Countries by Forest Coverage (%)
Complete ranking of 213 countries • % • Updated 2026
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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.
Top 10 Countries
Country Ladder
1stSurinameNorth America94.45%2ndMicronesiaOceania92.16%3rdGabonAfrica91.18%4thPalauOceania90.54%5thSolomon IslandsOceania90.06%6thGuyanaNorth America87.09%7thEquatorial GuineaAfrica86.39%8thAmerican SamoaOceania85.2%9thPapua New GuineaOceania78.95%10thLiberiaAfrica78.14%11thFinlandEurope73.72%12thSeychellesAfrica73.26%13thSaint Vincent and the GrenadinesNorth America73.18%14thBruneiAsia72.11%15thBhutanAsia71.61%16thLaosAsia71.46%17thGuinea-BissauAfrica69.51%18thSwedenEurope68.7%19thJapanAsia68.4%20thCongoAfrica64.13%21stSouth KoreaAsia64.11%22ndDominicaNorth America63.83%23rdFijiOceania63.5%24thTimor-LesteAsia61.66%25thMontenegroEurope61.49%26thSloveniaEurope61.17%27thCosta RicaNorth America60.4%28thZambiaAfrica59.52%29thBrazilSouth America58.98%30thU.S. Virgin IslandsNorth America58.17%31stMalaysiaAsia57.72%32ndSamoaOceania57.64%33rdEstoniaEurope57.07%34thPanamaNorth America56.34%35thHondurasNorth America56.27%36thJamaicaNorth America56.19%37thPuerto RicoNorth America56.12%38thPeruSouth America56.1%39thLatviaEurope55%40thBelizeNorth America54.52%41stCongo, Democratic RepublicAfrica54.19%42ndNorthern Mariana IslandsOceania52.96%43rdColombiaNorth America52.77%44thCayman IslandsNorth America52.47%45thVenezuelaNorth America52.23%46thMarshall IslandsOceania52.22%47thSao Tome and PrincipeAfrica52.13%48thAngolaAfrica52.09%49thGrenadaNorth America52.06%50thGuamOceania51.85%51stBahamasNorth America50.94%52ndTanzaniaAfrica50.05%53rdRussiaEurope49.78%54thNorth KoreaAsia49.55%55thEcuadorSouth America49.55%56thIndonesiaAsia47.72%57thVietnamAsia47.45%58thAustriaEurope47.24%59thBoliviaSouth America46.35%60thNew CaledoniaOceania45.83%61stMozambiqueAfrica45.81%62ndDominican RepublicNorth America44.99%63rdZimbabweAfrica44.74%64thTrinidad and TobagoNorth America44.24%65thBelarusEurope43.41%66thCambodiaAsia43.06%67thFrench PolynesiaOceania43.06%68thBosnia and HerzegovinaEurope42.73%69thCameroonAfrica42.67%70thMyanmarAsia42.4%71stSaint Kitts and NevisNorth America42.31%72ndLiechtensteinEurope41.88%73rdNepalAsia41.59%74thSenegalAfrica41.28%75thGeorgiaEurope40.62%76thSlovakiaEurope40.06%77thNorth MacedoniaEurope39.71%78thCanadaNorth America39.46%79thThailandAsia38.69%80thParaguaySouth America38.54%81stNew ZealandOceania37.79%82ndSpainEurope37.19%83rdVanuatuOceania36.28%84thBulgariaEurope36.22%85thPortugalEurope36.16%86thCentral African RepublicAfrica35.66%87thLithuaniaEurope35.23%88thGhanaAfrica35.19%89thCroatiaEurope34.79%90thCzechiaEurope34.76%91stLuxembourgEurope34.45%92ndSierra LeoneAfrica34.3%93rdSaint LuciaNorth America34.05%94thAndorraEurope34.04%95thSri LankaAsia34%96thUnited StatesNorth America33.87%97thMexicoNorth America33.6%98thNorwayEurope33.5%99thTuvaluOceania33.33%100thItalyEurope32.89%101stGermanyEurope32.68%102ndGuatemalaNorth America32.6%103rdFranceEurope32.48%104thSerbiaEurope32.39%105thSwitzerlandEurope32.38%106thCubaNorth