Afforestation

thousand hectares, 1990–2015

Country	1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015
Afghanistan											0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07
Argentina	23.00	21.40	19.80	18.20	16.60	15.00	13.40	11.80	10.20	8.60	7.00	7.60	8.20	8.80	9.40	10.00	10.60	11.20	11.80	12.40	13.00	14.60	16.20	17.80	19.40	21.00
Australia	45.34	48.12	50.90	53.67	56.45	59.23	62.01	64.79	67.56	70.34	73.12	66.63	60.15	53.66	47.17	40.69	34.20	27.71	21.22	14.74	8.25
Austria	1.70	1.60	1.50	1.40	1.30	1.20	1.10	1.00	0.90	0.80	0.70	0.66	0.62	0.58	0.54	0.50	0.46	0.42	0.38	0.34	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30
Azerbaijan	4.80	8.32	11.84	15.36	18.88	22.40	25.92	29.44	32.96	36.48	40.00	44.60	49.20	53.80	58.40	63.00	67.60	72.20	76.80	81.40	86.00	87.90	89.81	91.71	93.62	95.52
Bangladesh	7.50
Belarus	6.68	6.71	6.74	6.77	6.80	6.84	6.87	6.90	6.93	6.96	6.99	6.57	6.16	5.74	5.32	4.91	4.49	4.07	3.65	3.24	2.82	2.61	2.40	2.19	1.98	1.77
Belgium																					1.00
Bhutan	0.02	0.03	0.05	0.06	0.08	0.09	0.10	0.12	0.13	0.15	0.16	0.16	0.17	0.17	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.19	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20	0.20
Bulgaria	2.90	2.90	2.91	2.91	2.92	2.92	2.92	2.93	2.93	2.94	2.94	2.69	2.43	2.18	1.92	1.67	1.42	1.16	0.91	0.65	0.40	0.34	0.28	0.22	0.16	0.10
Burundi																					17.14
Cape Verde											3.14	3.05	2.95	2.86	2.76	2.67	2.58	2.48	2.39	2.29	2.20	1.98	1.77	1.55	1.34	1.12
Cameroon	0.30	0.47	0.64	0.81	0.98	1.15	1.32	1.49	1.66	1.83	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Canada	7.33	6.84	6.36	5.87	5.39	4.90	4.41	3.93	3.44	2.96	2.47
Chile	63.61	62.57	61.54	60.50	59.46	58.43	57.39	56.35	55.31	54.28	53.24	49.04	44.84	40.64	36.44	32.24	28.04	23.84	19.64	15.44	11.24	9.48	7.72	5.96	4.20	2.44
China	1,185.00	1,223.78	1,262.56	1,301.34	1,340.12	1,378.90	1,417.68	1,456.46	1,495.24	1,534.02	1,572.80	1,537.61	1,502.42	1,467.23	1,432.04	1,396.85	1,361.66	1,326.47	1,291.28	1,256.09	1,220.90	1,190.28	1,159.66	1,129.04	1,098.42	1,067.80
Colombia	6.87	8.34	9.81	11.28	12.75	14.22	15.68	17.15	18.62	20.09	21.56	20.26	18.96	17.65	16.35	15.05	13.75	12.45	11.14	9.84	8.54	6.97	5.40	3.82	2.25	0.68
Costa Rica	4.77	4.64	4.52	4.39	4.26	4.14	4.01	3.88	3.75	3.63	3.50	3.53	3.57	3.60	3.64	3.67	3.70	3.74	3.77	3.81	3.84	3.49	3.15	2.80	2.46	2.11
Croatia	0.27	0.26	0.25	0.24	0.23	0.22	0.20	0.19	0.18	0.17	0.16	0.16	0.17	0.17	0.17	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.18	0.19	0.19	0.16	0.13	0.09	0.06	0.03
