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
101 Germany 32.68%
102 Italy 32.17%
103 Switzerland 32.03%
104 France 31.86%
105 Cuba 31.23%
106 Serbia 31.13%
107 Poland 30.94%
108 Greece 30.27%
109 Romania 30.12%
110 Nicaragua 29.15%
111 Eswatini 28.86%
112 Albania 28.79%
113 Turkiye 28.67%
114 El Salvador 28.40%
115 Benin 28.25%
116 Botswana 27.13%
117 Guinea 25.35%
118 St. Martin (French part) 24.80%
119 Gambia, The 24.55%
120 Chile 24.35%
121 Malawi 24.22%
122 India 24.18%
123 British Virgin Islands 24.13%
124 Philippines 23.99%
125 Nigeria 23.93%
126 China 23.23%
127 Burkina Faso 22.90%
128 Belgium 22.60%
129 Hungary 22.51%
130 Togo 22.29%
131 Singapore 22.00%
132 Madagascar 21.39%
133 Mauritius 19.39%
134 Cyprus 18.67%
135 Antigua and Barbuda 18.59%
136 Bermuda 18.52%
137 Comoros 17.93%
138 Australia 17.42%
139 Ukraine 16.71%
140 San Marino 16.67%
141 Denmark 15.69%
142 Ethiopia 15.19%
143 Barbados 14.65%
144 Bangladesh 14.47%
145 South Africa 14.09%
146 Lebanon 13.95%
147 Azerbaijan 13.55%
148 United Kingdom 13.15%
149 Morocco 12.84%
150 Haiti 12.71%

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.