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THE GLOBAL INDEX #014

Forest coverage2023

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 territorySuriname94.45 %

Top 10

% · 2023
01Suriname
94.45
02Micronesia
92.16
03Gabon
91.18
04Palau
90.54
06Guyana
87.09
10Liberia
78.14

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Forest coverage · 2023 · %
RankCountry / territoryValue (%)Year
01Suriname94.452023
02Micronesia92.162023
03Gabon91.182023
04Palau90.542023
05Solomon Islands90.062023
06Guyana87.092023
07Equatorial Guinea86.392023
08American Samoa85.22023
09Papua New Guinea78.952023
10Liberia78.142023
11Finland73.722023
12Seychelles73.262023
13St. Vincent & Grenadines73.182023
14Brunei72.112023
15Bhutan71.612023
16Laos71.462023
17Guinea-Bissau69.512023
18Sweden68.72023
19Japan68.42023
20Congo - Brazzaville64.132023
21South Korea64.112023
22Dominica63.832023
23Fiji63.52023
24Timor-Leste61.662023
25Montenegro61.492023
26Slovenia61.172023
27Costa Rica60.42023
28Zambia59.522023
29Brazil58.982023
30U.S. Virgin Islands58.172023
31Malaysia57.722023
32Samoa57.642023
33Estonia57.072023
34Panama56.342023
35Honduras56.272023
36Jamaica56.192023
37Puerto Rico56.122023
38Peru56.12023
39Latvia552023
40Belize54.522023
41Congo - Kinshasa54.192023
42Northern Mariana Islands52.962023
43Colombia52.772023
44Cayman Islands52.472023
45Venezuela52.232023
46Marshall Islands52.222023
47São Tomé & Príncipe52.122023
48Angola52.092023
49Grenada52.062023
50Guam51.852023
51Bahamas50.942023
52Tanzania50.052023
53Russia49.782023
54North Korea49.552023
55Ecuador49.552023
56Indonesia47.722023
57Vietnam47.452023
58Austria47.242023
59Bolivia46.352023
60New Caledonia45.832023
61Mozambique45.812023
62Dominican Republic44.992023
63Zimbabwe44.742023
64Trinidad & Tobago44.242023
65Belarus43.412023
66Cambodia43.062023
67French Polynesia43.062023
68Bosnia & Herzegovina42.732023
69Cameroon42.672023
70Myanmar (Burma)42.42023
71St. Kitts & Nevis42.312023
72Liechtenstein41.882023
73Nepal41.592023
74Senegal41.282023
75Georgia40.622023
76Slovakia40.062023
77North Macedonia39.712023
78Canada39.462023
79Thailand38.692023
80Paraguay38.542023
81New Zealand37.792023
82Spain37.192023
83Vanuatu36.282023
84Bulgaria36.222023
85Portugal36.152023
86Central African Republic35.662023
87Lithuania35.232023
88Ghana35.192023
89Croatia34.792023
90Czechia34.762023
91Luxembourg34.452023
92Sierra Leone34.32023
93St. Lucia34.052023
94Andorra34.042023
95Sri Lanka342023
96United States33.872023
97Mexico33.62023
98Norway33.52023
99Tuvalu33.332023
100Italy32.892023
101Germany32.682023
102Guatemala32.62023
103France32.482023
104Serbia32.392023
105Switzerland32.382023
106Cuba31.232023
107Poland31.082023
108Greece30.272023
109Romania30.122023
110Türkiye29.482023
111Eswatini29.142023
112Albania28.792023
113El Salvador27.532023
114Benin26.472023
115Botswana26.292023
116Nicaragua25.822023
117Chile25.012023
118St. Martin24.82023
119Guinea24.72023
120India24.542023
121Philippines24.462023
122British Virgin Islands24.132023
123China24.032023
124Nigeria23.212023
125Belgium22.62023
126Hungary22.452023
127Malawi22.442023
128Gambia22.282023
129Burkina Faso22.172023
130Togo22.072023
131Madagascar21.32023
132Singapore20.932023
133Mauritius19.472023
134Cyprus18.672023
135Bermuda18.522023
136Antigua & Barbuda18.012023
137Australia17.422023
138Comoros16.982023
139Ukraine16.762023
140San Marino16.672023
141Denmark15.782023
142Ethiopia14.932023
143Barbados14.652023
144Bangladesh14.492023
145Lebanon14.192023
146Azerbaijan14.112023
147South Africa13.972023
148United Kingdom13.292023
149Morocco12.942023
150Tonga12.432023
151Haiti12.262023
152Uruguay11.962023
153Moldova11.742023
154Armenia11.622023
155Cape Verde11.572023
156Ireland11.532023
157South Sudan11.332023
158Rwanda11.312023
159Turks & Caicos Islands11.072023
160Netherlands11.062023
161Uganda11.042023
162Mali10.92023
163Burundi10.892023
164Sint Maarten10.882023
165Argentina10.322023
166Sudan9.552023
167Somalia9.172023
168Mongolia9.092023
169Turkmenistan8.782023
170Eritrea8.632023
171Uzbekistan8.552023
172Côte d’Ivoire7.862023
173Namibia7.812023
174Kyrgyzstan7.142023
175Iran6.652023
176Israel6.472023
177Kenya6.222023
178Isle of Man6.072023
179Pakistan4.672023
180Tunisia4.552023
181United Arab Emirates4.472023
182Chad3.162023
183Tajikistan3.082023
184Syria2.842023
185Maldives2.752023
186Aruba2.332023
187Iraq1.92023
188Afghanistan1.852023
189Palestinian Territories1.682023
190Kiribati1.462023
191Malta1.442023
192Kazakhstan1.312023
193Lesotho1.142023
194Jordan1.12023
195Yemen1.042023
196Bahrain0.952023
197Algeria0.832023
198Niger0.822023
199Iceland0.532023
200Saudi Arabia0.452023
201Kuwait0.352023
202Mauritania0.292023
203Djibouti0.262023
204Curaçao0.162023
205Libya0.122023
206Faroe Islands0.062023
207Egypt0.052023
208Oman0.012023
209Greenland02023
210Gibraltar02023
210Monaco02023
210Nauru02023
210Qatar02023

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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