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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

Latest available year 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018

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
201 Kuwait 0.35%
202 Mauritania 0.29%
203 Djibouti 0.26%
204 Curacao 0.16%
205 Libya 0.12%
206 Faroe Islands 0.06%
207 Egypt, Arab Rep. 0.05%
208 Oman 0.01%
209 Greenland 0.00%
210 Gibraltar 0.00%
211 Monaco 0.00%
212 Naoero 0.00%
213 Qatar 0.00%

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.