Cyprus	0.26	0.26	0.25	0.25	0.24	0.24	0.23	0.23	0.22	0.22	0.21	0.19	0.17	0.15	0.13	0.12	0.10	0.08	0.06	0.04	0.02	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01
Denmark	4.05	3.81	3.57	3.33	3.09	2.86	2.62	2.38	2.14	1.90	1.66	2.28	2.91	3.53	4.16	4.78	5.40	6.03	6.65	7.28	7.90	6.59	5.29	3.98	2.68	1.37
Djibouti																										0.20
Dominican Republic	2.78	3.15	3.52	3.89	4.26	4.64	5.01	5.38	5.75	6.12	6.49	6.51	6.53	6.56	6.58	6.60	6.62	6.64	6.67	6.69	6.71
Estonia	0.70	0.95	1.20	1.45	1.70	1.96	2.21	2.46	2.71	2.96	3.21	3.45	3.70	3.94	4.18	4.43	4.67	4.91	5.15	5.40	5.64	4.85	4.06	3.28	2.49	1.70
Finland	9.00	8.20	7.40	6.60	5.80	5.01	4.21	3.41	2.61	1.81	1.01	1.31	1.61	1.91	2.21	2.52	2.82	3.12	3.42	3.72	4.02
Georgia	0.60	1.04	1.47	1.91	2.35	2.79	3.22	3.66	4.10	4.53	4.97
Germany	8.00	8.10	8.20	8.30	8.40	8.50	8.60	8.70	8.80	8.90	9.00	8.80	8.60	8.40	8.20	8.00	7.80	7.60	7.40	7.20	7.00	6.40	5.80	5.20	4.60	4.00
Guinea	12.00
Hungary	6.21	6.59	6.97	7.35	7.73	8.12	8.50	8.88	9.26	9.64	10.02	9.12	8.22	7.32	6.42	5.53	4.63	3.73	2.83	1.93	1.03	0.92	0.80	0.69	0.57	0.46
Iceland	1.23	1.25	1.27	1.29	1.31	1.34	1.36	1.38	1.40	1.42	1.44	1.36	1.28	1.21	1.13	1.05	0.97	0.89	0.82	0.74	0.66	0.65	0.64	0.62	0.61	0.60
Ireland	16.00	15.21	14.43	13.64	12.85	12.07	11.28	10.49	9.70	8.92	8.13	7.92	7.70	7.49	7.27	7.06	6.85	6.63	6.42	6.20	5.99	5.71	5.43	5.16	4.88	4.60
Israel																					0.83	0.73	0.64	0.54	0.45	0.35
Italy	14.88	14.21	13.53	12.86	12.19	11.52	10.84	10.17	9.50	8.82	8.15	8.02	7.89	7.76	7.63	7.50	7.36	7.23	7.10	6.97	6.84
Jamaica											0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
Kyrgyzstan	2.15	2.22	2.30	2.37	2.44	2.52	2.59	2.66	2.73	2.81	2.88	2.84	2.79	2.75	2.70	2.66	2.61	2.57	2.52	2.48	2.43	2.70	2.98	3.25	3.53	3.80
Latvia											1.44	1.51	1.58	1.65	1.72	1.79	1.85	1.92	1.99	2.06	2.13	2.09	2.06	2.02	1.99	1.95
Liechtenstein	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03	0.03
Lithuania											2.00	2.12	2.23	2.35	2.46	2.58	2.70	2.81	2.93	3.04	3.16	2.94	2.72	2.51	2.29	2.07
Madagascar	3.60
Mali	5.00	7.50	10.00	12.50	15.00	17.50	20.00	22.50	25.00	27.50	30.00
Martinique	0.15	0.14	0.14	0.13	0.13	0.12	0.11	0.11	0.10	0.10	0.09	0.08	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.05	0.04	0.03	0.03	0.02	0.01
Mauritania	32.28	29.26	26.24	23.22	20.20	17.18	14.16	11.14	8.12	5.10	2.08	2.11	2.13	2.16	2.19	2.22	2.24	2.27	2.30	2.32	2.35	2.38	2.41	2.44	2.47	2.50
