Forest area, percent - Country rankings

* indicates monthly or quarterly data series

Forest area, percent of total land area, 2023:

The average for 2023 based on 194 countries was 31.6 percent. The highest value was in Suriname: 94.4 percent and the lowest value was in Egypt: 0 percent. The indicator is available from 1990 to 2023. Below is a chart for all countries where data are available.

Measure: percent; Source: FAO
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Countries Forest area, percent, 2023 Global rank Available data
Suriname 94.4 1 1990 - 2023
Micronesia 92.2 2 1991 - 2023
Gabon 91.2 3 1990 - 2023
Palau 90.5 4 1991 - 2023
Solomon Isl. 90.1 5 1990 - 2023
Guyana 87.1 6 1990 - 2023
Eq. Guinea 86.4 7 1990 - 2023
Papua N.G. 79 8 1990 - 2023
Liberia 78.1 9 1990 - 2023
Finland 73.7 10 1990 - 2023
Seychelles 73.3 11 1990 - 2023
St. Vincent & ... 73.2 12 1990 - 2023
Brunei 72.1 13 1990 - 2023
Bhutan 71.6 14 1990 - 2023
Laos 71.5 15 1990 - 2023
G.-Bissau 69.5 16 1990 - 2023
Sweden 68.7 17 1990 - 2023
Japan 68.4 18 1990 - 2023
R. of Congo 64.1 19 1990 - 2023
South Korea 64.1 20 1990 - 2023
Dominica 63.8 21 1990 - 2023
Fiji 63.5 22 1990 - 2023
Montenegro 61.5 23 2006 - 2023
Slovenia 61.2 24 1992 - 2023
Costa Rica 60.4 25 1990 - 2023
Zambia 59.5 26 1990 - 2023
Brazil 59 27 1990 - 2023
Malaysia 57.7 28 1990 - 2023
Samoa 57.6 29 1990 - 2023
Estonia 57.1 30 1992 - 2023
Honduras 56.3 31 1990 - 2023
Panama 56.3 32 1990 - 2023
Jamaica 56.2 33 1990 - 2023
Peru 56.1 34 1990 - 2023
Puerto Rico 56.1 35 1990 - 2023
Latvia 55 36 1992 - 2023
Belize 54.5 37 1990 - 2023
DR Congo 54.2 38 1990 - 2023
Colombia 52.8 39 1990 - 2023
Venezuela 52.2 40 1990 - 2023
Angola 52.1 41 1990 - 2023
Grenada 52.1 42 1990 - 2023
S.T.&Principe 52.1 43 1990 - 2023
Bahamas 50.9 44 1990 - 2023
Tanzania 50.1 45 1990 - 2023
Russia 49.8 46 1992 - 2023
North Korea 49.6 47 1990 - 2023
Ecuador 49.5 48 1990 - 2023
Indonesia 47.7 49 1990 - 2023
Vietnam 47.4 50 1990 - 2023
Austria 47.2 51 1990 - 2023
Bolivia 46.3 52 1990 - 2023
Mozambique 45.8 53 1990 - 2023
N. Caledonia 45.8 54 1990 - 2023
Domin. Rep. 45 55 1990 - 2023
Zimbabwe 44.7 56 1990 - 2023
Tr.&Tobago 44.2 57 1990 - 2023
Belarus 43.4 58 1992 - 2023
Cambodia 43.1 59 1990 - 2023
Bosnia & Herz. 42.7 60 1992 - 2023
Cameroon 42.7 61 1990 - 2023
Burma 42.4 62 1990 - 2023
Liechtenstein 41.9 63 1990 - 2023
Nepal 41.6 64 1990 - 2023
Senegal 41.3 65 1990 - 2023
Georgia 40.6 66 1992 - 2023
Slovakia 40.1 67 1993 - 2023
North Macedonia 39.7 68 1992 - 2023
Canada 39.5 69 1990 - 2023
Thailand 38.7 70 1990 - 2023
Paraguay 38.5 71 1990 - 2023
New Zealand 37.8 72 1990 - 2023
Spain 37.2 73 1990 - 2023
Vanuatu 36.3 74 1990 - 2023
Bulgaria 36.2 75 1990 - 2023
Portugal 36.2 76 1990 - 2023
C.A. Republic 35.7 77 1990 - 2023
Ghana 35.2 78 1990 - 2023
Lithuania 35.2 79 1992 - 2023
Croatia 34.8 80 1992 - 2023
Czechia 34.8 81 1993 - 2023
Luxembourg 34.5 82 2000 - 2023
Sierra Leone 34.3 83 1990 - 2023
Andorra 34 84 1990 - 2023
Saint Lucia 34 85 1990 - 2023
Sri Lanka 34 86 1990 - 2023
USA 33.9 87 1990 - 2023
