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.

Year archive

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
151 Haiti 12.38%
152 Uruguay 11.84%
153 Moldova 11.75%
154 Armenia 11.63%
155 Cabo Verde 11.49%
156 Ireland 11.47%
157 South Sudan 11.33%
158 Rwanda 11.27%
159 Uganda 11.25%
160 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07%
161 Netherlands 11.03%
162 Mali 10.90%
163 Burundi 10.89%
164 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 10.88%
165 Argentina 10.36%
166 Sudan 9.64%
167 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 9.29%
168 Mongolia 9.10%
169 Turkmenistan 8.78%
170 Eritrea 8.66%
171 Uzbekistan 8.49%
172 Cote d'Ivoire 8.21%
173 Namibia 7.89%
174 Kyrgyz Republic 7.05%
175 Iran, Islamic Rep. 6.64%
176 Israel 6.47%
177 Kenya 6.22%
178 Isle of Man 6.07%
179 Pakistan 4.73%
180 Tunisia 4.54%
181 United Arab Emirates 4.47%
182 Chad 3.25%
183 Tajikistan 3.07%
184 Syrian Arab Republic 2.84%
185 Maldives 2.73%
186 Aruba 2.33%
187 Iraq 1.90%
188 Afghanistan 1.85%
189 West Bank and Gaza 1.68%
190 Kiribati 1.46%
191 Malta 1.44%
192 Kazakhstan 1.30%
193 Lesotho 1.14%
194 Jordan 1.10%
195 Yemen, Rep. 1.04%
196 Bahrain 0.94%
197 Niger 0.83%
198 Algeria 0.83%
199 Iceland 0.52%
200 Saudi Arabia 0.45%

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.