Forest area, percent - Country rankings

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Forest area, percent of total land area, 2021:

The average for 2021 based on 194 countries was 31.8 percent. The highest value was in Suriname: 94.6 percent and the lowest value was in Egypt: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2022. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: FAO
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Countries Forest area, percent, 2021 Global rank Available data
Suriname 94.6 1 1990 - 2022
Guyana 93.5 2 1990 - 2022
Micronesia 92.1 3 1991 - 2022
Gabon 91.3 4 1990 - 2022
Palau 90.2 5 1991 - 2022
Solomon Isl. 90.1 6 1990 - 2022
Eq. Guinea 87 7 1990 - 2022
Papua N.G. 79.1 8 1990 - 2022
Liberia 78.8 9 1990 - 2022
Finland 73.7 10 1990 - 2022
Seychelles 73.3 11 1990 - 2022
St. Vincent & ... 73.2 12 1990 - 2022
Brunei 72.1 13 1990 - 2022
Laos 71.8 14 1990 - 2022
Bhutan 71.5 15 1990 - 2022
G.-Bissau 70.1 16 1990 - 2022
Sweden 68.7 17 1990 - 2022
Japan 68.4 18 1990 - 2022
South Korea 64.3 19 1990 - 2022
R. of Congo 64.2 20 1990 - 2022
Dominica 63.8 21 1990 - 2022
Fiji 62.8 22 1990 - 2022
Montenegro 61.5 23 2006 - 2022
Slovenia 61.4 24 1992 - 2022
Zambia 60 25 1990 - 2022
Costa Rica 59.8 26 1990 - 2022
Brazil 59.3 27 1990 - 2022
Malaysia 58 28 1990 - 2022
Samoa 58 29 1990 - 2022
Estonia 57 30 1992 - 2022
Panama 56.7 31 1990 - 2022
Honduras 56.6 32 1990 - 2022
Peru 56.4 33 1990 - 2022
Puerto Rico 56 34 1990 - 2022
Belize 55.5 35 1990 - 2022
Jamaica 55.5 36 1990 - 2022
DR Congo 55.2 37 1990 - 2022
Latvia 54.9 38 1992 - 2022
S.T.&Principe 53.4 39 1990 - 2022
Colombia 53.1 40 1990 - 2022
Angola 53 41 1990 - 2022
Venezuela 52.3 42 1990 - 2022
Grenada 52.1 43 1990 - 2022
Tanzania 51.1 44 1990 - 2022
Bahamas 50.9 45 1990 - 2022
Ecuador 50.1 46 1990 - 2022
North Korea 49.9 47 1990 - 2022
Russia 49.8 48 1992 - 2022
Indonesia 48.4 49 1990 - 2022
Austria 47.2 50 1990 - 2022
Vietnam 47 51 1990 - 2022
Bolivia 46.7 52 1990 - 2022
Mozambique 46.4 53 1990 - 2022
N. Caledonia 45.8 54 1990 - 2022
Zimbabwe 45 55 1990 - 2022
Cambodia 44.8 56 1990 - 2022
Domin. Rep. 44.7 57 1990 - 2022
Tr.&Tobago 44.4 58 1990 - 2022
Belarus 43.3 59 1992 - 2022
Burma 43.3 60 1990 - 2022
Cameroon 42.9 61 1990 - 2022
Bosnia & Herz. 42.7 62 1992 - 2022
Liechtenstein 41.9 63 1990 - 2022
Senegal 41.7 64 1990 - 2022
Nepal 41.6 65 1990 - 2022
Georgia 40.6 66 1992 - 2022
Slovakia 40.1 67 1993 - 2022
Paraguay 39.8 68 1990 - 2022
North Macedonia 39.7 69 1992 - 2022
Canada 39.5 70 1990 - 2022
Thailand 38.8 71 1990 - 2022
New Zealand 37.6 72 1990 - 2022
Spain 37.2 73 1990 - 2022
Vanuatu 36.3 74 1990 - 2022
Portugal 36.2 75 1990 - 2022
Bulgaria 36 76 1990 - 2022
C.A. Republic 35.8 77 1990 - 2022
Lithuania 35.2 78 1992 - 2022
Ghana 35.1 79 1990 - 2022
Sierra Leone 34.8 80 1990 - 2022
Croatia 34.7 81 1992 - 2022
Czechia 34.7 82 1993 - 2022
Luxembourg 34.5 83 2000 - 2022
Sri Lanka 34.1 84 1990 - 2022
Andorra 34 85 1990 - 2022
Saint Lucia 34 86 1990 - 2022
USA 33.9 87 1990 - 2022
Mexico 33.7 88 1990 - 2022
Norway 33.5 89 1990 - 2022
Tuvalu 33.3 90 1990 - 2022