Mexico 33.6 88 1990 - 2023
Norway 33.5 89 1990 - 2023
Tuvalu 33.3 90 1990 - 2023
Italy 32.9 91 1990 - 2023
Germany 32.7 92 1990 - 2023
Guatemala 32.6 93 1990 - 2023
France 32.5 94 1990 - 2023
Serbia 32.4 95 2006 - 2023
Switzerland 32.4 96 1990 - 2023
Poland 31.1 97 1990 - 2023
Greece 30.3 98 1990 - 2023
Romania 30.1 99 1990 - 2023
Turkey 29.5 100 1990 - 2023
Swaziland 29.1 101 1990 - 2023
Albania 28.8 102 1990 - 2023
El Salvador 27.5 103 1990 - 2023
Benin 26.5 104 1990 - 2023
Botswana 26.3 105 1990 - 2023
Nicaragua 25.8 106 1990 - 2023
Chile 25 107 1990 - 2023
Guinea 24.7 108 1990 - 2023
India 24.5 109 1990 - 2023
Philippines 24.5 110 1990 - 2023
China 24 111 1990 - 2023
Nigeria 23.2 112 1990 - 2023
Belgium 22.6 113 2000 - 2023
Hungary 22.4 114 1990 - 2023
Malawi 22.4 115 1990 - 2023
Gambia 22.3 116 1990 - 2023
Burkina Faso 22.2 117 1990 - 2023
Togo 22.1 118 1990 - 2023
Madagascar 21.3 119 1990 - 2023
Singapore 20.9 120 1990 - 2023
Mauritius 19.5 121 1990 - 2023
Cyprus 18.7 122 1990 - 2023
Bermuda 18.5 123 1990 - 2023
Ant.& Barb. 18 124 1990 - 2023
Australia 17.4 125 1990 - 2023
Comoros 17 126 1990 - 2023
Ukraine 16.8 127 1992 - 2023
San Marino 16.7 128 1990 - 2023
Denmark 15.8 129 1990 - 2023
Ethiopia 14.9 130 1993 - 2023
Barbados 14.7 131 1990 - 2023
Bangladesh 14.5 132 1990 - 2023
Lebanon 14.2 133 1990 - 2023
Azerbaijan 14.1 134 1992 - 2023
South Africa 14 135 1990 - 2023
UK 13.3 136 1990 - 2023
Morocco 12.9 137 1990 - 2023
Tonga 12.4 138 1990 - 2023
Haiti 12.3 139 1990 - 2023
Uruguay 12 140 1990 - 2023
Moldova 11.7 141 1992 - 2023
Armenia 11.6 142 1992 - 2023
Cape Verde 11.6 143 1990 - 2023
Ireland 11.5 144 1990 - 2023
Rwanda 11.3 145 1990 - 2023
Netherlands 11.1 146 1990 - 2023
Uganda 11 147 1990 - 2023
Burundi 10.9 148 1990 - 2023
Mali 10.9 149 1990 - 2023
Argentina 10.3 150 1990 - 2023
Sudan 9.6 151 2012 - 2023
Somalia 9.2 152 1990 - 2023
Mongolia 9.1 153 1990 - 2023
Turkmenistan 8.8 154 1992 - 2023
Eritrea 8.6 155 1993 - 2023
Uzbekistan 8.5 156 1992 - 2023
Ivory Coast 7.9 157 1990 - 2023
Namibia 7.8 158 1990 - 2023
Kyrgyzstan 7.1 159 1992 - 2023
Iran 6.6 160 1990 - 2023
Israel 6.5 161 1990 - 2023
Kenya 6.2 162 1990 - 2023
Pakistan 4.7 163 1990 - 2023
Tunisia 4.6 164 1990 - 2023
UA Emirates 4.5 165 1990 - 2023
Chad 3.2 166 1990 - 2023
Tajikistan 3.1 167 1992 - 2023
Maldives 2.8 168 1990 - 2023
Syria 2.8 169 1990 - 2023
Aruba 2.3 170 1990 - 2023
Afghanistan 1.9 171 1990 - 2023
Iraq 1.9 172 1990 - 2023
Palestine 1.7 173 1990 - 2023
Kiribati 1.5 174 1990 - 2023
Malta 1.4 175 1990 - 2023
Kazakhstan 1.3 176 1992 - 2023
Jordan 1.1 177 1990 - 2023
Lesotho 1.1 178 1990 - 2023
Yemen 1 179 1990 - 2023
Bahrain 0.9 180 1990 - 2023
Algeria 0.8 181 1990 - 2023
Niger 0.8 182 1990 - 2023
Iceland 0.5 183 1990 - 2023
Saudi Arabia 0.5 184 1990 - 2023
Kuwait 0.4 185 1990 - 2023
Djibouti 0.3 186 1990 - 2023
Mauritania 0.3 187 1990 - 2023
Faroe Isl. 0.1 188 1990 - 2023
Libya 0.1 189 1990 - 2023
Egypt 0 190 1990 - 2023
Gibraltar 0 191 1990 - 2023
Monaco 0 192 1990 - 2023
Oman 0 193 1990 - 2023
Qatar 0 194 1990 - 2023


