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High income 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

Palau ranks #1 with 90.8% of land area. Guyana is second with 87.1% of land area, 4.3% behind. The top five are Palau, Guyana, American Samoa, Finland and Brunei Darussalam. The median across all 84 is 33.1% of land area; Naoero is last at 0% of land area. Palau's figure has risen 6% since 2000 (86% of land area to 90.8% of land area in 2024).

#1
Palau · 90.8% of land area
Median
33.1% of land area
Coverage
84 High income countries
Data year
2024
Last updated
2026-11-14
Top 10: Forest area shareBar chart of the top 10: 1. Palau 90.8; 2. Guyana 87.1; 3. American Samoa 79.6; 4. Finland 74.2; 5. Brunei Darussalam 72.1; 6. Sweden 68.6; 7. Japan 68.3; 8. British Virgin Islands 66; 9. Korea, Rep. 64.4; 10. Panama 62.2.Palau90.8Guyana87.1American Samoa79.6Finland74.2Brunei Darussalam72.1Sweden68.6Japan68.3British Virgin Islands66Korea, Rep.64.4Panama62.2
Top 10: Forest area share (% of land area). Bar chart of the top 10: 1. Palau 90.8; 2. Guyana 87.1; 3. American Samoa 79.6; 4. Finland 74.2; 5. Brunei Darussalam 72.1; 6. Sweden 68.6; 7. Japan 68.3; 8. British Virgin Islands 66; 9. Korea, Rep. 64.4; 10. Panama 62.2.
Forest area share over time, top 5Palau: 86 in 2000 to 90.8 in 2024; Guyana: 94.3 in 2000 to 87.1 in 2024; American Samoa: 88.7 in 2000 to 79.6 in 2024; Finland: 73.7 in 2000 to 74.2 in 2024; Brunei Darussalam: 75.3 in 2000 to 72.1 in 2024.023.647.270.794.3200020122024PalauGuyanaAmerican SamoaFinlandBrunei Darussalam
Forest area share over time, top 5 (% of land area). Palau: 86 in 2000 to 90.8 in 2024; Guyana: 94.3 in 2000 to 87.1 in 2024; American Samoa: 88.7 in 2000 to 79.6 in 2024; Finland: 73.7 in 2000 to 74.2 in 2024; Brunei Darussalam: 75.3 in 2000 to 72.1 in 2024.

Full ranking

High income Countries Ranked by Forest area share, 2024
RankCountryForest area share (% of land area)Year
1Palau90.82024
2Guyana87.12024
3American Samoa79.62024
4Finland74.22024
5Brunei Darussalam72.12024
6Sweden68.62024
7Japan68.32024
8British Virgin Islands662024
9Korea, Rep.64.42024
10Panama62.22024
11Slovenia61.82024
12Costa Rica59.12024
13Virgin Islands (US)58.92024
14Seychelles58.52024
15Estonia57.22024
16Latvia55.62024
17Northern Mariana Islands53.32024
18Cayman Islands532024
19Guam52.32024
20Bahamas, The50.92024
21Russian Federation50.82024
22Puerto Rico (US)49.72024
23New Caledonia48.12024
24Austria47.32024
25Trinidad and Tobago44.22024
26French Polynesia42.42024
27St. Kitts and Nevis42.12024
28Canada422024
29Slovak Republic40.32024
30Andorra38.92024
31New Zealand38.92024
32Czechia38.42024
33Spain38.22024
34Greece372024
35Liechtenstein36.82024
36Portugal36.62024
37Bulgaria36.42024
38Lithuania35.42024
39Croatia34.82024
40Luxembourg34.52024
41United States33.82024
42Norway33.22024
43France32.92024
44Germany32.82024
45Switzerland322024
46Italy31.82024
47Poland312024
48Romania30.22024
49Chile24.52024
50St. Martin (French part)23.42024
51Hungary22.82024
52Belgium222024
53Singapore21.82024
54Cyprus18.62024
55Antigua and Barbuda17.92024
56Australia17.42024
57San Marino16.32024
58Denmark162024
59Barbados14.62024
60Bermuda14.42024
61United Kingdom13.52024
62Ireland122024
63Uruguay11.52024
64Turks and Caicos Islands11.12024
65Netherlands112024
66Sint Maarten (Dutch part)8.822024
67Israel6.842024
68Isle of Man6.412024
69Channel Islands5.152021
70Bahrain4.862024
71United Arab Emirates4.572024
72Aruba2.722024
73Malta1.492024
74Saudi Arabia1.292024
75Iceland0.62024
76Kuwait0.3542024
77Curaçao0.1582024
78Qatar0.1222024
79Faroe Islands0.0582024
80Oman0.00522024
81Greenland0.00052024
82Gibraltar02023
83Monaco02023
84Naoero02023

About the top 10

#6 Sweden

Sweden ranks #6 on this list with 68.6% of land area.

Capital
Stockholm
Continent
Europe
Income group
High income
Population
10.6 million people (2025)
GDP
US$669 billion (2025)
GDP per person
US$63,133 (2025)
Life expectancy
84.1 years (2024)
Urban population
89.1% of population (2025)

Largest cities: Stockholm, Gothenburg, Malmö.

Also ranks #3 in researchers in r&d per million · #4 in r&d expenditure share of gdp · #6 in male life expectancy.

Full country profile Weather in Stockholm (Purr Weather)

Profile facts: World Bank (CC BY 4.0) and Wikidata (CC0); weather links go to Purr Weather, another ChowChow Labs site.

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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.