The world’s forests are unevenly distributed, with countries like Canada and Russia containing hundreds of millions of hectares of forest area. But how that forest is shared among people varies dramatically around the globe. In this graphic, we visualize each country’s forest area per capita, offering a unique perspective on the world’s tree coverage.
While the average country has just 0.5 hectares of forest area per person, a select few boast significantly more. The data for this visualization comes from the Food & Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. It measures each country’s total forest area in hectares, which we combined with 2025 population estimates to determine forest area per capita.
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