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Countries by Forest Coverage

Share of land area under forest cover.

211 of 240 countries and territories have a published value for this indicator.

#1 Suriname
94.4% of land area
South America
World Bank, 2023
#2 Micronesia
92.2% of land area
Oceania
World Bank, 2023
#3 Gabon
91.2% of land area
Africa
World Bank, 2023
Median country
31.1% of land area
Across 211 ranked countries

Full Ranking (211 Countries)

Countries with no published value are excluded rather than ranked last. Sort any column, filter by continent, or export as CSV.

211 countries
Values are the most recent published observation per country, so the year varies. The trend column shows each country's population from 1950 to 2025 (top 25 rows only, to keep the page light) — it is context, not the ranked measure.
1Suriname94.4% of land area
2Micronesia92.2% of land area
3Gabon91.2% of land area
4Palau90.5% of land area
5Solomon Islands90.1% of land area
6Guyana87.1% of land area
7Equatorial Guinea86.4% of land area
8American Samoa85.2% of land area
9Papua New Guinea79.0% of land area
10Liberia78.1% of land area
11Finland73.7% of land area
12Seychelles73.3% of land area
13Saint Vincent73.2% of land area
14Brunei72.1% of land area
15Bhutan71.6% of land area
16Laos71.5% of land area
17Guinea-Bissau69.5% of land area
18Sweden68.7% of land area
19Japan68.4% of land area
20Congo64.1% of land area
21South Korea64.1% of land area
22Dominica63.8% of land area
23Fiji63.5% of land area
24Timor-Leste61.7% of land area
25Montenegro61.5% of land area
26Slovenia61.2% of land area
27Costa Rica60.4% of land area
28Zambia59.5% of land area
29Brazil59.0% of land area
30U.S. Virgin Islands58.2% of land area
31Malaysia57.7% of land area
32Samoa57.6% of land area
33Estonia57.1% of land area
34Panama56.3% of land area
35Honduras56.3% of land area
36Jamaica56.2% of land area
37Puerto Rico56.1% of land area
38Peru56.1% of land area
39Latvia55.0% of land area
40Belize54.5% of land area
41DR Congo54.2% of land area
42Northern Mariana Islands53.0% of land area
43Colombia52.8% of land area
44Cayman Islands52.5% of land area
45Venezuela52.2% of land area
46Marshall Islands52.2% of land area
47Sao Tome and Principe52.1% of land area
48Angola52.1% of land area
49Grenada52.1% of land area
50Guam51.9% of land area
51Bahamas50.9% of land area
52Tanzania50.1% of land area
53Russia49.8% of land area
54North Korea49.6% of land area
55Ecuador49.5% of land area
56Indonesia47.7% of land area
57Vietnam47.4% of land area
58Austria47.2% of land area
59Bolivia46.3% of land area
60New Caledonia45.8% of land area
61Mozambique45.8% of land area
62Dominican Republic45.0% of land area
63Zimbabwe44.7% of land area
64Trinidad and Tobago44.2% of land area
65Belarus43.4% of land area
66Cambodia43.1% of land area
67French Polynesia43.1% of land area
68Bosnia and Herzegovina42.7% of land area
69Cameroon42.7% of land area
70Myanmar42.4% of land area
71Liechtenstein41.9% of land area
72Nepal41.6% of land area
73Senegal41.3% of land area
74Georgia40.6% of land area
75Slovakia40.1% of land area
76North Macedonia39.7% of land area
77Canada39.5% of land area
78Thailand38.7% of land area
79Paraguay38.5% of land area
80New Zealand37.8% of land area
81Spain37.2% of land area
82Vanuatu36.3% of land area
83Bulgaria36.2% of land area
84Portugal36.2% of land area
85Central African Republic35.7% of land area
86Lithuania35.2% of land area
87Ghana35.2% of land area
88Croatia34.8% of land area
89Czech Republic34.8% of land area
90Luxembourg34.5% of land area
91Sierra Leone34.3% of land area
92Saint Lucia34.0% of land area
93Andorra34.0% of land area
94Sri Lanka34.0% of land area
95United States33.9% of land area
96Mexico33.6% of land area
97Norway33.5% of land area
98Tuvalu33.3% of land area
99Italy32.9% of land area
100Germany32.7% of land area
101Guatemala32.6% of land area
102France32.5% of land area
103Serbia32.4% of land area
104Switzerland32.4% of land area
105Cuba31.2% of land area
106Poland31.1% of land area
107Greece30.3% of land area
108Romania30.1% of land area
109Turkey29.5% of land area
