Metric briefing

Forest Coverage (%) by Country

Name: Forest Coverage (%) by Country
Creator: World Bank Open Data
License: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/

213 countries • % • World Bank Open Data

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Top country: Suriname
Lowest country: Qatar
Source: World Bank Open Data

What It Measures

Forest Area % from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.

At a Glance

World average

31.71

Middle country

31.08

Low end

High end

94.448

Countries

213

Data source

World Bank Open Data

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Highest & Lowest Forest Coverage (%)

Highest Forest Coverage (%)

#1Suriname94.45%#2Micronesia92.16%#3Gabon91.18%#4Palau90.54%#5Solomon Islands90.06%#6Guyana87.09%#7Equatorial Guinea86.39%#8American Samoa85.2%#9Papua New Guinea78.95%#10Liberia78.14%

Highest Forest Coverage (%)
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Suriname	94.45%
#2	Micronesia	92.16%
#3	Gabon	91.18%
#4	Palau	90.54%
#5	Solomon Islands	90.06%
#6	Guyana	87.09%
#7	Equatorial Guinea	86.39%
#8	American Samoa	85.2%
#9	Papua New Guinea	78.95%
#10	Liberia	78.14%

Lowest Forest Coverage (%)

#213Qatar0%#212Nauru0%#211Monaco0%#210Gibraltar0%#209Greenland0.00%#208Oman0.01%#207Egypt0.05%#206Faroe Islands0.06%#205Libya0.12%#204Curaçao0.16%

Lowest Forest Coverage (%)
Rank	Country	Value
#213	Qatar	0%
#212	Nauru	0%
#211	Monaco	0%
#210	Gibraltar	0%
#209	Greenland	0.00%
#208	Oman	0.01%
#207	Egypt	0.05%
#206	Faroe Islands	0.06%
#205	Libya	0.12%
#204	Curaçao	0.16%

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #8 American Samoa is 6.25% higher than #9 Papua New Guinea (85.2% vs 78.95%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #10 Liberia is 4.42% higher than #11 Finland (78.14% vs 73.72%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #19 Japan is 4.26% higher than #20 Congo (68.4% vs 64.13%).

Agricultural Land Share Forest Area (Km²)Land Area (Km²)Renewable Energy Share Protected Areas Share

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Metric briefing

Forest Coverage (%) by Country

213 countries • % • World Bank Open Data

Play this metric

Full Ranking World Map

Top country: Suriname
Lowest country: Qatar
Source: World Bank Open Data

What It Measures

Forest Area % from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.

At a Glance

World average

31.71

Middle country

31.08

Low end

High end

94.448

Countries

213

Data source

World Bank Open Data

World Map

Color spread

9 active bands · busiest band: 30 countries

213/249 countries mapped

< 1%18 countries

1% – 10%30 countries

10% – 15%24 countries

15% – 25%24 countries

25% – 35%29 countries

35% – 40%12 countries

40% – 50%24 countries

50% – 60%25 countries

60%+27 countries

No data · 36 countries

Highest & Lowest Forest Coverage (%)

Highest Forest Coverage (%)

#1Suriname94.45%#2Micronesia92.16%#3Gabon91.18%#4Palau90.54%#5Solomon Islands90.06%#6Guyana87.09%#7Equatorial Guinea86.39%#8American Samoa85.2%#9Papua New Guinea78.95%#10Liberia78.14%

Highest Forest Coverage (%)
Rank	Country	Value
#1	Suriname	94.45%
#2	Micronesia	92.16%
#3	Gabon	91.18%
#4	Palau	90.54%
#5	Solomon Islands	90.06%
#6	Guyana	87.09%
#7	Equatorial Guinea	86.39%
#8	American Samoa	85.2%
#9	Papua New Guinea	78.95%
#10	Liberia	78.14%

Lowest Forest Coverage (%)

#213Qatar0%#212Nauru0%#211Monaco0%#210Gibraltar0%#209Greenland0.00%#208Oman0.01%#207Egypt0.05%#206Faroe Islands0.06%#205Libya0.12%#204Curaçao0.16%

Lowest Forest Coverage (%)
Rank	Country	Value
#213	Qatar	0%
#212	Nauru	0%
#211	Monaco	0%
#210	Gibraltar	0%
#209	Greenland	0.00%
#208	Oman	0.01%
#207	Egypt	0.05%
#206	Faroe Islands	0.06%
#205	Libya	0.12%
#204	Curaçao	0.16%

Global Distribution

Number of countries in each value range

Worth a Double Take

Biggest ranking jump: #8 American Samoa is 6.25% higher than #9 Papua New Guinea (85.2% vs 78.95%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #10 Liberia is 4.42% higher than #11 Finland (78.14% vs 73.72%).

Another sharp ranking jump: #19 Japan is 4.26% higher than #20 Congo (68.4% vs 64.13%).

Agricultural Land Share Forest Area (Km²)Land Area (Km²)Renewable Energy Share Protected Areas Share

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Range	Countries
0 – 8	42
8 – 16	30
16 – 24	18
24 – 31	18
31 – 39	27
39 – 47	20
47 – 55	20
55 – 63	15
63 – 71	7
71 – 79	7
79 – 87	3
87 – 95	6

Range	Countries
0 – 8	42
8 – 16	30
16 – 24	18
24 – 31	18
31 – 39	27
39 – 47	20
47 – 55	20
55 – 63	15
63 – 71	7
71 – 79	7
79 – 87	3
87 – 95	6

Forest Coverage (%) by Country

What It Measures

At a Glance

World Map

Highest & Lowest Forest Coverage (%)

Highest Forest Coverage (%)

Lowest Forest Coverage (%)

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Forest Coverage (%) by Country

What It Measures

At a Glance

World Map

Highest & Lowest Forest Coverage (%)

Highest Forest Coverage (%)

Lowest Forest Coverage (%)

Global Distribution

Worth a Double Take

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Global Distribution