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Countries by forest share of land area

Guyana had the highest forest share of land area of 213 countries in 2017, at 93.7%. Nauru had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 31.7% and the figure for the World was 31.3%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest93.7Guyana
Lowest0Nauru
Median31.7213 countries
World31.3History

Top 40 countries, 2017

Guyana: 93.7 %Guyana93.7Suriname: 92.3 %Suriname92.3Micronesia: 91.9 %Micronesia91.9Gabon: 91.6 %Gabon91.6Solomon Islands: 90 %Solomon Islands90Palau: 89.5 %Palau89.5Equatorial Guinea: 88.2 %Equatorial Guinea88.2American Samoa: 79.3 %American Samoa79.3Dominica: 76.9 %Dominica76.9Vanuatu: 76 %Vanuatu76Guinea-Bissau: 75.9 %Guinea-Bissau75.9Papua New Guinea: 75.3 %Papua New Guinea75.3Finland: 73.9 %Finland73.9Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 73.2 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines73.2Central African Republic: 73 %Central African Republic73Brunei: 72.1 %Brunei72.1Timor-Leste: 71.5 %Timor-Leste71.5Bhutan: 71.2 %Bhutan71.2Liberia: 70.9 %Liberia70.9Sweden: 68.6 %Sweden68.6Japan: 68.4 %Japan68.4British Virgin Islands: 66.5 %British Virgin Islands66.5South Korea: 64.8 %South Korea64.8Republic of the Congo: 64 %Republic of the Congo64North Korea: 63.4 %North Korea63.4Panama: 62.6 %Panama62.6Democratic Republic of the Congo: 62.4 %Democratic Republic of the Congo62.4Slovenia: 61.9 %Slovenia61.9Montenegro: 61.5 %Montenegro61.5Seychelles: 61.4 %Seychelles61.4Zambia: 61.3 %Zambia61.3Brazil: 61 %Brazil61Belize: 60.3 %Belize60.3Fiji: 60.2 %Fiji60.2Malaysia: 58.9 %Malaysia58.9Samoa: 58.8 %Samoa58.8Costa Rica: 58 %Costa Rica58Laos: 57.7 %Laos57.7São Tomé and Príncipe: 57.4 %São Tomé and Príncipe57.4Honduras: 56.9 %Honduras56.9
%. Source: World Bank, Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2017 (%)Change on 2016
1Guyana93.7-0 pts
2Suriname92.3-0.1 pts
3Micronesia91.90 pts
4Gabon91.6-0 pts
5Solomon Islands90-0 pts
6Palau89.5+0.2 pts
7Equatorial Guinea88.2-0.3 pts
8American Samoa79.30 pts
9Dominica76.9-0.1 pts
10Vanuatu76-0.2 pts
11Guinea-Bissau75.9-0.2 pts
12Papua New Guinea75.3-0 pts
13Finland73.9+0.1 pts
14Saint Vincent and the Grenadines73.20 pts
15Central African Republic73-0.1 pts
16Brunei72.10 pts
17Timor-Leste71.5-0.1 pts
18Bhutan71.20 pts
19Liberia70.9-1.1 pts
20Sweden68.6-0 pts
21Japan68.4-0 pts
22British Virgin Islands66.50 pts
23South Korea64.8-0.1 pts
24Republic of the Congo64-0.1 pts
25North Korea63.4+0.1 pts
26Panama62.6-0 pts
27Democratic Republic of the Congo62.4-0.1 pts
28Slovenia61.9-0 pts
29Montenegro61.50 pts
30Seychelles61.4-0.5 pts
31Zambia61.3-0.1 pts
32Brazil61-0.3 pts
33Belize60.3-0.3 pts
34Fiji60.2+0.3 pts
35Malaysia58.9-0.2 pts
36Samoa58.8+0.9 pts
37Costa Rica58+0.1 pts
38Laos57.7-0.1 pts
39São Tomé and Príncipe57.40 pts
40Honduras56.9-0.7 pts
41Estonia56.9+1 pts
42U.S. Virgin Islands55.6+0.4 pts
43Latvia54.8+0.1 pts
44Colombia54.6-0.2 pts
45Peru54.1-0.1 pts
46Jamaica54+0.4 pts
47Venezuela54-0.1 pts
48Angola54-0.4 pts
49Puerto Rico53.9-0.6 pts
50Tanzania53.2-0.5 pts
51Cayman Islands530 pts
52Northern Mariana Islands530 pts
53Saint Lucia52.9+0.2 pts
54Marshall Islands52.9+0.3 pts
55Guam52.40 pts
56Grenada52.10 pts
57Bolivia51.9-0.2 pts
58Ecuador51-0.3 pts
59Bahamas50.90 pts
60Indonesia50.7+0.1 pts
61Russia50.4+0.1 pts
62New Caledonia48.80 pts
63Cambodia47.9-1.1 pts
64Austria470 pts
65Dominican Republic45.90 pts
66Vietnam45.7+0.4 pts
67Senegal45.6-0.1 pts
68Myanmar45.1-0.4 pts