Mayotte	0.03	0.04	0.04	0.05	0.05	0.06	0.06	0.07	0.07	0.08	0.08	0.07	0.07	0.06	0.05	0.05	0.04	0.03	0.02	0.02	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01	0.01
Mexico	0.78	0.97	1.17	1.36	1.55	1.75	1.94	2.13	2.32	2.52	2.71	2.79	2.87	2.95	3.03	3.11	3.19	3.27	3.35	3.43	3.51	3.47	3.43	3.38	3.34	3.30
Mongolia	0.11	0.11	0.12	0.12	0.13	0.13	0.13	0.14	0.14	0.15	0.15	0.17	0.18	0.20	0.21	0.23	0.24	0.26	0.27	0.29	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30	0.30
Montenegro																					0.50	0.46	0.42	0.38	0.34	0.30
Morocco	2.90	4.40	5.90	7.39	8.89	10.39	11.89	13.39	14.88	16.38	17.88	17.18	16.48	15.78	15.08	14.38	13.68	12.98	12.28	11.58	10.88	11.02	11.15	11.29	11.42	11.56
Burma (Myanmar)											27.45	26.72	25.99	25.26	24.53	23.81	23.08	22.35	21.62	20.89	20.16	16.97	13.78	10.59	7.40	4.21
Nepal	4.00	4.40	4.80	5.20	5.60	6.00	6.40	6.80	7.20	7.60	8.00
Netherlands	2.56	2.70	2.85	2.99	3.14	3.28	3.42	3.57	3.71	3.86	4.00	3.88	3.76	3.64	3.52	3.40	3.27	3.15	3.03	2.91	2.79	2.86	2.92	2.99	3.05	3.12
New Zealand	62.00	57.30	52.60	47.90	43.20	38.50	33.80	29.10	24.40	19.70	15.00	14.30	13.60	12.90	12.20	11.50	10.80	10.10	9.40	8.70	8.00	8.80	9.60	10.40	11.20	12.00
Nicaragua	0.20	0.32	0.43	0.55	0.67	0.79	0.90	1.02	1.14	1.25	1.37	1.74	2.10	2.47	2.83	3.20	3.57	3.93	4.30	4.66	5.03	5.03	5.03	5.03	5.03	5.03
Niger	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50	2.50
Norway	0.96	0.90	0.83	0.77	0.70	0.64	0.58	0.51	0.45	0.38	0.32	0.31	0.29	0.28	0.26	0.25	0.24	0.22	0.21	0.19	0.18	0.17	0.17	0.16	0.16	0.15
Panama	2.42	2.41	2.40	2.39	2.38	2.37	2.35	2.34	2.33	2.32	2.31	2.19	2.07	1.95	1.83	1.71	1.58	1.46	1.34	1.22	1.10	1.10	1.09	1.09	1.08	1.08
Peru	45.21	43.24	41.26	39.29	37.32	35.35	33.37	31.40	29.43	27.45	25.48	24.68	23.87	23.07	22.27	21.47	20.66	19.86	19.06	18.25	17.45	15.21	12.97	10.74	8.50	6.26
Portugal																					26.50
Moldova	0.43	0.87	1.31	1.74	2.18	2.62	3.06	3.50	3.93	4.37	4.81	4.36	3.90	3.45	2.99	2.54	2.09	1.63	1.18	0.72	0.27	0.29	0.31	0.32	0.34	0.36
Romania	1.13	1.29	1.46	1.62	1.78	1.95	2.11	2.27	2.43	2.60	2.76	2.59	2.43	2.26	2.10	1.93	1.76	1.60	1.43	1.27	1.10	0.98	0.85	0.73	0.60	0.48
Serbia	1.67	1.75	1.84	1.92	2.00	2.09	2.17	2.25	2.33	2.42	2.50	2.29	2.08	1.87	1.66	1.45	1.24	1.03	0.82	0.61	0.40	0.39	0.39	0.38	0.38	0.37
Slovakia	2.09	1.90	1.71	1.52	1.33	1.15	0.96	0.77	0.58	0.39	0.20	0.19	0.17	0.16	0.14	0.13	0.12	0.10	0.09	0.07	0.06	0.07	0.08	0.10	0.11	0.12
