Forest area, percent - Country rankings

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Forest area, percent of total land area, 2020 - Country rankings:

The average for 2020 based on 194 countries was 31.8 percent.The highest value was in Suriname: 97.4 percent and the lowest value was in Egypt: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2020. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: FAO
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Countries Forest area, percent, 2020 Global rank Available data
Suriname 97.4 1 1990 - 2020
Guyana 93.6 2 1990 - 2020
Micronesia 92 3 1991 - 2020
Gabon 91.3 4 1990 - 2020
Solomon Isl. 90.1 5 1990 - 2020
Palau 90 6 1991 - 2020
Eq. Guinea 87.3 7 1990 - 2020
Papua N.G. 79.2 8 1990 - 2020
Liberia 79.1 9 1990 - 2020
Finland 73.7 10 1990 - 2020
Seychelles 73.3 11 1990 - 2020
St. Vincent & ... 73.2 12 1990 - 2020
Brunei 72.1 13 1990 - 2020
Laos 71.9 14 1990 - 2020
Bhutan 71.4 15 1990 - 2020
G.-Bissau 70.4 16 1990 - 2020
Sweden 68.7 17 1990 - 2020
Japan 68.4 18 1990 - 2020
South Korea 64.4 19 1990 - 2020
R. of Congo 64.3 20 1990 - 2020
Dominica 63.8 21 1990 - 2020
Fiji 62.4 22 1990 - 2020
Montenegro 61.5 23 2006 - 2020
Slovenia 61.5 24 1992 - 2020
Zambia 60.3 25 1990 - 2020
Brazil 59.4 26 1990 - 2020
Costa Rica 59.4 27 1990 - 2020
Malaysia 58.2 28 1990 - 2020
Samoa 58.2 29 1990 - 2020
Estonia 57 30 1992 - 2020
Honduras 56.8 31 1990 - 2020
Panama 56.8 32 1990 - 2020
Peru 56.5 33 1990 - 2020
Belize 56 34 1990 - 2020
Puerto Rico 56 35 1990 - 2020
DR Congo 55.6 36 1990 - 2020
Jamaica 55.1 37 1990 - 2020
Latvia 54.8 38 1992 - 2020
S.T.&Principe 54.1 39 1990 - 2020
Angola 53.4 40 1990 - 2020
Colombia 53.3 41 1990 - 2020
Venezuela 52.4 42 1990 - 2020
Grenada 52.1 43 1990 - 2020
Tanzania 51.6 44 1990 - 2020
Bahamas 50.9 45 1990 - 2020
Ecuador 50.3 46 1990 - 2020
North Korea 50.1 47 1990 - 2020
Russia 49.8 48 1992 - 2020
Indonesia 49.1 49 1990 - 2020
Austria 47.3 50 1990 - 2020
Bolivia 46.9 51 1990 - 2020
Mozambique 46.7 52 1990 - 2020
Vietnam 46.7 53 1990 - 2020
N. Caledonia 45.8 54 1990 - 2020
Cambodia 45.7 55 1990 - 2020
Zimbabwe 45.1 56 1990 - 2020
Tr.&Tobago 44.5 57 1990 - 2020
Domin. Rep. 44.4 58 1990 - 2020
Burma 43.7 59 1990 - 2020
Belarus 43.2 60 1992 - 2020
Cameroon 43 61 1990 - 2020
Bosnia & Herz. 42.7 62 1992 - 2020
Liechtenstein 41.9 63 1990 - 2020
Senegal 41.9 64 1990 - 2020
Nepal 41.6 65 1990 - 2020
Georgia 40.6 66 1992 - 2020
Paraguay 40.5 67 1990 - 2020
Slovakia 40.1 68 1993 - 2020
North Macedonia 39.7 69 1992 - 2020
Thailand 38.9 70 1990 - 2020
Canada 38.7 71 1990 - 2020
New Zealand 37.6 72 1990 - 2020
Spain 37.2 73 1990 - 2020
Vanuatu 36.3 74 1990 - 2020
Portugal 36.2 75 1990 - 2020
Bulgaria 35.9 76 1990 - 2020
C.A. Republic 35.8 77 1990 - 2020
Ghana 35.1 78 1990 - 2020
Lithuania 35.1 79 1992 - 2020
Sierra Leone 35.1 80 1990 - 2020
Croatia 34.7 81 1992 - 2020
Czechia 34.7 82 1993 - 2020
Luxembourg 34.5 83 2000 - 2020
Sri Lanka 34.2 84 1990 - 2020
Andorra 34 85 1990 - 2020
Saint Lucia 34 86 1990 - 2020
USA 33.9 87 1990 - 2020
Mexico 33.8 88 1990 - 2020
Norway 33.4 89 1990 - 2020
