Countries Ranked by Forest area share (2024)
Forest area share: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest. Source: The World Bank (CC BY 4.0).
Summary
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks #1 with 92.1% of land area. Suriname is second with 91.5% of land area, 0.58% behind. The top five are Micronesia, Fed. Sts., Suriname, Gabon, Palau and Solomon Islands. The median across all 214 is 32.4% of land area; Naoero is last at 0% of land area.
- #1
- Micronesia, Fed. Sts. · 92.1% of land area
- Median
- 32.4% of land area
- Coverage
- 214 countries
- Data year
- 2024
- Last updated
- 2026-11-14
Full ranking
| Rank | Country | Forest area share (% of land area) | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 92.1 | 2024 |
| 2 | Suriname | 91.5 | 2024 |
| 3 | Gabon | 91.4 | 2024 |
| 4 | Palau | 90.8 | 2024 |
| 5 | Solomon Islands | 89.8 | 2024 |
| 6 | Guyana | 87.1 | 2024 |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea | 86.1 | 2024 |
| 8 | American Samoa | 79.6 | 2024 |
| 9 | Dominica | 76.4 | 2024 |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 75.2 | 2024 |
| 11 | Guinea-Bissau | 74.8 | 2024 |
| 12 | Vanuatu | 74.6 | 2024 |
| 13 | Finland | 74.2 | 2024 |
| 14 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.4 | 2024 |
| 15 | Central African Republic | 72.5 | 2024 |
| 16 | Brunei Darussalam | 72.1 | 2024 |
| 17 | Timor-Leste | 71 | 2024 |
| 18 | Bhutan | 70.4 | 2024 |
| 19 | Sweden | 68.6 | 2024 |
| 20 | Japan | 68.3 | 2024 |
| 21 | Liberia | 66.1 | 2024 |
| 22 | British Virgin Islands | 66 | 2024 |
| 23 | Korea, Rep. | 64.4 | 2024 |
| 24 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 64.1 | 2024 |
| 25 | Congo, Rep. | 64 | 2024 |
| 26 | Panama | 62.2 | 2024 |
| 27 | Slovenia | 61.8 | 2024 |
| 28 | Fiji | 61.7 | 2024 |
| 29 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 61.5 | 2024 |
| 30 | Montenegro | 61.5 | 2024 |
| 31 | Zambia | 60.5 | 2024 |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 59.1 | 2024 |
| 33 | Virgin Islands (US) | 58.9 | 2024 |
| 34 | Brazil | 58.5 | 2024 |
| 35 | Seychelles | 58.5 | 2024 |
| 36 | Belize | 58 | 2024 |
| 37 | Malaysia | 57.7 | 2024 |
| 38 | Samoa | 57.6 | 2024 |
| 39 | São Tomé and Principe | 57.6 | 2024 |
| 40 | Estonia | 57.2 | 2024 |
| 41 | Lao PDR | 56.6 | 2024 |
| 42 | Jamaica | 56.5 | 2024 |
| 43 | Latvia | 55.6 | 2024 |
| 44 | St. Lucia | 53.8 | 2024 |
| 45 | Colombia | 53.7 | 2024 |
| 46 | Marshall Islands | 53.6 | 2024 |
| 47 | Venezuela, RB | 53.4 | 2024 |
| 48 | Northern Mariana Islands | 53.3 | 2024 |
| 49 | Cayman Islands | 53 | 2024 |
| 50 | Honduras | 52.8 | 2024 |
| 51 | Peru | 52.7 | 2024 |
| 52 | Guam | 52.3 | 2024 |
| 53 | Grenada | 51.5 | 2024 |
| 54 | Angola | 51.2 | 2024 |
| 55 | Bahamas, The | 50.9 | 2024 |
| 56 | Russian Federation | 50.8 | 2024 |
| 57 | Indonesia | 50.7 | 2024 |
| 58 | Bolivia | 50.2 | 2024 |
| 59 | Puerto Rico (US) | 49.7 | 2024 |
| 60 | Ecuador | 49.7 | 2024 |
| 61 | Tanzania | 49.6 | 2024 |
| 62 | New Caledonia | 48.1 | 2024 |
| 63 | Austria | 47.3 | 2024 |
| 64 | Viet Nam | 47.1 | 2024 |
| 65 | Dominican Republic | 46.7 | 2024 |
| 66 | Senegal | 45 | 2024 |
| 67 | Georgia | 44.6 | 2024 |
| 68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.2 | 2024 |
| 69 | Belarus | 44.1 | 2024 |
| 70 | Nepal | 43.6 | 2024 |
| 71 | French Polynesia | 42.4 | 2024 |
| 72 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.2 | 2024 |
| 73 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 42.1 | 2024 |
| 74 | Canada | 42 | 2024 |
| 75 | Myanmar | 42 | 2024 |
| 76 | Mozambique | 41.3 | 2024 |
| 77 | North Macedonia | 40.8 | 2024 |
| 78 | Cameroon | 40.7 | 2024 |
| 79 | Slovak Republic | 40.3 | 2024 |
| 80 | Tuvalu | 39.6 | 2024 |
| 81 | Serbia | 39.2 | 2024 |
| 82 | Andorra | 38.9 | 2024 |
| 83 | New Zealand | 38.9 | 2024 |
| 84 | Thailand | 38.7 | 2024 |
| 85 | Czechia | 38.4 | 2024 |
| 86 | Spain | 38.2 | 2024 |
| 87 | Cambodia | 37.6 | 2024 |
| 88 | Greece | 37 | 2024 |
| 89 | Liechtenstein | 36.8 | 2024 |
| 90 | Portugal | 36.6 | 2024 |
| 91 | Paraguay | 36.5 | 2024 |
| 92 | Bulgaria | 36.4 | 2024 |
| 93 | Zimbabwe | 35.7 | 2024 |
| 94 | Lithuania | 35.4 | 2024 |
| 95 | Cuba | 34.9 | 2024 |
| 96 | Croatia | 34.8 | 2024 |
| 97 | Luxembourg | 34.5 | 2024 |
| 98 | Sri Lanka | 34.4 | 2024 |
| 99 | Albania | 34.3 | 2024 |
| 100 | Mexico | 34.2 | 2024 |
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About the top 10
#1 Micronesia, Fed. Sts.
