Herzegovina (down 27.6%).
Forest area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sweden | 279,330 Square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 2 | Finland | 225,100 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | Spain | 190,725 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 4 | France | 177,170 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.4% | rising |
| 5 | Norway | 121,200 Square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 6 | Germany | 114,884 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 94,071 Square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 7 | Poland | 94,071 Square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 9 | Italy | 93,970 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.5% | flat |
| 10 | Romania | 69,921 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 11 | Greece | 47,628 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 12 | Bulgaria | 39,120 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 13 | Austria | 39,011 Square kilometre | 2024 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 34,519 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 14 | Latvia | 34,519 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 16 | Portugal | 33,445 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.2% | flat |
| 17 | Czechia | 29,462 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 18 | Estonia | 24,542 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 18 | Estonia | 24,542 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.4% | flat |
| 20 | Lithuania | 22,214 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 20 | Lithuania | 22,214 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 22 | Hungary | 20,743 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 19,555 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 23 | Slovakia | 19,555 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 19,445 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 25 | Croatia | 19,445 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 27 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 15,653 Square kilometre | 2023 | down 27.6% | falling |
| 28 | Switzerland | 12,605 Square kilometre | 2024 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 29 | Slovenia | 11,807 Square kilometre | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 29 | Slovenia | 11,807 Square kilometre | 2024 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 31 | North Macedonia | 10,104 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 32 | Ireland | 8,283 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 33 | Belgium | 6,893 Square kilometre | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 34 | Denmark | 6,666 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.6% | flat |
| 35 | Netherlands | 3,634 Square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 35 | Netherlands | 3,634 Square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 37 | Cyprus | 1,717 Square kilometre | 2023 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 38 | Luxembourg | 931.2 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 5.0% | flat |
| 39 | Liechtenstein | 58.1 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 4.7% | flat |
| 40 | Malta | 13.6 Square kilometre | 2023 | up 288.6% | volatile |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- European Union - 27 countries (from 2020) 1.61 million Square kilometre