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Countries by forest share of land area, 2024

Micronesia had the highest forest share of land area of 209 countries in 2024, at 92.1%. Greenland had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 33%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest92.1Micronesia
Lowest0Greenland
Median33209 countries

Top 40 countries, 2024

Micronesia: 92.1 %Micronesia92.1Suriname: 91.5 %Suriname91.5Gabon: 91.4 %Gabon91.4Palau: 90.8 %Palau90.8Solomon Islands: 89.8 %Solomon Islands89.8Guyana: 87.1 %Guyana87.1Equatorial Guinea: 86.1 %Equatorial Guinea86.1American Samoa: 79.6 %American Samoa79.6Dominica: 76.4 %Dominica76.4Papua New Guinea: 75.2 %Papua New Guinea75.2Guinea-Bissau: 74.8 %Guinea-Bissau74.8Vanuatu: 74.6 %Vanuatu74.6Finland: 74.2 %Finland74.2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 73.4 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines73.4Central African Republic: 72.5 %Central African Republic72.5Brunei: 72.1 %Brunei72.1Timor-Leste: 71 %Timor-Leste71Bhutan: 70.4 %Bhutan70.4Sweden: 68.6 %Sweden68.6Japan: 68.3 %Japan68.3Liberia: 66.1 %Liberia66.1British Virgin Islands: 66 %British Virgin Islands66South Korea: 64.4 %South Korea64.4North Korea: 64.1 %North Korea64.1Republic of the Congo: 64 %Republic of the Congo64Panama: 62.2 %Panama62.2Slovenia: 61.8 %Slovenia61.8Fiji: 61.7 %Fiji61.7Democratic Republic of the Congo: 61.5 %Democratic Republic of the Congo61.5Montenegro: 61.5 %Montenegro61.5Zambia: 60.5 %Zambia60.5Costa Rica: 59.1 %Costa Rica59.1U.S. Virgin Islands: 58.9 %U.S. Virgin Islands58.9Brazil: 58.5 %Brazil58.5Seychelles: 58.5 %Seychelles58.5Belize: 58 %Belize58Malaysia: 57.7 %Malaysia57.7Samoa: 57.6 %Samoa57.6São Tomé and Príncipe: 57.6 %São Tomé and Príncipe57.6Estonia: 57.2 %Estonia57.2
%. Source: World Bank, Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2024 (%)Change on 2023
1Micronesia92.10 pts
2Suriname91.5-0.1 pts
3Gabon91.4-0 pts
4Palau90.8-0 pts
5Solomon Islands89.8-0 pts
6Guyana87.1-0 pts
7Equatorial Guinea86.1-0.3 pts
8American Samoa79.60 pts
9Dominica76.4-0.1 pts
10Papua New Guinea75.2-0 pts
11Guinea-Bissau74.8-0.2 pts
12Vanuatu74.6-0.2 pts
13Finland74.2-0 pts
14Saint Vincent and the Grenadines73.40 pts
15Central African Republic72.5-0.1 pts
16Brunei72.10 pts
17Timor-Leste71-0.1 pts
18Bhutan70.4-0.2 pts
19Sweden68.60 pts
20Japan68.3-0 pts
21Liberia66.1-0.4 pts
22British Virgin Islands660 pts
23South Korea64.4-0 pts
24North Korea64.1+0.1 pts
25Republic of the Congo640 pts
26Panama62.2-0 pts
27Slovenia61.8-0 pts
28Fiji61.70 pts
29Democratic Republic of the Congo61.5-0.1 pts
30Montenegro61.50 pts
31Zambia60.5-0.1 pts
32Costa Rica59.1+0.1 pts
33U.S. Virgin Islands58.9+0.4 pts
34Brazil58.5-0.4 pts
35Seychelles58.5-0.5 pts
36Belize58-0.3 pts
37Malaysia57.7-0.2 pts
38Samoa57.6-0.2 pts
39São Tomé and Príncipe57.60 pts
40Estonia57.20 pts
41Laos56.6-0.2 pts
42Jamaica56.5+0.4 pts
43Latvia55.6+0.1 pts
44Saint Lucia53.8+0.1 pts
45Colombia53.7-0.1 pts
46Marshall Islands53.60 pts
47Venezuela53.4-0.1 pts
48Northern Mariana Islands53.30 pts
49Cayman Islands530 pts
50Honduras52.8-0.4 pts
51Peru52.7-0.2 pts
52Guam52.30 pts
53Grenada51.50 pts
54Angola51.2-0.4 pts
55Bahamas50.90 pts
56Russia50.8+0.1 pts
57Indonesia50.70 pts
58Bolivia50.2-0.2 pts
59Puerto Rico49.7-0.6 pts
60Ecuador49.7-0.1 pts
61Tanzania49.6-0.5 pts
62New Caledonia48.10 pts
63Austria47.30 pts
64Vietnam47.1+0.1 pts
65Dominican Republic46.7+0.1 pts
66Senegal45-0.1 pts
67Georgia44.60 pts
68Trinidad and Tobago44.2-0.1 pts
69Belarus44.1+0.1 pts
70Nepal43.6+0.1 pts
71French Polynesia42.4-0.6 pts
72Bosnia and Herzegovina42.20 pts
73Saint Kitts and Nevis42.10 pts
74Canada42-0 pts
75Myanmar42-0.4 pts
76Mozambique41.3-0.3 pts
77North Macedonia40.8-0.1 pts
78Cameroon40.7-0.2 pts
79Slovakia40.30 pts
80Tuvalu39.60 pts
81Serbia39.2+0.5 pts
82Andorra38.90 pts
83New Zealand38.9+0.3 pts
84Thailand38.7-0.3 pts
85Czechia38.4+0.1 pts
86Spain38.2+0.1 pts
87Cambodia37.6-1.7 pts
88Greece36.90 pts