America31.23%107thPolandEurope31.08%108thGreeceEurope30.27%109thRomaniaEurope30.12%110thTurkeyEurope29.48%111stEswatiniAfrica29.14%112ndAlbaniaEurope28.79%113rdEl SalvadorNorth America27.53%114thBeninAfrica26.47%115thBotswanaAfrica26.29%116thNicaraguaNorth America25.82%117thChileSouth America25.01%118thSaint MartinNorth America24.8%119thGuineaAfrica24.7%120thIndiaAsia24.54%121stPhilippinesAsia24.46%122ndBritish Virgin IslandsNorth America24.13%123rdChinaAsia24.03%124thNigeriaAfrica23.21%125thBelgiumEurope22.6%126thHungaryEurope22.45%127thMalawiAfrica22.44%128thGambiaAfrica22.28%129thBurkina FasoAfrica22.17%130thTogoAfrica22.07%131stMadagascarAfrica21.3%132ndSingaporeAsia20.93%133rdMauritiusAfrica19.47%134thCyprusEurope18.67%135thBermudaNorth America18.52%136thAntigua and BarbudaNorth America18.01%137thAustraliaOceania17.42%138thComorosAfrica16.98%139thUkraineEurope16.76%140thSan MarinoEurope16.67%141stDenmarkEurope15.78%142ndEthiopiaAfrica14.93%143rdBarbadosNorth America14.65%144thBangladeshAsia14.49%145thLebanonAsia14.19%146thAzerbaijanEurope14.11%147thSouth AfricaAfrica13.97%148thUnited KingdomEurope13.29%149thMoroccoAfrica12.94%150thTongaOceania12.43%151stHaitiNorth America12.26%152ndUruguaySouth America11.96%153rdMoldovaEurope11.74%154thArmeniaEurope11.62%155thCabo VerdeAfrica11.57%156thIrelandEurope11.53%157thSouth SudanAfrica11.33%158thRwandaAfrica11.31%159thTurks and Caicos IslandsNorth America11.07%160thNetherlandsEurope11.06%161stUgandaAfrica11.04%162ndMaliAfrica10.9%163rdBurundiAfrica10.89%164thSint MaartenNorth America10.88%165thArgentinaSouth America10.32%166thSudanAfrica9.6%167thSomaliaAfrica9.2%168thMongoliaAsia9.1%169thTurkmenistanAsia8.8%170thEritreaAfrica8.6%171stUzbekistanAsia8.5%172ndCôte d'IvoireAfrica7.9%173rdNamibiaAfrica7.8%174thKyrgyzstanAsia7.1%175thIranAsia6.6%176thIsraelAsia6.5%177thKenyaAfrica6.2%178thIsle of ManEurope6.1%179thPakistanAsia4.7%180thTunisiaAfrica4.6%181stUnited Arab EmiratesAsia4.5%182ndChadAfrica3.2%183rdTajikistanAsia3.1%184thSyriaAsia2.8%185thMaldivesAsia2.8%186thArubaNorth America2.3%187thIraqAsia1.9%188thAfghanistanAsia1.9%189thPalestineAsia1.7%190thKiribatiOceania1.5%191stMaltaEurope1.4%192ndKazakhstanAsia1.3%193rdLesothoAfrica1.1%194thJordanAsia1.1%195thYemenAsia1.0%196thBahrainAsia0.95%197thAlgeriaAfrica0.83%198thNigerAfrica0.82%199thIcelandEurope0.53%200thSaudi ArabiaAsia0.45%201stKuwaitAsia0.35%202ndMauritaniaAfrica0.29%203rdDjiboutiAfrica0.26%204thCuraçaoNorth America0.16%205thLibyaAfrica0.12%206thFaroe IslandsEurope0.06%207thEgyptAfrica0.05%208thOmanAsia0.01%209thGreenlandNorth America0.00%210thGibraltarEurope0%211stMonacoEurope0%212ndNauruOceania0%213rdQatarAsia0%
| Percentile | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1st | Suriname | 94.45% | North America | 100% |
| 2nd | Micronesia | 92.16% | Oceania | 100% |
| 3rd | Gabon | 91.18% | Africa | 99% |
| 4th | Palau | 90.54% | Oceania | 99% |
| 5th | Solomon Islands | 90.06% | Oceania | 98% |
| 6th | Guyana | 87.09% | North America | 98% |
| 7th | Equatorial Guinea | 86.39% | Africa | 97% |
| 8th | American Samoa | 85.2% | Oceania | 97% |
| 9th | Papua New Guinea | 78.95% | Oceania | 96% |
| 10th | Liberia | 78.14% | Africa | 96% |
