Countries with the highest
Forest area (% of land area)

In 2018, Suriname leads Forest area (% of land area) with 94.83%. Guyana follows at 93.64%, and the gap between the top two positions is 1.19%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.023.747.471.194.8SurinameSuriname: 94.83%94.8GuyanaGuyana: 93.64%93.6Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 91.94%91.9GabonGabon: 91.41%91.4Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 90.19%90.2PalauPalau: 89.67%89.7Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 87.88%87.9American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 85.95%86.0LiberiaLiberia: 79.71%79.7Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 79.32%79.3FinlandFinland: 73.73%73.7SeychellesSeychelles: 73.26%73.3

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Suriname 94.83%
2 Guyana 93.64%
3 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 91.94%
4 Gabon 91.41%
5 Solomon Islands 90.19%
6 Palau 89.67%
7 Equatorial Guinea 87.88%
8 American Samoa 85.95%
9 Liberia 79.71%
10 Papua New Guinea 79.32%
11 Finland 73.73%
12 Seychelles 73.26%
13 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 73.18%
14 Lao PDR 72.20%
15 Brunei Darussalam 72.11%
16 Bhutan 71.35%
17 Guinea-Bissau 71.01%
18 Sweden 68.69%
19 Japan 68.41%
20 Korea, Rep. 64.67%
21 Congo, Rep. 64.35%
22 Dominica 63.83%
23 Timor-Leste 62.13%
24 Slovenia 61.67%
25 Fiji 61.67%
26 Montenegro 61.49%
27 Zambia 60.79%
28 Brazil 59.71%
29 Costa Rica 58.80%
30 Samoa 58.50%
31 Malaysia 58.48%
32 Honduras 57.21%
33 Panama 57.11%
34 Estonia 57.04%
35 Belize 56.96%
36 Peru 56.78%
37 Congo, Dem. Rep. 56.62%
38 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 56.03%
39 Puerto Rico (US) 55.85%
40 Sao Tome and Principe 55.35%
41 Latvia 54.69%
42 Jamaica 54.40%
43 Angola 54.32%
44 Colombia 53.66%
45 Cayman Islands 53.38%
46 Northern Mariana Islands 52.96%
47 Tanzania 52.70%
48 Venezuela, RB 52.53%
49 Marshall Islands 52.22%
50 Grenada 52.06%

Analytical takeaways

  • Suriname leads the global ranking for Forest area (% of land area) in 2018, with a lead of 1.19% over the next country.
  • The visible slice on this page covers 12 countries, and the lower edge of that slice currently sits with Seychelles at 73.26%.
  • The ranking page acts as a high-intent entry point into country+indicator pages, year archives, and thematic collections.