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Top 10 countries by forest coverage
Share of land area covered by forest. World Bank / FAO data, latest year 2023, covering 193 countries. Ranked biggest first.
The top 10
1st of 193 · 2023
Suriname94.4 % of land
- 2ndMicronesia92.2 % of land
- 3rdGabon91.2 % of land
- 4thPalau90.5 % of land
- 5thSolomon Islands90.1 % of land
- 6thGuyana87.1 % of land
- 7thEquatorial Guinea86.4 % of land
- 8thPapua New Guinea79 % of land
- 9thLiberia78.1 % of land
- 10thFinland73.7 % of land
The other end · bottom 5 of 193
Where the big countries land
- 88thUnited States33.9 % of land
- 113thChina24 % of land
- 111thIndia24.5 % of land
- 93rdGermany32.7 % of land
- 28thBrazil59 % of land
Common questions
Questions people ask about forest coverage
Which country ranks highest for forest coverage?
Suriname ranks 1st of 193 countries at 94.4 % of land (2023 data). Source: World Bank / FAO.
Which countries are in the top 10 for forest coverage?
The top 10 are Suriname, Micronesia, Gabon, Palau, Solomon Islands, Guyana, Equatorial Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Liberia and Finland — computed from World Bank / FAO data, latest year 2023.
Where does the United States rank in forest coverage?
The United States ranks 88th of 193 countries at 33.9 % of land (2023 data). Source: World Bank / FAO.
What is the median forest coverage worldwide?
Across the 193 countries covered, the median is 32.4 % of land. Values run from 94.4 % of land (Suriname, ranked 1st) to 0 % of land (Qatar, ranked 191st).
Is forest coverage higher in Europe or the US?
The median across 44 European countries is 33.2 % of land, against 33.9 % of land in the United States — it is higher in the US. Source: World Bank / FAO.
Which country ranks lowest for forest coverage?
Qatar sits at the other end of the list: 0 % of land ranks 191st of 193 (2023 data). Source: World Bank / FAO.
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