A choropleth map showing the annual change in forest area for countries around the world, projected for 2025. It uses a color scale from dark red (significant deforestation) to dark green (significant forest expansion), with yellow representing little to no change.

A world map colored to show annual change in forest area by country, with a legend indicating rates of deforestation (reds) and afforestation (greens).

Annual change in forest area, 2025 Net change in forest area measures forest expansion (the sum of afforestation and natural expansion) minus deforestation. Our World in Data No data -300,000 ha -200,000 ha -100,000 ha 0 ha 100,000 ha 200,000 ha 300,000 ha Data source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (2025) OurWorldinData.org/forests-and-deforestation | CC BY Note: This data is calculated as the average annual change based on either ten- or five-year changes in forest area. The exact change may differ from year to year over this period.