Countries by forest area
The share of the land under forest: natural or planted stands of trees at least five metres tall, whether productive or not. 192 countries, highest first. World Bank, mostly 2024
Median country
33%
half above, half below| # | Country | % of land | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Micronesia | 92% | 2024 | Micronesia |
| 2 |  Suriname | 92% | 2024 | South America |
| 3 |  Gabon | 91% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 4 |  Palau | 91% | 2024 | Micronesia |
| 5 |  Solomon Islands | 90% | 2024 | Melanesia |
| 6 |  Guyana | 87% | 2024 | South America |
| 7 |  Equatorial Guinea | 86% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 8 |  Dominica | 76% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 9 |  Papua New Guinea | 75% | 2024 | Melanesia |
| 10 |  Guinea-Bissau | 75% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 11 |  Finland | 74% | 2024 | Northern Europe |
| 12 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 13 |  Brunei | 72% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 14 |  Timor-Leste | 71% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 15 |  Bhutan | 70% | 2024 | Southern Asia |
| 16 |  Sweden | 69% | 2024 | Northern Europe |
| 17 |  Japan | 68% | 2024 | Eastern Asia |
| 18 |  Liberia | 66% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 19 |  South Korea | 64% | 2024 | Eastern Asia |
| 20 |  North Korea | 64% | 2024 | Eastern Asia |
| 21 |  Congo | 64% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 22 |  Panama | 62% | 2024 | Central America |
| 23 |  Slovenia | 62% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| 24 |  Fiji | 62% | 2024 | Melanesia |
| =25 |  DR Congo | 62% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| =25 |  Montenegro | 62% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| 27 |  Zambia | 61% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 28 |  Costa Rica | 59% | 2024 | Central America |
| =29 |  Brazil | 59% | 2024 | South America |
| =29 |  Seychelles | 59% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 31 |  Belize | 58% | 2024 | Central America |
| 32 |  Malaysia | 58% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| =33 |  Samoa | 58% | 2024 | Polynesia |
| =33 |  São Tomé and Principe | 58% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 35 |  Estonia | 57% | 2024 | Northern Europe |
| 36 |  Laos | 57% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 37 |  Jamaica | 57% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 38 |  Latvia | 56% | 2024 | Northern Europe |
| 39 |  Colombia | 54% | 2024 | South America |
| 40 |  Marshall Islands | 54% | 2024 | Micronesia |
| 41 |  Venezuela | 53% | 2024 | South America |
| 42 |  Honduras | 53% | 2024 | Central America |
| 43 |  Peru | 53% | 2024 | South America |
| 44 |  Grenada | 52% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 45 |  Angola | 51% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 46 |  Bahamas | 51% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 47 |  Russia | 51% | 2024 | Eastern Europe |
| 48 |  Indonesia | 51% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 49 |  Bolivia | 50% | 2024 | South America |
| 50 |  Ecuador | 50% | 2024 | South America |
| 51 |  Tanzania | 50% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 52 |  Austria | 47% | 2024 | Western Europe |
| 53 |  Vietnam | 47% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 54 |  Dominican Republic | 47% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 55 |  Senegal | 45% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 56 |  Georgia | 45% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| 57 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 44% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 58 |  Belarus | 44% | 2024 | Eastern Europe |
| 59 |  Nepal | 44% | 2024 | Southern Asia |
| 60 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| 61 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| =62 |  Canada | 42% | 2024 | Northern America |
| =62 |  Myanmar | 42% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 64 |  Mozambique | 41% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 65 |  North Macedonia | 41% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| 66 |  Cameroon | 41% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 67 |  Slovakia | 40% | 2024 | Eastern Europe |
| 68 |  Serbia | 39% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| =69 |  Andorra | 39% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| =69 |  New Zealand | 39% | 2024 | Australia and New Zealand |
| 71 |  Thailand | 39% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 72 |  Czechia | 38% | 2024 | Eastern Europe |
