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Forest cover

What share of a country's territory is covered by forest.

Unit: % of land area Period: 1990–2023 Source: FAOSTAT (FAO)
Source: FAO · About the indicator
Average: 31.59% Countries: 214

The ranking uses the latest available value for each country — the year is shown in the row. The table spans 2021 to 2023.

Forest cover, 2021–2023

Top-20 · % of land area

Forest cover, 2021–202360708090100SurinameSuriname: 94.45%94.45MicronesiaMicronesia: 92.16%92.16GabonGabon: 91.18%91.18PalauPalau: 90.54%90.54Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands: 90.06%90.06GuyanaGuyana: 87.09%87.09Equatorial GuineaEquatorial Guinea: 86.39%86.39American SamoaAmerican Samoa: 85.2%85.2Papua New GuineaPapua New Guinea: 78.95%78.95LiberiaLiberia: 78.14%78.14FinlandFinland: 73.72%73.72SeychellesSeychelles: 73.26%73.26Saint Vincent and the G…Saint Vincent and the Grenadines: 73.18%73.18Brunei DarussalamBrunei Darussalam: 72.11%72.11BhutanBhutan: 71.61%71.61LaosLaos: 71.46%71.46Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau: 69.51%69.51SwedenSweden: 68.7%68.7JapanJapan: 68.4%68.4Republic of the CongoRepublic of the Congo: 64.13%64.13

The scale does not start at zero — the values lie in a narrow range, and starting from zero the bars would be indistinguishable. The axis ticks are labeled.

