WORLD FOREST AREA / 2023
Where the world
keeps its green.
Explore the share of land covered by forest, from country to country—and how it has shifted since 2000.
in 2023
Forest share of land
03 / THE PATTERN
A world of different canopies.
Each region below shows the median place. Countries and territories count once each, regardless of land area.
04 / COUNTRY INDEX
Explore the country rankings.
Sort by forest share or by change since 2000. The table follows the region filter above.
| # | Country or territory | Region | 2023 forest share | Since 2000 |
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READING THE DATA
What the map measures.
The figures come from the World Bank’s forest-area series, sourced from FAOSTAT. Forest share is the percentage of land area classified as forest. The change measure is the difference in percentage points between 2000 and 2023. It is not a measure of annual tree loss, forest quality, or biodiversity.
The map uses generalized country boundaries, so some small countries and territories appear in the rankings but not as selectable shapes. Missing historical values are shown as “no comparison.”