69Trinidad and Tobago44.7-0.1 pts
70Georgia44.60 pts
71Mozambique43.7-0.3 pts
72French Polynesia43.10 pts
73Belarus42.9+0.2 pts
74Cameroon42.9-0.4 pts
75Nepal42.8+0.1 pts
76Saint Kitts and Nevis42.30 pts
77Bosnia and Herzegovina42.2-0 pts
78Nicaragua41.2-0.2 pts
79Canada41.10 pts
80North Macedonia40.2+0.4 pts
81Slovakia400 pts
82Paraguay39.9-0.6 pts
83Thailand39.5+0.1 pts
84Andorra38.8-0 pts
85Czechia37.6+0.1 pts
86New Zealand37.6+0.1 pts
87Spain37.5+0.2 pts
88Zimbabwe36.7-0.1 pts
89Portugal36.30 pts
90Serbia36.1+0.5 pts
91Sierra Leone35.9-0.3 pts
92Bulgaria35.5+0.1 pts
93Lithuania350 pts
94Liechtenstein34.70 pts
95Mexico34.6-0.1 pts
96Croatia34.5+0.1 pts
97Luxembourg34.50 pts
98Tuvalu34.30 pts
99Cuba34.3+0.3 pts
100Sri Lanka34.2+0.2 pts
101Guatemala34-0.1 pts
102United States33.9-0 pts
103Greece33.9+1 pts
104Norway33.2-0 pts
105Germany32.80 pts
106El Salvador32.70 pts
107Switzerland31.70 pts
108France31.6+0.2 pts
109Albania31.2+1.1 pts
110Poland30.80 pts
111Italy30.7+0.3 pts
112Benin30.4-0.3 pts
113Romania300 pts
114Ghana29.8+0.2 pts
115Türkiye28.4+0.2 pts
116Botswana27.80 pts
117Eswatini25.9-0.1 pts
118Gambia25.6-0.6 pts
119Malawi25.1-0.4 pts
120Saint Martin24.80 pts
121Chile24.5-0 pts
122India24+0.1 pts
123Ethiopia23.8-0 pts
124Philippines23.8+0.1 pts
125China22.8+0.2 pts
126Singapore22.8-0.3 pts
127Hungary22.6-0 pts
128Belgium22.5-0.1 pts
129Togo22.4-0.1 pts
130Guinea21.9-0.3 pts
131Rwanda21+0.6 pts
132Nigeria19.9-0.1 pts
133Mauritius19.20 pts
134Antigua and Barbuda18.9-0.1 pts
135Madagascar18.7-0.2 pts
136Cyprus18.7-0 pts
137South Africa18.3+0.1 pts
138Comoros18.2-0.2 pts
139Argentina17.6-0.1 pts
140Australia17.30 pts
141Ukraine16.9+0.1 pts
142San Marino16.70 pts
143Denmark15.70 pts
144Burkina Faso15.3-0.4 pts
145Barbados14.70 pts
146Bangladesh14.5-0 pts
147Bermuda14.40 pts
148Lebanon13.70 pts
149Côte d’Ivoire13.6-0.2 pts
150Azerbaijan13.4+0.2 pts
151Haiti13.20 pts
152United Kingdom13.10 pts
153Uganda12.9-0.1 pts
154Morocco12.80 pts
155Sudan12.5-0.1 pts
156Maldives12.40 pts
157Eritrea12.3-0 pts
158Tonga12.10 pts
159Armenia11.7-0 pts
160Moldova11.6-0.1 pts
161Cape Verde11.4+0.2 pts
162South Sudan11.3-0 pts
163Ireland11.2+0.1 pts
164Turks and Caicos Islands11.10 pts
165Burundi10.90 pts
166Netherlands10.90 pts
167Uruguay10.7+0.1 pts
168Namibia9.8-0 pts
169Mali9.2-0.1 pts
170Mongolia9.10 pts
171Somalia9-0.2 pts
172Sint Maarten8.80 pts
173Uzbekistan8.2+0.1 pts
174Israel7.2-0.2 pts
175Iran6.60 pts
176Kyrgyzstan6.50 pts
177Isle of Man6.40 pts
178Kenya6+0.1 pts
179Turkmenistan50 pts
180United Arab Emirates4.50 pts
181Tunisia4.5-0 pts
182Pakistan40 pts
183Chad3.7-0.1 pts
184Tajikistan30 pts
185Syria2.90 pts
186Aruba2.70 pts
187Bahrain2.1+0.2 pts
188Afghanistan1.90 pts
189Palestine1.80 pts
190Iraq1.7-0 pts
191Kiribati1.30 pts
192Saudi Arabia1.30 pts
193Kazakhstan1.20 pts
194Malta1.2+0.1 pts
195Lesotho1.10 pts
196Yemen10 pts
197Mauritania10 pts
198Niger0.9-0 pts
199Jordan0.80 pts
200Algeria0.7-0 pts
201Iceland0.50 pts
202Kuwait0.30 pts
203Djibouti0.20 pts
204Curaçao0.20 pts
205Qatar0.10 pts
206Libya0.1-0 pts
207Faroe Islands0.10 pts
208Oman00 pts
209Egypt00 pts
210Greenland00 pts
211Gibraltar00 pts
211Monaco00 pts
211Nauru00 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. 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?

Guyana, with 93.7% in 2017, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest forest share of land area?

Nauru, with 0% in 2017.

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.

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