Forest cover — 2021–2023 Current breakdown Full series CSV XLSX JSON
# Year Subregion World rank
1 SR Suriname 94.45 2023 1
2 FM Micronesia 92.16 2023 2
3 GA Gabon 91.18 2023 3
4 PW Palau 90.54 2023 4
5 SB Solomon Islands 90.06 2023 5
6 GY Guyana 87.09 2023 6
7 GQ Equatorial Guinea 86.39 2023 7
8 AS American Samoa 85.2 2023 8
9 PG Papua New Guinea 78.95 2023 9
10 LR Liberia 78.14 2023 10
11 FI Finland 73.72 2023 11
12 SC Seychelles 73.26 2023 12
13 VC Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 73.18 2023 13
14 BN Brunei Darussalam 72.11 2023 14
15 BT Bhutan 71.61 2023 15
16 LA Laos 71.46 2023 16
17 GW Guinea-Bissau 69.51 2023 17
18 SE Sweden 68.7 2023 18
19 JP Japan 68.4 2023 19
20 CG Republic of the Congo 64.13 2023 20
21 KR South Korea 64.11 2023 21
22 DM Dominica 63.83 2023 22
23 FJ Fiji 63.5 2023 23
24 TL Timor-Leste 61.66 2023 24
25 ME Montenegro 61.49 2023 25
26 SI Slovenia 61.17 2023 26
27 CR Costa Rica 60.4 2023 27
28 ZM Zambia 59.52 2023 28
29 BR Brazil 58.98 2023 29
30 VI United States Virgin Islands 58.17 2023 30
31 MY Malaysia 57.72 2023 31
32 WS Samoa 57.64 2023 32
33 EE Estonia 57.07 2023 33
34 PA Panama 56.34 2023 34
35 HN Honduras 56.27 2023 35
36 JM Jamaica 56.19 2023 36
37 PR Puerto Rico 56.12 2023 37
38 PE Peru 56.1 2023 38
39 LV Latvia 55 2023 39
40 BZ Belize 54.52 2023 40
41 CD Democratic Republic of the Congo 54.19 2023 41
42 MP Northern Mariana Islands 52.96 2023 42
43 CO Colombia 52.77 2023 43
44 KY Cayman Islands 52.47 2023 44
45 VE Venezuela 52.23 2023 45
46 MH Marshall Islands 52.22 2023 46
47 ST Sao Tome and Principe 52.13 2023 47
48 AO Angola 52.09 2023 48
49 GD Grenada 52.06 2023 49
50 GU Guam 51.85 2023 50
51 BS Bahamas 50.94 2023 51
52 TZ Tanzania 50.05 2023 52
53 RU Russia 49.78 2023 53
54 KP North Korea 49.55 2023 54
55 EC Ecuador 49.55 2023 55
56 ID Indonesia 47.72 2023 56
57 VN Vietnam 47.45 2023 57
58 AT Austria 47.24 2023 58
59 BO Bolivia 46.35 2023 59
60 NC New Caledonia 45.83 2023 60
61 MZ Mozambique 45.81 2023 61
62 DO Dominican Republic 44.99 2023 62
63 ZW Zimbabwe 44.74 2023 63
64 TT Trinidad and Tobago 44.24 2023 64
65 BY Belarus 43.41 2023 65
66 KH Cambodia 43.06 2023 66
67 PF French Polynesia 43.06 2023 67
68 BA Bosnia and Herzegovina 42.73 2023 68
69 CM Cameroon 42.67 2023 69
70 MM Myanmar 42.4 2023 70
71 KN Saint Kitts and Nevis 42.31 2023 71
72 LI Liechtenstein 41.88 2023 72
73 NP Nepal 41.59 2023 73
74 SN Senegal 41.28 2023 74
75 GE Georgia 40.62 2023 75
76 SK Slovakia 40.06 2023 76
77 MK North Macedonia 39.71 2023 77
78 CA Canada 39.46 2023 78
79 TH Thailand 38.69 2023 79
80 PY Paraguay 38.54 2023 80
81 NZ New Zealand 37.79 2023 81
82 ES Spain 37.19 2023 82
83 VU Vanuatu 36.28 2023 83
84 BG Bulgaria 36.22 2023 84
85 PT Portugal 36.15 2023 85
86 CF Central African Republic 35.66 2023 86
87 LT Lithuania 35.23 2023 87
88 GH Ghana 35.19 2023 88
89 HR Croatia 34.79 2023 89
90 CZ Czechia 34.76 2023 90
91 LU Luxembourg 34.45 2023 91
92 SL Sierra Leone 34.3 2023 92
93 LC Saint Lucia 34.05 2023 93
94 AD Andorra 34.04 2023 94
95 LK Sri Lanka 34 2023 95
96 US United States 33.87 2023 96
97 MX Mexico 33.6 2023 97
98 NO Norway 33.5 2023 98
99 TV Tuvalu 33.33 2023 99
100 IT Italy 32.89 2023 100
101 DE Germany 32.68 2023 101
102 GT Guatemala 32.6 2023 102
103 FR France 32.48 2023 103
104 RS Serbia 32.39 2023 104
105 CH Switzerland 32.38 2023 105
106 CU Cuba 31.23 2023 106
107 PL Poland 31.08 2023 107
108 GR Greece 30.27 2023 108
109 RO Romania 30.12 2023 109
110 TR Türkiye 29.48 2023 110
111 SZ Eswatini 29.14 2023 111
112 AL Albania 28.79 2023 112
113 SV El Salvador 27.53 2023 113
114 BJ Benin 26.47 2023 114
115 BW Botswana 26.29 2023 115
116 NI Nicaragua 25.82 2023 116
117 CL Chile 25.01 2023 117
118 MF Saint Martin 24.8 2023 118