110Eswatini29.1% of land area
111Albania28.8% of land area
112El Salvador27.5% of land area
113Benin26.5% of land area
114Botswana26.3% of land area
115Nicaragua25.8% of land area
116Chile25.0% of land area
117Guinea24.7% of land area
118India24.5% of land area
119Philippines24.5% of land area
120British Virgin Islands24.1% of land area
121China24.0% of land area
122Nigeria23.2% of land area
123Belgium22.6% of land area
124Hungary22.4% of land area
125Malawi22.4% of land area
126Gambia22.3% of land area
127Burkina Faso22.2% of land area
128Togo22.1% of land area
129Madagascar21.3% of land area
130Singapore20.9% of land area
131Mauritius19.5% of land area
132Cyprus18.7% of land area
133Bermuda18.5% of land area
134Antigua and Barbuda18.0% of land area
135Australia17.4% of land area
136Comoros17.0% of land area
137Ukraine16.8% of land area
138San Marino16.7% of land area
139Denmark15.8% of land area
140Ethiopia14.9% of land area
141Barbados14.7% of land area
142Bangladesh14.5% of land area
143Lebanon14.2% of land area
144Azerbaijan14.1% of land area
145South Africa14.0% of land area
146United Kingdom13.3% of land area
147Morocco12.9% of land area
148Tonga12.4% of land area
149Haiti12.3% of land area
150Uruguay12.0% of land area
151Moldova11.7% of land area
152Armenia11.6% of land area
153Cape Verde11.6% of land area
154Ireland11.5% of land area
155South Sudan11.3% of land area
156Rwanda11.3% of land area
157Turks and Caicos11.1% of land area
158Netherlands11.1% of land area
159Uganda11.0% of land area
160Mali10.9% of land area
161Burundi10.9% of land area
162Sint Maarten10.9% of land area
163Argentina10.3% of land area
164Sudan9.6% of land area
165Somalia9.2% of land area
166Mongolia9.1% of land area
167Turkmenistan8.8% of land area
168Eritrea8.6% of land area
169Uzbekistan8.5% of land area
170Ivory Coast7.9% of land area
171Namibia7.8% of land area
172Kyrgyzstan7.1% of land area
173Iran6.6% of land area
174Israel6.5% of land area
175Kenya6.2% of land area
176Isle of Man6.1% of land area
177Pakistan4.7% of land area
178Tunisia4.6% of land area
179United Arab Emirates4.5% of land area
180Chad3.2% of land area
181Tajikistan3.1% of land area
182Syria2.8% of land area
183Maldives2.8% of land area
184Aruba2.3% of land area
185Iraq1.9% of land area
186Afghanistan1.9% of land area
187State of Palestine1.7% of land area
188Kiribati1.5% of land area
189Malta1.4% of land area
190Kazakhstan1.3% of land area
191Lesotho1.1% of land area
192Jordan1.1% of land area
193Yemen1.0% of land area
194Bahrain1.0% of land area
195Algeria0.8% of land area
196Niger0.8% of land area
197Iceland0.5% of land area
198Saudi Arabia0.5% of land area
199Kuwait0.4% of land area
200Mauritania0.3% of land area
201Djibouti0.3% of land area
202Curaçao0.2% of land area
203Libya0.1% of land area
204Faroe Islands0.1% of land area
205Egypt0.0% of land area
206Oman0.0% of land area
207Greenland0.0% of land area
208Qatar0.0% of land area
208Gibraltar0.0% of land area
208Monaco0.0% of land area
208Nauru0.0% of land area

Top 10

The ten highest-ranked countries by forest coverage.

  1. Suriname94.4%
  2. Micronesia92.2%
  3. Gabon91.2%
  4. Palau90.5%
  5. Solomon Islands90.1%
  6. Guyana87.1%
  7. Equatorial Guinea86.4%
  8. American Samoa85.2%
  9. Papua New Guinea79.0%
  10. Liberia78.1%
Top ten countries by forest coverage
NameForest Coverage
Suriname94.4%
Micronesia92.2%
Gabon91.2%
Palau90.5%
Solomon Islands90.1%
Guyana87.1%
Equatorial Guinea86.4%
American Samoa85.2%
Papua New Guinea79.0%
Liberia78.1%

By Continent

Mean of country values within each continent — an unweighted average, so a small country counts the same as a large one.

Average forest coverage by continent
NameValueShare
Oceania5023.0%
South America4922.6%
North America3616.7%
Europe3114.3%
Africa2712.5%
Asia2410.9%

Average by continent

About This Data

Definition

Share of land area under forest cover.

Coverage and vintage

211 of 240 countries and territories report this indicator. Each value is the latest published observation for that country — the year column shows which. The leading value is World Bank, 2023.