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High income
Forest area (% of land area)

Within the “High income” group, Palau leads Forest area (% of land area) in 2023 at 90.54%, while Qatar sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.00%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.022.645.367.990.5PalauPalau: 90.54%90.5GuyanaGuyana: 87.09%87.1American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 85.20%85.2FinlandFinland: 73.72%73.7SeychellesSeychelles: 73.26%73.3Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 72.11%72.1SwedenSweden: 68.70%68.7JapanJapan: 68.40%68.4Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 64.11%64.1SloveniaSlovenia: 61.17%61.2Costa RicaCosta Rica: 60.40%60.4Virgin Islands (U.S.)Virgin Islands (U.S.): 58.17%58.2

Country table

#CountryValue
51 Belgium 22.60%
52 Hungary 22.45%
53 Singapore 20.93%
54 Cyprus 18.67%
55 Bermuda 18.52%
56 Antigua and Barbuda 18.01%
57 Australia 17.42%
58 San Marino 16.67%
59 Denmark 15.78%
60 Barbados 14.65%
61 United Kingdom 13.29%
62 Uruguay 11.96%
63 Ireland 11.53%
64 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07%
65 Netherlands 11.06%
66 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 10.88%
67 Israel 6.47%
68 Isle of Man 6.07%
69 United Arab Emirates 4.47%
70 Aruba 2.33%
71 Malta 1.44%
72 Bahrain 0.95%
73 Iceland 0.53%
74 Saudi Arabia 0.45%
75 Kuwait 0.35%
76 Curacao 0.16%
77 Faroe Islands 0.06%
78 Oman 0.01%
79 Greenland 0.00%
80 Gibraltar 0.00%
81 Monaco 0.00%
82 Naoero 0.00%
83 Qatar 0.00%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the High income group for Forest area (% of land area) in 2023, Palau leads with a gap of 3.46% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 83 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Qatar at 0.00%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.