Forest Area by Country

Compare forest coverage by country or region as a percentage of total land area. Tracks deforestation and reforestation trends since 1990. Source: World Bank.

Most forested countries · % of land area · Source: World Bank Open Data · View maps & charts →

Year2024

209 countries · 2024

#	Country / Region	% of land area▼
1	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM	92.1%
2	SurinameSUR	91.5%
3	GabonGAB	91.4%
4	PalauPLW	90.8%
5	Solomon IslandsSLB	89.8%
6	GuyanaGUY	87.1%
7	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	86.1%
8	American SamoaASM	79.6%
9	DominicaDMA	76.4%
10	Papua New GuineaPNG	75.2%
11	Guinea-BissauGNB	74.8%
12	VanuatuVUT	74.6%
13	FinlandFIN	74.2%
14	St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	73.4%
15	Central African RepublicCAF	72.5%
16	Brunei DarussalamBRN	72.1%
17	Timor-LesteTLS	71.0%
18	BhutanBTN	70.4%
19	SwedenSWE	68.6%
20	JapanJPN	68.3%
21	LiberiaLBR	66.1%
22	British Virgin IslandsVGB	66.0%
23	Korea, Rep.KOR	64.4%
24	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK	64.1%
25	Congo, Rep.COG	64.0%
26	PanamaPAN	62.2%
27	SloveniaSVN	61.8%
28	FijiFJI	61.7%
29	Congo, Dem. Rep.COD	61.5%
30	MontenegroMNE	61.5%
31	ZambiaZMB	60.5%
32	Costa RicaCRI	59.1%
33	Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR	58.9%
34	BrazilBRA	58.5%
35	SeychellesSYC	58.5%
36	BelizeBLZ	58.0%
37	MalaysiaMYS	57.7%
38	SamoaWSM	57.6%
39	Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP	57.6%
40	EstoniaEST	57.2%
41	Lao PDRLAO	56.6%
42	JamaicaJAM	56.5%
43	LatviaLVA	55.6%
44	St. LuciaLCA	53.8%
45	ColombiaCOL	53.7%
46	Marshall IslandsMHL	53.6%
47	Venezuela, RBVEN	53.4%
48	Northern Mariana IslandsMNP	53.3%
49	Cayman IslandsCYM	53.0%
50	HondurasHND	52.8%
51	PeruPER	52.7%
52	GuamGUM	52.3%
53	GrenadaGRD	51.5%
54	AngolaAGO	51.2%
55	Bahamas, TheBHS	50.9%
56	Russian FederationRUS	50.8%
57	IndonesiaIDN	50.7%
58	BoliviaBOL	50.2%
59	Puerto Rico (US)PRI	49.7%
60	EcuadorECU	49.7%
61	TanzaniaTZA	49.6%
62	New CaledoniaNCL	48.1%
63	AustriaAUT	47.3%
64	Viet NamVNM	47.1%
65	Dominican RepublicDOM	46.7%
66	SenegalSEN	45.0%
67	GeorgiaGEO	44.6%
68	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	44.2%
69	BelarusBLR	44.1%
70	NepalNPL	43.6%
71	French PolynesiaPYF	42.4%
72	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	42.2%
73	St. Kitts and NevisKNA	42.1%
74	CanadaCAN	42.0%
75	MyanmarMMR	42.0%
76	MozambiqueMOZ	41.3%
77	North MacedoniaMKD	40.8%
78	CameroonCMR	40.7%
79	Slovak RepublicSVK	40.3%
80	TuvaluTUV	39.6%
81	SerbiaSRB	39.2%
82	AndorraAND	38.9%
83	New ZealandNZL	38.9%
84	ThailandTHA	38.7%
85	CzechiaCZE	38.4%
86	SpainESP	38.2%
87	CambodiaKHM	37.6%
88	GreeceGRC	36.9%
89	LiechtensteinLIE	36.8%
90	PortugalPRT	36.6%
91	ParaguayPRY	36.5%
92	BulgariaBGR	36.4%
93	ZimbabweZWE	35.7%
94	LithuaniaLTU	35.4%
95	CubaCUB	34.9%
96	CroatiaHRV	34.8%
97	LuxembourgLUX	34.5%
98	Sri LankaLKA	34.4%
99	AlbaniaALB	34.3%
100	MexicoMEX	34.2%
101	Sierra LeoneSLE	34.0%
102	United StatesUSA	33.8%
103	NorwayNOR	33.2%
104	GuatemalaGTM	33.1%
105	El SalvadorSLV	33.0%
106	FranceFRA	32.9%
107	GermanyDEU	32.8%
108	SwitzerlandCHE	32.0%
109	ItalyITA	31.8%
110	PolandPOL	31.0%
111	GhanaGHA	30.9%
112	RomaniaROU	30.2%
113	TurkiyeTUR	29.5%
114	BeninBEN	28.1%
115	BotswanaBWA	27.8%
116	RwandaRWA	26.1%
