NationsTreeRanking · latest available · data as of 26 October 2026 · printed 27 Oct 2026
Forest area (% of land area)
Share of land covered by forest. Ranked from largest to smallest.
Source: World Bank · World Development Indicators · AG.LND.FRST.ZS
Top 5 over time
Dashed line: world median| # | Country | Region | Forest area% of land area | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Micronesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 92.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 2 |  Suriname |
Latin America & Caribbean | 91.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 3 |  Gabon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 91.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 4 |  Palau |
East Asia & Pacific | 90.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 5 |  Solomon Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 89.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 6 |  Guyana |
Latin America & Caribbean | 87.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 7 |  Equatorial Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 86.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 8 |  American Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 79.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 9 |  Dominica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 76.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 10 |  Papua New Guinea |
East Asia & Pacific | 75.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 11 |  Guinea-Bissau |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 74.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 12 |  Vanuatu |
East Asia & Pacific | 74.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 13 |  Finland |
Europe & Central Asia | 74.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 14 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines |
Latin America & Caribbean | 73.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 15 |  Central African Republic |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 72.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 16 |  Brunei |
East Asia & Pacific | 72.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 17 |  Timor-Leste |
East Asia & Pacific | 71.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 18 |  Bhutan |
South Asia | 70.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 19 |  Sweden |
Europe & Central Asia | 68.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 20 |  Japan |
East Asia & Pacific | 68.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 21 |  Liberia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 66.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 22 |  British Virgin Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 66.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 23 |  South Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 64.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 24 |  North Korea |
East Asia & Pacific | 64.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 25 |  Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 64.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 26 |  Panama |
Latin America & Caribbean | 62.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 27 |  Slovenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 61.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 28 |  Fiji |
East Asia & Pacific | 61.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 29 |  DR Congo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 61.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 30 |  Montenegro |
Europe & Central Asia | 61.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 31 |  Zambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 60.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 32 |  Costa Rica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 59.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 33 |  US Virgin Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 58.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 34 |  Brazil |
Latin America & Caribbean | 58.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 35 |  Seychelles |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 58.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 36 |  Belize |
Latin America & Caribbean | 58.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 37 |  Malaysia |
East Asia & Pacific | 57.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 38 |  Samoa |
East Asia & Pacific | 57.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 39 |  São Tomé and Príncipe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 57.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 40 |  Estonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 57.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 41 |  Laos |
East Asia & Pacific | 56.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 42 |  Jamaica |
Latin America & Caribbean | 56.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 43 |  Latvia |
Europe & Central Asia | 55.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 44 |  Saint Lucia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 53.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 45 |  Colombia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 53.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 46 |  Marshall Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 53.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 47 |  Venezuela |
Latin America & Caribbean | 53.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 48 |  Northern Mariana Islands |
East Asia & Pacific | 53.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 49 |  Cayman Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 53.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 50 |  Honduras |
Latin America & Caribbean | 52.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 51 |  Peru |
Latin America & Caribbean | 52.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 52 |  Guam |
East Asia & Pacific | 52.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 53 |  Grenada |
Latin America & Caribbean | 51.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 54 |  Angola |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 51.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 55 |  Bahamas |
Latin America & Caribbean | 50.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 56 |  Russia |
Europe & Central Asia | 50.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 57 |  Indonesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 50.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 58 |  Bolivia |
Latin America & Caribbean | 50.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 59 |  Puerto Rico (US) |
Latin America & Caribbean | 49.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 60 |  Ecuador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 49.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 61 |  Tanzania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 49.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 62 |  New Caledonia |
East Asia & Pacific | 48.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 63 |  Austria |
Europe & Central Asia | 47.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 64 |  Vietnam |
East Asia & Pacific | 47.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 65 |  Dominican Republic |
Latin America & Caribbean | 46.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 66 |  Senegal |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 45.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 67 |  Georgia |
