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Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan
Forest area (% of land area)

Within the “Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan” group, Lebanon leads Forest area (% of land area) in 2023 at 14.19%, while Qatar 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

0.03.57.110.614.2LebanonLebanon: 14.19%14.2MoroccoMorocco: 12.94%12.9Iran, Islamic Rep.Iran, Islamic Rep.: 6.65%6.6IsraelIsrael: 6.47%6.5PakistanPakistan: 4.67%4.7TunisiaTunisia: 4.55%4.6United Arab EmiratesUnited Arab Emirates: 4.47%4.5Syrian Arab RepublicSyrian Arab Republic: 2.84%2.8IraqIraq: 1.90%1.9AfghanistanAfghanistan: 1.85%1.9West Bank and GazaWest Bank and Gaza: 1.68%1.7MaltaMalta: 1.44%1.4

Country table

#CountryValue
1 Lebanon 14.19%
2 Morocco 12.94%
3 Iran, Islamic Rep. 6.65%
4 Israel 6.47%
5 Pakistan 4.67%
6 Tunisia 4.55%
7 United Arab Emirates 4.47%
8 Syrian Arab Republic 2.84%
9 Iraq 1.90%
10 Afghanistan 1.85%
11 West Bank and Gaza 1.68%
12 Malta 1.44%
13 Jordan 1.10%
14 Yemen, Rep. 1.04%
15 Bahrain 0.95%
16 Algeria 0.83%
17 Saudi Arabia 0.45%
18 Kuwait 0.35%
19 Djibouti 0.26%
20 Libya 0.12%
21 Egypt, Arab Rep. 0.05%
22 Oman 0.01%
23 Qatar 0.00%

Analytical takeaways

  • Inside the Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan group for Forest area (% of land area) in 2023, Lebanon leads with a gap of 1.25% to the next country.
  • The peer set on this page covers 23 countries, and the lower end of the current distribution sits with Qatar at 0.00%.
  • This page bridges the global ranking context with a more relevant regional or income-based comparison layer.