Land & forests

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The Land & Forests issue draws a picture of balanced and thriving terrestrial ecosystems such as forests, land and mountains that provide vital habitats for all kind of species. The responsibly managed land is fertile and free of hazardous chemicals, able to sustain high-quality agricultural plant growth in order to meet society’s demand for food. The Land & Forests issue relates to the Sustainable Development Goals 2 and 15.

As proxies to measure the state of this issue, the GAPFRAME includes the following three publicly available indicators: soil quality (EPI, 2014) that refers to the use of persistent organic pollutants, organic farming (SSI, 2014) measured as a fraction of total agricultural area, and land degradation (UNEP, 2010) that estimates areas with potential hazard of land desertification as a fraction of the total area.


0 - 5.0	A THREAT	5.1 - 6.6	CRITICAL	6.7 - 7.4	WATCHLIST	7.5 - 8.8	SAFE SPACE	8.9 - 10	TOWARDS IDEAL

Map Land & Forests

COUNTRY	REGION	GEOPOLITICS	RESULT	RANK
Afghanistan	Indian Subcontinent	Least developed countries	1.1	158
Albania	Southern Europe	Developed regions	2.7	144
Algeria	Northern Africa	Developing regions	6.0	64
Andorra	Southern Europe	Developed regions		164
Angola	Middle Africa	Least developed countries	2.5	147
Antigua and Barbuda	Central America	Developing regions		164
Argentina	South America	Developing regions	5.4	76
Armenia	Middle East	Developing regions	2.8	143
Australia	Australasia (Oceania)	Developed regions	4.8	90
Austria	Western Europe	Developed regions	8.9	5
Azerbaijan	Middle East	Developing regions	1.5	155
Bahamas	Central America	Developing regions		164
Bahrain	Middle East	Developing regions		164
Bangladesh	Indian Subcontinent	Least developed countries	6.1	55
Barbados	Central America	Developing regions		164
Belarus	Eastern Europe	Developed regions	4.5	98
Belgium	Western Europe	Developed regions	7.1	22
Belize	Central America	Developing regions	9.2	2
Benin	Western Africa	Least developed countries	4.7	93
Bhutan	Indian Subcontinent	Least developed countries	3.2	137
Bolivia	South America	Developing regions	3.5	130
Bosnia and Herzegovina	Southern Europe	Developed regions	3.7	125
Botswana	Southern Africa	Developing regions	2.5	146
Brazil	South America	Developing regions	6.0	61
Brunei	South-East Asia	Developing regions	8.4	6
Bulgaria	Eastern Europe	Developed regions	3.7	128
Burkina Faso	Western Africa	Least developed countries	3.0	140
Burundi	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	5.9	68
Cabo Verde	Western Africa	Developing regions		164
Cambodia	South-East Asia	Least developed countries	4.3	100
Cameroon	Middle Africa	Developing regions	6.1	59
Canada	North America	Developed regions	3.7	124
Central African Republic (CAR)	Middle Africa	Least developed countries	4.0	111
Chad	Middle Africa	Least developed countries	3.8	121
Chile	South America	Developing regions	5.6	74
China	Eastern Asia	Developing regions	3.8	119
Colombia	South America	Developing regions	6.3	45
Comoros	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries		164
Costa Rica	Central America	Developing regions	6.1	58
Cote d'Ivoire (Ivory Cost)	Western Africa	Developing regions	5.3	79
Croatia	Southern Europe	Developed regions	6.9	26
Cuba	Central America	Developing regions	6.1	54
Cyprus	Middle East	Developing regions	3.5	133
Czech Republic	Eastern Europe	Developed regions	8.4	8
Democratic Republic of the Congo	Middle Africa	Least developed countries	3.8	116
Denmark	Northern Europe	Developed regions	7.5	12
Djibouti	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	9.2	2
Dominica	Central America	Developing regions		164
Dominican Republic	Central America	Developing regions	8.0	11
Ecuador	South America	Developing regions	5.8	71
Egypt	Northern Africa	Developing regions	6.6	30
El Salvador	Central America	Developing regions	5.7	73
