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THE GLOBAL INDEX #014

Forest coverage2024

Forest area as a percentage of land area.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data209 / 217No observation: 8
First-ranked country or territoryMicronesia92.07 %

Top 10

% · 2024
01Micronesia
92.07
02Suriname
91.54
03Gabon
91.44
04Palau
90.83
06Guyana
87.07
09Dominica
76.42

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Forest coverage · 2024 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Micronesia92.072024
02Suriname91.542024
03Gabon91.442024
04Palau90.832024
05Solomon Islands89.842024
06Guyana87.072024
07Equatorial Guinea86.092024
08American Samoa79.652024
09Dominica76.422024
10Papua New Guinea75.152024
11Guinea-Bissau74.822024
12Vanuatu74.642024
13Finland74.152024
14St. Vincent & Grenadines73.422024
15Central African Republic72.462024
16Brunei72.112024
17Timor-Leste70.962024
18Bhutan70.352024
19Sweden68.592024
20Japan68.342024
21Liberia66.12024
22British Virgin Islands66.032024
23South Korea64.372024
24North Korea64.092024
25Congo - Brazzaville63.952024
26Panama62.252024
27Slovenia61.772024
28Fiji61.742024
29Congo - Kinshasa61.522024
30Montenegro61.492024
31Zambia60.52024
32Costa Rica59.062024
33U.S. Virgin Islands58.942024
34Brazil58.552024
35Seychelles58.512024
36Belize57.982024
37Malaysia57.662024
38Samoa57.642024
39São Tomé & Príncipe57.552024
40Estonia57.252024
41Laos56.642024
42Jamaica56.552024
43Latvia55.612024
44St. Lucia53.752024
45Colombia53.712024
46Marshall Islands53.652024
47Venezuela53.442024
48Northern Mariana Islands53.32024
49Cayman Islands532024
50Honduras52.832024
51Peru52.72024
52Guam52.262024
53Grenada51.452024
54Angola51.152024
55Bahamas50.942024
56Russia50.792024
57Indonesia50.672024
58Bolivia50.192024
59Puerto Rico49.752024
60Ecuador49.692024
61Tanzania49.632024
62New Caledonia48.052024
63Austria47.272024
64Vietnam47.122024
65Dominican Republic46.72024
66Senegal45.012024
67Georgia44.622024
68Trinidad & Tobago44.162024
69Belarus44.092024
70Nepal43.62024
71French Polynesia42.452024
72Bosnia & Herzegovina42.212024
73St. Kitts & Nevis42.152024
74Canada41.972024
75Myanmar (Burma)41.962024
76Mozambique41.342024
77North Macedonia40.812024
78Cameroon40.742024
79Slovakia40.322024
80Tuvalu39.622024
81Serbia39.222024
82Andorra38.912024
83New Zealand38.872024
84Thailand38.732024
85Czechia38.362024
86Spain38.232024
87Cambodia37.632024
88Greece36.952024
89Liechtenstein36.812024
90Portugal36.652024
91Paraguay36.522024
92Bulgaria36.352024
93Zimbabwe35.722024
94Lithuania35.372024
95Cuba34.882024
96Croatia34.752024
97Luxembourg34.452024
98Sri Lanka34.362024
99Albania34.342024
100Mexico34.152024
101Sierra Leone34.032024
102United States33.782024
103Norway33.252024
104Guatemala33.122024
105El Salvador33.012024
106France32.852024
107Germany32.842024
108Switzerland32.022024
109Italy31.822024
110Poland312024
111Ghana30.862024
112Romania30.212024
113Türkiye29.482024
114Benin28.122024
115Botswana27.762024
116Rwanda26.092024
117Eswatini25.272024
118Philippines24.812024
119Chile24.482024
120India24.442024
121China24.022024
122Ethiopia23.842024
123St. Martin23.42024
124Hungary22.812024
125Togo22.462024
126Malawi222024
127Belgium21.992024
128Singapore21.82024
129Gambia21.342024
130Guinea20.042024
131Mauritius19.142024
132Nigeria18.952024
133South Africa18.792024
134Cyprus18.62024
135Antigua & Barbuda17.852024
136Comoros17.792024
137Australia17.372024
138Ukraine17.352024
139Madagascar17.272024
140Argentina17.092024
141San Marino16.342024
142Denmark16.012024
143Barbados14.622024
144Azerbaijan14.562024
145Bermuda14.442024
146Bangladesh14.42024
147Lebanon13.82024
148United Kingdom13.52024
149Haiti13.452024
150Morocco12.762024
151Cape Verde12.522024
152Maldives12.482024
153Burkina Faso12.272024
154Tonga12.122024
155Côte d’Ivoire12.122024
156Eritrea11.992024
157Ireland11.972024
158Uganda11.952024
159Sudan11.862024
160Armenia11.852024
161Uruguay11.462024
162South Sudan11.332024
163Moldova11.262024
164Turks & Caicos Islands11.092024
165Netherlands10.962024
166Burundi10.892024
167Namibia9.772024
168Mongolia9.12024
169Sint Maarten8.822024
170Uzbekistan8.792024
171Mali8.672024
172Somalia7.822024
173Israel6.842024
174Kenya6.632024
175Iran6.632024
176Kyrgyzstan6.552024
177Isle of Man6.412024
178Turkmenistan4.962024
179Bahrain4.862024
180United Arab Emirates4.572024
181Tunisia4.442024
182Pakistan4.112024
183Tajikistan3.062024
184Chad2.972024
185Syria2.872024
186Aruba2.722024
187Afghanistan1.852024
188Palestinian Territories1.842024
189Iraq1.612024
190Malta1.492024
191Kiribati1.322024
192Kazakhstan1.32024
193Saudi Arabia1.292024
194Lesotho1.142024
195Yemen1.042024
196Mauritania0.992024
197Niger0.842024
198Jordan0.82024
199Algeria0.712024
200Iceland0.62024
201Kuwait0.352024
202Djibouti0.262024
203Curaçao0.162024
204Qatar0.122024
205Libya0.122024
206Faroe Islands0.062024
207Oman0.012024
208Egypt02024
209Greenland02024

How this ranking works

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No observation (8)

Channel Islands · Gibraltar · Hong Kong SAR China · Kosovo · Macao SAR China · Monaco · Nauru · Nicaragua

Source & definition

Indicator definition
Forest area as a percentage of land area.
Unit
%
Source & definition
World Bank · AG.LND.FRST.ZS
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Original metadata
Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

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