Countries by Forest Coverage (%)
Complete ranking of 213 countries • % • Data refreshed May 28, 2026
Leader
Suriname
Field size
213 countries
Lowest rank
Qatar
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About Forest Area Share Rankings
Suriname leads all 213 countries in Forest Area Share with a value of 94.45%, while Qatar ranks last at 0%. The gap between top and bottom reflects meaningful global variation.
What Forest Area Share Measures
Forest Area % from World Bank Open Data, using the latest available country values in TerraBrawl.
Why This Ranking Matters
Examining Forest Area Share across all countries reveals patterns that might not be obvious at the national level. Regional clusters, outlier nations, and historical trajectories all become clearer when the full global picture is assembled in a single ranking.
Global Range
Values range from 0% (Qatar) to 94.45% (Suriname) — an infinitely large difference across 213 countries.
Regional Patterns
The top 20 is globally diverse, with countries from 5 continents represented. No single region dominates, suggesting this metric is driven more by national conditions than by broad continental patterns.
Values are broadly distributed across countries, with the middle 50% ranging from 11.06% to 49.55%. The overall spread from 0% to 94.45% reflects significant global variation.
Notable Outliers
The top of the ranking is competitive: Suriname and Micronesia are separated by only 2%, indicating that the leading positions could shift with updated data.
Continental Leaders
Highest Forest Area Share
The 5 strongest Forest Area Share reads.
Lowest Forest Area Share
The 5 lowest Forest Area Share reads.
Data Note
Rankings are based on the latest available data from World Bank Open Data, covering 213 of 249 countries and territories. Countries without data for this metric are excluded from the ranking. All values represent the most recently reported figures.
