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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

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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
201 Saudi Arabia 0.45%
202 Kuwait 0.35%
203 Mauritania 0.31%
204 Djibouti 0.24%
205 Curacao 0.16%
206 Libya 0.12%
207 Faroe Islands 0.06%
208 Egypt, Arab Rep. 0.05%
209 Oman 0.01%
210 Greenland 0.00%
211 Gibraltar 0.00%
212 Monaco 0.00%
213 Naoero 0.00%
214 Qatar 0.00%

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.