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
151 Tonga 12.43%
152 Moldova 11.75%
153 Uruguay 11.72%
154 Armenia 11.64%
155 Uganda 11.45%
156 Cabo Verde 11.42%
157 Ireland 11.41%
158 South Sudan 11.33%
159 Rwanda 11.23%
160 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07%
161 Netherlands 11.00%
162 Mali 10.90%
163 Burundi 10.89%
164 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 10.88%
165 Argentina 10.40%
166 Sudan 9.74%
167 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 9.41%
168 Mongolia 9.10%
169 Turkmenistan 8.78%
170 Eritrea 8.68%
171 Cote d'Ivoire 8.57%
172 Uzbekistan 8.43%
173 Namibia 7.98%
174 Kyrgyz Republic 6.95%
175 Iran, Islamic Rep. 6.64%
176 Israel 6.47%
177 Kenya 6.22%
178 Isle of Man 6.07%
179 Channel Islands 5.15%
180 Pakistan 4.78%
181 Tunisia 4.53%
182 United Arab Emirates 4.47%
183 Chad 3.34%
184 Tajikistan 3.06%
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 1.29%
194 Lesotho 1.14%
195 Jordan 1.10%
196 Yemen, Rep. 1.04%
197 Bahrain 0.91%
198 Niger 0.84%
199 Algeria 0.82%
200 Iceland 0.52%

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.