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
51 Tanzania 51.11%
52 Bahamas, The 50.94%
53 Ecuador 50.06%
54 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 49.90%
55 Russian Federation 49.78%
56 Indonesia 48.36%
57 Austria 47.17%
58 Viet Nam 46.96%
59 Bolivia 46.73%
60 Mozambique 46.41%
61 New Caledonia 45.84%
62 Zimbabwe 44.97%
63 Cambodia 44.83%
64 Dominican Republic 44.65%
65 Trinidad and Tobago 44.40%
66 Myanmar 43.29%
67 Belarus 43.27%
68 French Polynesia 43.06%
69 Cameroon 42.91%
70 Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.73%
71 St. Kitts and Nevis 42.31%
72 Liechtenstein 41.88%
73 Senegal 41.70%
74 Nepal 41.59%
75 Georgia 40.62%
76 Slovak Republic 40.06%
77 Paraguay 39.83%
78 North Macedonia 39.71%
79 Canada 39.47%
80 Thailand 38.83%
81 New Zealand 37.63%
82 Spain 37.17%
83 Vanuatu 36.28%
84 Portugal 36.15%
85 Bulgaria 35.98%
86 Central African Republic 35.75%
87 Lithuania 35.18%
88 Ghana 35.13%
89 Sierra Leone 34.85%
90 Czechia 34.71%
91 Croatia 34.70%
92 Luxembourg 34.45%
93 Sri Lanka 34.11%
94 St. Lucia 34.05%
95 Andorra 34.04%
96 United States 33.87%
97 Mexico 33.73%
98 Norway 33.46%
99 Tuvalu 33.33%
100 Guatemala 32.81%

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.