Forest area (% of land area) by country
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.
Countries reporting
209
Highest
94.4%
Suriname
Lowest
0.0%
Greenland
Median
32.4%
Years covered
34
1990–2023
Data points
8,639
What the numbers show
Forest area (% of land area) is currently reported for 209 countries. The highest value is 94.4% in Suriname; the lowest is 0.0% in Greenland.
The median across all reporting countries is 32.4%, and the mean is 32.3%.
Over the past decade 79 countries rose and 91 fell. The largest increase was in Malta (up 31.4%), and the largest decrease in Côte d'Ivoire (down 31.1%).
Forest area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 94.4% | 2023 | down 0.7% | flat |
| 2 | Micronesia, Federated States of | 92.2% | 2023 | up 0.5% | flat |
| 3 | Gabon | 91.2% | 2023 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 4 | Palau | 90.5% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 90.1% | 2023 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 6 | Guyana | 87.1% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 86.4% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 8 | American Samoa | 85.2% | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea | 79.0% | 2023 | down 0.9% | flat |
| 10 | Liberia | 78.1% | 2023 | down 3.9% | falling |
| 11 | Finland | 73.7% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 12 | Seychelles | 73.3% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.2% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 14 | Brunei Darussalam | 72.1% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
| 15 | Bhutan | 71.6% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 16 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 71.5% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 17 | Guinea-Bissau | 69.5% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 18 | Sweden | 68.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 19 | Japan | 68.4% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Congo | 64.1% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 21 | Republic of Korea | 64.1% | 2023 | down 1.7% | falling |
| 22 | Dominica | 63.8% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 23 | Fiji | 63.5% | 2023 | up 6.1% | rising |
| 24 | Timor-Leste | 61.7% | 2023 | down 1.5% | flat |
| 25 | Montenegro | 61.5% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 26 | Slovenia | 61.2% | 2023 | down 1.2% | flat |
| 27 | Costa Rica | 60.4% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 28 | Zambia | 59.5% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 29 | Brazil | 59.0% | 2023 | down 2.8% | falling |
| 30 | United States Virgin Islands | 58.2% | 2023 | up 7.9% | falling |
| 31 | Malaysia | 57.7% | 2023 | down 1.5% | falling |
| 32 | Samoa | 57.6% | 2023 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 33 | Estonia | 57.1% | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 34 | Panama | 56.3% | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 35 | Honduras | 56.3% | 2023 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 36 | Jamaica | 56.2% | 2023 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 37 | Puerto Rico | 56.1% | 2023 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 38 | Peru | 56.1% | 2023 | down 2.3% | falling |
| 39 | Latvia | 55.0% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 40 | Belize | 54.5% | 2023 | down 8.3% | falling |
| 41 | Congo, Democratic Republic of the | 54.2% | 2023 | down 8.2% | falling |
| 42 | Northern Mariana Islands | 53.0% | 2023 | down 18.3% | falling |
| 43 | Colombia | 52.8% | 2023 | down 3.1% | falling |
| 44 | Cayman Islands | 52.5% | 2023 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 45 | Venezuela, Bolivarian Republic of | 52.2% | 2023 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 46 | Marshall Islands | 52.2% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Sao Tome and Principe | 52.1% | 2023 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 48 | Angola | 52.1% | 2023 | down 7.9% | falling |
| 49 | Grenada | 52.1% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 50 | Guam | 51.9% | 2023 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 51 | Bahamas | 50.9% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Tanzania, United Republic of | 50.1% | 2023 | down 9.2% | falling |
| 53 | Russian Federation | 49.8% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 54 | Korea, Democratic People's Republic of | 49.6% | 2023 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 55 | Ecuador | 49.5% | 2023 | down 4.6% | falling |
| 56 | Indonesia | 47.7% | 2023 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 57 | Viet Nam | 47.4% | 2023 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 58 | Austria | 47.2% | 2023 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 59 | Bolivia, Plurinational State of | 46.3% | 2023 | down 4.3% | falling |
| 60 | New Caledonia | 45.8% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 61 | Mozambique | 45.8% | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 62 | Dominican Republic | 45.0% | 2023 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 63 | Zimbabwe | 44.7% | 2023 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.2% | 2023 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 65 | Belarus | 43.4% | 2023 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 66 | Cambodia | 43.1% | 2023 | down 20.4% | falling |
| 67 | French Polynesia | 43.1% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.7% | 2023 | up 2.4% | flat |
| 69 | Cameroon | 42.7% | 2023 | down 2.7% | falling |
