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

In 2019, Suriname leads Forest area (% of land area) with 94.75%. Guyana follows at 93.60%, and the gap between the top two positions is 1.16%. 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: 94.75%94.8GuyanaGuyana: 93.60%93.6Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 91.99%92.0GabonGabon: 91.37%91.4Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 90.16%90.2PalauPalau: 89.85%89.8Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 87.59%87.6American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 85.80%85.8LiberiaLiberia: 79.40%79.4Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 79.25%79.3FinlandFinland: 73.73%73.7SeychellesSeychelles: 73.26%73.3

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Suriname 94.75%
2 Guyana 93.60%
3 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 91.99%
4 Gabon 91.37%
5 Solomon Islands 90.16%
6 Palau 89.85%
7 Equatorial Guinea 87.59%
8 American Samoa 85.80%
9 Liberia 79.40%
10 Papua New Guinea 79.25%
11 Finland 73.73%
12 Seychelles 73.26%
13 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 73.18%
14 Brunei Darussalam 72.11%
15 Lao PDR 72.05%
16 Bhutan 71.39%
17 Guinea-Bissau 70.71%
18 Sweden 68.70%
19 Japan 68.41%
20 Korea, Rep. 64.52%
21 Congo, Rep. 64.31%
22 Dominica 63.83%
23 Timor-Leste 62.04%
24 Fiji 62.03%
25 Slovenia 61.57%
26 Montenegro 61.49%
27 Zambia 60.54%
28 Brazil 59.56%
29 Costa Rica 59.12%
30 Malaysia 58.33%
31 Samoa 58.33%
32 Estonia 57.04%
33 Honduras 57.02%
34 Panama 56.96%
35 Peru 56.64%
36 Belize 56.48%
37 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 56.46%
38 Congo, Dem. Rep. 56.13%
39 Puerto Rico (US) 55.90%
40 Jamaica 54.76%
41 Latvia 54.75%
42 Sao Tome and Principe 54.71%
43 Angola 53.87%
44 Colombia 53.48%
45 Cayman Islands 53.00%
46 Northern Mariana Islands 52.96%
47 Venezuela, RB 52.46%
48 Marshall Islands 52.22%
49 Tanzania 52.17%
50 Grenada 52.06%

Analytical takeaways

  • Suriname leads the global ranking for Forest area (% of land area) in 2019, with a lead of 1.16% 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.