Forest area by country, 2024
Land under natural or planted stands of trees at least 5 metres tall, excluding trees in agricultural production systems and urban parks, as a share of land area.
209 places ranked for 2024. Highest: Micronesia (92.1%). Lowest: Greenland (0.0%). The median is 33.0%.
Highest 10
- 1. Micronesia 92.1%
- 2. Suriname 91.5%
- 3. Gabon 91.4%
- 4. Palau 90.8%
- 5. Solomon Islands 89.8%
- 6. Guyana 87.1%
- 7. Equatorial Guinea 86.1%
- 8. American Samoa 79.6%
- 9. Dominica 76.4%
- 10. Papua New Guinea 75.2%
Lowest 10
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The chart shows the 40 highest values; the table lists all 209. Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators.
In short
- Among the 209 countries with a value for 2024, the highest is Micronesia (92.1%) and the lowest Greenland (0.0%).
- Half of the countries are above 33.0% and half below.
- From 2023 to 2024 the value rose in 78 countries and fell in 87.
Full ranking
| # | Country | Value | Period | Relative size |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micronesia | 92.1% | 2024 | |
| 2 | Suriname | 91.5% | 2024 | |
| 3 | Gabon | 91.4% | 2024 | |
| 4 | Palau | 90.8% | 2024 | |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 89.8% | 2024 | |
| 6 | Guyana | 87.1% | 2024 | |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 86.1% | 2024 | |
| 8 | American Samoa | 79.6% | 2024 | |
| 9 | Dominica | 76.4% | 2024 | |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 75.2% | 2024 | |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 74.8% | 2024 | |
| 12 | Vanuatu | 74.6% | 2024 | |
| 13 | Finland | 74.2% | 2024 | |
| 14 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.4% | 2024 | |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 72.5% | 2024 | |
| 16 | Brunei | 72.1% | 2024 | |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 71.0% | 2024 | |
| 18 | Bhutan | 70.4% | 2024 | |
| 19 | Sweden | 68.6% | 2024 | |
| 20 | Japan | 68.3% | 2024 | |
| 21 | Liberia | 66.1% | 2024 | |
| 22 | British Virgin Islands | 66.0% | 2024 | |
| 23 | South Korea | 64.4% | 2024 | |
| 24 | North Korea | 64.1% | 2024 | |
| 25 | Republic of the Congo | 64.0% | 2024 | |
| 26 | Panama | 62.2% | 2024 | |
| 27 | Slovenia | 61.8% | 2024 | |
| 28 | Fiji | 61.7% | 2024 | |
| 29 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 61.5% | 2024 | |
| 30 | Montenegro | 61.5% | 2024 | |
| 31 | Zambia | 60.5% | 2024 | |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 59.1% | 2024 | |
| 33 | US Virgin Islands | 58.9% | 2024 | |
| 34 | Brazil | 58.5% | 2024 | |
| 35 | Seychelles | 58.5% | 2024 | |
| 36 | Belize | 58.0% | 2024 | |
| 37 | Malaysia | 57.7% | 2024 | |
| 38 | Samoa | 57.6% | 2024 | |
| 39 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 57.6% | 2024 | |
| 40 | Estonia | 57.2% | 2024 | |
| 41 | Laos | 56.6% | 2024 | |
| 42 | Jamaica | 56.5% | 2024 | |
| 43 | Latvia | 55.6% | 2024 | |
| 44 | Saint Lucia | 53.8% | 2024 | |
| 45 | Colombia | 53.7% | 2024 | |
| 46 | Marshall Islands | 53.6% | 2024 | |
| 47 | Venezuela | 53.4% | 2024 | |
| 48 | Northern Mariana Islands | 53.3% | 2024 | |
| 49 | Cayman Islands | 53.0% | 2024 | |
| 50 | Honduras | 52.8% | 2024 | |
| 51 | Peru | 52.7% | 2024 | |
| 52 | Guam | 52.3% | 2024 | |
| 53 | Grenada | 51.5% | 2024 | |
| 54 | Angola | 51.2% | 2024 | |
| 55 | Bahamas | 50.9% | 2024 | |
| 56 | Russia | 50.8% | 2024 | |
| 57 | Indonesia | 50.7% | 2024 | |
| 58 | Bolivia | 50.2% | 2024 | |
