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East Asia & Pacific
Forest area (% of land area)

Within the “East Asia & Pacific” group, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. leads Forest area (% of land area) in 2023 at 92.16%, while Naoero sits at the lower end of the current snapshot with 0.00%. This format is well suited to long-tail regional and income-group queries.

Group leaders

0.023.046.169.192.2Micronesia, Fed. Sts.Micronesia, Fed. Sts.: 92.16%92.2PalauPalau: 90.54%90.5Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 90.06%90.1American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 85.20%85.2Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 78.95%79.0Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 72.11%72.1Lao PDRLao PDR: 71.46%71.5JapanJapan: 68.40%68.4Korea, Rep.Korea, Rep.: 64.11%64.1FijiFiji: 63.50%63.5Timor-LesteTimor-Leste: 61.66%61.7MalaysiaMalaysia: 57.72%57.7

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Micronesia, Fed. Sts. 92.16%
2 Palau 90.54%
3 Solomon Islands 90.06%
4 American Samoa 85.20%
5 Papua New Guinea 78.95%
6 Brunei Darussalam 72.11%
7 Lao PDR 71.46%
8 Japan 68.40%
9 Korea, Rep. 64.11%
10 Fiji 63.50%
11 Timor-Leste 61.66%
12 Malaysia 57.72%
13 Samoa 57.64%
14 Northern Mariana Islands 52.96%
15 Marshall Islands 52.22%
16 Guam 51.85%
17 Korea, Dem. People's Rep. 49.55%
18 Indonesia 47.72%
19 Viet Nam 47.45%
20 New Caledonia 45.83%
21 Cambodia 43.06%
22 French Polynesia 43.06%
23 Myanmar 42.40%
24 Thailand 38.69%
25 New Zealand 37.79%
26 Vanuatu 36.28%
27 Tuvalu 33.33%
28 Philippines 24.46%
29 China 24.03%
30 Singapore 20.93%
31 Australia 17.42%
32 Tonga 12.43%
33 Mongolia 9.09%
34 Kiribati 1.46%
35 Naoero 0.00%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the East Asia & Pacific group for Forest area (% of land area) in 2023, Micronesia, Fed. Sts. leads with a gap of 1.61% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 35 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Naoero at 0.00%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.