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

In 2022, Suriname leads Forest area (% of land area) with 94.52%. Micronesia, Fed. Sts. follows at 92.11%, and the gap between the top two positions is 2.41%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.023.647.370.994.5SurinameSuriname: 94.52%94.5Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 92.11%92.1GabonGabon: 91.23%91.2PalauPalau: 90.37%90.4Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 90.09%90.1GuyanaGuyana: 87.13%87.1Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 86.69%86.7American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 85.35%85.4Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 79.03%79.0LiberiaLiberia: 78.46%78.5FinlandFinland: 73.73%73.7SeychellesSeychelles: 73.26%73.3

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Suriname 94.52%
2 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 92.11%
3 Gabon 91.23%
4 Palau 90.37%
5 Solomon Islands 90.09%
6 Guyana 87.13%
7 Equatorial Guinea 86.69%
8 American Samoa 85.35%
9 Papua New Guinea 79.03%
10 Liberia 78.46%
11 Finland 73.73%
12 Seychelles 73.26%
13 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 73.18%
14 Brunei Darussalam 72.11%
15 Lao PDR 71.61%
16 Bhutan 71.55%
17 Guinea-Bissau 69.81%
18 Sweden 68.70%
19 Japan 68.41%
20 Korea, Rep. 64.21%
21 Congo, Rep. 64.18%
22 Dominica 63.83%
23 Fiji 63.13%
24 Timor-Leste 61.76%
25 Montenegro 61.49%
26 Slovenia 61.27%
27 Costa Rica 60.08%
28 Zambia 59.78%
29 Brazil 59.13%
30 Malaysia 57.87%
31 Samoa 57.81%
32 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 57.74%
33 Estonia 57.07%
34 Panama 56.50%
35 Honduras 56.46%
36 Peru 56.24%
37 Puerto Rico (US) 56.07%
38 Jamaica 55.83%
39 Belize 55.01%
40 Latvia 54.93%
41 Congo, Dem. Rep. 54.68%
42 Northern Mariana Islands 52.96%
43 Colombia 52.95%
44 Sao Tome and Principe 52.77%
45 Cayman Islands 52.67%
46 Angola 52.54%
47 Venezuela, RB 52.29%
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 2022, with a lead of 2.41% 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.