119 GN Guinea 24.7 2023 119
120 IN India 24.54 2023 120
121 PH Philippines 24.46 2023 121
122 VG British Virgin Islands 24.13 2023 122
123 CN China 24.03 2023 123
124 NG Nigeria 23.21 2023 124
125 BE Belgium 22.6 2023 125
126 HU Hungary 22.45 2023 126
127 MW Malawi 22.44 2023 127
128 GM Gambia 22.28 2023 128
129 BF Burkina Faso 22.17 2023 129
130 TG Togo 22.07 2023 130
131 MG Madagascar 21.3 2023 131
132 SG Singapore 20.93 2023 132
133 MU Mauritius 19.47 2023 133
134 CY Cyprus 18.67 2023 134
135 BM Bermuda 18.52 2023 135
136 AG Antigua and Barbuda 18.01 2023 136
137 AU Australia 17.42 2023 137
138 KM Comoros 16.98 2023 138
139 UA Ukraine 16.76 2023 139
140 SM San Marino 16.67 2023 140
141 DK Denmark 15.78 2023 141
142 ET Ethiopia 14.93 2023 142
143 BB Barbados 14.65 2023 143
144 BD Bangladesh 14.49 2023 144
145 LB Lebanon 14.19 2023 145
146 AZ Azerbaijan 14.11 2023 146
147 ZA South Africa 13.97 2023 147
148 GB United Kingdom 13.29 2023 148
149 MA Morocco 12.94 2023 149
150 TO Tonga 12.43 2023 150
151 HT Haiti 12.26 2023 151
152 UY Uruguay 11.96 2023 152
153 MD Moldova 11.74 2023 153
154 AM Armenia 11.62 2023 154
155 CV Cabo Verde 11.57 2023 155
156 IE Ireland 11.53 2023 156
157 SS South Sudan 11.33 2023 157
158 RW Rwanda 11.31 2023 158
159 TC Turks and Caicos Islands 11.07 2023 159
160 NL Netherlands 11.06 2023 160
161 UG Uganda 11.04 2023 161
162 ML Mali 10.9 2023 162
163 BI Burundi 10.89 2023 163
164 SX Sint Maarten 10.88 2023 164
165 AR Argentina 10.32 2023 165
166 SD Sudan 9.55 2023 166
167 SO Somalia 9.17 2023 167
168 MN Mongolia 9.09 2023 168
169 TM Turkmenistan 8.78 2023 169
170 ER Eritrea 8.63 2023 170
171 UZ Uzbekistan 8.55 2023 171
172 CI Côte d'Ivoire 7.86 2023 172
173 NA Namibia 7.81 2023 173
174 KG Kyrgyzstan 7.14 2023 174
175 IR Iran 6.65 2023 175
176 IL Israel 6.47 2023 176
177 KE Kenya 6.22 2023 177
178 IM Isle of Man 6.07 2023 178
179 JE Channel Islands 5.15 2021 179
180 PK Pakistan 4.67 2023 180
181 TN Tunisia 4.55 2023 181
182 AE United Arab Emirates 4.47 2023 182
183 TD Chad 3.16 2023 183
184 TJ Tajikistan 3.08 2023 184
185 SY Syria 2.84 2023 185
186 MV Maldives 2.75 2023 186
187 AW Aruba 2.33 2023 187
188 IQ Iraq 1.9 2023 188
189 AF Afghanistan 1.85 2023 189
190 PS Palestine 1.68 2023 190
191 KI Kiribati 1.46 2023 191
192 MT Malta 1.44 2023 192
193 KZ Kazakhstan 1.31 2023 193
194 LS Lesotho 1.14 2023 194
195 JO Jordan 1.1 2023 195
196 YE Yemen 1.04 2023 196
197 BH Bahrain 0.95 2023 197
198 DZ Algeria 0.83 2023 198
199 NE Niger 0.82 2023 199
200 IS Iceland 0.53 2023 200
201 SA Saudi Arabia 0.45 2023 201
202 KW Kuwait 0.35 2023 202
203 MR Mauritania 0.29 2023 203
204 DJ Djibouti 0.26 2023 204
205 CW Curaçao 0.16 2023 205
206 LY Libya 0.12 2023 206
207 FO Faroe Islands 0.06 2023 207
208 EG Egypt 0.05 2023 208
209 OM Oman 0.01 2023 209
210 GL Greenland 0 2023 210
211 GI Gibraltar 0 2023 211
212 MC Monaco 0 2023 211
213 NR Nauru 0 2023 211
214 QA Qatar 0 2023 211
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Maximum 94.45%
Median 30.68%
Minimum 0%
World 31.1%

About the indicator

The share of land under natural or planted forest in the total land area. Under the FAO definition, forest is a plot larger than 0.5 hectares with trees taller than 5 meters and a canopy cover above 10 percent; crop plantations and urban parks are not counted. The estimates are updated as part of the Global Forest Resources Assessment (FRA).

Important: The aggregate for groups of countries is weighted by land area: the forest share is calculated against land area, not against the number of residents.

Updates
annually
Unit of measurement
% of land area
Observation period
1990–2023
License
CC BY 4.0
Dataset
FAOSTAT

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