| Code | Country | Variable | www.Worldata.org ® © | Unit | Share | Rank | Year | Source | Key |
| 1 | Afghanistan | Forest area | 14 | k m² | 0.04% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 1 | |
| 2 | Albania | Forest area | 10 | k m² | 0.03% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 2 | |
| 3 | Algeria | Forest area | 21 | k m² | 0.05% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 3 | |
| 4 | Andorra | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 4 | ||
| 5 | Angola | Forest area | 698 | k m² | 1.81% | 9 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 5 |
| 6 | Antigua and Barbuda | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 6 | ||
| 7 | Argentina | Forest area | 346 | k m² | 0.90% | 18 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 7 |
| 8 | Armenia | Forest area | 4 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 8 | |
| 9 | Australia | Forest area | 1 581 | k m² | 4.10% | 6 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 9 |
| 10 | Austria | Forest area | 39 | k m² | 0.10% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 10 | |
| 11 | Azerbaijan | Forest area | 11 | k m² | 0.03% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 11 | |
| 12 | Bahamas | Forest area | 8 | k m² | 0.02% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 12 | |
| 13 | Bahrain | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 13 | ||
| 14 | Bangladesh | Forest area | 13 | k m² | 0.03% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 14 | |
| 15 | Barbados | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 15 | ||
| 16 | Belarus | Forest area | 94 | k m² | 0.24% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 16 | |
| 17 | Belgium (includes Luxembourg) | Forest area | 7 | k m² | 0.02% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 17 | |
| 18 | Belize | Forest area | 13 | k m² | 0.03% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 18 | |
| 19 | Benin | Forest area | 27 | k m² | 0.07% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 19 | |
| 20 | Bhutan | Forest area | 30 | k m² | 0.08% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 20 | |
| 21 | Bolivia | Forest area | 531 | k m² | 1.38% | 14 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 21 |
| 22 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | Forest area | 23 | k m² | 0.06% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 22 | |
| 23 | Botswana | Forest area | 124 | k m² | 0.32% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 23 | |
| 24 | Brazil | Forest area | 5 325 | k m² | 13.79% | 2 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 24 |
| 25 | Brunei | Forest area | 4 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 25 | |
| 26 | Bulgaria | Forest area | 37 | k m² | 0.10% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 26 | |
| 27 | Burkina Faso | Forest area | 71 | k m² | 0.18% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 27 | |
| 28 | Burundi | Forest area | 1 | k m² | 0.00% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 28 | |
| 29 | Cambodia | Forest area | 93 | k m² | 0.24% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 29 | |
| 30 | Cameroon | Forest area | 239 | k m² | 0.62% | 25 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 30 |
| 31 | Canada | Forest area | 2 446 | k m² | 6.34% | 3 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 31 |
| 32 | Cape Verde | Forest area | 1 | k m² | 0.00% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 32 | |
| 33 | Central African Republic | Forest area | 229 | k m² | 0.59% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 33 | |
| 34 | Chad | Forest area | 127 | k m² | 0.33% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 34 | |
| 35 | Chile | Forest area | 155 | k m² | 0.40% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 35 | |
| 36 | China | Forest area | 1 635 | k m² | 4.24% | 5 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 36 |
| 37 | Colombia | Forest area | 496 | k m² | 1.28% | 15 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 37 |
| 38 | Comoros | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 38 | ||
| 39 | Congo (Brazzaville) | Forest area | 221 | k m² | 0.57% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 40 | |
| 40 | Congo (Kinshasa) | Forest area | 1 352 | k m² | 3.50% | 7 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 39 |
| 41 | Costa Rica | Forest area | 20 | k m² | 0.05% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 41 | |
| 42 | Côte d'Ivoire | Forest area | 71 | k m² | 0.18% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 42 | |
| 43 | Croatia | Forest area | 18 | k m² | 0.05% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 43 | |
| 44 | Cuba | Forest area | 23 | k m² | 0.06% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 44 | |
| 45 | Cyprus | Forest area | 1 | k m² | 0.00% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 45 | |
| 46 | Czech Republic | Forest area | 26 | k m² | 0.07% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 46 | |
