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

In 2021, Suriname leads Forest area (% of land area) with 94.60%. Micronesia, Fed. Sts. follows at 92.07%, and the gap between the top two positions is 2.53%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

Year archive

Ranking leaders

0.023.747.371.094.6SurinameSuriname: 94.60%94.6Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 92.07%92.1GabonGabon: 91.27%91.3PalauPalau: 90.20%90.2Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 90.11%90.1GuyanaGuyana: 87.18%87.2Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 86.99%87.0American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 85.50%85.5Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 79.10%79.1LiberiaLiberia: 78.77%78.8FinlandFinland: 73.73%73.7SeychellesSeychelles: 73.26%73.3

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Suriname 94.60%
2 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 92.07%
3 Gabon 91.27%
4 Palau 90.20%
5 Solomon Islands 90.11%
6 Guyana 87.18%
7 Equatorial Guinea 86.99%
8 American Samoa 85.50%
9 Papua New Guinea 79.10%
10 Liberia 78.77%
11 Finland 73.73%
12 Seychelles 73.26%
13 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 73.18%
14 Brunei Darussalam 72.11%
15 Lao PDR 71.75%
16 Bhutan 71.50%
17 Guinea-Bissau 70.11%
18 Sweden 68.70%
19 Japan 68.41%
20 Korea, Rep. 64.31%
21 Congo, Rep. 64.22%
22 Dominica 63.83%
23 Fiji 62.76%
24 Timor-Leste 61.85%
25 Montenegro 61.49%
26 Slovenia 61.37%
27 Zambia 60.03%
28 Costa Rica 59.76%
29 Brazil 59.27%
30 Malaysia 58.02%
31 Samoa 57.98%
32 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 57.31%
33 Estonia 57.04%
34 Panama 56.65%
35 Honduras 56.65%
36 Peru 56.37%
37 Puerto Rico (US) 56.01%
38 Belize 55.50%
39 Jamaica 55.47%
40 Congo, Dem. Rep. 55.16%
41 Latvia 54.87%
42 Sao Tome and Principe 53.42%
43 Colombia 53.13%
44 Angola 52.98%
45 Northern Mariana Islands 52.96%
46 Cayman Islands 52.75%
47 Venezuela, RB 52.35%
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 2021, with a lead of 2.53% 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.