South Africa	218.00	199.90	181.80	163.70	145.60	127.50	109.40	91.30	73.20	55.10	37.00	33.90	30.80	27.70	24.60	21.50	18.40	15.30	12.20	9.10	6.00	5.40	4.80	4.20	3.60	3.00
Spain	133.78	124.48	115.18	105.88	96.58	87.28	77.97	68.67	59.37	50.07	40.77	37.77	34.76	31.76	28.75	25.75	22.74	19.74	16.73	13.73	10.72	9.51	8.30	7.08	5.87	4.66
Sweden	8.87	9.17	9.46	9.76	10.05	10.35	10.64	10.94	11.23	11.53	11.82	12.59	13.37	14.14	14.91	15.69	16.46	17.23	18.00	18.78	19.55	18.25	16.95	15.65	14.35	13.05
Switzerland	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.08	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07	0.07
Thailand	26.70	36.58	46.46	56.34	66.22	76.10	85.98	95.86	105.74	115.62	125.50	122.15	118.80	115.45	112.10	108.75	105.40	102.05	98.70	95.35	92.00
Togo	1.00	1.05	1.10	1.15	1.20	1.25	1.30	1.35	1.40	1.45	1.50	1.55	1.60	1.65	1.70	1.75	1.80	1.85	1.90	1.95	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00	2.00
Tunisia	6.71	6.67	6.63	6.59	6.55	6.51	6.46	6.42	6.38	6.34	6.30	5.97	5.63	5.30	4.96	4.63	4.29	3.96	3.62	3.29	2.95	2.78	2.61	2.44	2.27	2.10
Turkey	22.65	26.68	30.70	34.73	38.75	42.78	46.81	50.83	54.86	58.88	62.91	64.16	65.40	66.65	67.89	69.14	70.38	71.63	72.87	74.12	75.36	76.33	77.30	78.26	79.23	80.20
Uganda	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84	9.84
Ukraine	8.00	7.60	7.20	6.80	6.40	6.00	5.60	5.20	4.80	4.40	4.00	5.05	6.10	7.15	8.20	9.25	10.30	11.35	12.40	13.45	14.50	12.80	11.10	9.40	7.70	6.00
United States	59.73	79.66	99.58	119.51	139.44	159.37	179.29	199.22	219.15	239.07	259.00	257.80	256.60	255.40	254.20	253.00	251.80	250.60	249.40	248.20	247.00
Uruguay											35.00	33.34	31.68	30.02	28.36	26.70	25.04	23.38	21.72	20.06	18.40
Uzbekistan	35.40	35.66	35.92	36.18	36.44	36.70	36.96	37.22	37.48	37.74	38.00	36.51	35.02	33.53	32.04	30.55	29.06	27.57	26.08	24.59	23.10	23.86	24.62	25.38	26.14	26.90
Venezuela	16.35	16.65	16.96	17.26	17.57	17.87	18.17	18.48	18.78	19.09	19.39	19.24	19.09	18.93	18.78	18.63	18.48	18.33	18.17	18.02	17.87	17.87	17.87	17.87	17.87	17.87
Vietnam	117.46	117.35	117.24	117.13	117.02	116.92	116.81	116.70	116.59	116.48	116.37	120.80	125.22	129.65	134.07	138.50	142.92	147.35	151.77	156.20	160.62	148.00	135.39	122.77	110.16	97.54

Establishment of forest through planting and/or deliberate seeding on land that, until then, was under a different land use. Implies a transformation of land use form non-forest to forest.

Source: Global Forest Resources Assessment

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