Top 10 Countries With The Largest Forest Area

Forests cover a third of our planet's land. They provide raw materials, maintain biodiversity, protect land and water resources, and play a role in climate change mitigation.

Here are the 10 countries with the largest forest area according to this source.

1. Russia ? 7,762,602 km² (2,997,157 mi²)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

2. Brazil - 4,776,980 km² (1,844,402 mi²)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

3. Canda - 3,101,340 km² (1,197,434 mi²)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

4. United States - 3,030,890 km² (1,170,233 mi²)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

5. China - 1,821,000 km² (703,092 mi²)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

6. Australia - 1,470,832 km² (567,891 mi²)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

7. Congo (D.R) - 1,219,326 km² (470,784 mi²)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

8. Argentina - 945,336 km² (364,996 mi²)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

9. Indonesia ? 884,950 km² (341,681 mi²)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10. India ? 778,424 km² (300,551 mi²)

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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