| 47 | Denmark | Forest area | 5 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 47 | |
| 48 | Djibouti | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 48 | ||
| 49 | Dominica | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 49 | ||
| 50 | Dominican Republic | Forest area | 14 | k m² | 0.04% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 50 | |
| 51 | East Timor | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | na | ||
| 52 | Ecuador | Forest area | 106 | k m² | 0.27% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 51 | |
| 53 | Egypt | Forest area | 1 | k m² | 0.00% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 52 | |
| 54 | El Salvador | Forest area | 1 | k m² | 0.00% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 53 | |
| 55 | Equatorial Guinea | Forest area | 18 | k m² | 0.05% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 54 | |
| 56 | Eritrea | Forest area | 16 | k m² | 0.04% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 55 | |
| 57 | Estonia | Forest area | 21 | k m² | 0.05% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 56 | |
| 58 | Ethiopia | Forest area | 46 | k m² | 0.12% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 57 | |
| 59 | Fiji Islands | Forest area | 8 | k m² | 0.02% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 58 | |
| 60 | Finland | Forest area | 219 | k m² | 0.57% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 59 | |
| 61 | France | Forest area | 153 | k m² | 0.40% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 60 | |
| 62 | Gabon | Forest area | 218 | k m² | 0.56% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 61 | |
| 63 | Gambia | Forest area | 5 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 62 | |
| 64 | Georgia | Forest area | 30 | k m² | 0.08% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 63 | |
| 65 | Germany | Forest area | 107 | k m² | 0.28% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 64 | |
| 66 | Ghana | Forest area | 63 | k m² | 0.16% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 65 | |
| 67 | Greece | Forest area | 36 | k m² | 0.09% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 66 | |
| 68 | Grenada | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 67 | ||
| 69 | Guatemala | Forest area | 29 | k m² | 0.08% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 68 | |
| 70 | Guinea | Forest area | 69 | k m² | 0.18% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 69 | |
| 71 | Guinea-Bissau | Forest area | 22 | k m² | 0.06% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 70 | |
| 72 | Guyana | Forest area | 169 | k m² | 0.44% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 71 | |
| 73 | Haiti | Forest area | 1 | k m² | 0.00% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 72 | |
| 74 | Honduras | Forest area | 54 | k m² | 0.14% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 73 | |
| 75 | Hungary | Forest area | 18 | k m² | 0.05% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 74 | |
| 76 | Iceland | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 75 | ||
| 77 | India | Forest area | 641 | k m² | 1.66% | 11 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 76 |
| 78 | Indonesia | Forest area | 1 050 | k m² | 2.72% | 8 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 77 |
| 79 | Iran | Forest area | 73 | k m² | 0.19% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 78 | |
| 80 | Iraq | Forest area | 8 | k m² | 0.02% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 79 | |
| 81 | Ireland | Forest area | 7 | k m² | 0.02% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 80 | |
| 82 | Israel | Forest area | 1 | k m² | 0.00% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 81 | |
| 83 | Italy | Forest area | 100 | k m² | 0.26% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 82 | |
| 84 | Jamaica | Forest area | 3 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 83 | |
| 85 | Japan | Forest area | 241 | k m² | 0.62% | 24 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 84 |
| 86 | Jordan | Forest area | 1 | k m² | 0.00% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 85 | |
| 87 | Kazakhstan | Forest area | 121 | k m² | 0.31% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 86 | |
| 88 | Kenya | Forest area | 171 | k m² | 0.44% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 87 | |
| 89 | Kiribati | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 0.00% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 88 | |
| 90 | Korea, North | Forest area | 82 | k m² | 0.21% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 89 | |
| 91 | Korea, South | Forest area | 63 | k m² | 0.16% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 90 | |
| 92 | Kuwait | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 0.00% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 91 | |
| 93 | Kyrgyzstan | Forest area | 10 | k m² | 0.03% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 92 | |
| 94 | Laos | Forest area | 126 | k m² | 0.33% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 93 | |
