Top 10 Most Forest: Forest Area (sq km) (2024)
From our Short: Which Country Has 1.7x the Forest of #2? Top 10 Most Forest 2024
Russia has 1.7x the forest area of #2 Brazil, and holds 30% of the top-10 total.
8.32M km²#1 Russia
4.89M km²#2 Brazil
1.7x#1 vs #2
674.59K km²#10 Peru
Source: World Bank / FAO (CC BY 4.0) · 100dollarslab.com
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Full ranking
| # | Name | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Russia | 8.32M km² |
| 2 | Brazil | 4.89M km² |
| 3 | Canada | 3.69M km² |
| 4 | United States | 3.09M km² |
| 5 | China | 2.26M km² |
| 6 | DR Congo | 1.39M km² |
| 7 | Australia | 1.34M km² |
| 8 | Indonesia | 958.88K km² |
| 9 | India | 726.53K km² |
| 10 | Peru | 674.59K km² |
Key numbers
- #1 is Russia at 8.32M km², followed by Brazil (4.89M km²) and Canada (3.69M km²).
- Russia is 1.7x #2 Brazil.
- #10 Peru is at 674.59K km²; #1 is 12.3x that.
Data: World Bank (Forest area, sq. km, 2024), CC BY 4.0; underlying source FAO (FAOSTAT). 209 countries with data; aggregates excluded. Flag graphics: Twemoji (CC BY 4.0).
Questions
Who is #1 in this ranking?
Russia, at 8.32M km² (2024 data). #2 is Brazil at 4.89M km².
How far ahead of #2 is Russia?
Russia is 1.7x #2 Brazil.
Where does this data come from?
World Bank / FAO (CC BY 4.0). The data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match; the numbers here are computed from it by script.
How we made this
Source: World Bank / FAO (CC BY 4.0) · 2024 dataThe data was downloaded twice and both reads had to match. Figures are computed from it by script and rounded for display. Watch the Short on YouTube.