| 11th | Finland | 73.72% | Europe | 95% |
| 12th | Seychelles | 73.26% | Africa | 95% |
| 13th | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.18% | North America | 94% |
| 14th | Brunei | 72.11% | Asia | 94% |
| 15th | Bhutan | 71.61% | Asia | 93% |
| 16th | Laos | 71.46% | Asia | 93% |
| 17th | Guinea-Bissau | 69.51% | Africa | 92% |
| 18th | Sweden | 68.7% | Europe | 92% |
| 19th | Japan | 68.4% | Asia | 92% |
| 20th | Congo | 64.13% | Africa | 91% |
| 21st | South Korea | 64.11% | Asia | 91% |
| 22nd | Dominica | 63.83% | North America | 90% |
| 23rd | Fiji | 63.5% | Oceania | 90% |
| 24th | Timor-Leste | 61.66% | Asia | 89% |
| 25th | Montenegro | 61.49% | Europe | 89% |
| 26th | Slovenia | 61.17% | Europe | 88% |
| 27th | Costa Rica | 60.4% | North America | 88% |
| 28th | Zambia | 59.52% | Africa | 87% |
| 29th | Brazil | 58.98% | South America | 87% |
| 30th | U.S. Virgin Islands | 58.17% | North America | 86% |
| 31st | Malaysia | 57.72% | Asia | 86% |
| 32nd | Samoa | 57.64% | Oceania | 85% |
| 33rd | Estonia | 57.07% | Europe | 85% |
| 34th | Panama | 56.34% | North America | 85% |
| 35th | Honduras | 56.27% | North America | 84% |
| 36th | Jamaica | 56.19% | North America | 84% |
| 37th | Puerto Rico | 56.12% | North America | 83% |
| 38th | Peru | 56.1% | South America | 83% |
| 39th | Latvia | 55% | Europe | 82% |
| 40th | Belize | 54.52% | North America | 82% |
| 41st | Congo, Democratic Republic | 54.19% | Africa | 81% |
| 42nd | Northern Mariana Islands | 52.96% | Oceania | 81% |
| 43rd | Colombia | 52.77% | North America | 80% |
| 44th | Cayman Islands | 52.47% | North America | 80% |
| 45th | Venezuela | 52.23% | North America | 79% |
| 46th | Marshall Islands | 52.22% | Oceania | 79% |
| 47th | Sao Tome and Principe | 52.13% | Africa | 78% |
| 48th | Angola | 52.09% | Africa | 78% |
| 49th | Grenada | 52.06% | North America | 77% |
| 50th | Guam | 51.85% | Oceania | 77% |
| 51st | Bahamas | 50.94% | North America | 77% |
| 52nd | Tanzania | 50.05% | Africa | 76% |
| 53rd | Russia | 49.78% | Europe | 76% |
| 54th | North Korea | 49.55% | Asia | 75% |
| 55th | Ecuador | 49.55% | South America | 75% |
| 56th | Indonesia | 47.72% | Asia | 74% |
| 57th | Vietnam | 47.45% | Asia | 74% |
| 58th | Austria | 47.24% | Europe | 73% |
| 59th | Bolivia | 46.35% | South America | 73% |
| 60th | New Caledonia | 45.83% | Oceania | 72% |
| 61st | Mozambique | 45.81% | Africa | 72% |
| 62nd | Dominican Republic | 44.99% | North America | 71% |
| 63rd | Zimbabwe | 44.74% | Africa | 71% |
| 64th | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.24% | North America | 70% |
| 65th | Belarus | 43.41% | Europe | 70% |
| 66th | Cambodia | 43.06% | Asia | 69% |
| 67th | French Polynesia | 43.06% | Oceania | 69% |
| 68th | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.73% | Europe | 69% |
| 69th | Cameroon | 42.67% | Africa | 68% |
| 70th | Myanmar | 42.4% | Asia | 68% |
| 71st | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 42.31% | North America | 67% |
| 72nd | Liechtenstein | 41.88% | Europe | 67% |
| 73rd | Nepal | 41.59% | Asia | 66% |
