Forest Area (%) by Country
As of 2024, Micronesia leads globally in forest area (%) at 92.1%, followed by Suriname, Gabon, Palau. At the lower end, Monaco, Gibraltar, Nauru rank among the lowest. The global median is 32.0% (Switzerland). This indicator falls under the "Energy & Environment" category and is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators. Data is available for 215 countries.
All Countries Ranked
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| # | Country | Forest Area (%) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |  St. 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 |  DR Congo | 61.5% | 2024 |
| 30 |  Montenegro | 61.5% | 2024 |
| 31 |  Zambia | 60.5% | 2024 |
| 32 |  Costa Rica | 59.1% | 2024 |
| 33 |  U.S. 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 |  Sao Tome and Principe | 57.6% | 2024 |
| 40 |  Estonia | 57.2% | 2024 |
| 41 |  Laos | 56.6% | 2024 |
| 42 |  Jamaica | 56.5% | 2024 |
| 43 |  Latvia | 55.6% | 2024 |
| 44 |  St. 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 | 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 |  Vietnam | 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 |  St. 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 | World | 31.1% | 2023 |
| 111 |  Poland | 31.0% | 2024 |
| 112 |  Ghana | 30.9% | 2024 |
| 113 |  Romania | 30.2% | 2024 |
| 114 |  Türkiye | 29.5% | 2024 |
| 115 |  Benin | 28.1% | 2024 |
| 116 |  Botswana | 27.8% | 2024 |
| 117 |  Rwanda | 26.1% | 2024 |
| 118 |  Nicaragua | 25.8% | 2023 |
| 119 |  Eswatini | 25.3% | 2024 |
| 120 |  Philippines | 24.8% | 2024 |
| 121 |  Chile | 24.5% | 2024 |
| 122 |  India | 24.4% | 2024 |
| 123 |  China | 24.0% | 2024 |
| 124 |  Ethiopia | 23.8% | 2024 |
| 125 |  Saint Martin | 23.4% | 2024 |
| 126 |  Hungary | 22.8% | 2024 |
| 127 |  Togo | 22.5% | 2024 |
| 128 |  Malawi | 22.0% | 2024 |
| 129 |  Belgium | 22.0% | 2024 |
| 130 |  Singapore | 21.8% | 2024 |
| 131 |  The Gambia | 21.3% | 2024 |
| 132 |  Guinea | 20.0% | 2024 |
| 133 |  Mauritius | 19.1% | 2024 |
| 134 |  Nigeria | 18.9% | 2024 |
| 135 |  South Africa | 18.8% | 2024 |
| 136 |  Cyprus | 18.6% | 2024 |
| 137 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 17.9% | 2024 |
| 138 |  Comoros | 17.8% | 2024 |
| 139 |  Australia | 17.4% | 2024 |
| 140 |  Ukraine | 17.3% | 2024 |
| 141 |  Madagascar | 17.3% | 2024 |
| 142 |  Argentina | 17.1% | 2024 |
| 143 |  San Marino | 16.3% | 2024 |
| 144 |  Denmark | 16.0% | 2024 |
| 145 |  Barbados | 14.6% | 2024 |
| 146 |  Azerbaijan | 14.6% | 2024 |
| 147 |  Bermuda | 14.4% | 2024 |
| 148 |  Bangladesh | 14.4% | 2024 |
| 149 |  Lebanon | 13.8% | 2024 |
| 150 |  United Kingdom | 13.5% | 2024 |
| 151 |  Haiti | 13.5% | 2024 |
| 152 |  Morocco | 12.8% | 2024 |
| 153 |  Cabo Verde | 12.5% | 2024 |
| 154 |  Maldives | 12.5% | 2024 |
| 155 |  Burkina Faso | 12.3% | 2024 |
| 156 |  Tonga | 12.1% | 2024 |
| 157 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 12.1% | 2024 |
| 158 |  Eritrea | 12.0% | 2024 |
| 159 |  Ireland | 12.0% | 2024 |
| 160 |  Uganda | 11.9% | 2024 |