| 73 |  Spain | 38% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| 74 |  Cambodia | 38% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 75 |  Greece | 37% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| 76 |  Liechtenstein | 37% | 2024 | Western Europe |
| 77 |  Portugal | 37% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| 78 |  Paraguay | 37% | 2024 | South America |
| 79 |  Bulgaria | 36% | 2024 | Eastern Europe |
| 80 |  Vanuatu | 36% | 2023 | Melanesia |
| =81 |  Central African Republic | 36% | 2023 | Middle Africa |
| =81 |  Zimbabwe | 36% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 83 |  Lithuania | 35% | 2024 | Northern Europe |
| 84 |  Cuba | 35% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 85 |  Croatia | 35% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| 86 |  Luxembourg | 35% | 2024 | Western Europe |
| 87 |  Sri Lanka | 34% | 2024 | Southern Asia |
| 88 |  Albania | 34% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| 89 |  Mexico | 34% | 2024 | Central America |
| =90 |  Saint Lucia | 34% | 2023 | Caribbean |
| =90 |  Sierra Leone | 34% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 92 |  United States | 34% | 2024 | Northern America |
| 93 |  Norway | 33% | 2024 | Northern Europe |
| 94 |  Guatemala | 33% | 2024 | Central America |
| 95 |  El Salvador | 33% | 2024 | Central America |
| 96 |  France | 33% | 2024 | Western Europe |
| 97 |  Germany | 33% | 2024 | Western Europe |
| 98 |  Switzerland | 32% | 2024 | Western Europe |
| 99 |  Italy | 32% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| 100 |  Poland | 31% | 2024 | Eastern Europe |
| 101 |  Ghana | 31% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 102 |  Romania | 30% | 2024 | Eastern Europe |
| 103 |  Turkey | 30% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| 104 |  Benin | 28% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 105 |  Botswana | 28% | 2024 | Southern Africa |
| 106 |  Rwanda | 26% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 107 |  Nicaragua | 26% | 2023 | Central America |
| 108 |  Eswatini | 25% | 2024 | Southern Africa |
| 109 |  Philippines | 25% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 110 |  Chile | 25% | 2024 | South America |
| 111 |  India | 24% | 2024 | Southern Asia |
| 112 |  China | 24% | 2024 | Eastern Asia |
| 113 |  Ethiopia | 24% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 114 |  Hungary | 23% | 2024 | Eastern Europe |
| 115 |  Togo | 23% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| =116 |  Belgium | 22% | 2024 | Western Europe |
| =116 |  Malawi | 22% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 118 |  Singapore | 22% | 2024 | South-Eastern Asia |
| 119 |  Gambia | 21% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 120 |  Guinea | 20% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 121 |  Mauritius | 19% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 122 |  Nigeria | 19% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 123 |  South Africa | 19% | 2024 | Southern Africa |
| 124 |  Cyprus | 19% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| 125 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 18% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 126 |  Comoros | 18% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 127 |  Australia | 17% | 2024 | Australia and New Zealand |
| =128 |  Madagascar | 17% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| =128 |  Ukraine | 17% | 2024 | Eastern Europe |
| 130 |  Argentina | 17% | 2024 | South America |
| 131 |  San Marino | 16% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| 132 |  Denmark | 16% | 2024 | Northern Europe |
| =133 |  Azerbaijan | 15% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| =133 |  Barbados | 15% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| 135 |  Bangladesh | 14% | 2024 | Southern Asia |
| 136 |  Lebanon | 14% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| =137 |  Haiti | 14% | 2024 | Caribbean |
| =137 |  United Kingdom | 14% | 2024 | Northern Europe |
| 139 |  Morocco | 13% | 2024 | Northern Africa |
| =140 |  Cabo Verde | 13% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| =140 |  Maldives | 13% | 2024 | Southern Asia |
| 142 |  Burkina Faso | 12% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| =143 |  Côte d'Ivoire | 12% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| =143 |  Tonga | 12% | 2024 | Polynesia |
| =145 |  Eritrea | 12% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| =145 |  Ireland | 12% | 2024 | Northern Europe |
| =147 |  Sudan | 12% | 2024 | Northern Africa |
