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Forest area around the world

Forest area, 2024: highest in Micronesia, at 92.1%, and lowest in Greenland, at 0%, of 209 countries with a value. The world as a whole: 31.1% in 2023.

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% of land · FAO

Forest area around the worldForest area, 2024: highest in Micronesia, at 92.1%, and lowest in Greenland, at 0%, of 209 countries with a value. The world as a whole: 31.1% in 2023.
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% of land · FAO

#CountryLatestYear
1Micronesia92.12024
2Suriname91.52024
3Gabon91.42024
4Palau90.82024
5Solomon Islands89.82024
6Guyana87.12024
7Equatorial Guinea86.12024
8American Samoa79.72024
9Dominica76.42024
10Papua New Guinea75.22024
11Guinea-Bissau74.82024
12Vanuatu74.62024
13Finland74.22024
14St. Vincent & Grenadines73.42024
15Central African Republic72.52024
16Brunei72.12024
17Timor-Leste712024
18Bhutan70.42024
19Sweden68.62024
20Japan68.32024
21Liberia66.12024
22British Virgin Islands662024
23South Korea64.42024
24North Korea64.12024
25Congo - Brazzaville642024
26Panama62.32024
27Slovenia61.82024
28Fiji61.72024
29Congo - Kinshasa61.52024
30Montenegro61.52024
31Zambia60.52024
32Costa Rica59.12024
33U.S. Virgin Islands58.92024
34Brazil58.62024
35Seychelles58.52024
36Belize582024
37Malaysia57.72024
38Samoa57.62024
39São Tomé & Príncipe57.62024
40Estonia57.32024
41Laos56.62024
42Jamaica56.62024
43Latvia55.62024
44St. Lucia53.82024
45Colombia53.72024
46Marshall Islands53.72024
47Venezuela53.42024
48Northern Mariana Islands53.32024
49Cayman Islands532024
50Honduras52.82024
51Peru52.72024
52Guam52.32024
53Grenada51.52024
54Angola51.22024
55Bahamas50.92024
56Russia50.82024
57Indonesia50.72024
58Bolivia50.22024
59Puerto Rico49.82024
60Ecuador49.72024
61Tanzania49.62024
62New Caledonia48.12024
63Austria47.32024
64Vietnam47.12024
65Dominican Republic46.72024
66Senegal452024
67Georgia44.62024
68Trinidad & Tobago44.22024
69Belarus44.12024
70Nepal43.62024
71French Polynesia42.52024
72Bosnia & Herzegovina42.22024
73St. Kitts & Nevis42.22024
74Canada422024
75Myanmar (Burma)422024
76Mozambique41.32024
77North Macedonia40.82024
78Cameroon40.72024
79Slovakia40.32024
80Tuvalu39.62024
81Serbia39.22024
82Andorra38.92024
83New Zealand38.92024
84Thailand38.72024
85Czechia38.42024
86Spain38.22024
87Cambodia37.62024
88Greece372024
89Liechtenstein36.82024
90Portugal36.72024
91Paraguay36.52024
92Bulgaria36.42024
93Zimbabwe35.72024
94Lithuania35.42024
95Cuba34.92024
96Croatia34.82024
97Luxembourg34.52024
98Sri Lanka34.42024
99Albania34.32024
100Mexico34.22024
101Sierra Leone342024
102United States33.82024
103Norway33.32024
104Guatemala33.12024
105El Salvador332024
106France32.92024
107Germany32.82024
108Switzerland322024
109Italy31.82024
110Poland312024
111Ghana30.92024
112Romania30.22024
113Türkiye29.52024
114Benin28.12024
115Botswana27.82024
116Rwanda26.12024
117Nicaragua25.82023
118Eswatini25.32024
119Philippines24.82024
120Chile24.52024
121India24.42024
122China242024
123Ethiopia23.82024
124St. Martin23.42024
125Hungary22.82024
126Togo22.52024
127Malawi222024
128Belgium222024
129Singapore21.82024
130Gambia21.32024
131Guinea202024
132Mauritius19.12024
133Nigeria192024
134South Africa18.82024
135Cyprus18.62024
136Antigua & Barbuda17.92024
137Comoros17.82024
138Australia17.42024
139Ukraine17.42024
140Madagascar17.32024
141Argentina17.12024
142San Marino16.32024
143Denmark162024
144Barbados14.62024
145Azerbaijan14.62024
146Bermuda14.42024
147Bangladesh14.42024
148Lebanon13.82024
149United Kingdom13.52024
150Haiti13.52024
151Morocco12.82024
152Cape Verde12.52024
153Maldives12.52024
154Burkina Faso12.32024
155Tonga12.12024
156Côte d’Ivoire12.12024
157Eritrea122024
158Ireland122024
159Uganda122024
160Sudan11.92024
161Armenia11.92024
162Uruguay11.52024
163South Sudan11.32024
164Moldova11.32024
165Turks & Caicos Islands11.12024
166Netherlands112024
167Burundi10.92024
168Namibia9.82024
169Mongolia9.12024
170Sint Maarten8.82024
171Uzbekistan8.82024
172Mali8.72024
173Somalia7.82024
174Israel6.82024
175Kenya6.62024
176Iran6.62024
177Kyrgyzstan6.52024
178Isle of Man6.42024
179Turkmenistan52024
180Bahrain4.92024
181United Arab Emirates4.62024
182Tunisia4.42024
183Pakistan4.12024
184Tajikistan3.12024
185Chad32024
186Syria2.92024
187Aruba2.72024
188Afghanistan1.92024
189Palestinian Territories1.82024
190Iraq1.62024
191Malta1.52024
192Kiribati1.32024
193Kazakhstan1.32024
194Saudi Arabia1.32024
195Lesotho1.12024
196Yemen12024
197Mauritania12024
198Niger0.82024
199Jordan0.82024
200Algeria0.72024
201Iceland0.62024
202Kuwait0.42024
203Djibouti0.32024
204Curaçao0.22024
205Qatar0.12024
206Libya0.12024
207Faroe Islands0.12024
208Oman02024
209Egypt02024
210Greenland02024
211Nauru02023
212Monaco02023

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Good to know

  • The share of land under trees at least 5 metres tall, natural or planted, leaving out orchards and city parks.
  • Source: FAO, via the World Bank.
  • The chart shows the 5 most populous countries with figures; the table ranks every country by its own latest year.

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