Guatemala 32.8 91 1990 - 2022
Germany 32.7 92 1990 - 2022
Italy 32.5 93 1990 - 2022
Serbia 32.4 94 2006 - 2022
Switzerland 32.2 95 1990 - 2022
France 31.7 96 1990 - 2022
Poland 31 97 1990 - 2022
Greece 30.3 98 1990 - 2022
Romania 30.1 99 1990 - 2022
Turkey 29.1 100 1990 - 2022
Swaziland 29 101 1990 - 2022
Albania 28.8 102 1990 - 2022
El Salvador 28 103 1990 - 2022
Nicaragua 27.5 104 1990 - 2022
Benin 27.4 105 1990 - 2022
Botswana 26.7 106 1990 - 2022
Guinea 25 107 1990 - 2022
Chile 24.7 108 1990 - 2022
India 24.4 109 1990 - 2022
Philippines 24.2 110 1990 - 2022
China 23.6 111 1990 - 2022
Nigeria 23.6 112 1990 - 2022
Gambia 23.4 113 1990 - 2022
Malawi 23.3 114 1990 - 2022
Belgium 22.6 115 2000 - 2022
Burkina Faso 22.5 116 1990 - 2022
Hungary 22.5 117 1990 - 2022
Togo 22.2 118 1990 - 2022
Singapore 21.4 119 1990 - 2022
Madagascar 21.3 120 1990 - 2022
Mauritius 19.4 121 1990 - 2022
Cyprus 18.7 122 1990 - 2022
Bermuda 18.5 123 1990 - 2022
Ant.& Barb. 18.3 124 1990 - 2022
Comoros 17.5 125 1990 - 2022
Australia 17.4 126 1990 - 2022
San Marino 16.7 127 1990 - 2022
Ukraine 16.7 128 1992 - 2022
Denmark 15.7 129 1990 - 2022
Ethiopia 15.1 130 1993 - 2022
Barbados 14.7 131 1990 - 2022
Bangladesh 14.5 132 1990 - 2022
Lebanon 14.1 133 1990 - 2022
South Africa 14 134 1990 - 2022
Azerbaijan 13.8 135 1992 - 2022
UK 13.2 136 1990 - 2022
Morocco 12.9 137 1990 - 2022
Haiti 12.5 138 1990 - 2022
Tonga 12.4 139 1990 - 2022
Moldova 11.7 140 1992 - 2022
Uruguay 11.7 141 1990 - 2022
Armenia 11.5 142 1992 - 2022
Uganda 11.5 143 1990 - 2022
Cape Verde 11.4 144 1990 - 2022
Ireland 11.4 145 1990 - 2022
Rwanda 11.2 146 1990 - 2022
Netherlands 11 147 1990 - 2022
Burundi 10.9 148 1990 - 2022
Mali 10.9 149 1990 - 2022
Argentina 10.4 150 1990 - 2022
Sudan 9.7 151 2012 - 2022
Somalia 9.4 152 1990 - 2022
Mongolia 9.1 153 1990 - 2022
Turkmenistan 8.8 154 1992 - 2022
Eritrea 8.7 155 1993 - 2022
Ivory Coast 8.6 156 1990 - 2022
Uzbekistan 8.4 157 1992 - 2022
Namibia 8 158 1990 - 2022
Kyrgyzstan 7 159 1992 - 2022
Iran 6.6 160 1990 - 2022
Israel 6.5 161 1990 - 2021
Kenya 6.3 162 1990 - 2022
Pakistan 4.8 163 1990 - 2022
Tunisia 4.5 164 1990 - 2022
UA Emirates 4.5 165 1990 - 2022
Chad 3.3 166 1990 - 2022
Tajikistan 3.1 167 1992 - 2022
Syria 2.8 168 1990 - 2022
Maldives 2.7 169 1990 - 2022
Aruba 2.3 170 1990 - 2022
Afghanistan 1.9 171 1990 - 2022
Iraq 1.9 172 1990 - 2022
Palestine 1.7 173 1990 - 2021
Kiribati 1.5 174 1990 - 2022
Malta 1.4 175 1990 - 2022
Kazakhstan 1.3 176 1992 - 2022
Jordan 1.1 177 1990 - 2022
Lesotho 1.1 178 1990 - 2022
Yemen 1 179 1990 - 2022
Bahrain 0.9 180 1990 - 2022
Algeria 0.8 181 1990 - 2022
Niger 0.8 182 1990 - 2022
Iceland 0.5 183 1990 - 2022
Saudi Arabia 0.5 184 1990 - 2022
Kuwait 0.4 185 1990 - 2022
Djibouti 0.3 186 1990 - 2022
Mauritania 0.3 187 1990 - 2022
Faroe Isl. 0.1 188 1990 - 2022
Libya 0.1 189 1990 - 2022
Egypt 0 190 1990 - 2022
Gibraltar 0 191 1990 - 2021
Monaco 0 192 1990 - 2022
Oman 0 193 1990 - 2022
Qatar 0 194 1990 - 2022



Definition: Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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1. Suriname
