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THE GLOBAL INDEX #014

Forest coverage2020

Forest area as a percentage of land area.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data214 / 217No observation: 3
First-ranked country or territorySuriname94.68 %

Top 10

% · 2020
01Suriname
94.68
02Micronesia
92.03
03Gabon
91.32
05Palau
90.02
07Guyana
87.22
10Liberia
79.08

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Forest coverage · 2020 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Suriname94.682020
02Micronesia92.032020
03Gabon91.322020
04Solomon Islands90.142020
05Palau90.022020
06Equatorial Guinea87.292020
07Guyana87.222020
08American Samoa85.652020
09Papua New Guinea79.182020
10Liberia79.082020
11Finland73.732020
12Seychelles73.262020
13St. Vincent & Grenadines73.182020
14Brunei72.112020
15Laos71.92020
16Bhutan71.452020
17Guinea-Bissau70.412020
18Sweden68.72020
19Japan68.412020
20South Korea64.422020
21Congo - Brazzaville64.262020
22Dominica63.832020
23Fiji62.42020
24Timor-Leste61.942020
25Montenegro61.492020
26Slovenia61.472020
27Zambia60.282020
28Costa Rica59.442020
29Brazil59.422020
30Malaysia58.182020
31Samoa58.152020
32Estonia57.042020
33U.S. Virgin Islands56.892020
34Honduras56.832020
35Panama56.812020
36Peru56.512020
37Belize55.992020
38Puerto Rico55.962020
39Congo - Kinshasa55.652020
40Jamaica55.112020
41Latvia54.812020
42São Tomé & Príncipe54.062020
43Angola53.432020
44Colombia53.312020
45Cayman Islands532020
46Northern Mariana Islands52.962020
47Venezuela52.412020
48Marshall Islands52.222020
49Grenada52.062020
50Guam51.852020
51Tanzania51.642020
52Bahamas50.942020
53Ecuador50.322020
54North Korea50.082020
55Russia49.782020
56Indonesia49.072020
57Austria47.142020
58Bolivia46.922020
59Mozambique46.732020
60Vietnam46.722020
61New Caledonia45.842020
62Cambodia45.712020
63Zimbabwe45.092020
64Dominican Republic44.492020
65Trinidad & Tobago44.482020
66Myanmar (Burma)43.732020
67Belarus43.192020
68French Polynesia43.062020
69Cameroon43.032020
70Bosnia & Herzegovina42.732020
71St. Kitts & Nevis42.312020
72Senegal41.912020
73Liechtenstein41.882020
74Nepal41.592020
75Georgia40.622020
76Paraguay40.532020
77Slovakia40.062020
78North Macedonia39.712020
79Thailand38.92020
80Canada38.72020
81New Zealand37.572020
82Spain37.182020
83Vanuatu36.282020
84Portugal36.152020
85Bulgaria35.862020
86Central African Republic35.82020
87Lithuania35.152020
88Sierra Leone35.122020
89Ghana35.12020
90Czechia34.682020
91Croatia34.652020
92Luxembourg34.452020
93Sri Lanka34.162020
94St. Lucia34.052020
95Andorra34.042020
96United States33.872020
97Mexico33.792020
98Norway33.442020
99Tuvalu33.332020
100Guatemala32.922020
101Germany32.682020
102Serbia32.382020
103Italy32.352020
104Switzerland32.122020
105France32.012020
106Cuba31.232020
107Poland30.982020
108Greece30.272020
109Romania30.122020
110Eswatini28.932020
111Türkiye28.872020
112Albania28.792020
113Nicaragua28.322020
114El Salvador28.182020
115Benin27.82020
116Botswana26.922020
117Guinea25.192020
118St. Martin24.82020
119Chile24.522020
120India24.272020
121British Virgin Islands24.132020
122Philippines24.112020
123Gambia23.982020
124Malawi23.782020
125Nigeria23.752020
126China23.432020
127Burkina Faso22.722020
128Belgium22.62020
129Hungary22.52020
130Togo22.232020
131Singapore21.692020
132Madagascar21.362020
133Mauritius19.412020
134Cyprus18.672020
135Bermuda18.522020
136Antigua & Barbuda18.452020
137Comoros17.692020
138Australia17.422020
139Ukraine16.722020
140San Marino16.672020
141Denmark15.712020
142Ethiopia15.122020
143Barbados14.652020
144Bangladesh14.472020
145South Africa14.062020
146Lebanon14.012020
147Azerbaijan13.692020
148United Kingdom13.192020
149Morocco12.872020
150Haiti12.62020
151Tonga12.432020
152Moldova11.752020
153Uganda11.662020
154Armenia11.652020
155Uruguay11.62020
156Ireland11.352020
157Cape Verde11.342020
158South Sudan11.332020
159Rwanda11.192020
160Turks & Caicos Islands11.072020
161Netherlands10.972020
162Mali10.92020
163Burundi10.892020
164Sint Maarten10.882020
165Argentina10.442020
166Sudan9.832020
167Somalia9.532020
168Mongolia9.12020
169Côte d’Ivoire8.922020
170Turkmenistan8.782020
171Eritrea8.722020
172Uzbekistan8.372020
173Namibia8.062020
174Kyrgyzstan6.862020
175Iran6.632020
176Israel6.472020
177Kenya6.222020
178Isle of Man6.072020
179Channel Islands5.152020
180Pakistan4.832020
181Tunisia4.522020
182United Arab Emirates4.472020
183Chad3.432020
184Tajikistan3.052020
185Syria2.842020
186Maldives2.732020
187Aruba2.332020
188Iraq1.92020
189Afghanistan1.852020
190Palestinian Territories1.682020
191Kiribati1.462020
192Malta1.442020
193Kazakhstan1.282020
194Lesotho1.142020
195Jordan1.12020
196Yemen1.042020
197Bahrain0.892020
198Niger0.852020
199Algeria0.822020
200Iceland0.512020
201Saudi Arabia0.452020
202Kuwait0.352020
203Mauritania0.32020
204Djibouti0.252020
205Curaçao0.162020
206Libya0.122020
207Faroe Islands0.062020
208Egypt0.052020
209Oman0.012020
210Greenland02020
211Gibraltar02020
211Monaco02020
211Nauru02020
211Qatar02020

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No observation (3)

Hong Kong SAR China · Kosovo · Macao SAR China

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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  "sourceOrganization": "FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), uri: https://www.fao.org/faostat/en/#data/RL, publisher: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO)",
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