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Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%)

· higher is better · 213 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2025
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  1. 1Guyana93.4
  2. 2Micronesia, Fed. Sts.92.2
  3. 3Gabon91.4
  4. 3Suriname91.4
  5. 4Palau91
  6. 5Solomon Islands89.8
  7. 6Equatorial Guinea85.8
  8. 7American Samoa79.3
  9. 8Dominica76.5
  10. 9Papua New Guinea75.1
  11. 10Guinea-Bissau74.7
  12. 11Vanuatu74.4
  13. 12Finland74.2
  14. 13St. Vincent and the Grenadines73.2
  15. 14Central African Republic72.4
  16. 15Brunei Darussalam72.1
  17. 16Timor-Leste70.9
  18. 17Bhutan70.1
  19. 18Sweden68.6
  20. 19Japan68.3
  21. 20British Virgin Islands66.5
  22. 21Liberia65.7
  23. 22Korea, Rep.64.3
  24. 23Korea, Dem. People's Rep.64.2
  25. 24Congo, Rep.64
  26. 25Jamaica63.4
  27. 26Fiji62.2
  28. 26Panama62.2
  29. 27Slovenia61.8
  30. 28Montenegro61.5
  31. 29Congo, Dem. Rep.61.4
  32. 30Zambia60.4
  33. 31Virgin Islands (U.S.)59
  34. 32Costa Rica58.6
  35. 33Brazil58.2
  36. 34Estonia57.7
  37. 35Seychelles57.7
  38. 35Belize57.7
  39. 36Sao Tome and Principe57.6
  40. 37Malaysia57.5
  41. 38Samoa57.5
  42. 39Puerto Rico (US)56.7
  43. 40Lao PDR56.5
  44. 41Latvia55.7
  45. 42Marshall Islands53.9
  46. 43St. Lucia53.8
  47. 44Colombia53.6
  48. 45Venezuela, RB53.4
  49. 46Cayman Islands53
  50. 47Northern Mariana Islands53
  51. 48Peru52.5
  52. 49Honduras52.4
  53. 50Guam52.4
  54. 51Grenada52.1
  55. 52Bahamas, The50.9
  56. 53Russian Federation50.8
  57. 54Angola50.7
  58. 55Indonesia50.7
  59. 56Bolivia50.2
  60. 57Ecuador49.6
  61. 58Tanzania49
  62. 59New Caledonia48.8
  63. 60Austria47.3
  64. 61Viet Nam47.2
  65. 62Dominican Republic46.8
  66. 63Senegal44.9
  67. 64Georgia44.6
  68. 65Belarus44.2
  69. 66Trinidad and Tobago44.1
  70. 67Nepal43.7
  71. 68French Polynesia43.1
  72. 69St. Kitts and Nevis42.3
  73. 70Bosnia and Herzegovina42.2
  74. 71Canada42
  75. 72Myanmar41.5
  76. 73Serbia41.3
  77. 74Mozambique41
  78. 75North Macedonia40.7
  79. 76Cameroon40.5
  80. 77Slovak Republic40.4
  81. 78Norway39.8
  82. 79Nicaragua39.7
  83. 80New Zealand39.1
  84. 81Andorra38.8
  85. 82Czechia38.5
  86. 83Thailand38.5
  87. 84Spain38.3
  88. 85Liechtenstein37.4
  89. 86Greece37
  90. 87Portugal36.7
  91. 88Bulgaria36.5
  92. 89Paraguay36.1
  93. 90Cambodia35.9
  94. 91Zimbabwe35.6
  95. 92Lithuania35.4
  96. 93Cuba34.9
  97. 94Croatia34.8
  98. 95Luxembourg34.5
  99. 96Albania34.3
  100. 97Tuvalu34.3
  101. 98Sri Lanka34.3
  102. 99Mexico34.1
  103. 100United States33.8
  104. 101Sierra Leone33.8
  105. 102El Salvador33.1
  106. 103France33
  107. 104Guatemala33
  108. 105Germany32.9
  109. 106Switzerland32.1
  110. 107Italy31.9
  111. 108Ghana31
  112. 109Poland31
  113. 110Romania30.2
  114. 111Turkiye29.6
  115. 112Benin27.8
  116. 113Botswana27.8
  117. 114Rwanda25.7
  118. 115Eswatini25.2
  119. 116Philippines25
  120. 117St. Martin (French part)24.8
  121. 118India24.5
  122. 119Chile24.5
  123. 120China24.1
  124. 121Ethiopia23.7
  125. 122Hungary22.9
  126. 123Togo22.5
  127. 124Belgium22
  128. 125Malawi21.6
  129. 126Gambia, The20.7
  130. 127Singapore20.5
  131. 128Guinea19.8
  132. 129Mauritius19.2
  133. 130South Africa18.9
  134. 131Nigeria18.8
  135. 132Cyprus18.6
  136. 133Comoros17.9
  137. 134Antigua and Barbuda17.7
  138. 135Ukraine17.4
  139. 136Australia17.4
  140. 137Madagascar17.1
  141. 138Argentina17
  142. 139San Marino16.7
  143. 140Denmark16.1
  144. 141Azerbaijan14.7
  145. 142Barbados14.7
  146. 143Bermuda14.4
  147. 144Bangladesh14.4
  148. 145Lebanon13.8
  149. 146United Kingdom13.6
  150. 147Haiti13.5
  151. 148Morocco12.8
  152. 149Cabo Verde12.7
  153. 150Maldives12.5
  154. 151Tonga12.1
  155. 152Ireland12.1
  156. 153Eritrea11.9
  157. 154Cote d'Ivoire11.9
  158. 155Armenia11.9
  159. 156Burkina Faso11.8
  160. 157Uganda11.8
  161. 158Uruguay11.8
  162. 159Sudan11.8
  163. 160South Sudan11.3
  164. 161Moldova11.3
  165. 162Turks and Caicos Islands11.1
  166. 163Netherlands11
  167. 164Burundi10.9
  168. 165Namibia9.8
  169. 166Mongolia9.1
  170. 167Uzbekistan8.8
  171. 168Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8.8
  172. 169Mali8.6
  173. 170Somalia, Fed. Rep.7.7
  174. 171Israel6.9
  175. 172Kenya6.7
  176. 173Iran, Islamic Rep.6.6
  177. 174Kyrgyz Republic6.6
  178. 175Isle of Man6.4
  179. 176Bahrain5.5
  180. 177Turkmenistan5
  181. 178United Arab Emirates4.6
  182. 179Tunisia4.4
  183. 180Pakistan4.1
  184. 181Tajikistan3.1
  185. 182Syrian Arab Republic2.9
  186. 182Chad2.9
  187. 183Aruba2.7
  188. 184Afghanistan1.9
  189. 185West Bank and Gaza1.8
  190. 186Iraq1.6
  191. 187Malta1.5
  192. 188Kiribati1.3
  193. 189Kazakhstan1.3
  194. 190Saudi Arabia1.3
  195. 191Lesotho1.1
  196. 192Yemen, Rep.1
  197. 193Mauritania0.99
  198. 194Niger0.83
  199. 195Jordan0.8
  200. 196Algeria0.71
  201. 197Iceland0.61
  202. 198Kuwait0.35
  203. 199Djibouti0.26
  204. 200Curacao0.16
  205. 201Libya0.12
  206. 201Qatar0.12
  207. 202Faroe Islands0.06
  208. 203Oman0.01
  209. 204Greenland0
  210. 204Gibraltar0
  211. 204Egypt, Arab Rep.0
  212. 204Monaco0
  213. 204Naoero0

Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%)