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Low income
Forest area (% of land area)

Within the “Low income” group, Liberia leads Forest area (% of land area) in 2023 at 78.14%, while Niger sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.82%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.019.539.158.678.1LiberiaLiberia: 78.14%78.1Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 69.51%69.5Congo, Dem. Rep.Congo, Dem. Rep.: 54.19%54.2Korea, Dem. People's Rep.Korea, Dem. People's Rep.: 49.55%49.6MozambiqueMozambique: 45.81%45.8Central African RepublicCentral African Republic: 35.66%35.7Sierra LeoneSierra Leone: 34.30%34.3MalawiMalawi: 22.44%22.4Gambia, TheGambia, The: 22.28%22.3Burkina FasoBurkina Faso: 22.17%22.2MadagascarMadagascar: 21.30%21.3EthiopiaEthiopia: 14.93%14.9

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Liberia 78.14%
2 Guinea-Bissau 69.51%
3 Congo, Dem. Rep. 54.19%
4 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 49.55%
5 Mozambique 45.81%
6 Central African Republic 35.66%
7 Sierra Leone 34.30%
8 Malawi 22.44%
9 Gambia, The 22.28%
10 Burkina Faso 22.17%
11 Madagascar 21.30%
12 Ethiopia 14.93%
13 South Sudan 11.33%
14 Rwanda 11.31%
15 Uganda 11.04%
16 Mali 10.90%
17 Burundi 10.89%
18 Sudan 9.55%
19 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 9.17%
20 Eritrea 8.63%
21 Chad 3.16%
22 Syrian Arab Republic 2.84%
23 Afghanistan 1.85%
24 Yemen, Rep. 1.04%
25 Niger 0.82%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Low income group for Forest area (% of land area) in 2023, Liberia leads with a gap of 8.63% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 25 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Niger at 0.82%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.