Forest area, percent - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

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: 97.3 percent and the lowest value was in Egypt: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2021. 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 97.3 1 1990 - 2021
Guyana 93.5 2 1990 - 2021
Micronesia 92.1 3 1991 - 2021
Gabon 91.3 4 1990 - 2021
Palau 90.2 5 1991 - 2021
Solomon Isl. 90.1 6 1990 - 2021
Eq. Guinea 87 7 1990 - 2021
Papua N.G. 79.1 8 1990 - 2021
Liberia 78.8 9 1990 - 2021
Finland 73.7 10 1990 - 2021
Seychelles 73.3 11 1990 - 2021
St. Vincent & ... 73.2 12 1990 - 2021
Brunei 72.1 13 1990 - 2021
Laos 71.8 14 1990 - 2021
Bhutan 71.5 15 1990 - 2021
G.-Bissau 70.1 16 1990 - 2021
Sweden 68.7 17 1990 - 2021
Japan 68.4 18 1990 - 2021
South Korea 64.3 19 1990 - 2021
R. of Congo 64.2 20 1990 - 2021
Dominica 63.8 21 1990 - 2021
Fiji 62.8 22 1990 - 2021
Montenegro 61.5 23 2006 - 2021
Slovenia 61.4 24 1992 - 2021
Zambia 60 25 1990 - 2021
Costa Rica 59.8 26 1990 - 2021
Brazil 59.3 27 1990 - 2021
Malaysia 58 28 1990 - 2021
Samoa 58 29 1990 - 2021
Estonia 57 30 1992 - 2021
Panama 56.7 31 1990 - 2021
Honduras 56.6 32 1990 - 2021
Peru 56.4 33 1990 - 2021
Puerto Rico 56 34 1990 - 2021
Belize 55.5 35 1990 - 2021
Jamaica 55.5 36 1990 - 2021
DR Congo 55.2 37 1990 - 2021
Latvia 54.9 38 1992 - 2021
S.T.&Principe 53.4 39 1990 - 2021
Colombia 53.1 40 1990 - 2021
Angola 53 41 1990 - 2021
Venezuela 52.3 42 1990 - 2021
Grenada 52.1 43 1990 - 2021
Tanzania 51.1 44 1990 - 2021
Bahamas 50.9 45 1990 - 2021
Ecuador 50.1 46 1990 - 2021
North Korea 49.9 47 1990 - 2021
Russia 49.8 48 1992 - 2021
Indonesia 48.4 49 1990 - 2021
Austria 47.3 50 1990 - 2021
Vietnam 47 51 1990 - 2021
Bolivia 46.7 52 1990 - 2021
Mozambique 46.4 53 1990 - 2021
N. Caledonia 45.8 54 1990 - 2021
Domin. Rep. 45.3 55 1990 - 2021
Zimbabwe 45 56 1990 - 2021
Cambodia 44.8 57 1990 - 2021
Tr.&Tobago 44.4 58 1990 - 2021
Belarus 43.3 59 1992 - 2021
Burma 43.3 60 1990 - 2021
Cameroon 42.9 61 1990 - 2021
Bosnia & Herz. 42.7 62 1992 - 2021
Liechtenstein 41.9 63 1990 - 2021
Senegal 41.7 64 1990 - 2021
Nepal 41.6 65 1990 - 2021
Georgia 40.6 66 1992 - 2021
Slovakia 40.1 67 1993 - 2021
Paraguay 39.8 68 1990 - 2021
North Macedonia 39.7 69 1992 - 2021
Canada 39.5 70 1990 - 2021
Thailand 38.8 71 1990 - 2021
New Zealand 37.6 72 1990 - 2021
Spain 37.2 73 1990 - 2021
Vanuatu 36.3 74 1990 - 2021
Portugal 36.2 75 1990 - 2021
Bulgaria 36 76 1990 - 2021
C.A. Republic 35.8 77 1990 - 2021
Lithuania 35.2 78 1992 - 2021
Ghana 35.1 79 1990 - 2021
Sierra Leone 34.8 80 1990 - 2021
Croatia 34.7 81 1992 - 2021
Czechia 34.7 82 1993 - 2021
Luxembourg 34.5 83 2000 - 2021
Sri Lanka 34.1 84 1990 - 2021
Andorra 34 85 1990 - 2021
Saint Lucia 34 86 1990 - 2021
USA 33.9 87 1990 - 2021
Mexico 33.7 88 1990 - 2021
Norway 33.5 89 1990 - 2021
Tuvalu 33.3 90 1990 - 2021
Guatemala 32.8 91 1990 - 2021
Germany 32.7 92 1990 - 2021
Italy 32.5 93 1990 - 2021
Serbia 32.4 94 2006 - 2021
Switzerland 32.2 95 1990 - 2021
France 31.7 96 1990 - 2021
Poland 31 97 1990 - 2021
Greece 30.3 98 1990 - 2021
Romania 30.1 99 1990 - 2021
Turkey 29.1 100 1990 - 2021
