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Countries by forest share of land area

Micronesia had the highest forest share of land area of 213 countries in 2023, at 92%. Nauru had the lowest, at 0%. The median was 32.7% and the figure for the World was 31.1%. Source: the World Bank.

Highest92Micronesia
Lowest0Nauru
Median32.7213 countries
World31.1History

Top 40 countries, 2023

Micronesia: 92 %Micronesia92Suriname: 91.7 %Suriname91.7Gabon: 91.5 %Gabon91.5Palau: 90.8 %Palau90.8Solomon Islands: 89.9 %Solomon Islands89.9Guyana: 87.1 %Guyana87.1Equatorial Guinea: 86.4 %Equatorial Guinea86.4American Samoa: 79.6 %American Samoa79.6Dominica: 76.5 %Dominica76.5Papua New Guinea: 75.2 %Papua New Guinea75.2Guinea-Bissau: 75 %Guinea-Bissau75Vanuatu: 74.8 %Vanuatu74.8Finland: 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: 70.6 %Bhutan70.6Sweden: 68.6 %Sweden68.6Japan: 68.3 %Japan68.3Liberia: 66.5 %Liberia66.5British Virgin Islands: 66 %British Virgin Islands66South Korea: 64.4 %South Korea64.4North Korea: 64 %North Korea64Republic of the Congo: 63.9 %Republic of the Congo63.9Panama: 62.3 %Panama62.3Slovenia: 61.8 %Slovenia61.8Fiji: 61.7 %Fiji61.7Democratic Republic of the Congo: 61.6 %Democratic Republic of the Congo61.6Montenegro: 61.5 %Montenegro61.5Zambia: 60.6 %Zambia60.6Seychelles: 59 %Seychelles59Costa Rica: 59 %Costa Rica59Brazil: 58.9 %Brazil58.9U.S. Virgin Islands: 58.5 %U.S. Virgin Islands58.5Belize: 58.3 %Belize58.3Malaysia: 57.8 %Malaysia57.8Samoa: 57.8 %Samoa57.8São Tomé and Príncipe: 57.5 %São Tomé and Príncipe57.5Estonia: 57.2 %Estonia57.2
%. Source: World Bank, Forest area, % of land area (AG.LND.FRST.ZS). Retrieved 2026-10-11.