Tuvalu 33.3 90 1990 - 2020
Guatemala 32.9 91 1990 - 2020
Germany 32.7 92 1990 - 2020
Italy 32.3 93 1990 - 2020
Switzerland 32.1 94 1990 - 2020
France 31.5 95 1990 - 2020
Serbia 31.1 96 2006 - 2020
Poland 31 97 1990 - 2020
Greece 30.3 98 1990 - 2020
Romania 30.1 99 1990 - 2020
Swaziland 28.9 100 1990 - 2020
Turkey 28.9 101 1990 - 2020
Albania 28.8 102 1990 - 2020
Nicaragua 28.3 103 1990 - 2020
El Salvador 28.2 104 1990 - 2020
Benin 27.8 105 1990 - 2020
Botswana 26.9 106 1990 - 2020
Guinea 25.2 107 1990 - 2020
Chile 24.5 108 1990 - 2020
India 24.3 109 1990 - 2020
Philippines 24.1 110 1990 - 2020
Gambia 24 111 1990 - 2020
Malawi 23.8 112 1990 - 2020
Nigeria 23.7 113 1990 - 2020
China 23.3 114 1990 - 2020
Belgium 22.8 115 1990 - 2020
Burkina Faso 22.7 116 1990 - 2020
Hungary 22.5 117 1990 - 2020
Togo 22.2 118 1990 - 2020
Singapore 21.7 119 1990 - 2020
Madagascar 21.4 120 1990 - 2020
Mauritius 19.1 121 1990 - 2020
Cyprus 18.7 122 1990 - 2020
Ant.& Barb. 18.5 123 1990 - 2020
Bermuda 18.5 124 1990 - 2020
Comoros 17.7 125 1990 - 2020
Australia 17.4 126 1990 - 2020
San Marino 16.7 127 1990 - 2020
Ukraine 16.7 128 1992 - 2020
Denmark 15.7 129 1990 - 2020
Ethiopia 15.1 130 1990 - 2020
Barbados 14.7 131 1990 - 2020
Bangladesh 14.5 132 1990 - 2020
South Africa 14.1 133 1990 - 2020
Lebanon 14 134 1990 - 2020
Azerbaijan 13.7 135 1992 - 2020
UK 13.2 136 1990 - 2020
Morocco 12.9 137 1990 - 2020
Haiti 12.6 138 1990 - 2020
Tonga 12.4 139 1990 - 2020
Moldova 11.8 140 1992 - 2020
Uganda 11.7 141 1990 - 2020
Uruguay 11.6 142 1990 - 2020
Armenia 11.5 143 1992 - 2020
Ireland 11.4 144 1990 - 2020
Cape Verde 11.3 145 1990 - 2020
Rwanda 11.2 146 1990 - 2020
Netherlands 11 147 1990 - 2020
Burundi 10.9 148 1990 - 2020
Mali 10.9 149 1990 - 2020
Argentina 10.4 150 1990 - 2020
Sudan 9.8 151 1990 - 2020
Somalia 9.5 152 1990 - 2020
Mongolia 9.1 153 1990 - 2020
Ivory Coast 8.9 154 1990 - 2020
Turkmenistan 8.8 155 1992 - 2020
Eritrea 8.7 156 1993 - 2020
Uzbekistan 8.4 157 1992 - 2020
Namibia 8.1 158 1990 - 2020
Kyrgyzstan 6.9 159 1992 - 2020
Iran 6.6 160 1990 - 2020
Israel 6.5 161 1990 - 2020
Kenya 6.3 162 1990 - 2020
Pakistan 4.8 163 1990 - 2020
Tunisia 4.5 164 1990 - 2020
UA Emirates 4.5 165 1990 - 2020
Chad 3.4 166 1990 - 2020
Tajikistan 3.1 167 1992 - 2020
Syria 2.8 168 1990 - 2020
Maldives 2.7 169 1990 - 2020
Aruba 2.3 170 1990 - 2020
Afghanistan 1.9 171 1990 - 2020
Iraq 1.9 172 1990 - 2020
Palestine 1.7 173 1990 - 2020
Kiribati 1.5 174 1990 - 2020
Malta 1.4 175 1990 - 2020
Kazakhstan 1.3 176 1992 - 2020
Jordan 1.1 177 1990 - 2020
Lesotho 1.1 178 1990 - 2020
Yemen 1 179 1990 - 2020
Bahrain 0.9 180 1990 - 2020
Niger 0.9 181 1990 - 2020
Algeria 0.8 182 1990 - 2020
Iceland 0.5 183 1990 - 2020
Saudi Arabia 0.5 184 1990 - 2020
Kuwait 0.4 185 1990 - 2020
Djibouti 0.3 186 1990 - 2020
Mauritania 0.3 187 1990 - 2020
Faroe Isl. 0.1 188 1990 - 2020
Libya 0.1 189 1990 - 2020
Egypt 0 190 1990 - 2020
Gibraltar 0 191 1990 - 2020
Monaco 0 192 1990 - 2020
Oman 0 193 1990 - 2020
Qatar 0 194 1990 - 2020

Economic outlook around the world

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.
