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THE GLOBAL INDEX #014

Forest coverage2022

Forest area as a percentage of land area.

World Bank
Comparable ranking year2024Latest published year: 2024
Economies with data213 / 217No observation: 4
First-ranked country or territorySuriname94.52 %

Top 10

% · 2022
01Suriname
94.52
02Micronesia
92.11
03Gabon
91.23
04Palau
90.37
06Guyana
87.13
10Liberia
78.46

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Forest coverage · 2022 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Suriname94.522022
02Micronesia92.112022
03Gabon91.232022
04Palau90.372022
05Solomon Islands90.092022
06Guyana87.132022
07Equatorial Guinea86.692022
08American Samoa85.352022
09Papua New Guinea79.032022
10Liberia78.462022
11Finland73.732022
12Seychelles73.262022
13St. Vincent & Grenadines73.182022
14Brunei72.112022
15Laos71.612022
16Bhutan71.552022
17Guinea-Bissau69.812022
18Sweden68.72022
19Japan68.412022
20South Korea64.212022
21Congo - Brazzaville64.182022
22Dominica63.832022
23Fiji63.132022
24Timor-Leste61.762022
25Montenegro61.492022
26Slovenia61.272022
27Costa Rica60.082022
28Zambia59.782022
29Brazil59.132022
30Malaysia57.872022
31Samoa57.812022
32U.S. Virgin Islands57.742022
33Estonia57.072022
34Panama56.52022
35Honduras56.462022
36Peru56.242022
37Puerto Rico56.072022
38Jamaica55.832022
39Belize55.012022
40Latvia54.932022
41Congo - Kinshasa54.682022
42Northern Mariana Islands52.962022
43Colombia52.952022
44São Tomé & Príncipe52.772022
45Cayman Islands52.672022
46Angola52.542022
47Venezuela52.292022
48Marshall Islands52.222022
49Grenada52.062022
50Guam51.852022
51Bahamas50.942022
52Tanzania50.582022
53Ecuador49.82022
54Russia49.782022
55North Korea49.732022
56Indonesia48.042022
57Austria47.212022
58Vietnam47.22022
59Bolivia46.542022
60Mozambique46.122022
61New Caledonia45.832022
62Zimbabwe44.862022
63Dominican Republic44.822022
64Trinidad & Tobago44.322022
65Cambodia43.942022
66Belarus43.342022
67French Polynesia43.062022
68Myanmar (Burma)42.852022
69Cameroon42.792022
70Bosnia & Herzegovina42.732022
71St. Kitts & Nevis42.312022
72Liechtenstein41.882022
73Nepal41.592022
74Senegal41.492022
75Georgia40.622022
76Slovakia40.062022
77North Macedonia39.712022
78Canada39.472022
79Paraguay39.252022
80Thailand38.762022
81New Zealand37.722022
82Spain37.182022
83Vanuatu36.282022
84Portugal36.152022
85Bulgaria36.12022
86Central African Republic35.72022
87Lithuania35.22022
88Ghana35.162022
89Croatia34.742022
90Czechia34.742022
91Sierra Leone34.572022
92Luxembourg34.452022
93Sri Lanka34.062022
94St. Lucia34.052022
95Andorra34.042022
96United States33.872022
97Mexico33.662022
98Norway33.482022
99Tuvalu33.332022
100Italy32.712022
101Guatemala32.72022
102Germany32.692022
103Serbia32.392022
104France32.322022
105Switzerland32.32022
106Cuba31.232022
107Poland31.062022
108Greece30.272022
109Romania30.122022
110Türkiye29.282022
111Eswatini29.072022
112Albania28.792022
113El Salvador27.752022
114Benin26.922022
115Nicaragua26.652022
116Botswana26.52022
117Guinea24.862022
118Chile24.852022
119St. Martin24.82022
120India24.452022
121Philippines24.342022
122British Virgin Islands24.132022
123China23.832022
124Nigeria23.392022
125Malawi22.892022
126Gambia22.852022
127Belgium22.62022
128Hungary22.462022
129Burkina Faso22.362022
130Togo22.122022
131Madagascar21.322022
132Singapore21.182022
133Mauritius19.452022
134Cyprus18.672022
135Bermuda18.522022
136Antigua & Barbuda18.162022
137Australia17.422022
138Comoros17.222022
139Ukraine16.742022
140San Marino16.672022
141Denmark15.762022
142Ethiopia152022
143Barbados14.652022
144Bangladesh14.462022
145Lebanon14.132022
146South Africa142022
147Azerbaijan13.972022
148United Kingdom13.262022
149Morocco12.912022
150Tonga12.432022
151Haiti12.382022
152Uruguay11.842022
153Moldova11.752022
154Armenia11.632022
155Cape Verde11.492022
156Ireland11.472022
157South Sudan11.332022
158Rwanda11.272022
159Uganda11.252022
160Turks & Caicos Islands11.072022
161Netherlands11.032022
162Mali10.92022
163Burundi10.892022
164Sint Maarten10.882022
165Argentina10.362022
166Sudan9.642022
167Somalia9.292022
168Mongolia9.12022
169Turkmenistan8.782022
170Eritrea8.662022
171Uzbekistan8.492022
172Côte d’Ivoire8.212022
173Namibia7.892022
174Kyrgyzstan7.052022
175Iran6.642022
176Israel6.472022
177Kenya6.222022
178Isle of Man6.072022
179Pakistan4.732022
180Tunisia4.542022
181United Arab Emirates4.472022
182Chad3.252022
183Tajikistan3.072022
184Syria2.842022
185Maldives2.732022
186Aruba2.332022
187Iraq1.92022
188Afghanistan1.852022
189Palestinian Territories1.682022
190Kiribati1.462022
191Malta1.442022
192Kazakhstan1.32022
193Lesotho1.142022
194Jordan1.12022
195Yemen1.042022
196Bahrain0.942022
197Niger0.832022
198Algeria0.832022
199Iceland0.522022
200Saudi Arabia0.452022
201Kuwait0.352022
202Mauritania0.292022
203Djibouti0.262022
204Curaçao0.162022
205Libya0.122022
206Faroe Islands0.062022
207Egypt0.052022
208Oman0.012022
209Greenland02022
210Gibraltar02022
210Monaco02022
210Nauru02022
210Qatar02022

How this ranking works

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No observation (4)

Channel Islands · 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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