Equatorial Guinea	Middle Africa	Least developed countries	5.0	87
Eritrea	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	6.9	27
Estonia	Northern Europe	Developed regions	7.4	16
Ethiopia	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	2.2	153
Fiji	Australasia (Oceania)	Developing regions	9.4	1
Finland	Northern Europe	Developed regions	4.7	94
France	Western Europe	Developed regions	7.0	24
Gabon	Middle Africa	Developing regions	3.7	126
Gambia	Western Africa	Least developed countries	2.9	141
Georgia	Middle East	Developing regions	2.5	145
Germany	Western Europe	Developed regions	7.4	14
Ghana	Western Africa	Developing regions	5.9	66
Greece	Southern Europe	Developed regions	6.2	52
Grenada	Central America	Developing regions		164
Guatemala	Central America	Developing regions	6.3	47
Guinea	Western Africa	Least developed countries	5.9	67
Guinea-Bissau	Western Africa	Least developed countries	1.1	157
Guyana	South America	Developing regions	6.2	53
Haiti	Central America	Least developed countries	3.5	134
Honduras	Central America	Developing regions	6.3	50
Hungary	Eastern Europe	Developed regions	6.5	39
Iceland	Northern Europe	Developed regions	6.6	36
India	Indian Subcontinent	Developing regions	4.2	103
Indonesia	South-East Asia	Developing regions	6.1	56
Iran	Indian Subcontinent	Developing regions	4.1	104
Iraq	Middle East	Developing regions	2.3	151
Ireland	Northern Europe	Developed regions	6.8	29
Israel	Middle East	Developing regions	1.3	156
Italy	Southern Europe	Developed regions	7.4	15
Jamaica	Central America	Developing regions	6.4	41
Japan	Eastern Asia	Developed regions	6.3	46
Jordan	Middle East	Developing regions	5.0	86
Kazakhstan	Central Asia	Developing regions	1.9	154
Kenya	Eastern Africa	Developing regions	3.9	114
Kiribati	Australasia (Oceania)	Least developed countries		164
Kosovo	Southern Europe	Developed regions		164
Kuwait	Middle East	Developing regions	6.4	43
Kyrgyzstan	Central Asia	Developing regions	3.5	135
Laos	South-East Asia	Least developed countries	5.4	78
Latvia	Northern Europe	Developed regions	8.2	9
Lebanon	Middle East	Developing regions	4.3	101
Lesotho	Southern Africa	Least developed countries	5.3	82
Liberia	Western Africa	Least developed countries	6.4	43
Libya	Northern Africa	Developing regions	3.6	129
Liechtenstein	Western Europe	Developed regions		164
Lithuania	Northern Europe	Developed regions	7.4	13
Luxembourg	Western Europe	Developed regions	6.9	28
Macedonia	Southern Europe	Developed regions	3.2	138
Madagascar	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	4.1	107
Malawi	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	4.0	112
Malaysia	South-East Asia	Developing regions	6.0	62
Maldives	Indian Subcontinent	Developing regions		164
Mali	Western Africa	Least developed countries	2.3	150
Malta	Southern Europe	Developed regions	3.5	131
Marshall Islands	Australasia (Oceania)	Developing regions		164
Mauritania	Western Africa	Least developed countries	3.0	139
Mauritius	Eastern Africa	Developing regions		164
Mexico	Central America	Developing regions	4.8	91
Micronesia	Australasia (Oceania)	Developing regions		164
Moldova	Eastern Europe	Developed regions	2.3	149
Monaco	Western Europe	Developed regions		164
Mongolia	Eastern Asia	Developing regions	4.1	108
Montenegro	Southern Europe	Developed regions	3.7	122
Morocco	Northern Africa	Developing regions	4.4	99
Mozambique	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	5.3	80
Myanmar (Burma)	South-East Asia	Least developed countries	5.3	81
Namibia	Southern Africa	Developing regions	2.3	148
Nauru	Australasia (Oceania)	Developing regions		164
Nepal	Indian Subcontinent	Least developed countries	5.1	84
Netherlands	Western Europe	Developed regions	6.9	25
New Zealand	Australasia (Oceania)	Developed regions	6.6	32
Nicaragua	Central America	Developing regions	6.0	63
Niger	Western Africa	Least developed countries	3.8	117
Nigeria	Western Africa	Developing regions	4.7	92