2. Guyana
3. Micronesia
4. Gabon
5. Palau
6. Solomon Isl.
7. Eq. Guinea
8. Papua N.G.
9. Liberia
10. Finland
11. Seychelles
12. St. Vincent & ...
13. Brunei
14. Laos
15. Bhutan
16. G.-Bissau
17. Sweden
18. Japan
19. South Korea
20. R. of Congo
21. Dominica
22. Fiji
23. Montenegro
24. Slovenia
25. Zambia
26. Costa Rica
27. Brazil
28. Malaysia
29. Samoa
30. Estonia
31. Panama
32. Honduras
33. Peru
34. Puerto Rico
35. Belize
36. Jamaica
37. DR Congo
38. Latvia
39. S.T.&Principe
40. Colombia
41. Angola
42. Venezuela
43. Grenada
44. Tanzania
45. Bahamas
46. Ecuador
47. North Korea
48. Russia
49. Indonesia
50. Austria
51. Vietnam
52. Bolivia
53. Mozambique
54. N. Caledonia
55. Zimbabwe
56. Cambodia
57. Domin. Rep.
58. Tr.&Tobago
59. Belarus
60. Burma
61. Cameroon
62. Bosnia & Herz.
63. Liechtenstein
64. Senegal
65. Nepal
66. Georgia
67. Slovakia
68. Paraguay
69. North Macedonia
70. Canada
71. Thailand
72. New Zealand
73. Spain
74. Vanuatu
75. Portugal
76. Bulgaria
77. C.A. Republic
78. Lithuania
79. Ghana
80. Sierra Leone
81. Croatia
82. Czechia
83. Luxembourg
84. Sri Lanka
85. Andorra
86. Saint Lucia
87. USA
88. Mexico
89. Norway
90. Tuvalu
91. Guatemala
92. Germany
93. Italy
94. Serbia
95. Switzerland
96. France
97. Poland
98. Greece
99. Romania
100. Turkey
101. Swaziland
102. Albania
103. El Salvador
104. Nicaragua
105. Benin
106. Botswana
107. Guinea
108. Chile
109. India
110. Philippines
111. China
112. Nigeria
113. Gambia
114. Malawi
115. Belgium
116. Burkina Faso
117. Hungary
118. Togo
119. Singapore
120. Madagascar
121. Mauritius
122. Cyprus
123. Bermuda
124. Ant.& Barb.
125. Comoros
126. Australia
127. San Marino
128. Ukraine
129. Denmark
130. Ethiopia
131. Barbados
132. Bangladesh
133. Lebanon
134. South Africa
135. Azerbaijan
136. UK
137. Morocco
138. Haiti
139. Tonga
140. Moldova
141. Uruguay
142. Armenia
143. Uganda
144. Cape Verde
145. Ireland
146. Rwanda
147. Netherlands
148. Burundi
149. Mali
150. Argentina
151. Sudan
152. Somalia
153. Mongolia
154. Turkmenistan
155. Eritrea
156. Ivory Coast
157. Uzbekistan
158. Namibia
159. Kyrgyzstan
160. Iran
161. Israel
162. Kenya
163. Pakistan
164. Tunisia
165. UA Emirates
166. Chad
167. Tajikistan
168. Syria
169. Maldives
170. Aruba
171. Afghanistan
172. Iraq
173. Palestine
174. Kiribati
175. Malta
176. Kazakhstan
177. Jordan
178. Lesotho
179. Yemen
180. Bahrain
181. Algeria
182. Niger
183. Iceland
184. Saudi Arabia
185. Kuwait
186. Djibouti
187. Mauritania
188. Faroe Isl.
189. Libya
190. Egypt
191. Gibraltar
192. Monaco
193. Oman
194. Qatar
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93.5
92.1
91.3
90.2
90.1
87.0
79.1
78.8
73.7
73.3
73.2
72.1
71.8
71.5
70.1
68.7
68.4
64.3
64.2
63.8
62.8
61.5
61.4
60.0
59.8
59.3
58.0
58.0
57.0
56.7
56.6
56.4
56.0
55.5
55.5
55.2
54.9
53.4
53.1
53.0
52.3
52.1
51.1
50.9
50.1
49.9
49.8
48.4
47.2
47.0
46.7
46.4
45.8
45.0
44.8
44.7
44.4
43.3
43.3
42.9
42.7
41.9
41.7
41.6
40.6
40.1
39.8
39.7
39.5
38.8
37.6
37.2
36.3
36.2
36.0
35.8
35.2
35.1
34.8
34.7
34.7
34.5
34.1
34.0
34.0
33.9
33.7
33.5
33.3
32.8
32.7
32.5
32.4
32.2
31.7
31.0
30.3
30.1
29.1
29.0
28.8
28.0
27.5
27.4
26.7
25.0
24.7
24.4
24.2
23.6
23.6
23.4
23.3
22.6
22.5
22.5
22.2
21.4
21.3
19.4
18.7
18.5
18.3
17.5
17.4
16.7
16.7
15.7
15.1
14.7
14.5
14.1
14.0
13.8
13.2
12.9
12.5
12.4
11.7
11.7
11.5
11.5
11.4
11.4
11.2
11.0
10.9
10.9
10.4
9.7
9.4
9.1
8.8
8.7
8.6
8.4
8.0
7.0
6.6
6.5
6.3
4.8
4.5
4.5
3.3
3.1
2.8
2.7
2.3
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.3
1.1
1.1
1.0
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
23.7
47.3
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94.6


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