Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.
| 1990 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ecuador | 52.9 | 55.3 | 53.9 | 52.5 | 52.3 | 52.1 | 52.0 | 51.8 | 51.6 | 51.4 | 51.1 | 50.8 | 50.6 | 50.3 | 50.1 | 49.8 | 49.5 |
| Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) | 59.0 | 55.7 | 54.8 | 53.9 | 53.7 | 53.5 | 53.3 | 53.1 | 52.9 | 52.8 | 52.6 | 52.5 | 52.5 | 52.4 | 52.3 | 52.3 | 52.2 |
| Algeria | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
| Iran | 5.6 | 5.7 | 6.1 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 | 6.6 |
| Iraq | 1.8 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 | 1.9 |
| Kuwait | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 |
| Libya | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
| Qatar | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Saudi Arabia | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| United Arab Emirates | 3.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 |
| Angola | 63.6 | 62.3 | 60.1 | 57.9 | 57.4 | 57.0 | 56.5 | 56.1 | 55.7 | 55.2 | 54.8 | 54.3 | 53.9 | 53.4 | 53.0 | 52.5 | 52.1 |
| Congo | 65.3 | 65.0 | 64.8 | 64.6 | 64.6 | 64.6 | 64.5 | 64.5 | 64.5 | 64.4 | 64.4 | 64.4 | 64.3 | 64.3 | 64.2 | 64.2 | 64.1 |
| Equatorial Guinea | 96.2 | 93.2 | 91.8 | 90.3 | 90.0 | 89.7 | 89.4 | 89.1 | 88.8 | 88.5 | 88.2 | 87.9 | 87.6 | 87.3 | 87.0 | 86.7 | 86.4 |
| Gabon | 92.2 | 92.0 | 91.9 | 91.8 | 91.7 | 91.7 | 91.6 | 91.6 | 91.6 | 91.5 | 91.5 | 91.4 | 91.4 | 91.3 | 91.3 | 91.2 | 91.2 |
| Nigeria | 29.1 | 27.3 | 26.4 | 25.5 | 25.4 | 25.2 | 25.0 | 24.8 | 24.6 | 24.5 | 24.3 | 24.1 | 23.9 | 23.7 | 23.6 | 23.4 | 23.2 |