Full ranking

RankCountries2023 (%)Change on 2022
1Micronesia92-0.1 pts
2Suriname91.7-0.1 pts
3Gabon91.5-0 pts
4Palau90.8+0.2 pts
5Solomon Islands89.9-0 pts
6Guyana87.1-0 pts
7Equatorial Guinea86.4-0.3 pts
8American Samoa79.6+0.4 pts
9Dominica76.5-0.2 pts
10Papua New Guinea75.2-0 pts
11Guinea-Bissau75-0.2 pts
12Vanuatu74.8-0.2 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
18Bhutan70.6-0.2 pts
19Sweden68.60 pts
20Japan68.3-0 pts
21Liberia66.5-0.4 pts
22British Virgin Islands660 pts
23South Korea64.4-0 pts
24North Korea64+0.1 pts
25Republic of the Congo63.90 pts
26Panama62.3-0 pts
27Slovenia61.80 pts
28Fiji61.7+0.3 pts
29Democratic Republic of the Congo61.6-0.1 pts
30Montenegro61.50 pts
31Zambia60.6-0.1 pts
32Seychelles59-0.5 pts
33Costa Rica59+0.1 pts
34Brazil58.9-0.4 pts
35U.S. Virgin Islands58.5+0.4 pts
36Belize58.3-0.3 pts
37Malaysia57.8-0.2 pts
38Samoa57.8-0.2 pts
39São Tomé and Príncipe57.50 pts
40Estonia57.20 pts
41Laos56.8-0.2 pts
42Jamaica56.2+0.4 pts
43Latvia55.5+0.1 pts
44Colombia53.8-0.1 pts
45Saint Lucia53.7+0.1 pts
46Marshall Islands53.6-0.3 pts
47Venezuela53.5-0.1 pts
48Northern Mariana Islands53.3+0.3 pts
49Honduras53.3-0.4 pts
50Cayman Islands530 pts
51Peru52.9-0.2 pts
52Guam52.3-0.1 pts
53Angola51.6-0.4 pts
54Grenada51.5-0.6 pts
55Bahamas50.90 pts
56Russia50.7+0.1 pts
57Indonesia50.60 pts
58Bolivia50.4-0.2 pts
59Puerto Rico50.3-0.6 pts
60Tanzania50.2-0.5 pts
61Ecuador49.8-0.1 pts
62New Caledonia48.10 pts
63Austria47.20 pts
64Vietnam47+0.1 pts
65Dominican Republic46.6+0.1 pts
66Senegal45.1-0.1 pts
67Georgia44.60 pts
68Trinidad and Tobago44.2-0.1 pts
69Belarus44+0.1 pts
70Nepal43.5+0.1 pts
71French Polynesia43.10 pts
72Myanmar42.4-0.4 pts
73Bosnia and Herzegovina42.20 pts
74Saint Kitts and Nevis42.1-0.2 pts
75Canada42-0 pts
76Mozambique41.7-0.3 pts
77Cameroon41-0.2 pts
78North Macedonia40.9-0.1 pts
79Slovakia40.30 pts
80Tuvalu39.60 pts
81Cambodia39.4-1.7 pts
82Thailand39-0.3 pts
83Andorra38.90 pts
84Serbia38.8+0.5 pts
85New Zealand38.6+0.3 pts
86Czechia38.2+0.1 pts
87Spain38.2+0.1 pts
88Greece36.90 pts
89Paraguay36.9-0.4 pts
90Portugal36.6+0.1 pts
91Liechtenstein36.3+0.6 pts
92Bulgaria36.2+0.1 pts
93Zimbabwe35.9-0.1 pts
94Lithuania35.30 pts
95Cuba34.90 pts
96Croatia34.70 pts
97Luxembourg34.50 pts
98Sri Lanka34.4-0.1 pts
99Albania34.30 pts
100Sierra Leone34.3-0.3 pts
101Mexico34.2-0.1 pts
102United States33.8-0 pts
103Norway33.3-0 pts
104Guatemala33.2-0.1 pts
105El Salvador330 pts
106Germany32.80 pts
107France32.7+0.2 pts
108Switzerland320 pts
109Italy31.80 pts
110Poland310 pts
111Ghana30.7+0.2 pts
112Romania30.20 pts
113Türkiye29.3+0.2 pts
114Benin28.5-0.3 pts
115Botswana27.80 pts
116Nicaragua25.8-14.5 pts
117Rwanda25.5+0.6 pts
118Eswatini25.4-0.1 pts
119Philippines24.7+0.1 pts
120Chile24.5-0 pts
121India24.40 pts
122China23.9+0.2 pts
123Ethiopia23.80 pts
124Saint Martin23.40 pts
125Hungary22.7+0.1 pts
126Malawi22.4-0.4 pts
127Togo22.4+0.1 pts
128Gambia22-0.6 pts
129Belgium220 pts
130Singapore21.8-0 pts
131Guinea20.3-0.3 pts
132Mauritius19.10 pts
133Nigeria19.1-0.1 pts
134South Africa18.7+0.1 pts
135Cyprus18.6-0 pts
136Antigua and Barbuda18-0.2 pts
137Comoros17.8+0.1 pts
138Madagascar17.5-0.2 pts
139Australia17.30 pts
140Ukraine17.3+0.1 pts
141Argentina17.2-0.1 pts
142San Marino16.3-0 pts
143Denmark160 pts
144Barbados14.70 pts
145Bermuda14.40 pts
146Azerbaijan14.4+0.1 pts
147Bangladesh14.4-0 pts
148Lebanon13.80 pts
149United Kingdom13.4+0.1 pts
150Haiti13.4+0.1 pts
151Morocco12.80 pts
152Burkina Faso12.7-0.4 pts
153Maldives12.5+0.1 pts
154Côte d’Ivoire12.4-0.3 pts
155Cape Verde12.4+0.2 pts
156Tonga12.10 pts
157Uganda12.1-0.1 pts
158Eritrea12-0 pts
159Sudan12-0.1 pts
160Ireland11.9+0.1 pts
161Armenia11.80 pts
162Uruguay11.4+0.1 pts
163South Sudan11.30 pts
164Moldova11.3-0 pts
165Turks and Caicos Islands11.10 pts
166Netherlands10.90 pts
167Burundi10.90 pts
168Namibia9.8-0 pts
169Mongolia9.1-0 pts
170Sint Maarten8.80 pts
171Mali8.8-0.1 pts
172Uzbekistan8.7+0.1 pts
173Somalia7.9-0.1 pts
174Israel6.7+0.1 pts
175Iran6.60 pts
176Kyrgyzstan6.50 pts
177Kenya6.5+0.1 pts
178Isle of Man6.4-0 pts
179Turkmenistan50 pts
180United Arab Emirates4.60 pts
181Tunisia4.5-0 pts
182Bahrain4.3+0.6 pts
183Pakistan4.10 pts
184Chad3.1-0.1 pts
185Tajikistan3.10 pts
186Syria2.90 pts
187Aruba2.70 pts
188Afghanistan1.90 pts
189Palestine1.80 pts
190Iraq1.6-0 pts
191Malta1.50 pts
192Kiribati1.3-0 pts
193Kazakhstan1.30 pts
194Saudi Arabia1.30 pts
195Lesotho1.10 pts
196Yemen10 pts
197Mauritania10 pts
198Niger0.8-0 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 2023, according to the World Bank.

Which country has the lowest forest share of land area?

Nauru, with 0% in 2023.

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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