| 59 | Puerto Rico (US) | 49.7% | 2024 | |
| 60 | Ecuador | 49.7% | 2024 | |
| 61 | Tanzania | 49.6% | 2024 | |
| 62 | New Caledonia | 48.1% | 2024 | |
| 63 | Austria | 47.3% | 2024 | |
| 64 | Viet Nam | 47.1% | 2024 | |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 46.7% | 2024 | |
| 66 | Senegal | 45.0% | 2024 | |
| 67 | Georgia | 44.6% | 2024 | |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.2% | 2024 | |
| 69 | Belarus | 44.1% | 2024 | |
| 70 | Nepal | 43.6% | 2024 | |
| 71 | French Polynesia | 42.4% | 2024 | |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.2% | 2024 | |
| 73 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.1% | 2024 | |
| 74 | Canada | 42.0% | 2024 | |
| 75 | Myanmar | 42.0% | 2024 | |
| 76 | Mozambique | 41.3% | 2024 | |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 40.8% | 2024 | |
| 78 | Cameroon | 40.7% | 2024 | |
| 79 | Slovakia | 40.3% | 2024 | |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 39.6% | 2024 | |
| 81 | Serbia | 39.2% | 2024 | |
| 82 | Andorra | 38.9% | 2024 | |
| 83 | New Zealand | 38.9% | 2024 | |
| 84 | Thailand | 38.7% | 2024 | |
| 85 | Czechia | 38.4% | 2024 | |
| 86 | Spain | 38.2% | 2024 | |
| 87 | Cambodia | 37.6% | 2024 | |
| 88 | Greece | 36.9% | 2024 | |
| 89 | Liechtenstein | 36.8% | 2024 | |
| 90 | Portugal | 36.6% | 2024 | |
| 91 | Paraguay | 36.5% | 2024 | |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 36.4% | 2024 | |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 35.7% | 2024 | |
| 94 | Lithuania | 35.4% | 2024 | |
| 95 | Cuba | 34.9% | 2024 | |
| 96 | Croatia | 34.8% | 2024 | |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 34.5% | 2024 | |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 34.4% | 2024 | |
| 99 | Albania | 34.3% | 2024 | |
| 100 | Mexico | 34.2% | 2024 | |
| 101 | Sierra Leone | 34.0% | 2024 | |
| 102 | United States | 33.8% | 2024 | |
| 103 | Norway | 33.2% | 2024 | |
| 104 | Guatemala | 33.1% | 2024 | |
| 105 | El Salvador | 33.0% | 2024 | |
| 106 | France | 32.9% | 2024 | |
| 107 | Germany | 32.8% | 2024 | |
| 108 | Switzerland | 32.0% | 2024 | |
| 109 | Italy | 31.8% | 2024 | |
| 110 | Poland | 31.0% | 2024 | |
| 111 | Ghana | 30.9% | 2024 | |
| 112 | Romania | 30.2% | 2024 | |
| 113 | Türkiye | 29.5% | 2024 | |
| 114 | Benin | 28.1% | 2024 | |
| 115 | Botswana | 27.8% | 2024 | |
| 116 | Rwanda | 26.1% | 2024 | |
| 117 | Eswatini | 25.3% | 2024 | |
| 118 | Philippines | 24.8% | 2024 | |
| 119 | Chile | 24.5% | 2024 | |
| 120 | India | 24.4% | 2024 | |
| 121 | China | 24.0% | 2024 | |
| 122 | Ethiopia | 23.8% | 2024 | |
| 123 | Saint Martin (French part) | 23.4% | 2024 | |
| 124 | Hungary | 22.8% | 2024 | |
| 125 | Togo | 22.5% | 2024 | |
| 126 | Malawi | 22.0% | 2024 | |
| 127 | Belgium | 22.0% | 2024 | |
| 128 | Singapore | 21.8% | 2024 | |
| 129 | Gambia | 21.3% | 2024 | |
| 130 | Guinea | 20.0% | 2024 | |
| 131 | Mauritius | 19.1% | 2024 | |
| 132 | Nigeria | 18.9% | 2024 | |
| 133 | South Africa | 18.8% | 2024 | |
| 134 | Cyprus | 18.6% | 2024 | |
| 135 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.9% | 2024 | |
| 136 | Comoros | 17.8% | 2024 | |
| 137 | Australia | 17.4% | 2024 | |
| 138 | Ukraine | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| 139 | Madagascar | 17.3% | 2024 | |
| 140 | Argentina | 17.1% | 2024 | |
| 141 | San Marino | 16.3% | 2024 | |
| 142 | Denmark | 16.0% | 2024 | |
| 143 | Barbados | 14.6% | 2024 | |
| 144 | Azerbaijan | 14.6% | 2024 | |
