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FOREST'S OF THE WORLD

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A. TOP REFORESTING COUNTRIES:

  1. CHINA       : 2. 986 ? 1.57% *
  2. USA            : 383 / 0.13% *
  3. INDIA        : 304 / 0.46% *
  4. VIETNAM : 207 / 1.64% *
  5. TURKEY    : 119 / 1.11% *
  6. SPAIN         : 119 / 1.11% *
  7. SWEDEN    : 81 / 0.29% *
  8. ITALY         : 78 / 0.90% *
  9. NORWAY   : 76 / 0.79% *
  10. FRANCE     : 60 / 0.38% *
* - ANNUAL FOREST GAIN FROM 2000 TO 2010 - 10 : 1,000 HECTARES PER YEAR / %


B. COUNTRIES WITH THE LARGEST AREA OF MANGROVES:


  1. INDONESIA       - 3,062,300 HECTARES
  2. AUSTRALIA       - 1,451,411 HECTARES
  3. BRAZIL              - 1,012,376 HECTARES
  4. NIGERIA            - 997,700 HECTARES
  5. MEXICO            - 882,032 HECTARES
  6. MALAYSIA        - 564,971 HECTARES
  7. CUBA                 - 545,805 HECTARES
  8. MYANMAR       - 518,646 HECTARES
  9. BANGLADESH - 476,215 HECTARES
  10. INDIA                - 446,100 HECTARES


C. COUNTRIES WITH THE LARGEST AREAS OF TROPICAL FOREST :



  1. BRAZIL                       - 1,163,222 sq miles
  2. DEM. REC. OF CONGO - 521,512 sq miles
  3. INDONESIA                - 343,029 sq miles
  4. PERU                          - 292,032 sq miles
  5. BOLIVIA                     - 265,012 sq miles
  6. VENEZUELA                - 214,730 sq miles
  7. COLOMBIA                  - 205,352 sq miles
  8. MEXICO                      - 176,700 sq miles
  9. INIDA                         - 171,622 sq miles
  10. ANGOLA                      - 145,035


D. LARGEST FORESTS IN THE UNITED KINGDOM : 


  1. GALLOWAY FOREST PARK, DUMFRIES AND GALLOWAY - 297 sq miles 
  2. KIELDER FOREST PARK, NORTHUMBERLAND - 325 sq miles 
  3. NEW FOREST, HAMPSHIRE - 104 sq miles 
  4. DORNOCH FOREST, SUTHERLAND - 100 sq miles 
  5. ARGYLL FOREST PARK, ARGYLL - 81 sq miles 
  6. QUEEN ELIZABETH FOREST PARK, STIRLING - 77 sq miles 
  7. THETFORD FOREST PARK, NORFOLK / STUFFOLK - 73 sq miles 
  8. AFFRIC FOREST (FORT AUGUSTUS), INVERNESS-SHIRE - 69 sq miles 
  9. TAY FOREST PARK, PERTH-SHIRE - 65 sq miles 
  10. GLENGARRY FOREST, LOCHABER FOREST DISTRICT, INVERNESS-SHIRE - 63 sq miles 

E. LARGEST FORESTS IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA :


  1. TONGASS NATIONAL FOREST , ALASKA - 67,081.92
  2. CHUGACH NATIONAL FOREST, ALASKA - 21,824.39sq km
  3. TOIYABE NATIONAL FOREST (part of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest) - 13,104.87 sq km
  4. TONTO NATIONAL FOREST, ARIZONA - 11,625.68 sq km
  5. GILA NATIONAL FOREST, NEW MEXICO - 10,963.95 sq km
  6. BOISE NATIONAL FOREST, IDAHO - 10,738.51 sq km
  7. CHALLIS NATIONAL FOREST (part of Salmon-Challis National Forest) - 9,969.31 sq km
  8. SHOSHONE NATIONAL FOREST, WYOMING - 9,863.07 sq km
  9. HUMBOLDT NATIONAL FOREST (part of Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest) - 9,717.65 sq km
  10. FLATHEAD NATIONAL FOREST, MONTANA - 9,551.53 sq km