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Forest area by country, 2024 (% of land area)

Share of each country's land covered by forest, for 214 countries and areas, ranked from most to least forested. Source: World Bank, from the FAO Global Forest Resources Assessment.

Key facts

  • World: 31.1% of land is forest (2023).
  • Most forested: Micronesia (92.1%), Suriname (91.5%) and Gabon (91.4%).
  • Least forested in the list: Egypt, Gibraltar, Greenland, and 3 others (0.0%).
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Forest area by country, 2024 (% of land area). Select a column heading to sort.
1Micronesia92.12024
2Suriname91.52024
3Gabon91.42024
4Palau90.82024
5Solomon Islands89.82024
6Guyana87.12024
7Equatorial Guinea86.12024
8American Samoa79.62024
9Dominica76.42024
10Papua New Guinea75.22024
11Guinea-Bissau74.82024
12Vanuatu74.62024
13Finland74.22024
14St. Vincent & Grenadines73.42024
15Central African Republic72.52024
16Brunei72.12024
17Timor-Leste71.02024
18Bhutan70.42024
19Sweden68.62024
20Japan68.32024
21Liberia66.12024
22British Virgin Islands66.02024
23South Korea64.42024
24North Korea64.12024
25Congo - Brazzaville64.02024
26Panama62.22024
27Slovenia61.82024
28Fiji61.72024
29Congo - Kinshasa61.52024
29Montenegro61.52024
31Zambia60.52024
32Costa Rica59.12024
33U.S. Virgin Islands58.92024
34Brazil58.52024
34Seychelles58.52024
36Belize58.02024
37Malaysia57.72024
38Samoa57.62024
38São Tomé & Príncipe57.62024
40Estonia57.22024
41Laos56.62024
42Jamaica56.52024
43Latvia55.62024
44St. Lucia53.82024
45Colombia53.72024
46Marshall Islands53.62024
47Venezuela53.42024
48Northern Mariana Islands53.32024
49Cayman Islands53.02024
50Honduras52.82024
51Peru52.72024
52Guam52.32024
53Grenada51.52024
54Angola51.22024
55Bahamas50.92024
56Russia50.82024
57Indonesia50.72024
58Bolivia50.22024
59Ecuador49.72024
59Puerto Rico49.72024
61Tanzania49.62024
62New Caledonia48.12024
63Austria47.32024
64Vietnam47.12024
65Dominican Republic46.72024
66Senegal45.02024
67Georgia44.62024
68Trinidad & Tobago44.22024
69Belarus44.12024
70Nepal43.62024
71French Polynesia42.42024
72Bosnia & Herzegovina42.22024
73St. Kitts & Nevis42.12024
74Canada42.02024
74Myanmar (Burma)42.02024
76Mozambique41.32024
77North Macedonia40.82024
78Cameroon40.72024
79Slovakia40.32024
80Tuvalu39.62024
81Serbia39.22024
82Andorra38.92024
82New Zealand38.92024
84Thailand38.72024
85Czechia38.42024
86Spain38.22024
87Cambodia37.62024
88Greece36.92024
89Liechtenstein36.82024
90Portugal36.62024
91Paraguay36.52024
92Bulgaria36.42024
93Zimbabwe35.72024
94Lithuania35.42024
95Cuba34.92024
96Croatia34.82024
97Luxembourg34.52024
98Sri Lanka34.42024
99Albania34.32024
100Mexico34.22024
101Sierra Leone34.02024
102United States33.82024
103Norway33.22024
104Guatemala33.12024
105El Salvador33.02024
106France32.92024
107Germany32.82024
108Switzerland32.02024
109Italy31.82024
110Poland31.02024
111Ghana30.92024
112Romania30.22024
113Türkiye29.52024
114Benin28.12024
115Botswana27.82024
116Rwanda26.12024
117Nicaragua25.82023
118Eswatini25.32024
119Philippines24.82024
120Chile24.52024
121India24.42024
122China24.02024
123Ethiopia23.82024
124St. Martin23.42024
125Hungary22.82024
126Togo22.52024
127Belgium22.02024
127Malawi22.02024
129Singapore21.82024
130Gambia21.32024
131Guinea20.02024
132Mauritius19.12024
133Nigeria18.92024
134South Africa18.82024
135Cyprus18.62024
136Antigua & Barbuda17.92024
137Comoros17.82024
138Australia17.42024
139Madagascar17.32024
139Ukraine17.32024
141Argentina17.12024
142San Marino16.32024
143Denmark16.02024
144Azerbaijan14.62024
144Barbados14.62024
146Bangladesh14.42024
146Bermuda14.42024
148Lebanon13.82024
149Haiti13.52024
149United Kingdom13.52024
151Morocco12.82024
152Cape Verde12.52024
152Maldives12.52024
154Burkina Faso12.32024
155Côte d’Ivoire12.12024
155Tonga12.12024
157Eritrea12.02024
157Ireland12.02024
159Sudan11.92024
159Uganda11.92024
161Armenia11.82024
162Uruguay11.52024
163Moldova11.32024
163South Sudan11.32024
165Turks & Caicos Islands11.12024
166Netherlands11.02024
167Burundi10.92024
168Namibia9.82024
169Mongolia9.12024
170Sint Maarten8.82024
170Uzbekistan8.82024
172Mali8.72024
173Somalia7.82024
174Israel6.82024
175Iran6.62024
175Kenya6.62024
177Kyrgyzstan6.52024
178Isle of Man6.42024
179Channel Islands5.22021
180Turkmenistan5.02024
181Bahrain4.92024
182United Arab Emirates4.62024
183Tunisia4.42024
184Pakistan4.12024
185Tajikistan3.12024
186Chad3.02024
187Syria2.92024
188Aruba2.72024
189Afghanistan1.92024
190Palestinian Territories1.82024
191Iraq1.62024
192Malta1.52024
193Kazakhstan1.32024
193Kiribati1.32024
193Saudi Arabia1.32024
196Lesotho1.12024
197Mauritania1.02024
197Yemen1.02024
199Jordan0.82024
199Niger0.82024
201Algeria0.72024
202Iceland0.62024
203Kuwait0.42024
204Djibouti0.32024
205Curaçao0.22024
206Faroe Islands0.12024
206Libya0.12024
206Qatar0.12024
209Egypt0.02024
209Gibraltar0.02023
209Greenland0.02024
209Monaco0.02023
209Nauru0.02023
209Oman0.02024

Source: World Bank, World Development Indicators · Licence: CC BY 4.0 · Snapshot 2026-10-31

About this data

The FAO counts land as forest if it covers more than half a hectare with trees taller than 5 metres and a canopy over 10% of the ground. Plantations count; fruit orchards and city parks do not.

Small tropical countries top the list by share. By total area, Russia, Brazil, Canada, the United States and China hold more than half of the world's forest.

FAQ

Which country has the most forest cover?

Micronesia, where forest covers 92.1% of the land in 2024, followed by Suriname (91.5%).

How much of the world is covered by forest?

31.1% of the world's land area in 2023.

Which country has the least forest?

In this list, Egypt, Gibraltar, Greenland, and 3 others, at 0.0% of its land.

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