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. 2025 Mar 13;20:5. doi: 10.1186/s13021-025-00291-7

Table 2.

Forestland by region in 2023 and estimated change in 2033 relative to 2033 baseline scenario

Forestland in 2023 Forestland in 2033 ∆ (Mha) ∆ (%)
United States 248.4 249.7 1.3 0.5
China 164.6 164.8 0.1 0.1
Brazil 498.2 479.2 − 19.0 − 3.8
Canada 412.8 407.9 − 5.0 − 1.2
Russia 838.1 828.6 − 9.5 − 1.1
Western & Central Europed 186.7 175.5 − 11.1 − 6.0
Other Europee 40.1 36.1 − 4.1 − 10.1
South Asia 47.8 42.5 − 5.3 − 11.0
Central America 94.6 91.2 − 3.4 − 3.6
Other Latin Americac 348.5 325.0 − 23.5 − 6.7
Sub-Saharan Africa 564.6 525.0 − 39.7 − 7.0
Southeast Asiaa 243.9 221.3 − 22.6 − 9.3
Oceaniab 199.2 196.1 − 3.1 − 1.5
Japan 23.7 26.9 3.2 13.7
North Africa/Middle East 33.8 30.9 − 2.9 − 8.5
East Asia 14.5 14.6 0.1 0.7
Total 3959.5 3815.3 − 144.2 − 3.6

aSoutheast Asia includes Brunei Darussalam, Cambodia, Indonesia, Laos, Malaysia, Myanmar, Philippines, Singapore, Thailand, Timor-Leste, and Vietnam

bOceania includes Australia, Cook Islands, Fiji, French Polynesia, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Nauru, New Caledonia, New Zealand, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Samoa (Western Samoa), Solomon Islands, Tonga, Tuvalu, and Vanuatu

cOther Latin America includes Argentina, Bolivia, Czech Republic, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, the Falkland Islands, French Guiana, Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, South Georgia, the South Sandwich Islands, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela

dWestern & Central Europe includes Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Hungary, Iceland, Italy, Ireland, Germany, Greece, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithua- nia, Luxembourg, Malta, Monaco, Montenegro, Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, and the United Kingdom

eOther Europe includes Albania, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Georgia, Kosovo Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, and Ukraine