Top 10 countries with increasing forest areas

More than 47,000 km2 of forest is lost worldwide annually. In fact, 17% of the Amazon rainforest has been destroyed in the past 50 years. But some countries have recently logged surprising increases in forest space. Source: BBC Science

Here are the top nations with the highest net gain of woodland per year:

1. China: 19,370km2
2. Australia: 4,460km2
3. India: 2,660km2
4. Chile: 1,490km2
5. Vietnam: 1,260km2
6. Turkey: 1,140km2
7. USA: 1,080km2
8. France: 830km2
9. Italy: 540km2
10. Romania: 410km2