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Countries by forest share of land area

Guyana had the highest forest share of land area of 213 countries in 2018, at 93.6%. Nauru had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 32.2% and the figure for the World was 31.3%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest93.6Guyana
Lowest0Nauru
Median32.2213 countries
World31.3History

Top 40 countries, 2018

Guyana: 93.6 %Guyana93.6Suriname: 92.2 %Suriname92.2Micronesia: 91.9 %Micronesia91.9Gabon: 91.6 %Gabon91.6Solomon Islands: 90 %Solomon Islands90Palau: 89.7 %Palau89.7Equatorial Guinea: 87.9 %Equatorial Guinea87.9American Samoa: 79.3 %American Samoa79.3Dominica: 76.9 %Dominica76.9Vanuatu: 75.8 %Vanuatu75.8Guinea-Bissau: 75.7 %Guinea-Bissau75.7Papua New Guinea: 75.3 %Papua New Guinea75.3Finland: 74 %Finland74Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 73.2 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines73.2Central African Republic: 72.9 %Central African Republic72.9Brunei: 72.1 %Brunei72.1Timor-Leste: 71.4 %Timor-Leste71.4Bhutan: 71.2 %Bhutan71.2Liberia: 69.9 %Liberia69.9Sweden: 68.6 %Sweden68.6Japan: 68.4 %Japan68.4British Virgin Islands: 66.5 %British Virgin Islands66.5South Korea: 64.7 %South Korea64.7Republic of the Congo: 63.9 %Republic of the Congo63.9North Korea: 63.5 %North Korea63.5Panama: 62.5 %Panama62.5Democratic Republic of the Congo: 62.3 %Democratic Republic of the Congo62.3Slovenia: 61.9 %Slovenia61.9Montenegro: 61.5 %Montenegro61.5Zambia: 61.2 %Zambia61.2Seychelles: 61 %Seychelles61Brazil: 60.7 %Brazil60.7Fiji: 60.4 %Fiji60.4Belize: 60 %Belize60Malaysia: 58.7 %Malaysia58.7Samoa: 58.7 %Samoa58.7Costa Rica: 58.1 %Costa Rica58.1Laos: 57.5 %Laos57.5São Tomé and Príncipe: 57.4 %São Tomé and Príncipe57.4Estonia: 57 %Estonia57
%. Source: World Bank, Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2018 (%)Change on 2017
1Guyana93.6-0 pts
2Suriname92.2-0.1 pts
3Micronesia91.90 pts
4Gabon91.6-0 pts
5Solomon Islands90-0 pts
6Palau89.7+0.2 pts
7Equatorial Guinea87.9-0.3 pts
8American Samoa79.30 pts
9Dominica76.9-0.1 pts
10Vanuatu75.8-0.2 pts
11Guinea-Bissau75.7-0.2 pts
12Papua New Guinea75.3-0 pts
13Finland74+0.1 pts
14Saint Vincent and the Grenadines73.20 pts
15Central African Republic72.9-0.1 pts
16Brunei72.10 pts
17Timor-Leste71.4-0.1 pts
18Bhutan71.20 pts
19Liberia69.9-1.1 pts
20Sweden68.6-0 pts
21Japan68.4-0 pts
22British Virgin Islands66.50 pts
23South Korea64.7-0.1 pts
24Republic of the Congo63.9-0.1 pts
25North Korea63.5+0.1 pts
26Panama62.5-0.1 pts
27Democratic Republic of the Congo62.3-0.1 pts
28Slovenia61.9-0 pts
29Montenegro61.50 pts
30Zambia61.2-0.1 pts
31Seychelles61-0.5 pts
32Brazil60.7-0.3 pts
33Fiji60.4+0.3 pts
34Belize60-0.3 pts
35Malaysia58.7-0.2 pts
36Samoa58.7-0.2 pts
37Costa Rica58.1+0.1 pts
38Laos57.5-0.1 pts
39São Tomé and Príncipe57.40 pts
40Estonia57+0.1 pts
41Honduras56.1-0.7 pts
42U.S. Virgin Islands56+0.4 pts
43Latvia55+0.1 pts
44Colombia54.5-0.2 pts
45Jamaica54.4+0.4 pts
46Peru53.9-0.1 pts
47Venezuela53.9-0.1 pts
48Angola53.6-0.4 pts
49Marshall Islands53.3+0.4 pts
50Puerto Rico53.3-0.6 pts
51Saint Lucia53.1+0.2 pts
52Cayman Islands530 pts
53Northern Mariana Islands530 pts
54Tanzania52.7-0.5 pts
55Guam52.40 pts
56Grenada52.10 pts
57Bolivia51.7-0.2 pts
58Bahamas50.90 pts
59Indonesia50.8+0.1 pts
