This article is a list of places by forest area. Types of places listed include the entire planet, continents, regions, countries, provinces, states, and territories. Percentage data was calculated using information from the CIA's World Factbook 2011.[1]
Reference 1: Forested area (km2) and % of land area.
Reference 2: World, Polar regions (Russia, Scandinavia and North America), Latin America and the Caribbean, East Asia and the Pacific, Africa, Canada and the United States, European Union, Australia, India and West Asia (Middle East and Arabia).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_forest_area
Reference 2: World, Polar regions (Russia, Scandinavia and North America), Latin America and the Caribbean, East Asia and the Pacific, Africa, Canada and the United States, European Union, Australia, India and West Asia (Middle East and Arabia).
Source: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_countries_by_forest_area