Swaziland 29 101 1990 - 2021
Albania 28.8 102 1990 - 2021
El Salvador 28 103 1990 - 2021
Nicaragua 27.5 104 1990 - 2021
Benin 27.4 105 1990 - 2021
Botswana 26.7 106 1990 - 2021
Guinea 25 107 1990 - 2021
Chile 24.7 108 1990 - 2021
India 24.4 109 1990 - 2021
Philippines 24.2 110 1990 - 2021
China 23.6 111 1990 - 2021
Nigeria 23.6 112 1990 - 2021
Gambia 23.4 113 1990 - 2021
Malawi 23.3 114 1990 - 2021
Belgium 22.8 115 2000 - 2021
Burkina Faso 22.5 116 1990 - 2021
Hungary 22.5 117 1990 - 2021
Togo 22.2 118 1990 - 2021
Singapore 21.4 119 1990 - 2021
Madagascar 21.3 120 1990 - 2021
Mauritius 19.4 121 1990 - 2021
Cyprus 18.7 122 1990 - 2021
Bermuda 18.5 123 1990 - 2021
Ant.& Barb. 18.3 124 1990 - 2021
Comoros 17.5 125 1990 - 2021
Australia 17.4 126 1990 - 2021
San Marino 16.7 127 1990 - 2021
Ukraine 16.7 128 1992 - 2021
Denmark 15.7 129 1990 - 2021
Ethiopia 15.1 130 1990 - 2021
Barbados 14.7 131 1990 - 2021
Bangladesh 14.5 132 1990 - 2021
Lebanon 14.1 133 1990 - 2021
South Africa 14 134 1990 - 2021
Azerbaijan 13.8 135 1992 - 2021
UK 13.2 136 1990 - 2021
Morocco 12.9 137 1990 - 2021
Haiti 12.5 138 1990 - 2021
Tonga 12.4 139 1990 - 2021
Moldova 11.7 140 1992 - 2021
Uruguay 11.7 141 1990 - 2021
Armenia 11.5 142 1992 - 2021
Uganda 11.5 143 1990 - 2021
Cape Verde 11.4 144 1990 - 2021
Ireland 11.4 145 1990 - 2021
Rwanda 11.2 146 1990 - 2021
Netherlands 11 147 1990 - 2021
Burundi 10.9 148 1990 - 2021
Mali 10.9 149 1990 - 2021
Argentina 10.4 150 1990 - 2021
Sudan 9.7 151 1990 - 2021
Somalia 9.4 152 1990 - 2021
Mongolia 9.1 153 1990 - 2021
Turkmenistan 8.8 154 1992 - 2021
Eritrea 8.7 155 1993 - 2021
Ivory Coast 8.6 156 1990 - 2021
Uzbekistan 8.4 157 1992 - 2021
Namibia 8 158 1990 - 2021
Kyrgyzstan 7 159 1992 - 2021
Iran 6.6 160 1990 - 2021
Israel 6.5 161 1990 - 2021
Kenya 6.3 162 1990 - 2021
Pakistan 4.8 163 1990 - 2021
Tunisia 4.5 164 1990 - 2021
UA Emirates 4.5 165 1990 - 2021
Chad 3.3 166 1990 - 2021
Tajikistan 3.1 167 1992 - 2021
Syria 2.8 168 1990 - 2021
Maldives 2.7 169 1990 - 2021
Aruba 2.3 170 1990 - 2021
Afghanistan 1.9 171 1990 - 2021
Iraq 1.9 172 1990 - 2021
Palestine 1.7 173 1990 - 2021
Kiribati 1.5 174 1990 - 2021
Malta 1.4 175 1990 - 2021
Kazakhstan 1.3 176 1992 - 2021
Jordan 1.1 177 1990 - 2021
Lesotho 1.1 178 1990 - 2021
Yemen 1 179 1990 - 2021
Bahrain 0.9 180 1990 - 2021
Algeria 0.8 181 1990 - 2021
Niger 0.8 182 1990 - 2021
Iceland 0.5 183 1990 - 2021
Saudi Arabia 0.5 184 1990 - 2021
Kuwait 0.4 185 1990 - 2021
Djibouti 0.3 186 1990 - 2021
Mauritania 0.3 187 1990 - 2021
Faroe Isl. 0.1 188 1990 - 2021
Libya 0.1 189 1990 - 2021
Egypt 0 190 1990 - 2021
Gibraltar 0 191 1990 - 2021
Monaco 0 192 1990 - 2021
Oman 0 193 1990 - 2021
Qatar 0 194 1990 - 2021



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. Domin. Rep.
56. Zimbabwe
57. Cambodia
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
97.3
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
47.3
47.0
46.7
46.4
45.8
45.3
45.0
44.8
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
22.8
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
24.3
48.7
73
97.3


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