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.

Year archive

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
51 Tanzania 51.64%
52 Bahamas, The 50.94%
53 Ecuador 50.32%
54 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 50.08%
55 Russian Federation 49.78%
56 Indonesia 49.07%
57 Austria 47.14%
58 Bolivia 46.92%
59 Mozambique 46.73%
60 Viet Nam 46.72%
61 New Caledonia 45.84%
62 Cambodia 45.71%
63 Zimbabwe 45.09%
64 Dominican Republic 44.49%
65 Trinidad and Tobago 44.48%
66 Myanmar 43.73%
67 Belarus 43.19%
68 French Polynesia 43.06%
69 Cameroon 43.03%
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.73%
71 St. Kitts and Nevis 42.31%
72 Senegal 41.91%
73 Liechtenstein 41.88%
74 Nepal 41.59%
75 Georgia 40.62%
76 Paraguay 40.53%
77 Slovak Republic 40.06%
78 North Macedonia 39.71%
79 Thailand 38.90%
80 Canada 38.70%
81 New Zealand 37.57%
82 Spain 37.18%
83 Vanuatu 36.28%
84 Portugal 36.15%
85 Bulgaria 35.86%
86 Central African Republic 35.80%
87 Lithuania 35.15%
88 Sierra Leone 35.12%
89 Ghana 35.10%
90 Czechia 34.68%
91 Croatia 34.65%
92 Luxembourg 34.45%
93 Sri Lanka 34.16%
94 St. Lucia 34.05%
95 Andorra 34.04%
96 United States 33.87%
97 Mexico 33.79%
98 Norway 33.44%
99 Tuvalu 33.33%
100 Guatemala 32.92%

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.