15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area β Value by country
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Countries reporting
220
Highest
96.39 %
French Guiana
Lowest
0 %
Naoero
Median
30.49 %
Years covered
36
1990β2025
Data points
1,644
What the numbers show
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area β Value is currently reported for 220 countries. The highest value is 96.39 % in French Guiana; the lowest is 0 % in Naoero.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.49 %, and the mean is 31.63 %.
Over the past decade 86 countries rose and 77 fell. The largest increase was in Bahrain, Kingdom of (up 210.2%), and the largest decrease in Cambodia (down 28.4%).
15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area β Value: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Guiana | 96.39 % | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | Guyana | 93.36 % | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 3 | Gabon | 91.42 % | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Suriname | 91.42 % | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | Niue | 72.58 % | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Palau, Republic of | 91.02 % | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 89.82 % | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 85.8 % | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 7 | Cook Islands | 64.96 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | American Samoa | 79.25 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | Pitcairn Islands | 78.51 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Dominica | 76.47 % | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 61.11 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 75.14 % | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 74.67 % | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 74.44 % | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 14 | Finland | 74.16 % | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.23 % | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 72.39 % | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 17 | Brunei Darussalam | 72.11 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 18 | Bhutan | 70.13 % | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 68.59 % | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Japan | 68.32 % | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | British Virgin Islands | 66.47 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Liberia | 65.68 % | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 64.34 % | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 24 | Congo, Republic of | 63.99 % | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Jamaica | 63.35 % | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 26 | Fiji, Republic of | 62.21 % | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 26 | Panama | 62.21 % | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 61.76 % | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 29 | Montenegro | 61.49 % | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Zambia | 60.36 % | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 31 | United States Virgin Islands | 59.03 % | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 31 | Mayotte | 26.21 % | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 58.55 % | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 58.16 % | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 33 | Montserrat | 24.2 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 57.72 % | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 35 | Belize | 57.65 % | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 35 | Seychelles | 57.65 % | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 57.58 % | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 38 | Malaysia | 57.48 % | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 39 | Samoa | 57.47 % | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 56.69 % | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 55.71 % | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 42 | Marshall Islands | 53.94 % | 2025 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 43 | St. Lucia | 53.84 % | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 53.59 % | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 45 | Cayman Islands | 53 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Northern Mariana Islands | 52.96 % | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 47 | Peru | 52.47 % | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 48 | Honduras | 52.38 % | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 48 | Tokelau | 0 % | 2025 | β | flat |
| 49 | Guam | 52.35 % | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Grenada | 52.06 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Bahamas, The | 50.94 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 50.84 % | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 53 | Angola | 50.74 % | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 54 | Indonesia | 50.71 % | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 55 | Martinique | 49.69 % | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 56 | Ecuador | 49.57 % | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 57 | New Caledonia | 48.83 % | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 58 | Austria | 47.31 % | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 46.84 % | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 60 | Guadeloupe | 46.67 % | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 61 | Senegal | 44.92 % | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 62 | Georgia | 44.62 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Belarus, Republic of | 44.22 % | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.06 % | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 65 | Nepal | 43.71 % | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 66 | French Polynesia | 43.06 % | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 42.31 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.23 % | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 69 | Canada | 41.97 % | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 70 | Myanmar | 41.51 % | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 71 | Serbia, Republic of | 41.33 % | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 72 | Mozambique, Republic of | 41 % | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 40.69 % | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 74 | Cameroon | 40.5 % | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 75 | Slovak Republic | 40.36 % | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 76 | Norway | 39.82 % | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 39.73 % | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 78 | New Zealand | 39.13 % | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 79 | Andorra, Principality of | 38.77 % | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 80 | Czechia | 38.47 % | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 81 | Thailand | 38.46 % | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 82 | Spain | 38.29 % | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 83 | Liechtenstein | 37.38 % | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 84 | Greece | 36.95 % | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 85 | Portugal | 36.71 % | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 36.47 % | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 87 | Paraguay | 36.1 % | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 88 | Cambodia | 35.88 % | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 35.58 % | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 90 | Lithuania | 35.4 % | 2025 | up 1.4% | rising |
| 91 | Cuba | 34.9 % | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 92 | Croatia | 34.78 % | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 34.45 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Albania | 34.34 % | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 95 | Tuvalu | 34.33 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 34.28 % | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 97 | Mexico | 34.09 % | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 33.75 % | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 99 | El Salvador | 33.05 % | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 100 | France | 33.02 % | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 101 | Guatemala | 32.99 % | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 102 | Germany | 32.86 % | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 103 | Switzerland | 32.07 % | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 104 | Italy | 31.86 % | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 31.01 % | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 106 | Poland | 31 % | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 107 | RΓ©union | 30.74 % | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 108 | Romania | 30.24 % | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 109 | Benin | 27.79 % | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 110 | Botswana | 27.76 % | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 111 | Rwanda | 25.72 % | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 112 | Eswatini | 25.18 % | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 113 | Philippines | 24.95 % | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 114 | Saint Martin | 24.8 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | India | 24.46 % | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 116 | Chile | 24.45 % | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 117 | China, mainland | 24.1 % | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 118 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 