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
151 Tonga 12.43%
152 Moldova 11.75%
153 Uganda 11.66%
154 Armenia 11.65%
155 Uruguay 11.60%
156 Ireland 11.35%
157 Cabo Verde 11.34%
158 South Sudan 11.33%
159 Rwanda 11.19%
160 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07%
161 Netherlands 10.97%
162 Mali 10.90%
163 Burundi 10.89%
164 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 10.88%
165 Argentina 10.44%
166 Sudan 9.83%
167 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 9.53%
168 Mongolia 9.10%
169 Cote d'Ivoire 8.92%
170 Turkmenistan 8.78%
171 Eritrea 8.72%
172 Uzbekistan 8.37%
173 Namibia 8.06%
174 Kyrgyz Republic 6.86%
175 Iran, Islamic Rep. 6.63%
176 Israel 6.47%
177 Kenya 6.22%
178 Isle of Man 6.07%
179 Channel Islands 5.15%
180 Pakistan 4.83%
181 Tunisia 4.52%
182 United Arab Emirates 4.47%
183 Chad 3.43%
184 Tajikistan 3.05%
185 Syrian Arab Republic 2.84%
186 Maldives 2.73%
187 Aruba 2.33%
188 Iraq 1.90%
189 Afghanistan 1.85%
190 West Bank and Gaza 1.68%
191 Kiribati 1.46%
192 Malta 1.44%
193 Kazakhstan 1.28%
194 Lesotho 1.14%
195 Jordan 1.10%
196 Yemen, Rep. 1.04%
197 Bahrain 0.89%
198 Niger 0.85%
199 Algeria 0.82%
200 Iceland 0.51%

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.