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.

Year archive

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
151 Haiti 12.26%
152 Uruguay 11.96%
153 Moldova 11.74%
154 Armenia 11.62%
155 Cabo Verde 11.57%
156 Ireland 11.53%
157 South Sudan 11.33%
158 Rwanda 11.31%
159 Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07%
160 Netherlands 11.06%
161 Uganda 11.04%
162 Mali 10.90%
163 Burundi 10.89%
164 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 10.88%
165 Argentina 10.32%
166 Sudan 9.55%
167 Somalia, Fed. Rep. 9.17%
168 Mongolia 9.09%
169 Turkmenistan 8.78%
170 Eritrea 8.63%
171 Uzbekistan 8.55%
172 Cote d'Ivoire 7.86%
173 Namibia 7.81%
174 Kyrgyz Republic 7.14%
175 Iran, Islamic Rep. 6.65%
176 Israel 6.47%
177 Kenya 6.22%
178 Isle of Man 6.07%
179 Pakistan 4.67%
180 Tunisia 4.55%
181 United Arab Emirates 4.47%
182 Chad 3.16%
183 Tajikistan 3.08%
184 Syrian Arab Republic 2.84%
185 Maldives 2.75%
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 1.31%
193 Lesotho 1.14%
194 Jordan 1.10%
195 Yemen, Rep. 1.04%
196 Bahrain 0.95%
197 Algeria 0.83%
198 Niger 0.82%
199 Iceland 0.53%
200 Saudi Arabia 0.45%

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.