23.7 % | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 119 | Hungary | 22.87 % | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 120 | Togo | 22.51 % | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 121 | Belgium | 21.99 % | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 122 | Malawi | 21.55 % | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 123 | Gambia | 20.7 % | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 124 | Singapore | 20.52 % | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 125 | Guinea | 19.77 % | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 126 | Mauritius | 19.17 % | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 127 | South Africa | 18.86 % | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 128 | Nigeria | 18.81 % | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 129 | Cyprus | 18.58 % | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 130 | Australia and New Zealand | 18.08 % | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 131 | Comoros, Union of the | 17.93 % | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 132 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.7 % | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 133 | Ukraine | 17.41 % | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 134 | Australia | 17.36 % | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 135 | Madagascar, Republic of | 17.05 % | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 136 | Argentina | 17.03 % | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 137 | San Marino | 16.67 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Denmark | 16.06 % | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 139 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 14.68 % | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 140 | Barbados | 14.65 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Bermuda | 14.44 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Bangladesh | 14.41 % | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 143 | Lebanon | 13.81 % | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 144 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.55 % | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 145 | Haiti | 13.5 % | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 146 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 13.07 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Morocco | 12.76 % | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 148 | Maldives | 12.48 % | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 149 | Norfolk Island | 12.25 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Tonga | 12.12 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Ireland | 12.09 % | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 152 | Eritrea, The State of | 11.9 % | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 153 | Armenia, Republic of | 11.85 % | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 11.83 % | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 155 | Uganda | 11.81 % | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 156 | Uruguay | 11.78 % | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 157 | Sudan | 11.77 % | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 158 | South Sudan | 11.33 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.07 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 10.97 % | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 161 | Burundi | 10.89 % | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Namibia | 9.77 % | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 163 | Mongolia | 9.1 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Uzbekistan | 8.84 % | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 165 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 8.82 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Mali | 8.59 % | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 167 | Saint BarthΓ©lemy | 8.5 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 168 | Somalia | 7.7 % | 2025 | down 19.2% | falling |
| 169 | Guernsey | 7.4 % | 2025 | up 12.0% | rising |
| 170 | Israel | 6.93 % | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 171 | Kenya | 6.74 % | 2025 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 172 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.55 % | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 173 | Isle of Man | 6.44 % | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 174 | Jersey | 5.67 % | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 175 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 5.46 % | 2025 | up 210.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Ascension, Saint Helena and Tristan da Cunha | 5.18 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | Turkmenistan | 4.96 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 178 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 4.78 % | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 179 | United Arab Emirates | 4.57 % | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 180 | Tunisia | 4.43 % | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 181 | Pakistan | 4.14 % | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 182 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 3.06 % | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 183 | Chad | 2.87 % | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 184 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 2.72 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Western Sahara | 1.99 % | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 186 | Afghanistan | 1.85 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 187 | Palestine, State of | 1.84 % | 2025 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 188 | Iraq | 1.6 % | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 189 | Malta | 1.47 % | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 190 | Kiribati | 1.32 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1.3 % | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 192 | Saudi Arabia | 1.29 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.14 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 194 | Yemen, Republic of | 1.04 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 195 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 0.99 % | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 196 | Niger | 0.83 % | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 197 | Jordan | 0.8 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 198 | Algeria | 0.71 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Iceland | 0.61 % | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 200 | Kuwait | 0.35 % | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 201 | Djibouti | 0.26 % | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 202 | Curaçao | 0.16 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | Libya | 0.12 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | Qatar | 0.12 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Faroe Islands | 0.06 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 206 | Oman | 0.01 % | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0 % | 2025 | β | flat |
| 207 | Gibraltar | 0 % | 2025 | β | flat |
| 207 | Greenland | 0 % | 2025 | β | flat |
| 207 | Monaco | 0 % | 2025 | β | flat |
| 207 | Holy See | 0 % | 2025 | β | flat |
| 207 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0 % | 2025 | β | flat |
| 207 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0 % | 2025 | β | flat |
| 207 | Naoero | 0 % | 2025 | β | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania excluding Australia and New Zealand 74.05 %
- Northern Europe 44.53 %
- Northern America and Europe 42.42 %
- Americas 42.22 %
- Northern America 36.94 %
- United States of America 33.77 %
- Western Europe 33.03 %
- Eastern Asia and South-eastern Asia 30.32 %
- Land Locked Developing Countries (LLDCs) 17.84 %
- Central Asia and Southern Asia 10.86 %
- Western Asia and Northern Africa 5.03 %
- Eastern Europe 48.71 %
About this data
As the custodian agency of 22 SDG indicators, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is responsible for curating and refining the methodologies of these indicators, collecting data from national sources, ensuring their quality and compatibility with applicable standards and classifications, and disseminating data at global level. This FAOSTAT domain complements the global SDG database administered by the United Nations Statistical Division (UNSD), as well as FAOβs SDG indicators portal, by providing access to the available data for all SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship. While this metadata page provides summary information on all SDG indicators data disseminated through FAOSTAT, indicator-specific metadata can be accessed from the link on the right hand navigation column. This additional metadata file provides details on the methodology used to compile each indicators, their data sources and the contact information of the relevant FAO focal point. It includes the links to the official SDG Indicator metadata documents accessible from the UNSD global SDG database.SDG Indicators under FAO custodianship, consisting of 22 indicators and 66 series that fall under six goals: β’ Goal 2: End hunger, achieve food security and improved nutrition and promote sustainable agriculture.β’ Goal 5: Achieve gender equality and empower all women and girls.β’ Goal 6: Clean water and sanitation: Ensure availability and sustainable management of water and sanitation for all.β’ Goal 12: Responsible consumption and production.β’ Goal 14: Life below water: Conserve and sustainably use the oceans, seas and marine resources.β’ Goal 15: Life on land: Sustainably manage forests, combat desertification, halt and reverse land degradation, halt biodiversity loss.