Which Countries Have the Largest Forests?

Key Takeaways

• Russia has 833 million hectares of forest, about 20% of the entire world’s forests.
• Brazil (486M) and Canada (369M) rank second and third respectively.
• Together the top three countries account for 40% of the world’s forests.
• Adding in fourth and fifth-ranked U.S. (309M) and China (227M), would mean the top five countries have over half of the world's forests.
• Thus, policy decisions in these five countries would have a worldwide impact.