knowledge-List of countries by forest area
List of countries by forest area Planet, continents and regions [ edit ] All areas are given in units of 1000 hectares . Source: Food and Agriculture Organization [1] Region 1990 2000 2010 2020 World 4,236,433 4,158,050 4,106,317 4,058,931 Europe (including Russia ) 994,319 1,002,268 1,013,982 1,017,461 South America 973,666 922,645 870,154 844,186 North America and Central America 755,279 752,349 754,190 752,710 Africa 742,801 710,049 676,015 636,639 Asia 585,393 587,410 610,960 622,687 Oceania 184,974 183,328 181,015 185,248 Countries and territories [ edit ] All areas are given in units of 1000 hectares. Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations [2] Country 1990 2000 2010 2020 Afghanistan 1,208 1,208 1,208 1,208 Albania 789 769 782 789 Algeria 1,667 1,579 1,918 1,949 American Samoa 18 18 17 17 Andorra 16 16 16 16 Angola 79,263 77,709 72,158 66,607 Antigua and Barbuda 10 9 9 8 Argentina 35,204 33,378 30,214 28,573