60Ecuador50.8-0.3 pts
61Russia50.5+0.1 pts
62New Caledonia48.80 pts
63Austria47.10 pts
64Cambodia46.8-1.1 pts
65Vietnam46+0.4 pts
66Dominican Republic460 pts
67Senegal45.5-0.1 pts
68Trinidad and Tobago44.6-0.1 pts
69Myanmar44.6-0.4 pts
70Georgia44.60 pts
71Mozambique43.4-0.3 pts
72Belarus43.2+0.2 pts
73French Polynesia43.10 pts
74Nepal42.9+0.1 pts
75Cameroon42.5-0.4 pts
76Saint Kitts and Nevis42.30 pts
77Bosnia and Herzegovina42.2-0 pts
78Canada41.10 pts
79Nicaragua41-0.2 pts
80North Macedonia40.6+0.4 pts
81Slovakia40.10 pts
82Thailand39.6+0.1 pts
83Paraguay39.3-0.6 pts
84Andorra38.7-0.1 pts
85Czechia37.7+0.1 pts
86Spain37.7+0.2 pts
87New Zealand37.7+0.1 pts
88Serbia36.6+0.5 pts
89Zimbabwe36.6-0.1 pts
90Portugal36.30 pts
91Sierra Leone35.7-0.3 pts
92Bulgaria35.7+0.1 pts
93Lithuania35.1+0.1 pts
94Greece34.9+1 pts
95Liechtenstein34.70 pts
96Mexico34.5-0.1 pts
97Croatia34.5+0.1 pts
98Luxembourg34.50 pts
99Cuba34.4+0.2 pts
100Sri Lanka34.4+0.2 pts
101Tuvalu34.30 pts
102Guatemala33.9-0.1 pts
103United States33.8-0 pts
104Norway33.2-0 pts
105El Salvador32.80 pts
106Germany32.80 pts
107Albania32.2+1 pts
108France31.8+0.2 pts
109Switzerland31.70 pts
110Italy31+0.3 pts
111Poland30.90 pts
112Benin30.1-0.3 pts
113Romania30.10 pts
114Ghana29.9+0.2 pts
115Türkiye28.6+0.2 pts
116Botswana27.80 pts
117Eswatini25.8-0.1 pts
118Gambia25.1-0.6 pts
119Saint Martin24.80 pts
120Malawi24.7-0.4 pts
121Chile24.5-0 pts
122India24.1+0.1 pts
123Philippines24+0.1 pts
124Ethiopia23.8-0 pts
125China23+0.2 pts
126Hungary22.6-0 pts
127Singapore22.5-0.2 pts
128Togo22.3-0.1 pts
129Belgium22.2-0.2 pts
130Guinea21.7-0.3 pts
131Rwanda21.6+0.6 pts
132Nigeria19.8-0.1 pts
133Mauritius19.1-0 pts
134Antigua and Barbuda18.8-0.2 pts
135Cyprus18.7-0 pts
136Madagascar18.5-0.2 pts
137South Africa18.4+0.1 pts
138Comoros18-0.2 pts
139Argentina17.5-0.1 pts
140Australia17.30 pts
141Ukraine16.9+0.1 pts
142San Marino16.70 pts
143Denmark15.70 pts
144Burkina Faso14.9-0.4 pts
145Barbados14.70 pts
146Bangladesh14.4-0 pts
147Bermuda14.40 pts
148Lebanon13.70 pts
149Azerbaijan13.6+0.2 pts
150Côte d’Ivoire13.5-0.2 pts
151Haiti13.20 pts
152United Kingdom13.20 pts
153Uganda12.8-0.1 pts
154Morocco12.80 pts
155Sudan12.4-0.1 pts
156Maldives12.40 pts
157Eritrea12.3-0 pts
158Tonga12.10 pts
159Armenia11.7-0 pts
160Cape Verde11.6+0.2 pts
161Moldova11.5-0.1 pts
162South Sudan11.3-0 pts
163Ireland11.3+0.1 pts
164Turks and Caicos Islands11.10 pts
165Burundi10.90 pts
166Netherlands10.90 pts
167Uruguay10.8+0.1 pts
168Namibia9.8-0 pts
169Mali9.2-0.1 pts
170Mongolia9.10 pts
171Sint Maarten8.80 pts
172Somalia8.8-0.2 pts
173Uzbekistan8.2+0.1 pts
174Israel6.9-0.2 pts
175Iran6.60 pts
176Kyrgyzstan6.50 pts
177Isle of Man6.40 pts
178Kenya6.1+0.1 pts
179Turkmenistan50 pts
180United Arab Emirates4.50 pts
181Tunisia4.5-0 pts
182Pakistan40 pts
183Chad3.6-0.1 pts
184Tajikistan30 pts
185Syria2.90 pts
186Aruba2.70 pts
187Bahrain2.2+0.2 pts
188Afghanistan1.90 pts
189Palestine1.80 pts
190Iraq1.7-0 pts
191Kiribati1.30 pts
192Malta1.3+0.1 pts
193Saudi Arabia1.30 pts
194Kazakhstan1.30 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 93.6% in 2018, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest forest share of land area?

Nauru, with 0% in 2018.

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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