| 74th | Senegal | 41.28% | Africa | 66% |
| 75th | Georgia | 40.62% | Europe | 65% |
| 76th | Slovakia | 40.06% | Europe | 65% |
| 77th | North Macedonia | 39.71% | Europe | 64% |
| 78th | Canada | 39.46% | North America | 64% |
| 79th | Thailand | 38.69% | Asia | 63% |
| 80th | Paraguay | 38.54% | South America | 63% |
| 81st | New Zealand | 37.79% | Oceania | 62% |
| 82nd | Spain | 37.19% | Europe | 62% |
| 83rd | Vanuatu | 36.28% | Oceania | 62% |
| 84th | Bulgaria | 36.22% | Europe | 61% |
| 85th | Portugal | 36.16% | Europe | 61% |
| 86th | Central African Republic | 35.66% | Africa | 60% |
| 87th | Lithuania | 35.23% | Europe | 60% |
| 88th | Ghana | 35.19% | Africa | 59% |
| 89th | Croatia | 34.79% | Europe | 59% |
| 90th | Czechia | 34.76% | Europe | 58% |
| 91st | Luxembourg | 34.45% | Europe | 58% |
| 92nd | Sierra Leone | 34.3% | Africa | 57% |
| 93rd | Saint Lucia | 34.05% | North America | 57% |
| 94th | Andorra | 34.04% | Europe | 56% |
| 95th | Sri Lanka | 34% | Asia | 56% |
| 96th | United States | 33.87% | North America | 55% |
| 97th | Mexico | 33.6% | North America | 55% |
| 98th | Norway | 33.5% | Europe | 54% |
| 99th | Tuvalu | 33.33% | Oceania | 54% |
| 100th | Italy | 32.89% | Europe | 54% |
| 101st | Germany | 32.68% | Europe | 53% |
| 102nd | Guatemala | 32.6% | North America | 53% |
| 103rd | France | 32.48% | Europe | 52% |
| 104th | Serbia | 32.39% | Europe | 52% |
| 105th | Switzerland | 32.38% | Europe | 51% |
| 106th | Cuba | 31.23% | North America | 51% |
| 107th | Poland | 31.08% | Europe | 50% |
| 108th | Greece | 30.27% | Europe | 50% |
| 109th | Romania | 30.12% | Europe | 49% |
| 110th | Turkey | 29.48% | Europe | 49% |
| 111st | Eswatini | 29.14% | Africa | 48% |
| 112nd | Albania | 28.79% | Europe | 48% |
| 113rd | El Salvador | 27.53% | North America | 47% |
| 114th | Benin | 26.47% | Africa | 47% |
| 115th | Botswana | 26.29% | Africa | 46% |
| 116th | Nicaragua | 25.82% | North America | 46% |
| 117th | Chile | 25.01% | South America | 46% |
| 118th | Saint Martin | 24.8% | North America | 45% |
| 119th | Guinea | 24.7% | Africa | 45% |
| 120th | India | 24.54% | Asia | 44% |
| 121st | Philippines | 24.46% | Asia | 44% |
| 122nd | British Virgin Islands | 24.13% | North America | 43% |
| 123rd | China | 24.03% | Asia | 43% |
| 124th | Nigeria | 23.21% | Africa | 42% |
| 125th | Belgium | 22.6% | Europe | 42% |
| 126th | Hungary | 22.45% | Europe | 41% |
| 127th | Malawi | 22.44% | Africa | 41% |
| 128th | Gambia | 22.28% | Africa | 40% |
| 129th | Burkina Faso | 22.17% | Africa | 40% |
| 130th | Togo | 22.07% | Africa | 39% |
| 131st | Madagascar | 21.3% | Africa | 39% |
| 132nd | Singapore | 20.93% | Asia | 38% |
| 133rd | Mauritius | 19.47% | Africa | 38% |
| 134th | Cyprus | 18.67% | Europe | 38% |
| 135th | Bermuda | 18.52% | North America | 37% |
| 136th | Antigua and Barbuda | 18.01% | North America | 37% |
| 137th | Australia | 17.42% | Oceania | 36% |
| 138th | Comoros | 16.98% | Africa | 36% |
| 139th | Ukraine | 16.76% | Europe | 35% |
| 140th | San Marino | 16.67% | Europe | 35% |
| 141st | Denmark | 15.78% | Europe | 34% |
| 142nd | Ethiopia | 14.93% | Africa | 34% |
