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Countries by forest share of land area

Micronesia had the highest forest share of land area of 213 countries in 2020, at 92%. Nauru had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 32.8% and the figure for the World was 31.2%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest92Micronesia
Lowest0Nauru
Median32.8213 countries
World31.2History

Top 40 countries, 2020

Micronesia: 92 %Micronesia92Suriname: 92 %Suriname92Gabon: 91.5 %Gabon91.5Palau: 90.2 %Palau90.2Solomon Islands: 89.9 %Solomon Islands89.9Equatorial Guinea: 87.3 %Equatorial Guinea87.3Guyana: 87.2 %Guyana87.2American Samoa: 79.3 %American Samoa79.3Dominica: 76.8 %Dominica76.8Vanuatu: 75.4 %Vanuatu75.4Guinea-Bissau: 75.4 %Guinea-Bissau75.4Papua New Guinea: 75.2 %Papua New Guinea75.2Finland: 74.2 %Finland74.2Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 73.2 %Saint Vincent and the Grenadines73.2Central African Republic: 72.8 %Central African Republic72.8Brunei: 72.1 %Brunei72.1Bhutan: 71.2 %Bhutan71.2Timor-Leste: 71.2 %Timor-Leste71.2Sweden: 68.6 %Sweden68.6Japan: 68.4 %Japan68.4Liberia: 67.8 %Liberia67.8British Virgin Islands: 66.5 %British Virgin Islands66.5South Korea: 64.5 %South Korea64.5Republic of the Congo: 63.8 %Republic of the Congo63.8North Korea: 63.7 %North Korea63.7Panama: 62.4 %Panama62.4Democratic Republic of the Congo: 62 %Democratic Republic of the Congo62Slovenia: 61.8 %Slovenia61.8Montenegro: 61.5 %Montenegro61.5Zambia: 61 %Zambia61Fiji: 60.9 %Fiji60.9Brazil: 60.1 %Brazil60.1Seychelles: 60 %Seychelles60Belize: 59.3 %Belize59.3Malaysia: 58.4 %Malaysia58.4Samoa: 58.3 %Samoa58.3Costa Rica: 58.2 %Costa Rica58.2São Tomé and Príncipe: 57.4 %São Tomé and Príncipe57.4Laos: 57.2 %Laos57.2Estonia: 57.2 %Estonia57.2
%. Source: World Bank, Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2020 (%)Change on 2019
1Micronesia920 pts
2Suriname92-0.1 pts
3Gabon91.5-0 pts
4Palau90.2+0.4 pts
5Solomon Islands89.9-0 pts
6Equatorial Guinea87.3-0.3 pts
7Guyana87.2-6.4 pts
8American Samoa79.30 pts
9Dominica76.8-0.1 pts
10Vanuatu75.4-0.2 pts
11Guinea-Bissau75.4-0.2 pts
12Papua New Guinea75.2-0 pts
13Finland74.2+0.1 pts
14Saint Vincent and the Grenadines73.20 pts
15Central African Republic72.8-0.1 pts
16Brunei72.10 pts
17Bhutan71.20 pts
18Timor-Leste71.2-0.1 pts
19Sweden68.6-0 pts
20Japan68.4-0 pts
21Liberia67.8-1.1 pts
22British Virgin Islands66.50 pts
23South Korea64.5-0.1 pts
24Republic of the Congo63.8-0.1 pts
25North Korea63.7+0.1 pts
26Panama62.4-0 pts
27Democratic Republic of the Congo62-0.1 pts
28Slovenia61.8-0 pts
29Montenegro61.50 pts
30Zambia61-0.1 pts
31Fiji60.9+0.3 pts
32Brazil60.1-0.3 pts
33Seychelles60-0.5 pts
34Belize59.3-0.3 pts
35Malaysia58.4-0.2 pts
36Samoa58.3-0.2 pts
37Costa Rica58.2+0.1 pts
38São Tomé and Príncipe57.40 pts
39Laos57.2-0.1 pts
40Estonia57.2+0.1 pts
41U.S. Virgin Islands56.9+0.4 pts
42Latvia55.2+0.1 pts
43Jamaica55.1+0.4 pts
44Honduras54.6-0.7 pts
45Colombia54.2-0.2 pts
46Marshall Islands53.9+0.3 pts
47Venezuela53.7-0.1 pts
48Peru53.6-0.1 pts
49Saint Lucia53.4+0.2 pts
50Cayman Islands530 pts
51Northern Mariana Islands530 pts
52Angola52.8-0.4 pts
53Guam52.40 pts
54Puerto Rico52.1-0.6 pts
55Grenada52.10 pts
56Tanzania51.7-0.4 pts
57Bolivia51.3-0.2 pts
58Bahamas50.90 pts
59Indonesia50.9+0.1 pts
60Russia50.6+0.1 pts
61Ecuador50.2-0.3 pts