117	EswatiniSWZ	25.3%
118	PhilippinesPHL	24.8%
119	ChileCHL	24.5%
120	IndiaIND	24.4%
121	ChinaCHN	24.0%
122	EthiopiaETH	23.8%
123	St. Martin (French part)MAF	23.4%
124	HungaryHUN	22.8%
125	TogoTGO	22.5%
126	MalawiMWI	22.0%
127	BelgiumBEL	22.0%
128	SingaporeSGP	21.8%
129	Gambia, TheGMB	21.3%
130	GuineaGIN	20.0%
131	MauritiusMUS	19.1%
132	NigeriaNGA	18.9%
133	South AfricaZAF	18.8%
134	CyprusCYP	18.6%
135	Antigua and BarbudaATG	17.9%
136	ComorosCOM	17.8%
137	AustraliaAUS	17.4%
138	UkraineUKR	17.3%
139	MadagascarMDG	17.3%
140	ArgentinaARG	17.1%
141	San MarinoSMR	16.3%
142	DenmarkDNK	16.0%
143	BarbadosBRB	14.6%
144	AzerbaijanAZE	14.6%
145	BermudaBMU	14.4%
146	BangladeshBGD	14.4%
147	LebanonLBN	13.8%
148	United KingdomGBR	13.5%
149	HaitiHTI	13.5%
150	MoroccoMAR	12.8%
151	Cabo VerdeCPV	12.5%
152	MaldivesMDV	12.5%
153	Burkina FasoBFA	12.3%
154	TongaTON	12.1%
155	Cote d'IvoireCIV	12.1%
156	EritreaERI	12.0%
157	IrelandIRL	12.0%
158	UgandaUGA	11.9%
159	SudanSDN	11.9%
160	ArmeniaARM	11.8%
161	UruguayURY	11.5%
162	South SudanSSD	11.3%
163	MoldovaMDA	11.3%
164	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA	11.1%
165	NetherlandsNLD	11.0%
166	BurundiBDI	10.9%
167	NamibiaNAM	9.8%
168	MongoliaMNG	9.1%
169	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM	8.8%
170	UzbekistanUZB	8.8%
171	MaliMLI	8.7%
172	Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM	7.8%
173	IsraelISR	6.8%
174	KenyaKEN	6.6%
175	Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN	6.6%
176	Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ	6.5%
177	Isle of ManIMN	6.4%
178	TurkmenistanTKM	5.0%
179	BahrainBHR	4.9%
180	United Arab EmiratesARE	4.6%
181	TunisiaTUN	4.4%
182	PakistanPAK	4.1%
183	TajikistanTJK	3.1%
184	ChadTCD	3.0%
185	Syrian Arab RepublicSYR	2.9%
186	ArubaABW	2.7%
187	AfghanistanAFG	1.9%
188	West Bank and GazaPSE	1.8%
189	IraqIRQ	1.6%
190	MaltaMLT	1.5%
191	KiribatiKIR	1.3%
192	KazakhstanKAZ	1.3%
193	Saudi ArabiaSAU	1.3%
194	LesothoLSO	1.1%
195	Yemen, Rep.YEM	1.0%
196	MauritaniaMRT	1.0%
197	NigerNER	0.8%
198	JordanJOR	0.8%
199	AlgeriaDZA	0.7%
200	IcelandISL	0.6%
201	KuwaitKWT	0.4%
202	DjiboutiDJI	0.3%
203	CuracaoCUW	0.2%
204	QatarQAT	0.1%
205	LibyaLBY	0.1%
206	Faroe IslandsFRO	0.1%
207	OmanOMN	0.0052%
208	Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY	0.0041%
209	GreenlandGRL	0.00054%

2024 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Forest Area · 2024

›In 2024, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. leads all 209 ranked nations in forest area, recording 92.1% — followed by Suriname (91.5%) and Gabon (91.4%).
›The gap is staggering: Micronesia, Fed. Sts. has 171,770× the forest area of Greenland, which sits at the bottom with just 0.00054%.
›The median country scores 33.0%, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's forest area in 2024.
›The five leading nations — Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Suriname, Gabon, Palau and Solomon Islands — dominate the global forest area ranking in 2024.
›209 countries and territories reported forest area data for 2024. Use the year slider to explore how rankings have shifted over time, or visit the Forest Area indicator page for interactive world maps and historical trend charts.

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