| 95 | Latvia | Forest area | 29 | k m² | 0.08% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 94 | |
| 96 | Lebanon | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 95 | ||
| 97 | Lesotho | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 96 | ||
| 98 | Liberia | Forest area | 35 | k m² | 0.09% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 97 | |
| 99 | Libya | Forest area | 4 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 98 | |
| 100 | Liechtenstein | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 99 | ||
| 101 | Lithuania | Forest area | 20 | k m² | 0.05% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 100 | |
| 102 | Luxembourg | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 101 | ||
| 103 | Macedonia | Forest area | 9 | k m² | 0.02% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 102 | |
| 104 | Madagascar | Forest area | 117 | k m² | 0.30% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 103 | |
| 105 | Malawi | Forest area | 26 | k m² | 0.07% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 104 | |
| 106 | Malaysia | Forest area | 193 | k m² | 0.50% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 105 | |
| 107 | Maldives | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 106 | ||
| 108 | Mali | Forest area | 132 | k m² | 0.34% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 107 | |
| 109 | Malta | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 108 | ||
| 110 | Marshall Islands | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 109 | ||
| 111 | Mauritania | Forest area | 3 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 110 | |
| 112 | Mauritius | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 111 | ||
| 113 | Mexico | Forest area | 552 | k m² | 1.43% | 13 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 112 |
| 114 | Micronesia, Federated States of | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 113 | ||
| 115 | Moldova | Forest area | 3 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 114 | |
| 116 | Monaco | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 115 | ||
| 117 | Mongolia | Forest area | 106 | k m² | 0.27% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 116 | |
| 118 | Morocco | Forest area | 30 | k m² | 0.08% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 117 | |
| 119 | Mozambique | Forest area | 306 | k m² | 0.79% | 21 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 118 |
| 120 | Myanmar | Forest area | 344 | k m² | 0.89% | 19 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 119 |
| 121 | Namibia | Forest area | 80 | k m² | 0.21% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 120 | |
| 122 | Nauru | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | na | ||
| 123 | Nepal | Forest area | 39 | k m² | 0.10% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 121 | |
| 124 | Netherlands | Forest area | 4 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 122 | |
| 125 | New Zealand | Forest area | 79 | k m² | 0.20% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 123 | |
| 126 | Nicaragua | Forest area | 33 | k m² | 0.09% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 124 | |
| 127 | Niger | Forest area | 13 | k m² | 0.03% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 125 | |
| 128 | Nigeria | Forest area | 135 | k m² | 0.35% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 126 | |
| 129 | Norway | Forest area | 89 | k m² | 0.23% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 127 | |
| 130 | Oman | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 128 | ||
| 131 | Pakistan | Forest area | 25 | k m² | 0.06% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 129 | |
| 132 | Palau | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 130 | ||
| 133 | Panama | Forest area | 29 | k m² | 0.08% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 131 | |
| 134 | Papua New Guinea | Forest area | 306 | k m² | 0.79% | 22 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 132 |
| 135 | Paraguay | Forest area | 234 | k m² | 0.61% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 133 | |
| 136 | Peru | Forest area | 652 | k m² | 1.69% | 10 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 134 |
| 137 | Philippines | Forest area | 58 | k m² | 0.15% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 135 | |
| 138 | Poland | Forest area | 93 | k m² | 0.24% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 136 | |
| 139 | Portugal | Forest area | 37 | k m² | 0.10% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 137 | |
| 140 | Qatar | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 138 | ||
| 141 | Romania | Forest area | 64 | k m² | 0.17% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 139 | |
| 142 | Russia | Forest area | 8 514 | k m² | 22.06% | 1 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 140 |
| 143 | Rwanda | Forest area | 3 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 141 | |
| 144 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 157 | ||
| 145 | Saint Lucia | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 158 | ||
