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 →

Year2022

213 countries · 2022

#	Country / Region	% of land area▼
1	SurinameSUR	94.5%
2	Micronesia, Fed. Sts.FSM	92.1%
3	GabonGAB	91.2%
4	PalauPLW	90.4%
5	Solomon IslandsSLB	90.1%
6	GuyanaGUY	87.1%
7	Equatorial GuineaGNQ	86.7%
8	American SamoaASM	85.3%
9	Papua New GuineaPNG	79.0%
10	LiberiaLBR	78.5%
11	FinlandFIN	73.7%
12	SeychellesSYC	73.3%
13	St. Vincent and the GrenadinesVCT	73.2%
14	Brunei DarussalamBRN	72.1%
15	Lao PDRLAO	71.6%
16	BhutanBTN	71.6%
17	Guinea-BissauGNB	69.8%
18	SwedenSWE	68.7%
19	JapanJPN	68.4%
20	Korea, Rep.KOR	64.2%
21	Congo, Rep.COG	64.2%
22	DominicaDMA	63.8%
23	FijiFJI	63.1%
24	Timor-LesteTLS	61.8%
25	MontenegroMNE	61.5%
26	SloveniaSVN	61.3%
27	Costa RicaCRI	60.1%
28	ZambiaZMB	59.8%
29	BrazilBRA	59.1%
30	MalaysiaMYS	57.9%
31	SamoaWSM	57.8%
32	Virgin Islands (U.S.)VIR	57.7%
33	EstoniaEST	57.1%
34	PanamaPAN	56.5%
35	HondurasHND	56.5%
36	PeruPER	56.2%
37	Puerto Rico (US)PRI	56.1%
38	JamaicaJAM	55.8%
39	BelizeBLZ	55.0%
40	LatviaLVA	54.9%
41	Congo, Dem. Rep.COD	54.7%
42	Northern Mariana IslandsMNP	53.0%
43	ColombiaCOL	52.9%
44	Sao Tome and PrincipeSTP	52.8%
45	Cayman IslandsCYM	52.7%
46	AngolaAGO	52.5%
47	Venezuela, RBVEN	52.3%
48	Marshall IslandsMHL	52.2%
49	GrenadaGRD	52.1%
50	GuamGUM	51.9%
51	Bahamas, TheBHS	50.9%
52	TanzaniaTZA	50.6%
53	EcuadorECU	49.8%
54	Russian FederationRUS	49.8%
55	Korea, Dem. People's Rep.PRK	49.7%
56	IndonesiaIDN	48.0%
57	AustriaAUT	47.2%
58	Viet NamVNM	47.2%
59	BoliviaBOL	46.5%
60	MozambiqueMOZ	46.1%
61	New CaledoniaNCL	45.8%
62	ZimbabweZWE	44.9%
63	Dominican RepublicDOM	44.8%
64	Trinidad and TobagoTTO	44.3%
65	CambodiaKHM	43.9%
66	BelarusBLR	43.3%
67	French PolynesiaPYF	43.1%
68	MyanmarMMR	42.8%
69	CameroonCMR	42.8%
70	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIH	42.7%
71	St. Kitts and NevisKNA	42.3%
72	LiechtensteinLIE	41.9%
73	NepalNPL	41.6%
74	SenegalSEN	41.5%
75	GeorgiaGEO	40.6%
76	Slovak RepublicSVK	40.1%
77	North MacedoniaMKD	39.7%
78	CanadaCAN	39.5%
79	ParaguayPRY	39.3%
80	ThailandTHA	38.8%
81	New ZealandNZL	37.7%
82	SpainESP	37.2%
83	VanuatuVUT	36.3%
84	PortugalPRT	36.2%
85	BulgariaBGR	36.1%
86	Central African RepublicCAF	35.7%
87	LithuaniaLTU	35.2%
88	GhanaGHA	35.2%
89	CroatiaHRV	34.7%
90	CzechiaCZE	34.7%
91	Sierra LeoneSLE	34.6%
92	LuxembourgLUX	34.5%
93	Sri LankaLKA	34.1%
94	St. LuciaLCA	34.0%
95	AndorraAND	34.0%
96	United StatesUSA	33.9%
97	MexicoMEX	33.7%
98	NorwayNOR	33.5%
99	TuvaluTUV	33.3%
100	ItalyITA	32.7%
101	GuatemalaGTM	32.7%
102	GermanyDEU	32.7%
103	SerbiaSRB	32.4%
104	FranceFRA	32.3%
105	SwitzerlandCHE	32.3%
106	CubaCUB	31.2%
107	PolandPOL	31.1%
108	GreeceGRC	30.3%
109	RomaniaROU	30.1%
110	TurkiyeTUR	29.3%
111	EswatiniSWZ	29.1%
112	AlbaniaALB	28.8%
113	El SalvadorSLV	27.7%
114	BeninBEN	26.9%
115	NicaraguaNIC	26.7%
116	BotswanaBWA	26.5%
117	GuineaGIN	24.9%
118	ChileCHL	24.8%
119	St. Martin (French part)MAF	24.8%
120	IndiaIND	24.4%
121	PhilippinesPHL	24.3%
