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Forest cover by country

Forest area (% of land area) · % of land area · 213 countries ranked · 2023

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Rank 1 = highest value; “better” is not defined for this indicator.25 of 213
  1. 1SurinameWorld rank 1st of 213
    down −0.1 pts
  2. 2MicronesiaWorld rank 2nd of 213
    up +0.0 pts
  3. 3GabonWorld rank 3rd of 213
    down −0.0 pts
  4. 4PalauWorld rank 4th of 213
    up +0.2 pts
  5. 5Solomon IslandsWorld rank 5th of 213
    down −0.0 pts
  6. 6GuyanaWorld rank 6th of 213
    down −0.0 pts
  7. 7Equatorial GuineaWorld rank 7th of 213
    down −0.3 pts
  8. 8American SamoaWorld rank 8th of 213
    down −0.1 pts
  9. 9Papua New GuineaWorld rank 9th of 213
    down −0.1 pts
  10. 10LiberiaWorld rank 10th of 213
    down −0.3 pts
  11. 11FinlandWorld rank 11th of 213
    down −0.0 pts
  12. 12SeychellesWorld rank 12th of 213
    unchanged +0.0 pts
  13. 13Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesWorld rank 13th of 213
    unchanged +0.0 pts
  14. 14BruneiWorld rank 14th of 213
    unchanged +0.0 pts
  15. 15BhutanWorld rank 15th of 213
    up +0.1 pts
  16. 16LaosWorld rank 16th of 213
    down −0.1 pts
  17. 17Guinea-BissauWorld rank 17th of 213
    down −0.3 pts
  18. 18SwedenWorld rank 18th of 213
    up +0.0 pts
  19. 19JapanWorld rank 19th of 213
    down −0.0 pts
  20. 20Republic of the CongoWorld rank 20th of 213
    down −0.0 pts
  21. 21South KoreaWorld rank 21st of 213
    down −0.1 pts
  22. 22DominicaWorld rank 22nd of 213
    unchanged +0.0 pts
  23. 23FijiWorld rank 23rd of 213
    up +0.4 pts
  24. 24Timor-LesteWorld rank 24th of 213
    down −0.1 pts
  25. 25MontenegroWorld rank 25th of 213
    unchanged +0.0 pts

On the map

Forest cover, 2023. Quantile classes; hatched = no data.

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Rank over time

Position in the world ranking by year, up to 5 countries. Rank 1 is at the top.

SurinameMicronesiaGabon
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Rank by year for Suriname, Micronesia, Gabon, 2000–2024.