| 145 | Bermuda | 14.4% | 2024 | |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 14.4% | 2024 | |
| 147 | Lebanon | 13.8% | 2024 | |
| 148 | United Kingdom | 13.5% | 2024 | |
| 149 | Haiti | 13.5% | 2024 | |
| 150 | Morocco | 12.8% | 2024 | |
| 151 | Cabo Verde | 12.5% | 2024 | |
| 152 | Maldives | 12.5% | 2024 | |
| 153 | Burkina Faso | 12.3% | 2024 | |
| 154 | Tonga | 12.1% | 2024 | |
| 155 | Côte d'Ivoire | 12.1% | 2024 | |
| 156 | Eritrea | 12.0% | 2024 | |
| 157 | Ireland | 12.0% | 2024 | |
| 158 | Uganda | 11.9% | 2024 | |
| 159 | Sudan | 11.9% | 2024 | |
| 160 | Armenia | 11.8% | 2024 | |
| 161 | Uruguay | 11.5% | 2024 | |
| 162 | South Sudan | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| 163 | Moldova | 11.3% | 2024 | |
| 164 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.1% | 2024 | |
| 165 | Netherlands | 11.0% | 2024 | |
| 166 | Burundi | 10.9% | 2024 | |
| 167 | Namibia | 9.8% | 2024 | |
| 168 | Mongolia | 9.1% | 2024 | |
| 169 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 8.8% | 2024 | |
| 170 | Uzbekistan | 8.8% | 2024 | |
| 171 | Mali | 8.7% | 2024 | |
| 172 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.8% | 2024 | |
| 173 | Israel | 6.8% | 2024 | |
| 174 | Kenya | 6.6% | 2024 | |
| 175 | Iran | 6.6% | 2024 | |
| 176 | Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% | 2024 | |
| 177 | Isle of Man | 6.4% | 2024 | |
| 178 | Turkmenistan | 5.0% | 2024 | |
| 179 | Bahrain | 4.9% | 2024 | |
| 180 | United Arab Emirates | 4.6% | 2024 | |
| 181 | Tunisia | 4.4% | 2024 | |
| 182 | Pakistan | 4.1% | 2024 | |
| 183 | Tajikistan | 3.1% | 2024 | |
| 184 | Chad | 3.0% | 2024 | |
| 185 | Syria | 2.9% | 2024 | |
| 186 | Aruba | 2.7% | 2024 | |
| 187 | Afghanistan | 1.9% | 2024 | |
| 188 | West Bank and Gaza | 1.8% | 2024 | |
| 189 | Iraq | 1.6% | 2024 | |
| 190 | Malta | 1.5% | 2024 | |
| 191 | Kiribati | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| 192 | Kazakhstan | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| 193 | Saudi Arabia | 1.3% | 2024 | |
| 194 | Lesotho | 1.1% | 2024 | |
| 195 | Yemen | 1.0% | 2024 | |
| 196 | Mauritania | 1.0% | 2024 | |
| 197 | Niger | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 198 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2024 | |
| 199 | Algeria | 0.7% | 2024 | |
| 200 | Iceland | 0.6% | 2024 | |
| 201 | Kuwait | 0.4% | 2024 | |
| 202 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2024 | |
| 203 | Curaçao | 0.2% | 2024 | |
| 204 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 205 | Libya | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 206 | Faroe Islands | 0.1% | 2024 | |
| 207 | Oman | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| 208 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2024 | |
| 209 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2024 |
Places are ordered from the highest to the lowest value. Group medians on this site are the middle value of the members with data for the same year; they are not official aggregates.
How this ranking works
Every country is ranked on its value for 2024, the latest period that most countries have, so all values are for the same point in time. Countries without a value for 2024 are left out. Groups and aggregates such as the European Union are not ranked. Values are as published by World Bank; the ranking is a plain ordering from the highest to the lowest value and says nothing about whether a high value is good or bad.
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