Europe & Central Asia | 44.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 68 |  Trinidad and Tobago |
Latin America & Caribbean | 44.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 69 |  Belarus |
Europe & Central Asia | 44.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 70 |  Nepal |
South Asia | 43.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 71 |  French Polynesia |
East Asia & Pacific | 42.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 72 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina |
Europe & Central Asia | 42.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 73 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis |
Latin America & Caribbean | 42.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 74 |  Canada |
North America | 42.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 75 |  Myanmar |
East Asia & Pacific | 42.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 76 |  Mozambique |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 41.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 77 |  North Macedonia |
Europe & Central Asia | 40.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 78 |  Cameroon |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 40.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 79 |  Slovakia |
Europe & Central Asia | 40.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 80 |  Tuvalu |
East Asia & Pacific | 39.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 81 |  Serbia |
Europe & Central Asia | 39.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 82 |  Andorra |
Europe & Central Asia | 38.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 83 |  New Zealand |
East Asia & Pacific | 38.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 84 |  Thailand |
East Asia & Pacific | 38.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 85 |  Czechia |
Europe & Central Asia | 38.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 86 |  Spain |
Europe & Central Asia | 38.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 87 |  Cambodia |
East Asia & Pacific | 37.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 88 |  Greece |
Europe & Central Asia | 36.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 89 |  Liechtenstein |
Europe & Central Asia | 36.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 90 |  Portugal |
Europe & Central Asia | 36.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 91 |  Paraguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 36.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 92 |  Bulgaria |
Europe & Central Asia | 36.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 93 |  Zimbabwe |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 35.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 94 |  Lithuania |
Europe & Central Asia | 35.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 95 |  Cuba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 34.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 96 |  Croatia |
Europe & Central Asia | 34.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 97 |  Luxembourg |
Europe & Central Asia | 34.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 98 |  Sri Lanka |
South Asia | 34.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 99 |  Albania |
Europe & Central Asia | 34.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 100 |  Mexico |
Latin America & Caribbean | 34.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 101 |  Sierra Leone |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 34.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 102 |  United States |
North America | 33.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 103 |  Norway |
Europe & Central Asia | 33.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 104 |  Guatemala |
Latin America & Caribbean | 33.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 105 |  El Salvador |
Latin America & Caribbean | 33.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 106 |  France |
Europe & Central Asia | 32.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 107 |  Germany |
Europe & Central Asia | 32.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 108 |  Switzerland |
Europe & Central Asia | 32.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 109 |  Italy |
Europe & Central Asia | 31.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 110 |  Poland |
Europe & Central Asia | 31.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 111 |  Ghana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 30.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 112 |  Romania |
Europe & Central Asia | 30.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 113 |  Türkiye |
Europe & Central Asia | 29.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 114 |  Benin |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 28.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 115 |  Botswana |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 27.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 116 |  Rwanda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 26.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 117 |  Nicaragua |
Latin America & Caribbean | 25.8% of land area | 2023 |
| 118 |  Eswatini |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 25.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 119 |  Philippines |
East Asia & Pacific | 24.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 120 |  Chile |
Latin America & Caribbean | 24.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 121 |  India |
South Asia | 24.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 122 |  China |
East Asia & Pacific | 24.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 123 |  Ethiopia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 23.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 124 |  Saint Martin |
Latin America & Caribbean | 23.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 125 |  Hungary |
Europe & Central Asia | 22.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 126 |  Togo |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 127 |  Malawi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 22.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 128 |  Belgium |
Europe & Central Asia | 22.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 129 |  Singapore |
East Asia & Pacific | 21.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 130 |  Gambia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 21.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 131 |  Guinea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 20.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 132 |  Mauritius |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 19.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 133 |  Nigeria |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 134 |  South Africa |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 18.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 135 |  Cyprus |
Europe & Central Asia | 18.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 136 |  Antigua and Barbuda |
Latin America & Caribbean | 17.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 137 |  Comoros |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 138 |  Australia |
East Asia & Pacific | 17.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 139 |  Ukraine |