| 161 |  Sudan | 11.9% | 2024 |
| 162 |  Armenia | 11.8% | 2024 |
| 163 |  Uruguay | 11.5% | 2024 |
| 164 |  South Sudan | 11.3% | 2024 |
| 165 |  Moldova | 11.3% | 2024 |
| 166 |  Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.1% | 2024 |
| 167 |  Netherlands | 11.0% | 2024 |
| 168 |  Burundi | 10.9% | 2024 |
| 169 |  Namibia | 9.8% | 2024 |
| 170 |  Mongolia | 9.1% | 2024 |
| 171 |  Sint Maarten | 8.8% | 2024 |
| 172 |  Uzbekistan | 8.8% | 2024 |
| 173 |  Mali | 8.7% | 2024 |
| 174 |  Somalia | 7.8% | 2024 |
| 175 |  Israel | 6.8% | 2024 |
| 176 |  Kenya | 6.6% | 2024 |
| 177 |  Iran | 6.6% | 2024 |
| 178 |  Kyrgyzstan | 6.5% | 2024 |
| 179 |  Isle of Man | 6.4% | 2024 |
| 180 | Channel Islands | 5.2% | 2021 |
| 181 |  Turkmenistan | 5.0% | 2024 |
| 182 |  Bahrain | 4.9% | 2024 |
| 183 |  United Arab Emirates | 4.6% | 2024 |
| 184 |  Tunisia | 4.4% | 2024 |
| 185 |  Pakistan | 4.1% | 2024 |
| 186 |  Tajikistan | 3.1% | 2024 |
| 187 |  Chad | 3.0% | 2024 |
| 188 |  Syria | 2.9% | 2024 |
| 189 |  Aruba | 2.7% | 2024 |
| 190 |  Afghanistan | 1.9% | 2024 |
| 191 |  West Bank and Gaza | 1.8% | 2024 |
| 192 |  Iraq | 1.6% | 2024 |
| 193 |  Malta | 1.5% | 2024 |
| 194 |  Kiribati | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 195 |  Kazakhstan | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 196 |  Saudi Arabia | 1.3% | 2024 |
| 197 |  Lesotho | 1.1% | 2024 |
| 198 |  Yemen | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 199 |  Mauritania | 1.0% | 2024 |
| 200 |  Niger | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 201 |  Jordan | 0.8% | 2024 |
| 202 |  Algeria | 0.7% | 2024 |
| 203 |  Iceland | 0.6% | 2024 |
| 204 |  Kuwait | 0.4% | 2024 |
| 205 |  Djibouti | 0.3% | 2024 |
| 206 |  Curaçao | 0.2% | 2024 |
| 207 |  Qatar | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 208 |  Libya | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 209 |  Faroe Islands | 0.1% | 2024 |
| 210 |  Oman | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 211 |  Egypt | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 212 |  Greenland | 0.0% | 2024 |
| 213 |  Nauru | 0.0% | 2023 |
| 214 |  Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2023 |
| 215 |  Monaco | 0.0% | 2023 |
Frequently Asked Questions
Which country has the highest forest area (%) in 2024?
Micronesia ranks #1 with forest area (%) of 92.1% as of 2024, based on data from the World Bank World Development Indicators.
Which country has the lowest forest area (%)?
Monaco ranks last (#215) with 0.0% as of 2024.
What is the global median for forest area (%)?
The median value is 32.0% (Switzerland, ranked #108 out of 215 countries).
How many countries report data for forest area (%)?
215 countries have available data for forest area (%). Data is sourced from the World Bank World Development Indicators and updated regularly.
What category does forest area (%) belong to?
Forest Area (%) is classified under the "Energy & Environment" category. Statistics of the World tracks 337 indicators across 27 categories.
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