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Definition: Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is 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. Micronesia
3. Gabon
4. Palau
5. Solomon Isl.
6. Guyana
7. Eq. Guinea
8. Papua N.G.
9. Liberia
10. Finland
11. Seychelles
12. St. Vincent & ...
13. Brunei
14. Bhutan
15. Laos
16. G.-Bissau
17. Sweden
18. Japan
19. R. of Congo
20. South Korea
21. Dominica
22. Fiji
23. Montenegro
24. Slovenia
25. Costa Rica
26. Zambia
27. Brazil
28. Malaysia
29. Samoa
30. Estonia
31. Honduras
32. Panama
33. Jamaica
34. Peru
35. Puerto Rico
36. Latvia
37. Belize
38. DR Congo
39. Colombia
40. Venezuela
41. Angola
42. Grenada
43. S.T.&Principe
44. Bahamas
45. Tanzania
46. Russia
47. North Korea
48. Ecuador
49. Indonesia
50. Vietnam
51. Austria
52. Bolivia
53. Mozambique
54. N. Caledonia
55. Domin. Rep.
56. Zimbabwe
57. Tr.&Tobago
58. Belarus
59. Cambodia
60. Bosnia & Herz.
61. Cameroon
62. Burma
63. Liechtenstein
64. Nepal
65. Senegal
66. Georgia
67. Slovakia
68. North Macedonia
69. Canada
70. Thailand
71. Paraguay
72. New Zealand
73. Spain
74. Vanuatu
75. Bulgaria
76. Portugal
77. C.A. Republic
78. Ghana
79. Lithuania
80. Croatia
81. Czechia
82. Luxembourg
83. Sierra Leone
84. Andorra
85. Saint Lucia
86. Sri Lanka
87. USA
88. Mexico
89. Norway
90. Tuvalu
91. Italy
92. Germany
93. Guatemala
94. France
95. Serbia
96. Switzerland
97. Poland
98. Greece
99. Romania
100. Turkey
101. Swaziland
102. Albania
103. El Salvador
104. Benin
105. Botswana
106. Nicaragua
107. Chile
108. Guinea
109. India
110. Philippines
111. China
112. Nigeria
113. Belgium
114. Hungary
115. Malawi
116. Gambia
117. Burkina Faso
118. Togo
119. Madagascar
120. Singapore
121. Mauritius
122. Cyprus
123. Bermuda
124. Ant.& Barb.
125. Australia
126. Comoros
127. Ukraine
128. San Marino
129. Denmark
130. Ethiopia
131. Barbados
132. Bangladesh
133. Lebanon
134. Azerbaijan
135. South Africa
136. UK
137. Morocco
138. Tonga
139. Haiti
140. Uruguay
141. Moldova
142. Armenia
143. Cape Verde
144. Ireland
145. Rwanda
146. Netherlands
147. Uganda
148. Burundi
149. Mali
150. Argentina
151. Sudan
152. Somalia
153. Mongolia
154. Turkmenistan
155. Eritrea
156. Uzbekistan
157. Ivory Coast
158. Namibia
159. Kyrgyzstan
160. Iran
161. Israel
162. Kenya
163. Pakistan
164. Tunisia
165. UA Emirates
166. Chad
167. Tajikistan
168. Maldives
169. Syria
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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92.2
91.2
90.5
90.1
87.1
86.4
79.0
78.1
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73.3
73.2
72.1
71.6
71.5
69.5
68.7
68.4
64.1
64.1
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63.5
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61.2
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59.0
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57.6
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49.8
49.6
49.5
47.7
47.4
47.2
46.3
45.8
45.8
45.0
44.7
44.2
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43.1
42.7
42.7
42.4
41.9
41.6
41.3
40.6
40.1
39.7
39.5
38.7
38.5
37.8
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36.3
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36.2
35.7
35.2
35.2
34.8
34.8
34.5
34.3
34.0
34.0
34.0
33.9
33.6
33.5
33.3
32.9
32.7
32.6
32.5
32.4
32.4
31.1
30.3
30.1
29.5
29.1
28.8
27.5
26.5
26.3
25.8
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24.5
24.0
23.2
22.6
22.4
22.4
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22.2
22.1
21.3
20.9
19.5
18.7
18.5
18.0
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17.0
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16.7
15.8
14.9
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14.5
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13.3
12.9
12.4
12.3
12.0
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11.6
11.5
11.3
11.1
11.0
10.9
10.9
10.3
9.6
9.2
9.1
8.8
8.6
8.5
7.9
7.8
7.1
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6.5
6.2
4.7
4.6
4.5
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3.1
2.8
2.8
2.3
1.9
1.9
1.7
1.5
1.4
1.3
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1.1
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0.3
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0.1
0.1
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0.0
0
23.6
47.2
70.8
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