62New Caledonia48.80 pts
63Austria47.10 pts
64Vietnam46.8+0.4 pts
65Dominican Republic46.20 pts
66Senegal45.3-0.1 pts
67Cambodia44.6-1.1 pts
68Georgia44.60 pts
69Trinidad and Tobago44.5-0.1 pts
70Myanmar43.7-0.4 pts
71Belarus43.6+0.2 pts
72Nepal43.1+0.1 pts
73French Polynesia43.10 pts
74Mozambique42.7-0.3 pts
75Saint Kitts and Nevis42.30 pts
76Bosnia and Herzegovina42.1-0 pts
77Cameroon41.7-0.4 pts
78North Macedonia41.3+0.4 pts
79Canada41.10 pts
80Nicaragua40.6-0.2 pts
81Slovakia40.20 pts
82Thailand39.8+0.1 pts
83Andorra38.6-0.1 pts
84Paraguay38-0.6 pts
85Spain38+0.2 pts
86Czechia37.9+0.1 pts
87New Zealand37.8+0.1 pts
88Serbia37.4+0.4 pts
89Greece36.9+1 pts
90Portugal36.40 pts
91Zimbabwe36.3-0.1 pts
92Bulgaria35.9+0.1 pts
93Lithuania35.20 pts
94Sierra Leone35.1-0.3 pts
95Cuba34.8+0.2 pts
96Liechtenstein34.70 pts
97Sri Lanka34.7+0.2 pts
98Croatia34.7+0.1 pts
99Luxembourg34.50 pts
100Mexico34.4-0.1 pts
101Albania34.3+1 pts
102Tuvalu34.30 pts
103United States33.8-0 pts
104Guatemala33.6-0.1 pts
105Norway33.3+0.1 pts
106El Salvador32.90 pts
107Germany32.80 pts
108France32.2+0.2 pts
109Switzerland31.80 pts
110Italy31.7+0.3 pts
111Poland30.90 pts
112Ghana30.2+0.2 pts
113Romania30.10 pts
114Benin29.4-0.3 pts
115Türkiye28.9+0.2 pts
116Botswana27.80 pts
117Eswatini25.6-0.1 pts
118Saint Martin24.80 pts
119Chile24.5-0 pts
120India24.3+0.1 pts
121Philippines24.2+0.1 pts
122Gambia23.9-0.6 pts
123Ethiopia23.8-0 pts
124Malawi23.8-0.4 pts
125China23.3+0.2 pts
126Rwanda22.8+0.6 pts
127Hungary22.5-0 pts
128Togo22.2-0.1 pts
129Singapore22-0.2 pts
130Belgium22-0.1 pts
131Guinea21.1-0.3 pts
132Nigeria19.5-0.1 pts
133Mauritius19.10 pts
134Cyprus18.7-0 pts
135South Africa18.5+0.1 pts
136Antigua and Barbuda18.5-0.2 pts
137Madagascar18.1-0.2 pts
138Comoros17.7-0.2 pts
139Argentina17.4-0.1 pts
140Australia17.30 pts
141Ukraine17.1+0.1 pts
142San Marino16.70 pts
143Denmark15.80 pts
144Barbados14.70 pts
145Bermuda14.40 pts
146Bangladesh14.4-0 pts
147Azerbaijan14.1+0.2 pts
148Burkina Faso14-0.4 pts
149Lebanon13.80 pts
150United Kingdom13.30 pts
151Haiti13.20 pts
152Côte d’Ivoire13.1-0.2 pts
153Morocco12.80 pts
154Uganda12.5-0.1 pts
155Maldives12.40 pts
156Sudan12.2-0.1 pts
157Eritrea12.2-0 pts
158Tonga12.10 pts
159Cape Verde11.9+0.2 pts
160Armenia11.8+0.1 pts
161Ireland11.5+0.1 pts
162Moldova11.3-0.1 pts
163South Sudan11.3-0 pts
164Turks and Caicos Islands11.10 pts
165Uruguay11+0.1 pts
166Netherlands10.90 pts
167Burundi10.90 pts
168Namibia9.8-0 pts
169Mongolia9.1-0 pts
170Mali9-0.1 pts
171Sint Maarten8.80 pts
172Uzbekistan8.4+0.1 pts
173Somalia8.3-0.2 pts
174Iran6.60 pts
175Kyrgyzstan6.50 pts
176Israel6.5-0.2 pts
177Isle of Man6.40 pts
178Kenya6.2+0.1 pts
179Turkmenistan50 pts
180United Arab Emirates4.50 pts
181Tunisia4.5-0 pts
182Pakistan40 pts
183Chad3.4-0.1 pts
184Tajikistan30 pts
185Syria2.90 pts
186Aruba2.70 pts
187Bahrain2.5+0.1 pts
188Afghanistan1.90 pts
189Palestine1.80 pts
190Iraq1.7-0 pts
191Malta1.4+0.1 pts
192Kiribati1.30 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
201Iceland0.60 pts
202Kuwait0.40 pts
203Djibouti0.30 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?

Micronesia, with 92% in 2020, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest forest share of land area?

Nauru, with 0% in 2020.

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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