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
151 Tonga 12.43%
152 Uganda 12.07%
153 Moldova 11.75%
154 Armenia 11.55%
155 Uruguay 11.36%
156 South Sudan 11.33%
157 Ireland 11.24%
158 Cabo Verde 11.20%
159 Rwanda 11.11%
160 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07%
161 Netherlands 10.92%
162 Mali 10.90%
163 Burundi 10.89%
164 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 10.88%
165 Argentina 10.52%
166 Sudan 10.01%
167 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 9.78%
168 Cote d'Ivoire 9.63%
169 Mongolia 9.10%
170 Turkmenistan 8.78%
171 Eritrea 8.77%
172 Uzbekistan 8.26%
173 Namibia 8.24%
174 Kyrgyz Republic 6.67%
175 Iran, Islamic Rep. 6.61%
176 Israel 6.47%
177 Kenya 6.26%
178 Isle of Man 6.07%
179 Channel Islands 5.15%
180 Pakistan 4.94%
181 Tunisia 4.50%
182 United Arab Emirates 4.47%
183 Chad 3.60%
184 Tajikistan 3.04%
185 Syrian Arab Republic 2.84%
186 Maldives 2.73%
187 Aruba 2.33%
188 Iraq 1.90%
189 Afghanistan 1.85%
190 West Bank and Gaza 1.68%
191 Kiribati 1.46%
192 Malta 1.44%
193 Kazakhstan 1.26%
194 Lesotho 1.14%
195 Jordan 1.10%
196 Yemen, Rep. 1.04%
197 Niger 0.87%
198 Bahrain 0.85%
199 Algeria 0.81%
200 Iceland 0.50%

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.