| 143rd | Barbados | 14.65% | North America | 33% |
| 144th | Bangladesh | 14.49% | Asia | 33% |
| 145th | Lebanon | 14.19% | Asia | 32% |
| 146th | Azerbaijan | 14.11% | Europe | 32% |
| 147th | South Africa | 13.97% | Africa | 31% |
| 148th | United Kingdom | 13.29% | Europe | 31% |
| 149th | Morocco | 12.94% | Africa | 31% |
| 150th | Tonga | 12.43% | Oceania | 30% |
| 151st | Haiti | 12.26% | North America | 30% |
| 152nd | Uruguay | 11.96% | South America | 29% |
| 153rd | Moldova | 11.74% | Europe | 29% |
| 154th | Armenia | 11.62% | Europe | 28% |
| 155th | Cabo Verde | 11.57% | Africa | 28% |
| 156th | Ireland | 11.53% | Europe | 27% |
| 157th | South Sudan | 11.33% | Africa | 27% |
| 158th | Rwanda | 11.31% | Africa | 26% |
| 159th | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.07% | North America | 26% |
| 160th | Netherlands | 11.06% | Europe | 25% |
| 161st | Uganda | 11.04% | Africa | 25% |
| 162nd | Mali | 10.9% | Africa | 24% |
| 163rd | Burundi | 10.89% | Africa | 24% |
| 164th | Sint Maarten | 10.88% | North America | 23% |
| 165th | Argentina | 10.32% | South America | 23% |
| 166th | Sudan | 9.6% | Africa | 23% |
| 167th | Somalia | 9.2% | Africa | 22% |
| 168th | Mongolia | 9.1% | Asia | 22% |
| 169th | Turkmenistan | 8.8% | Asia | 21% |
| 170th | Eritrea | 8.6% | Africa | 21% |
| 171st | Uzbekistan | 8.5% | Asia | 20% |
| 172nd | Côte d'Ivoire | 7.9% | Africa | 20% |
| 173rd | Namibia | 7.8% | Africa | 19% |
| 174th | Kyrgyzstan | 7.1% | Asia | 19% |
| 175th | Iran | 6.6% | Asia | 18% |
| 176th | Israel | 6.5% | Asia | 18% |
| 177th | Kenya | 6.2% | Africa | 17% |
| 178th | Isle of Man | 6.1% | Europe | 17% |
| 179th | Pakistan | 4.7% | Asia | 16% |
| 180th | Tunisia | 4.6% | Africa | 16% |
| 181st | United Arab Emirates | 4.5% | Asia | 15% |
| 182nd | Chad | 3.2% | Africa | 15% |
| 183rd | Tajikistan | 3.1% | Asia | 15% |
| 184th | Syria | 2.8% | Asia | 14% |
| 185th | Maldives | 2.8% | Asia | 14% |
| 186th | Aruba | 2.3% | North America | 13% |
| 187th | Iraq | 1.9% | Asia | 13% |
| 188th | Afghanistan | 1.9% | Asia | 12% |
| 189th | Palestine | 1.7% | Asia | 12% |
| 190th | Kiribati | 1.5% | Oceania | 11% |
| 191st | Malta | 1.4% | Europe | 11% |
| 192nd | Kazakhstan | 1.3% | Asia | 10% |
| 193rd | Lesotho | 1.1% | Africa | 10% |
| 194th | Jordan | 1.1% | Asia | 9% |
| 195th | Yemen | 1.0% | Asia | 9% |
| 196th | Bahrain | 0.95% | Asia | 8% |
| 197th | Algeria | 0.83% | Africa | 8% |
| 198th | Niger | 0.82% | Africa | 8% |
| 199th | Iceland | 0.53% | Europe | 7% |
| 200th | Saudi Arabia | 0.45% | Asia | 7% |
| 201st | Kuwait | 0.35% | Asia | 6% |
| 202nd | Mauritania | 0.29% | Africa | 6% |
| 203rd | Djibouti | 0.26% | Africa | 5% |
| 204th | Curaçao | 0.16% | North America | 5% |
| 205th | Libya | 0.12% | Africa | 4% |
| 206th | Faroe Islands | 0.06% | Europe | 4% |
| 207th | Egypt | 0.05% | Africa | 3% |
| 208th | Oman | 0.01% | Asia | 3% |
| 209th | Greenland | 0.00% | North America | 2% |
| 210th | Gibraltar | 0% | Europe | 2% |
| 211st | Monaco | 0% | Europe | 1% |
| 212nd | Nauru | 0% | Oceania | 1% |
| 213rd | Qatar | 0% | Asia | 0% |