89Liechtenstein36.8+0.5 pts
90Portugal36.6+0.1 pts
91Paraguay36.5-0.4 pts
92Bulgaria36.4+0.1 pts
93Zimbabwe35.7-0.1 pts
94Lithuania35.4+0.1 pts
95Cuba34.90 pts
96Croatia34.80 pts
97Luxembourg34.50 pts
98Sri Lanka34.4-0.1 pts
99Albania34.30 pts
100Mexico34.2-0.1 pts
101Sierra Leone34-0.3 pts
102United States33.8-0 pts
103Norway33.2-0 pts
104Guatemala33.1-0.1 pts
105El Salvador330 pts
106France32.9+0.2 pts
107Germany32.80 pts
108Switzerland320 pts
109Italy31.80 pts
110Poland310 pts
111Ghana30.9+0.2 pts
112Romania30.20 pts
113Türkiye29.5+0.2 pts
114Benin28.1-0.3 pts
115Botswana27.80 pts
116Rwanda26.1+0.6 pts
117Eswatini25.3-0.1 pts
118Philippines24.8+0.1 pts
119Chile24.50 pts
120India24.40 pts
121China24+0.2 pts
122Ethiopia23.8-0 pts
123Saint Martin23.40 pts
124Hungary22.8+0.1 pts
125Togo22.5+0.1 pts
126Malawi22-0.4 pts
127Belgium22-0 pts
128Singapore21.8-0 pts
129Gambia21.3-0.6 pts
130Guinea20-0.3 pts
131Mauritius19.10 pts
132Nigeria18.9-0.1 pts
133South Africa18.8+0.1 pts
134Cyprus18.6-0 pts
135Antigua and Barbuda17.9-0.1 pts
136Comoros17.8-0 pts
137Australia17.40 pts
138Ukraine17.3+0.1 pts
139Madagascar17.3-0.2 pts
140Argentina17.1-0.1 pts
141San Marino16.30 pts
142Denmark160 pts
143Barbados14.6-0 pts
144Azerbaijan14.6+0.1 pts
145Bermuda14.40 pts
146Bangladesh14.4-0 pts
147Lebanon13.80 pts
148United Kingdom13.5+0.1 pts
149Haiti13.5+0.1 pts
150Morocco12.80 pts
151Cape Verde12.5+0.2 pts
152Maldives12.50 pts
153Burkina Faso12.3-0.4 pts
154Tonga12.10 pts
155Côte d’Ivoire12.1-0.3 pts
156Eritrea12-0 pts
157Ireland12+0.1 pts
158Uganda11.9-0.1 pts
159Sudan11.9-0.1 pts
160Armenia11.80 pts
161Uruguay11.5+0.1 pts
162South Sudan11.30 pts
163Moldova11.3-0 pts
164Turks and Caicos Islands11.10 pts
165Netherlands110 pts
166Burundi10.90 pts
167Namibia9.8-0 pts
168Mongolia9.1-0 pts
169Sint Maarten8.80 pts
170Uzbekistan8.8+0.1 pts
171Mali8.7-0.1 pts
172Somalia7.8-0.1 pts
173Israel6.8+0.1 pts
174Kenya6.6+0.1 pts
175Iran6.60 pts
176Kyrgyzstan6.50 pts
177Isle of Man6.4-0 pts
178Turkmenistan50 pts
179Bahrain4.9+0.6 pts
180United Arab Emirates4.60 pts
181Tunisia4.4-0 pts
182Pakistan4.10 pts
183Tajikistan3.10 pts
184Chad3-0.1 pts
185Syria2.90 pts
186Aruba2.70 pts
187Afghanistan1.90 pts
188Palestine1.80 pts
189Iraq1.6-0 pts
190Malta1.50 pts
191Kiribati1.30 pts
192Kazakhstan1.30 pts
193Saudi Arabia1.30 pts
194Lesotho1.10 pts
195Yemen10 pts
196Mauritania10 pts
197Niger0.8-0 pts
198Jordan0.80 pts
199Algeria0.7-0 pts
200Iceland0.60 pts
201Kuwait0.40 pts
202Djibouti0.30 pts
203Curaçao0.20 pts
204Qatar0.10 pts
205Libya0.1-0 pts
206Faroe Islands0.10 pts
207Oman00 pts
208Egypt00 pts
209Greenland00 pts

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About this ranking

Share of land area under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters, productive or not, excluding tree stands in agricultural production systems and trees in urban parks and gardens. World Bank series from the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO).

A share of land area, not of total area. For the area itself see land_area.

Every value in the ranking comes from the same publisher and the same period, so the countries are compared on one definition. 4 countries with data in other periods have no value for 2024 and are left out rather than filled from another source. Equal values share a rank.

How to cite

World Bank, World Development Indicators. Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Retrieved 2026-10-11.

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Which country has the highest forest share of land area?

Micronesia, with 92.1% in 2024, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest forest share of land area?

Greenland, with 0% in 2024.

Where does this ranking come from?

Every value comes from one source and one period, so the places are comparable: World Bank, Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11. 4 countries have no value for 2024 and are not ranked.

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