122	British Virgin IslandsVGB	24.1%
123	ChinaCHN	23.8%
124	NigeriaNGA	23.4%
125	MalawiMWI	22.9%
126	Gambia, TheGMB	22.8%
127	BelgiumBEL	22.6%
128	HungaryHUN	22.5%
129	Burkina FasoBFA	22.4%
130	TogoTGO	22.1%
131	MadagascarMDG	21.3%
132	SingaporeSGP	21.2%
133	MauritiusMUS	19.5%
134	CyprusCYP	18.7%
135	BermudaBMU	18.5%
136	Antigua and BarbudaATG	18.2%
137	AustraliaAUS	17.4%
138	ComorosCOM	17.2%
139	UkraineUKR	16.7%
140	San MarinoSMR	16.7%
141	DenmarkDNK	15.8%
142	EthiopiaETH	15.0%
143	BarbadosBRB	14.7%
144	BangladeshBGD	14.5%
145	LebanonLBN	14.1%
146	South AfricaZAF	14.0%
147	AzerbaijanAZE	14.0%
148	United KingdomGBR	13.3%
149	MoroccoMAR	12.9%
150	TongaTON	12.4%
151	HaitiHTI	12.4%
152	UruguayURY	11.8%
153	MoldovaMDA	11.8%
154	ArmeniaARM	11.6%
155	Cabo VerdeCPV	11.5%
156	IrelandIRL	11.5%
157	South SudanSSD	11.3%
158	RwandaRWA	11.3%
159	UgandaUGA	11.2%
160	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCA	11.1%
161	NetherlandsNLD	11.0%
162	MaliMLI	10.9%
163	BurundiBDI	10.9%
164	Sint Maarten (Dutch part)SXM	10.9%
165	ArgentinaARG	10.4%
166	SudanSDN	9.6%
167	Somalia, Fed. Rep.SOM	9.3%
168	MongoliaMNG	9.1%
169	TurkmenistanTKM	8.8%
170	EritreaERI	8.7%
171	UzbekistanUZB	8.5%
172	Cote d'IvoireCIV	8.2%
173	NamibiaNAM	7.9%
174	Kyrgyz RepublicKGZ	7.0%
175	Iran, Islamic Rep.IRN	6.6%
176	IsraelISR	6.5%
177	KenyaKEN	6.2%
178	Isle of ManIMN	6.1%
179	PakistanPAK	4.7%
180	TunisiaTUN	4.5%
181	United Arab EmiratesARE	4.5%
182	ChadTCD	3.2%
183	TajikistanTJK	3.1%
184	Syrian Arab RepublicSYR	2.8%
185	MaldivesMDV	2.7%
186	ArubaABW	2.3%
187	IraqIRQ	1.9%
188	AfghanistanAFG	1.9%
189	West Bank and GazaPSE	1.7%
190	KiribatiKIR	1.5%
191	MaltaMLT	1.4%
192	KazakhstanKAZ	1.3%
193	LesothoLSO	1.1%
194	JordanJOR	1.1%
195	Yemen, Rep.YEM	1.0%
196	BahrainBHR	0.9%
197	NigerNER	0.8%
198	AlgeriaDZA	0.8%
199	IcelandISL	0.5%
200	Saudi ArabiaSAU	0.5%
201	KuwaitKWT	0.4%
202	MauritaniaMRT	0.3%
203	DjiboutiDJI	0.3%
204	CuracaoCUW	0.2%
205	LibyaLBY	0.1%
206	Faroe IslandsFRO	0.1%
207	Egypt, Arab Rep.EGY	0.045%
208	OmanOMN	0.0078%
209	GreenlandGRL	0.00054%
210	GibraltarGIB	0.0%
211	MonacoMCO	0.0%
212	NauruNRU	0.0%
213	QatarQAT	0.0%

2022 · Source: World Bank Open Data · View interactive charts →

Key facts · Forest Area · 2022

›In 2022, Suriname leads all 213 ranked nations in forest area, recording 94.5% — followed by Micronesia, Fed. Sts. (92.1%) and Gabon (91.2%).
›At the bottom of the ranking, Qatar recorded no measurable forest area for 2022 — a stark contrast to Suriname's 94.5%.
›The median country scores 31.1%, highlighting the divide between global leaders and the typical nation's forest area in 2022.
›The five leading nations — Suriname, Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Gabon, Palau and Solomon Islands — dominate the global forest area ranking in 2022.
›213 countries and territories reported forest area data for 2022. 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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