North Korea	Eastern Asia	Developing regions	3.5	136
Norway	Northern Europe	Developed regions	6.6	34
Oman	Middle East	Developing regions	4.1	106
Pakistan	Indian Subcontinent	Developing regions	3.8	120
Palau	Australasia (Oceania)	Developing regions		164
Palestine	Middle East	Developing regions		164
Panama	Central America	Developing regions	6.6	35
Papua New Guinea	Australasia (Oceania)	Developing regions	3.9	113
Paraguay	South America	Developing regions	5.7	72
Peru	South America	Developing regions	6.3	48
Philippines	South-East Asia	Developing regions	5.8	70
Poland	Eastern Europe	Developed regions	7.2	20
Portugal	Southern Europe	Developed regions	7.3	19
Qatar	Middle East	Developing regions	6.3	49
Republic of the Congo	Middle Africa	Developing regions	4.6	97
Romania	Eastern Europe	Developed regions	5.2	83
Russia	Eastern Europe	Developed regions	0.5	161
Rwanda	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	4.0	109
Saint Kitts and Nevis	Central America	Developing regions		164
Saint Lucia	Central America	Developing regions		164
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines	Central America	Developing regions		164
Samoa	Australasia (Oceania)	Developing regions		164
San Marino	Southern Europe	Developed regions		164
Sao Tome and Principe	Middle Africa	Least developed countries		164
Saudi Arabia	Middle East	Developing regions	6.4	42
Senegal	Western Africa	Least developed countries	0.4	163
Serbia	Southern Europe	Developed regions	4.6	96
Seychelles	Eastern Africa	Developing regions		164
Sierra Leone	Western Africa	Least developed countries	3.7	126
Singapore	South-East Asia	Developing regions		164
Slovakia	Eastern Europe	Developed regions	6.6	33
Slovenia	Southern Europe	Developed regions	7.3	18
Solomon Islands	Australasia (Oceania)	Least developed countries	5.6	75
Somalia	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	3.9	115
South Africa	Southern Africa	Developing regions	5.0	85
South Korea	Eastern Asia	Developing regions	6.6	31
South Sudan	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries		164
Spain	Southern Europe	Developed regions	7.4	17
Sri Lanka	Indian Subcontinent	Developing regions	6.1	60
Sudan	Northern Africa	Least developed countries	4.6	95
Suriname	South America	Developing regions	9.0	4
Swaziland	Southern Africa	Developing regions	3.5	132
Sweden	Northern Europe	Developed regions	8.1	10
Switzerland	Western Europe	Developed regions	8.4	7
Syria	Middle East	Developing regions	3.8	118
Taiwan	Eastern Asia	Developing regions	3.7	123
Tajikistan	Central Asia	Developing regions	2.3	152
Tanzania	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	4.9	88
Thailand	South-East Asia	Developing regions	6.4	40
Timor-Leste	South-East Asia	Least developed countries		164
Togo	Western Africa	Least developed countries	5.9	69
Tonga	Australasia (Oceania)	Developing regions		164
Trinidad and Tobago	Central America	Developing regions	6.5	37
Tunisia	Northern Africa	Developing regions	5.4	77
Turkey	Middle East	Developing regions	4.0	110
Turkmenistan	Central Asia	Developing regions	0.6	160
Tuvalu	Australasia (Oceania)	Least developed countries		164
Uganda	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	4.1	105
Ukraine	Eastern Europe	Developed regions	4.2	102
United Arab Emirates (UAE)	Middle East	Developing regions	6.5	38
United Kingdom (UK)	Northern Europe	Developed regions	7.1	23
United States of America (USA)	North America	Developed regions	4.9	89
Uruguay	South America	Developing regions	7.2	21
Uzbekistan	Central Asia	Developing regions	0.5	162
Vanuatu	Australasia (Oceania)	Least developed countries		164
Venezuela	South America	Developing regions	6.1	57
Vietnam	South-East Asia	Developing regions	6.3	51
Yemen	Middle East	Least developed countries	5.9	65
Zambia	Eastern Africa	Least developed countries	2.9	142
Zimbabwe	Eastern Africa	Developing regions	0.7	159

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