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

In 2023, Suriname leads Forest area (% of land area) with 94.45%. Micronesia, Fed. Sts. follows at 92.16%, and the gap between the top two positions is 2.29%. This page is built for long-tail search demand and links to archives and country profiles.

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Ranking leaders

0.023.647.270.894.4SurinameSuriname: 94.45%94.4Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 92.16%92.2GabonGabon: 91.18%91.2PalauPalau: 90.54%90.5Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 90.06%90.1GuyanaGuyana: 87.09%87.1Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 86.39%86.4American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 85.20%85.2Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 78.95%79.0LiberiaLiberia: 78.14%78.1FinlandFinland: 73.72%73.7SeychellesSeychelles: 73.26%73.3

Full table

#CountryValue
1 Suriname 94.45%
2 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 92.16%
3 Gabon 91.18%
4 Palau 90.54%
5 Solomon Islands 90.06%
6 Guyana 87.09%
7 Equatorial Guinea 86.39%
8 American Samoa 85.20%
9 Papua New Guinea 78.95%
10 Liberia 78.14%
11 Finland 73.72%
12 Seychelles 73.26%
13 St. Vincent and the Grenadines 73.18%
14 Brunei Darussalam 72.11%
15 Bhutan 71.61%
16 Lao PDR 71.46%
17 Guinea-Bissau 69.51%
18 Sweden 68.70%
19 Japan 68.40%
20 Congo, Rep. 64.13%
21 Korea, Rep. 64.11%
22 Dominica 63.83%
23 Fiji 63.50%
24 Timor-Leste 61.66%
25 Montenegro 61.49%
26 Slovenia 61.17%
27 Costa Rica 60.40%
28 Zambia 59.52%
29 Brazil 58.98%
30 Virgin Islands (U.S.) 58.17%
31 Malaysia 57.72%
32 Samoa 57.64%
33 Estonia 57.07%
34 Panama 56.34%
35 Honduras 56.27%
36 Jamaica 56.19%
37 Puerto Rico (US) 56.12%
38 Peru 56.10%
39 Latvia 55.00%
40 Belize 54.52%
41 Congo, Dem. Rep. 54.19%
42 Northern Mariana Islands 52.96%
43 Colombia 52.77%
44 Cayman Islands 52.47%
45 Venezuela, RB 52.23%
46 Marshall Islands 52.22%
47 Sao Tome and Principe 52.13%
48 Angola 52.09%
49 Grenada 52.06%
50 Guam 51.85%

Analytical takeaways

  • Suriname leads the global ranking for Forest area (% of land area) in 2023, with a lead of 2.29% 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.