Micronesia, Fed. Sts. ranks #1 on this list with 92.1% of land area.
- Capital
- Palikir
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 113,680 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$501.8 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$4,414 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 67.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 22.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in education expenditure share of gdp · #7 in health expenditure share of gdp · #10 in rural population share.
#2 Suriname
Suriname ranks #2 on this list with 91.5% of land area.
- Capital
- Paramaribo
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 639,850 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$4.52 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$7,070 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 73.8 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 65.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #3 in irrigated land share · #3 in water resources per capita · #4 in gender parity index (school enrolment).
#3 Gabon
Gabon ranks #3 on this list with 91.4% of land area.
- Capital
- Libreville
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 2.59 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$21.43 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$8,263 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 68.5 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 92.1% of population (2025)
Also ranks #4 in renewable energy share · #6 in unemployment rate · #7 in industry value added share of gdp.
#4 Palau
Palau ranks #4 on this list with 90.8% of land area.
- Capital
- Ngerulmud
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 17,663 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$345 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$19,532 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 69.4 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 79.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in co2 emissions per capita · #2 in protected marine area share · #7 in literacy rate.
#5 Solomon Islands
Solomon Islands ranks #5 on this list with 89.8% of land area.
- Capital
- Honiara
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 838,650 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$1.75 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$2,086 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.7 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 31.3% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in forest rents share of gdp · #2 in female labour force participation · #3 in labour force participation rate.
#6 Guyana
Guyana ranks #6 on this list with 87.1% of land area.
- Capital
- Georgetown
- Continent
- South America
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 835,990 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$27.1 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$32,414 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 70.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 26.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #1 in gdp growth rate · #1 in industry value added share of gdp · #1 in livestock production index.
#7 Equatorial Guinea
Equatorial Guinea ranks #7 on this list with 86.1% of land area.
- Capital
- Ciudad de la Paz
- Continent
- Africa
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 1.94 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$12.82 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$6,615 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 63.9 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 71.6% of population (2025)
Also ranks #13 in male population share · #13 in industry value added share of gdp · #13 in manufacturing value added share of gdp.
#8 American Samoa
American Samoa ranks #8 on this list with 79.6% of land area.
- Capital
- Pago Pago
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- High income
- Population
- 46,029 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$871 million (2022)
- GDP per person
- US$18,017 (2022)
- Life expectancy
- 73 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 80.5% of population (2025)
Also ranks #9 in voice and accountability score · #14 in homicide rate · #16 in political stability score.
#9 Dominica
Dominica ranks #9 on this list with 76.4% of land area.
- Capital
- Roseau
- Continent
- North America
- Income group
- Upper middle income
- Population
- 65,871 people (2025)
- GDP
- US$723.86 million (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$10,989 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 71.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 74% of population (2025)
Also ranks #9 in political stability score · #13 in homicide rate · #14 in death rate.
#10 Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea ranks #10 on this list with 75.2% of land area.
- Capital
- Port Moresby
- Continent
- Oceania
- Income group
- Lower middle income
- Population
- 10.76 million people (2025)
- GDP
- US$32.5 billion (2025)
- GDP per person
- US$3,020 (2025)
- Life expectancy
- 66.3 years (2024)
- Urban population
- 15.8% of population (2025)
Also ranks #2 in rural population share · #5 in water resources per capita · #6 in smoking prevalence.
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Source and method
Forest area share: each country's latest value (2019–2024), ranked from highest to lowest.
Source: The World Bank, indicator AG.LND.FRST.ZS. Licence: CC BY 4.0. Retrieved: 2026-11-14.
The World Bank: Forest area (% of land area): FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (via World Development Indicators)
Original data provider, as recorded by the World Bank: FAOSTAT, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
Values are shown as published. Provider terms: The World Bank. All licences: Sources & licences.