| 146 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 159 | ||
| 147 | Samoa | Forest area | 1 | k m² | 0.00% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 142 | |
| 148 | San Marino | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 143 | ||
| 149 | Sao Tome and Principe | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 144 | ||
| 150 | Saudi Arabia | Forest area | 15 | k m² | 0.04% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 145 | |
| 151 | Senegal | Forest area | 62 | k m² | 0.16% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 146 | |
| 152 | Seychelles | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 147 | ||
| 153 | Sierra Leone | Forest area | 11 | k m² | 0.03% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 148 | |
| 154 | Singapore | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 149 | ||
| 155 | Slovakia | Forest area | 20 | k m² | 0.05% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 150 | |
| 156 | Slovenia | Forest area | 11 | k m² | 0.03% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 151 | |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | Forest area | 25 | k m² | 0.06% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 152 | |
| 158 | Somalia | Forest area | 75 | k m² | 0.19% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 153 | |
| 159 | South Africa | Forest area | 89 | k m² | 0.23% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 154 | |
| 160 | Spain | Forest area | 144 | k m² | 0.37% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 155 | |
| 161 | Sri Lanka | Forest area | 19 | k m² | 0.05% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 156 | |
| 162 | Sudan | Forest area | 616 | k m² | 1.60% | 12 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 160 |
| 163 | Suriname | Forest area | 141 | k m² | 0.37% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 161 | |
| 164 | Swaziland | Forest area | 5 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 162 | |
| 165 | Sweden | Forest area | 271 | k m² | 0.70% | 23 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 163 |
| 166 | Switzerland | Forest area | 12 | k m² | 0.03% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 164 | |
| 167 | Syria | Forest area | 5 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 165 | |
| 168 | Tajikistan | Forest area | 4 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 166 | |
| 169 | Tanzania | Forest area | 388 | k m² | 1.01% | 17 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 167 |
| 170 | Thailand | Forest area | 148 | k m² | 0.38% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 168 | |
| 171 | Togo | Forest area | 5 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 169 | |
| 172 | Tonga | Forest area | 0 | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 170 | ||
| 173 | Trinidad and Tobago | Forest area | 3 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 171 | |
| 174 | Tunisia | Forest area | 5 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 172 | |
| 175 | Turkey | Forest area | 102 | k m² | 0.26% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 173 | |
| 176 | Turkmenistan | Forest area | 38 | k m² | 0.10% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 174 | |
| 177 | Tuvalu | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | na | ||
| 178 | Uganda | Forest area | 42 | k m² | 0.11% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 175 | |
| 179 | Ukraine | Forest area | 96 | k m² | 0.25% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 176 | |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates (UAE) | Forest area | 3 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 177 | |
| 181 | United Kingdom (UK) | Forest area | 26 | k m² | 0.07% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 178 | |
| 182 | United States of America (USA) | Forest area | 2 260 | k m² | 5.85% | 4 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 179 |
| 183 | Uruguay | Forest area | 13 | k m² | 0.03% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 180 | |
| 184 | Uzbekistan | Forest area | 20 | k m² | 0.05% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 181 | |
| 185 | Vanuatu | Forest area | 4 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 182 | |
| 186 | Vatican | Forest area | na | k m² | 2000 | WBA (2002) | na | ||
| 187 | Venezuela | Forest area | 495 | k m² | 1.28% | 16 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 183 |
| 188 | Vietnam | Forest area | 98 | k m² | 0.25% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 184 | |
| 189 | Yemen | Forest area | 4 | k m² | 0.01% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 185 | |
| 190 | Yugoslavia | Forest area | 29 | k m² | 0.08% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 186 | |
| 191 | Zambia | Forest area | 312 | k m² | 0.81% | 20 | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 187 |
| 192 | Zimbabwe | Forest area | 190 | k m² | 0.49% | 2000 | WBA (2002) | 188 | |
| 193 | World | Forest area | 38 602 | k m² | 100.00% | 2000 | WDI (2002) | 193 |