| 70 | Myanmar | 42.4% | 2023 | down 9.4% | falling |
| 71 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.3% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 72 | Liechtenstein | 41.9% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 73 | Nepal | 41.6% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 74 | Senegal | 41.3% | 2023 | down 4.8% | falling |
| 75 | Georgia | 40.6% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 76 | Slovakia | 40.1% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 39.7% | 2023 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 78 | Canada | 39.5% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 79 | Thailand | 38.7% | 2023 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 80 | Paraguay | 38.5% | 2023 | down 16.4% | falling |
| 81 | New Zealand | 37.8% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 82 | Spain | 37.2% | 2023 | up 0.3% | rising |
| 83 | Vanuatu | 36.3% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 84 | Bulgaria | 36.2% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 85 | Portugal | 36.2% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 86 | Central African Republic | 35.7% | 2023 | down 1.3% | flat |
| 87 | Lithuania | 35.2% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 88 | Ghana | 35.2% | 2023 | up 1.3% | falling |
| 89 | Croatia | 34.8% | 2023 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 90 | Czechia | 34.8% | 2023 | up 0.8% | flat |
| 91 | Luxembourg | 34.5% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 34.3% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 93 | Saint Lucia | 34.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Andorra | 34.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 95 | Sri Lanka | 34.0% | 2023 | up 0.6% | falling |
| 96 | United States of America | 33.9% | 2023 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 97 | Mexico | 33.6% | 2023 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 98 | Norway | 33.5% | 2023 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 99 | Tuvalu | 33.3% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 100 | Italy | 32.9% | 2023 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 101 | Germany | 32.7% | 2023 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 102 | Guatemala | 32.6% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 103 | France | 32.5% | 2023 | up 5.0% | rising |
| 104 | Serbia | 32.4% | 2023 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 105 | Switzerland | 32.4% | 2023 | up 2.8% | rising |
| 106 | Cuba | 31.2% | 2023 | up 5.6% | rising |
| 107 | Poland | 31.1% | 2023 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 108 | Greece | 30.3% | 2023 | down 0.0% | rising |
| 109 | Romania | 30.1% | 2023 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 110 | Türkiye | 29.5% | 2023 | up 6.0% | rising |
| 111 | Eswatini | 29.1% | 2023 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 112 | Albania | 28.8% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 113 | El Salvador | 27.5% | 2023 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 114 | Benin | 26.5% | 2023 | down 14.3% | falling |
| 115 | Botswana | 26.3% | 2023 | down 7.4% | falling |
| 116 | Nicaragua | 25.8% | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 117 | Chile | 25.0% | 2023 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 118 | Saint Martin (French part) | 24.8% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 119 | Guinea | 24.7% | 2023 | down 6.1% | falling |
| 120 | India | 24.5% | 2023 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 121 | Philippines | 24.5% | 2023 | up 5.0% | falling |
| 122 | British Virgin Islands | 24.1% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 123 | China | 24.0% | 2023 | up 9.3% | rising |
| 124 | Nigeria | 23.2% | 2023 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 125 | Belgium | 22.6% | 2023 | down 0.6% | flat |
| 126 | Hungary | 22.4% | 2023 | down 1.1% | rising |
| 127 | Malawi | 22.4% | 2023 | down 16.6% | falling |
| 128 | Gambia | 22.3% | 2023 | down 20.3% | falling |
| 129 | Burkina Faso | 22.2% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 130 | Togo | 22.1% | 2023 | down 2.4% | falling |
| 131 | Madagascar | 21.3% | 2023 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 132 | Singapore | 20.9% | 2023 | down 12.8% | falling |
| 133 | Mauritius | 19.5% | 2023 | up 1.4% | falling |
| 134 | Cyprus | 18.7% | 2023 | down 0.2% | rising |
| 135 | Bermuda | 18.5% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.0% | 2023 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 137 | Australia | 17.4% | 2023 | up 1.6% | flat |
| 138 | Comoros | 17.0% | 2023 | down 12.2% | falling |
| 139 | Ukraine | 16.8% | 2023 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 140 | San Marino | 16.7% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Denmark | 15.8% | 2023 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 14.9% | 2023 | down 4.1% | falling |
| 143 | Barbados | 14.7% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 144 | Bangladesh | 14.5% | 2023 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 145 | Lebanon | 14.2% | 2023 | up 4.3% | flat |
| 146 | Azerbaijan | 14.1% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 147 | South Africa | 14.0% | 2023 | down 2.1% | falling |
| 148 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.3% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 149 | Morocco | 12.9% | 2023 | up 1.6% | rising |