Europe & Central Asia | 17.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 140 |  Madagascar |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 17.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 141 |  Argentina |
Latin America & Caribbean | 17.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 142 |  San Marino |
Europe & Central Asia | 16.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 143 |  Denmark |
Europe & Central Asia | 16.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 144 |  Barbados |
Latin America & Caribbean | 14.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 145 |  Azerbaijan |
Europe & Central Asia | 14.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 146 |  Bermuda |
North America | 14.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 147 |  Bangladesh |
South Asia | 14.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 148 |  Lebanon |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 13.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 149 |  United Kingdom |
Europe & Central Asia | 13.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 150 |  Haiti |
Latin America & Caribbean | 13.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 151 |  Morocco |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 12.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 152 |  Cabo Verde |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 153 |  Maldives |
South Asia | 12.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 154 |  Burkina Faso |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 155 |  Tonga |
East Asia & Pacific | 12.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 156 |  Côte d'Ivoire |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 157 |  Eritrea |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 12.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 158 |  Ireland |
Europe & Central Asia | 12.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 159 |  Uganda |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 160 |  Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 161 |  Armenia |
Europe & Central Asia | 11.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 162 |  Uruguay |
Latin America & Caribbean | 11.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 163 |  South Sudan |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 11.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 164 |  Moldova |
Europe & Central Asia | 11.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 165 |  Turks and Caicos Islands |
Latin America & Caribbean | 11.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 166 |  Netherlands |
Europe & Central Asia | 11.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 167 |  Burundi |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 10.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 168 |  Namibia |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 9.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 169 |  Mongolia |
East Asia & Pacific | 9.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 170 |  Sint Maarten |
Latin America & Caribbean | 8.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 171 |  Uzbekistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 8.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 172 |  Mali |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 8.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 173 |  Somalia, Fed. Rep. |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 7.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 174 |  Israel |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 175 |  Kenya |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 6.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 176 |  Iran |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 6.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 177 |  Kyrgyzstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 6.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 178 |  Isle of Man |
Europe & Central Asia | 6.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 179 | CHIChannel Islands | Europe & Central Asia | 5.2% of land area | 2021 |
| 180 |  Turkmenistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 5.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 181 |  Bahrain |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 182 |  United Arab Emirates |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 183 |  Tunisia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 184 |  Pakistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 4.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 185 |  Tajikistan |
Europe & Central Asia | 3.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 186 |  Chad |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 3.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 187 |  Syria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 2.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 188 |  Aruba |
Latin America & Caribbean | 2.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 189 |  Afghanistan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.9% of land area | 2024 |
| 190 |  Palestine |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 191 |  Iraq |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 192 |  Malta |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.5% of land area | 2024 |
| 193 |  Kiribati |
East Asia & Pacific | 1.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 194 |  Kazakhstan |
Europe & Central Asia | 1.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 195 |  Saudi Arabia |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 196 |  Lesotho |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 197 |  Yemen |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 1.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 198 |  Mauritania |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 1.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 199 |  Niger |
Sub-Saharan Africa | 0.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 200 |  Jordan |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.8% of land area | 2024 |
| 201 |  Algeria |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.7% of land area | 2024 |
| 202 |  Iceland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.6% of land area | 2024 |
| 203 |  Kuwait |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.4% of land area | 2024 |
| 204 |  Djibouti |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.3% of land area | 2024 |
| 205 |  Curaçao |
Latin America & Caribbean | 0.2% of land area | 2024 |
| 206 |  Qatar |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 207 |  Libya |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 208 |  Faroe Islands |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.1% of land area | 2024 |
| 209 |  Oman |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 210 |  Egypt |
Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan | 0.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 211 |  Greenland |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.0% of land area | 2024 |
| 212 |  Gibraltar |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.0% of land area | 2023 |
| 212 |  Monaco |
Europe & Central Asia | 0.0% of land area | 2023 |
| 212 |  Naoero |
East Asia & Pacific | 0.0% of land area | 2023 |
Latest value per country. Ranked: countries with data from the last 5 years of the series; older values are listed below without a rank. 214 ranked.