| =147 |  Uganda | 12% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 149 |  Armenia | 12% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| 150 |  Uruguay | 12% | 2024 | South America |
| =151 |  Moldova | 11% | 2024 | Eastern Europe |
| =151 |  South Sudan | 11% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 153 |  Netherlands | 11% | 2024 | Western Europe |
| 154 |  Burundi | 11% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 155 |  Namibia | 10% | 2024 | Southern Africa |
| 156 |  Mongolia | 9% | 2024 | Eastern Asia |
| 157 |  Uzbekistan | 9% | 2024 | Central Asia |
| 158 |  Mali | 9% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 159 |  Somalia | 8% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 160 |  Israel | 7% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| =161 |  Iran | 7% | 2024 | Southern Asia |
| =161 |  Kenya | 7% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| 163 |  Kyrgyzstan | 7% | 2024 | Central Asia |
| 164 |  Turkmenistan | 5% | 2024 | Central Asia |
| 165 |  Bahrain | 5% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| 166 |  United Arab Emirates | 5% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| 167 |  Tunisia | 4% | 2024 | Northern Africa |
| 168 |  Pakistan | 4% | 2024 | Southern Asia |
| 169 |  Tajikistan | 3% | 2024 | Central Asia |
| 170 |  Chad | 3% | 2024 | Middle Africa |
| 171 |  Syria | 3% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| 172 |  Afghanistan | 2% | 2024 | Southern Asia |
| 173 |  Iraq | 2% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| 174 |  Malta | 2% | 2024 | Southern Europe |
| =175 |  Kazakhstan | 1% | 2024 | Central Asia |
| =175 |  Kiribati | 1% | 2024 | Micronesia |
| =175 |  Saudi Arabia | 1% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| 178 |  Lesotho | 1% | 2024 | Southern Africa |
| =179 |  Mauritania | 1% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| =179 |  Yemen | 1% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| =181 |  Jordan | 1% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| =181 |  Niger | 1% | 2024 | Western Africa |
| 183 |  Algeria | 1% | 2024 | Northern Africa |
| 184 |  Iceland | 1% | 2024 | Northern Europe |
| 185 |  Kuwait | 0% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| 186 |  Djibouti | 0% | 2024 | Eastern Africa |
| =187 |  Libya | 0% | 2024 | Northern Africa |
| =187 |  Qatar | 0% | 2024 | Western Asia |
| =189 |  Egypt | 0% | 2024 | Northern Africa |
| =189 |  Monaco | 0% | 2023 | Western Europe |
| =189 |  Nauru | 0% | 2023 | Micronesia |
| =189 |  Oman | 0% | 2024 | Western Asia |
No World Bank figure for 2 countries: Taiwan, Vatican City.
Territories and other places
Not ranked: dependencies of the states above, places whose status is disputed, and Antarctica. Highest first.
| Place | % of land | Status |
|---|---|---|
 American Samoa | 80% | Territory of United States of America |
 US Virgin Islands | 59% | Territory of United States of America |
 Northern Mariana Islands | 53% | Territory of United States of America |
 Cayman Islands | 53% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Guam | 52% | Territory of United States of America |
 Puerto Rico | 50% | Territory of United States of America |
 New Caledonia | 48% | Territory of France |
 French Polynesia | 42% | Territory of France |
 British Virgin Islands | 24% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Saint Martin | 23% | Territory of France |
 Bermuda | 14% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Turks and Caicos Islands | 11% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Sint Maarten | 9% | Territory of Netherlands |
 Isle of Man | 6% | Territory of United Kingdom |
 Aruba | 3% | Territory of Netherlands |
 Palestine | 2% | Status disputed |
 Curaçao | 0% | Territory of Netherlands |
 Faroe Islands | 0% | Territory of Denmark |
 Greenland | 0% | Territory of Denmark |
Questions
- Which country has the most forest?
- Micronesia has the most forest: 92% forest (2024). Next come Suriname (92% forest) and Gabon (91% forest).
- Which country has the least forest?
- Oman, with 0% forest (2024).
- What is the typical forest area of a country?
- The median of the 192 countries is 33% forest: half are above it, half below. The median, not the average, because a few countries at the top would drag an average far above almost everyone.
- Where do the figures come from?
- The share of the land under forest: natural or planted stands of trees at least five metres tall, whether productive or not. Source: World Bank, mostly 2024. Only independent states are ranked; territories are listed separately.
Source: World Bank (CC BY 4.0). Figures more than 5 years older than the newest are left out rather than shown beside current ones. Countries sharing a value share a rank. All sources.