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

In 2020, Suriname leads Forest area (% of land area) with 94.68%. Micronesia, Fed. Sts. follows at 92.03%, and the gap between the top two positions is 2.65%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.023.747.371.094.7SurinameSuriname: 94.68%94.7Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 92.03%92.0GabonGabon: 91.32%91.3Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 90.14%90.1PalauPalau: 90.02%90.0Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 87.29%87.3GuyanaGuyana: 87.22%87.2American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 85.65%85.7Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 79.18%79.2LiberiaLiberia: 79.08%79.1FinlandFinland: 73.73%73.7SeychellesSeychelles: 73.26%73.3

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Suriname 94.68%
2 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 92.03%
3 Gabon 91.32%
4 Solomon Islands 90.14%
5 Palau 90.02%
6 Equatorial Guinea 87.29%
7 Guyana 87.22%
8 American Samoa 85.65%
9 Papua New Guinea 79.18%
10 Liberia 79.08%
11 Finland 73.73%
12 Seychelles 73.26%
13 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 73.18%
14 Brunei Darussalam 72.11%
15 Lao PDR 71.90%
16 Bhutan 71.45%
17 Guinea-Bissau 70.41%
18 Sweden 68.70%
19 Japan 68.41%
20 Korea, Rep. 64.42%
21 Congo, Rep. 64.26%
22 Dominica 63.83%
23 Fiji 62.40%
24 Timor-Leste 61.94%
25 Montenegro 61.49%
26 Slovenia 61.47%
27 Zambia 60.28%
28 Costa Rica 59.44%
29 Brazil 59.42%
30 Malaysia 58.18%
31 Samoa 58.15%
32 Estonia 57.04%
33 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 56.89%
34 Honduras 56.83%
35 Panama 56.81%
36 Peru 56.51%
37 Belize 55.99%
38 Puerto Rico (US) 55.96%
39 Congo, Dem. Rep. 55.65%
40 Jamaica 55.11%
41 Latvia 54.81%
42 Sao Tome and Principe 54.06%
43 Angola 53.43%
44 Colombia 53.31%
45 Cayman Islands 53.00%
46 Northern Mariana Islands 52.96%
47 Venezuela, RB 52.41%
48 Marshall Islands 52.22%
49 Grenada 52.06%
50 Guam 51.85%

Analytical takeaways

  • Suriname leads the global ranking for Forest area (% of land area) in 2020, with a lead of 2.65% 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.