1. Suriname
2. Guyana
3. Micronesia
4. Gabon
5. Solomon Isl.
6. Palau
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. Brazil
27. Costa Rica
28. Malaysia
29. Samoa
30. Estonia
31. Honduras
32. Panama
33. Peru
34. Belize
35. Puerto Rico
36. DR Congo
37. Jamaica
38. Latvia
39. S.T.&Principe
40. Angola
41. Colombia
42. Venezuela
43. Grenada
44. Tanzania
45. Bahamas
46. Ecuador
47. North Korea
48. Russia
49. Indonesia
50. Austria
51. Bolivia
52. Mozambique
53. Vietnam
54. N. Caledonia
55. Cambodia
56. Zimbabwe
57. Tr.&Tobago
58. Domin. Rep.
59. Burma
60. Belarus
61. Cameroon
62. Bosnia & Herz.
63. Liechtenstein
64. Senegal
65. Nepal
66. Georgia
67. Paraguay
68. Slovakia
69. North Macedonia
70. Thailand
71. Canada
72. New Zealand
73. Spain
74. Vanuatu
75. Portugal
76. Bulgaria
77. C.A. Republic
78. Ghana
79. Lithuania
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. Switzerland
95. France
96. Serbia
97. Poland
98. Greece
99. Romania
100. Swaziland
101. Turkey
102. Albania
103. Nicaragua
104. El Salvador
105. Benin
106. Botswana
107. Guinea
108. Chile
109. India
110. Philippines
111. Gambia
112. Malawi
113. Nigeria
114. China
115. Belgium
116. Burkina Faso
117. Hungary
118. Togo
119. Singapore
120. Madagascar
121. Mauritius
122. Cyprus
123. Ant.& Barb.
124. Bermuda
125. Comoros
126. Australia
127. San Marino
128. Ukraine
129. Denmark
130. Ethiopia
131. Barbados
132. Bangladesh
133. South Africa
134. Lebanon
135. Azerbaijan
136. UK
137. Morocco
138. Haiti
139. Tonga
140. Moldova
141. Uganda
142. Uruguay
143. Armenia
144. Ireland
145. Cape Verde
146. Rwanda
147. Netherlands
148. Burundi
149. Mali
150. Argentina
151. Sudan
152. Somalia
153. Mongolia
154. Ivory Coast
155. Turkmenistan
156. Eritrea
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. Niger
182. Algeria
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
97.4
93.6
92.0
91.3
90.1
90.0
87.3
79.2
79.1
73.7
73.3
73.2
72.1
71.9
71.4
70.4
68.7
68.4
64.4
64.3
63.8
62.4
61.5
61.5
60.3
59.4
59.4
58.2
58.2
57.0
56.8
56.8
56.5
56.0
56.0
55.6
55.1
54.8
54.1
53.4
53.3
52.4
52.1
51.6
50.9
50.3
50.1
49.8
49.1
47.3
46.9
46.7
46.7
45.8
45.7
45.1
44.5
44.4
43.7
43.2
43.0
42.7
41.9
41.9
41.6
40.6
40.5
40.1
39.7
38.9
38.7
37.6
37.2
36.3
36.2
35.9
35.8
35.1
35.1
35.1
34.7
34.7
34.5
34.2
34.0
34.0
33.9
33.8
33.4
33.3
32.9
32.7
32.3
32.1
31.5
31.1
31.0
30.3
30.1
28.9
28.9
28.8
28.3
28.2
27.8
26.9
25.2
24.5
24.3
24.1
24.0
23.8
23.7
23.3
22.8
22.7
22.5
22.2
21.7
21.4
19.1
18.7
18.5
18.5
17.7
17.4
16.7
16.7
15.7
15.1
14.7
14.5
14.1
14.0
13.7
13.2
12.9
12.6
12.4
11.8
11.7
11.6
11.5
11.4
11.3
11.2
11.0
10.9
10.9
10.4
9.8
9.5
9.1
8.9
8.8
8.7
8.4
8.1
6.9
6.6
6.5
6.3
4.8
4.5
4.5
3.4
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
0.9
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
24.4
48.7
73.1
97.4
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