Data for 2025
Annual Forest Area Change Rate, 2025
2025, as FAO’s 2025 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Annual Forest Area Change Rate, 2025 covers 193 countries. Bahrain is highest, at 12.30; Cambodia is lowest, at -3.29. The middle country reads 0.00. Against 2015, 165 values changed (70 up, 95 down), the same countries are covered.
Annual Forest Area Change Rate · Data for 2025
HighestBahrain
12.30
LowestCambodia
-3.29Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the better end. A higher value is the better result.
01Values only
The table
Every country and every column of Annual Forest Area Change Rate, 2025, as published. The file carries values only, so no position is shown. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 193 countries · select a heading to sort
| BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 12.30 |
 MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 2.99 |
 RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 2.64 |
 AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 1.67 |
 JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 1.66 |
 GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 1.51 |
 KenyaKENEastern Africa | 1.47 |
 IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 1.45 |
 Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 1.30 |
 SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 1.22 |
 AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 1.19 |
 UruguayURYSouth America | 1.18 |
 IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 0.99 |
 UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 0.93 |
 ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 0.77 |
 LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe | 0.75 |
 KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 0.62 |
 PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 0.59 |
 FranceFRAWestern Europe | 0.56 |
 ItalyITASouthern Europe | 0.56 |
 TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 0.53 |
 GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 0.52 |
 VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 0.51 |
 PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 0.50 |
 DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.48 |
 New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 0.45 |
 FijiFJIMelanesia | 0.42 |
 BelarusBLREastern Europe | 0.39 |
 South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 0.39 |
 UkraineUKREastern Europe | 0.39 |
 United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 0.38 |
 KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.34 |
 BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 0.32 |
 Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 0.32 |
 North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 0.31 |
 SpainESPSouthern Europe | 0.30 |
 CubaCUBCaribbean | 0.29 |
 DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 0.29 |
 IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 0.27 |
 NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 0.27 |
 CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 0.26 |
 MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.26 |
 Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 0.24 |
 HaitiHTICaribbean | 0.21 |
 PalauPLWMicronesia | 0.21 |
 LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 0.20 |
 Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 0.19 |
 EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 0.18 |
 North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 0.15 |
 PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 0.15 |
 SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 0.15 |
 CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 0.13 |
 HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 0.13 |
 LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 0.13 |
 Costa RicaCRICentral America | 0.12 |
 El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 0.12 |
 NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 0.12 |
 RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 0.11 |
 Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 0.11 |
 IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.10 |
 SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 0.10 |
 United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 0.10 |
 AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 0.08 |
 PolandPOLEastern Europe | 0.08 |
 RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 0.08 |
 AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 0.07 |
 EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 0.07 |
 KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 0.07 |
 LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 0.07 |
 FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 0.06 |
 TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 0.06 |
 MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 0.05 |
 São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 0.05 |
 GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 0.04 |
 Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.03 |
 CanadaCANNorthern America | 0.02 |
 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 0.01 |
 MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 0.01 |
 SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 0.01 |
 AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 0.00 |
 American SamoaASMPolynesia | 0.00 |
 ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 0.00 |
 BahamasBHSCaribbean | 0.00 |
 BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 0.00 |
 BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 0.00 |
 BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 0.00 |
 BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 0.00 |
 GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 0.00 |
 GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 0.00 |
 IranIRNSouthern Asia | 0.00 |
 JordanJORWestern Asia | 0.00 |
 KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 0.00 |
 LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 0.00 |
 LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 0.00 |
 MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 0.00 |
 MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 0.00 |
 MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 0.00 |
 MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 0.00 |
 OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.00 |
 QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.00 |
 Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 0.00 |
 Saint MartinMAFCaribbean | 0.00 |
 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 0.00 |
 San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 0.00 |
 South SudanSSDEastern Africa | 0.00 |
 TogoTGOWestern Africa | 0.00 |
 TongaTONPolynesia | 0.00 |
 TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 0.00 |
 TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 0.00 |
 YemenYEMWestern Asia | 0.00 |
 EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | -0.01 |
 JapanJPNEastern Asia | -0.01 |
 NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | -0.01 |
 NorwayNORNorthern Europe | -0.02 |
 SwedenSWENorthern Europe | -0.02 |
 ChileCHLSouth America | -0.03 |
 GabonGABMiddle Africa | -0.03 |
 Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | -0.03 |
 Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | -0.03 |
 AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | -0.04 |
 AndorraANDSouthern Europe | -0.04 |
 Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | -0.04 |
 SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | -0.04 |
 United StatesUSANorthern America | -0.04 |
 BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | -0.05 |
 GuyanaGUYSouth America | -0.05 |
 CyprusCYPWestern Asia | -0.06 |
 PanamaPANCentral America | -0.07 |
 DominicaDMACaribbean | -0.08 |
 South KoreaKOREastern Asia | -0.09 |
 Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | -0.10 |
 SurinameSURSouth America | -0.11 |
 Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | -0.11 |
 BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | -0.15 |
 LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | -0.16 |
 VenezuelaVENSouth America | -0.17 |
 SenegalSENWestern Africa | -0.18 |
 MexicoMEXCentral America | -0.19 |
 Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | -0.19 |
 ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | -0.19 |
 DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | -0.20 |
 Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | -0.20 |
 ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | -0.21 |
 ColombiaCOLSouth America | -0.25 |
 LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | -0.25 |
 TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | -0.25 |
 VanuatuVUTMelanesia | -0.26 |
 BelgiumBELWestern Europe | -0.28 |
 MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | -0.30 |
 SamoaWSMPolynesia | -0.30 |
 Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | -0.34 |
 EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | -0.34 |
 ComorosCOMEastern Africa | -0.35 |
 PeruPERSouth America | -0.35 |
 GuatemalaGTMCentral America | -0.38 |
 ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | -0.38 |
 ArgentinaARGSouth America | -0.39 |
 EcuadorECUSouth America | -0.40 |
 EritreaERIEastern Africa | -0.41 |
 BoliviaBOLSouth America | -0.42 |
 MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | -0.42 |
 NicaraguaNICCentral America | -0.45 |
 BelizeBLZCentral America | -0.56 |
 BrazilBRASouth America | -0.59 |
 NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | -0.71 |
 CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | -0.74 |
 SudanSDNNorthern Africa | -0.76 |
 AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | -0.77 |
 Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | -0.78 |
 MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | -0.79 |
 NigerNERWestern Africa | -0.79 |
 SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | -0.79 |
 Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | -0.81 |
 IraqIRQWestern Asia | -0.91 |
 MaliMLIWestern Africa | -0.91 |
 IsraelISRWestern Asia | -0.95 |
 MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | -1.01 |
 TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | -1.02 |
 LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | -1.06 |
 HondurasHNDCentral America | -1.07 |
 SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | -1.11 |
 BeninBENWestern Africa | -1.12 |
 UgandaUGAEastern Africa | -1.12 |
 MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | -1.16 |
 GuineaGINWestern Africa | -1.28 |
 ParaguayPRYSouth America | -1.34 |
 Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | -1.63 |
 MalawiMWIEastern Africa | -1.86 |
 SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | -2.11 |
 GambiaGMBWestern Africa | -2.55 |
 ChadTCDMiddle Africa | -2.99 |
 Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | -3.10 |
| CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | -3.29 |
02In 2025
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
032015 → 2025
Since 2015
What changed between 2015 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 165values changed, of 193 in both
- 70 · 95rose · fell
- 28unchanged
Rose most
Fell most
- Burundi2.47 → 0.00−2.47
- Cambodia-1.31 → -3.29−1.98
- Iceland3.40 → 1.45−1.95
- Montenegro1.87 → 0.00−1.87
- Cuba1.78 → 0.29−1.49
Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.
04Caveats
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
One year of the 2025 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2025 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2025.
111 distinct values among 193
Values are stored exactly as published, to 2 decimals. 31 countries share 0.00. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
Which end is better
A higher value is the better result.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 193 countries has every column.
05The files
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FAO’s own file, on its own site.
SDG_BulkDownloads_E_All_Data_(Normalized).zip
What this site changed: Reshaped into one row per country: regional and income-group totals are left out, only the columns listed are kept, each row gets its ISO 3166 code, and some country names are brought to one spelling. No value is recalculated, rescaled or rounded.
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Cite this edition
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2025). Annual Forest Area Change Rate, 2025 [data set], describing 2025. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/forest-area-change/2025
063 held
Other years
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Annual Forest Area Change Rate, 2015193 countries
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This is the newest year. A newer one will get its own page at its own address; this one is never rewritten.
All of them
Annual Forest Area Change Rate: every year3 held, with the data dictionary, coverage and licence.
How it has moved, charted by country
07Questions
Annual Forest Area Change Rate, 2025: questions and answers
Which country has the highest forest area change in Annual Forest Area Change Rate, 2025?
Bahrain, at 12.30, of the 193 countries in the file.
What year does Annual Forest Area Change Rate, 2025 describe?
2025.
How many countries does Annual Forest Area Change Rate, 2025 cover?
193.
Where can I download Annual Forest Area Change Rate, 2025?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Annual Forest Area Change Rate, 2025 the newest?
Yes, as of 2026-10-03, when it was read from the publisher.