| 150 | Tonga | 12.4% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Haiti | 12.3% | 2023 | down 8.4% | falling |
| 152 | Uruguay | 12.0% | 2023 | up 13.5% | rising |
| 153 | Republic of Moldova | 11.7% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 154 | Armenia | 11.6% | 2023 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 155 | Cape Verde | 11.6% | 2023 | up 6.9% | rising |
| 156 | Ireland | 11.5% | 2023 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 157 | South Sudan | 11.3% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 158 | Rwanda | 11.3% | 2023 | up 4.1% | falling |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.1% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Netherlands | 11.1% | 2023 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 161 | Uganda | 11.0% | 2023 | down 15.7% | falling |
| 162 | Mali | 10.9% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Burundi | 10.9% | 2023 | up 14.0% | rising |
| 164 | Sint Maarten | 10.9% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 165 | Argentina | 10.3% | 2023 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 166 | Sudan | 9.6% | 2023 | down 8.8% | falling |
| 167 | Somalia | 9.2% | 2023 | down 11.8% | falling |
| 168 | Mongolia | 9.1% | 2023 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 169 | Turkmenistan | 8.8% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 170 | Eritrea | 8.6% | 2023 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 171 | Uzbekistan | 8.5% | 2023 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 172 | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.9% | 2023 | down 31.1% | falling |
| 173 | Namibia | 7.8% | 2023 | down 10.0% | falling |
| 174 | Kyrgyzstan | 7.1% | 2023 | up 10.2% | rising |
| 175 | Iran, Islamic Republic of | 6.6% | 2023 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 176 | Israel | 6.5% | 2023 | down 12.8% | flat |
| 177 | Kenya | 6.2% | 2023 | down 0.6% | falling |
| 178 | Isle of Man | 6.1% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 179 | Pakistan | 4.7% | 2023 | down 9.9% | falling |
| 180 | Tunisia | 4.6% | 2023 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 181 | United Arab Emirates | 4.5% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 182 | Chad | 3.2% | 2023 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 183 | Tajikistan | 3.1% | 2023 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 184 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.8% | 2023 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 185 | Maldives | 2.8% | 2023 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 186 | Aruba | 2.3% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Iraq | 1.9% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 188 | Afghanistan | 1.9% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | Palestine, State of | 1.7% | 2023 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 190 | Kiribati | 1.5% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | Malta | 1.4% | 2023 | up 31.4% | rising |
| 192 | Kazakhstan | 1.3% | 2023 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 193 | Lesotho | 1.1% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 194 | Jordan | 1.1% | 2023 | down 0.0% | flat |
| 195 | Yemen | 1.0% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 196 | Bahrain | 0.9% | 2023 | up 28.8% | rising |
| 197 | Algeria | 0.8% | 2023 | up 1.9% | rising |
| 198 | Niger | 0.8% | 2023 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 199 | Iceland | 0.5% | 2023 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 200 | Saudi Arabia | 0.5% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Kuwait | 0.4% | 2023 | unchanged | rising |
| 202 | Mauritania | 0.3% | 2023 | down 15.5% | falling |
| 203 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2023 | up 7.9% | flat |
| 204 | Curaçao | 0.2% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Libya | 0.1% | 2023 | unchanged | flat |
| 206 | Faroe Islands | 0.1% | 2023 | up 1.9% | flat |
| 207 | Egypt | 0.0% | 2023 | down 18.7% | falling |
| 208 | Oman | 0.0% | 2023 | down 21.4% | falling |
| 209 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2023 | unchanged | falling |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Caribbean Small States 86.4%
- European Union 40.1%
- Pacific island small states 68.7%
- Euro area 38.8%
- Small states 64.3%
- Chagai 5.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean (excluding high income) 46.7%
- Latin America & the Caribbean (IDA & IBRD countries) 46.2%
- Latin America & Caribbean 46.1%
- Late-demographic dividend 39.6%
- Europe & Central Asia (IDA & IBRD countries) 39.3%
- Europe & Central Asia 38.6%
- North America 36.6%
- High income 36.2%
- Central Europe and the Baltics 34.6%
- IBRD only 33.7%
- OECD members 32.9%
- Post-demographic dividend 32.3%
- IDA & IBRD total 31.6%
- World 31.1%
- East Asia & Pacific (excluding high income) 30.6%
- East Asia & Pacific (IDA & IBRD countries) 30.5%
- IDA blend 30.3%
- Lower middle income 30.2%
- Other small states 29.9%
- Middle income 29.5%
- Africa Eastern and Southern 29.5%
- Upper middle income 29.2%
- Low & middle income 27.7%
- East Asia & Pacific 27.3%
- Heavily indebted poor countries (HIPC) 26.6%
- Sub-Saharan Africa 25.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (IDA & IBRD countries) 25.7%
- Sub-Saharan Africa (excluding high income) 25.7%
- South Asia 25.6%
- South Asia (IDA & IBRD) 25.6%
- Least developed countries 25.6%
- IDA total 25.6%
- Pre-demographic dividend 25.3%
- IDA only 24.4%
About this data
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.