Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%) by country
Countries reporting
219
Highest
96.4%
French Guiana
Lowest
0.0%
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Median
30.7%
Years covered
36
1990–2025
Data points
1,644
What the numbers show
Forest area as a proportion of total land area (%) is currently reported for 219 countries. The highest value is 96.4% in French Guiana; the lowest is 0.0% in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands.
The median across all reporting countries is 30.7%, and the mean is 31.8%.
Over the past decade 85 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%).
Forest area as a proportion of total land area: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | French Guiana | 96.4% | 2025 | down 0.5% | flat |
| 2 | Guyana | 93.4% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 3 | Gabon | 91.4% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 3 | Suriname | 91.4% | 2025 | down 1.1% | flat |
| 4 | Niue | 72.6% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 5 | Palau, Republic of | 91.0% | 2025 | up 2.1% | rising |
| 6 | Solomon Islands | 89.8% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea, Republic of | 85.8% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 7 | Cook Islands | 65.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 8 | American Samoa | 79.2% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 9 | Pitcairn Islands | 78.5% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 10 | Dominica | 76.5% | 2025 | down 0.8% | flat |
| 10 | Anguilla, United Kingdom-British Overseas Territory | 61.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Papua New Guinea | 75.1% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 12 | Guinea-Bissau | 74.7% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 13 | Vanuatu | 74.4% | 2025 | down 2.6% | falling |
| 14 | Finland | 74.2% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 15 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.2% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 16 | Central African Republic | 72.4% | 2025 | down 1.0% | flat |
| 17 | Brunei Darussalam | 72.1% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 18 | Bhutan | 70.1% | 2025 | down 1.5% | rising |
| 19 | Sweden | 68.6% | 2025 | down 0.1% | flat |
| 20 | Japan | 68.3% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 21 | British Virgin Islands | 66.5% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 22 | Liberia | 65.7% | 2025 | down 10.1% | falling |
| 23 | Republic of Korea | 64.3% | 2025 | down 1.1% | falling |
| 24 | Congo, Republic of | 64.0% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 25 | Jamaica | 63.4% | 2025 | up 17.9% | rising |
| 26 | Fiji, Republic of | 62.2% | 2025 | up 4.2% | rising |
| 26 | Panama | 62.2% | 2025 | down 0.7% | falling |
| 28 | Slovenia | 61.8% | 2025 | down 0.3% | flat |
| 29 | Montenegro | 61.5% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 30 | Zambia | 60.4% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 31 | United States Virgin Islands | 59.0% | 2025 | up 7.8% | flat |
| 31 | Mayotte | 26.2% | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 32 | Costa Rica | 58.5% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 33 | Brazil | 58.2% | 2025 | down 5.7% | falling |
| 33 | Montserrat | 24.2% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 34 | Estonia | 57.7% | 2025 | up 3.6% | rising |
| 35 | Belize | 57.6% | 2025 | down 5.4% | falling |
| 35 | Seychelles | 57.6% | 2025 | down 7.6% | falling |
| 37 | Sao Tome and Principe | 57.6% | 2025 | up 0.5% | falling |
| 38 | Malaysia | 57.5% | 2025 | down 3.0% | falling |
| 39 | Samoa | 57.5% | 2025 | down 1.2% | falling |
| 40 | Puerto Rico | 56.7% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 41 | Latvia | 55.7% | 2025 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 42 | Marshall Islands | 53.9% | 2025 | up 3.3% | flat |
| 43 | St. Lucia | 53.8% | 2025 | up 2.4% | rising |
| 44 | Colombia | 53.6% | 2025 | down 2.5% | falling |
| 45 | Cayman Islands | 53.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 46 | Northern Mariana Islands | 53.0% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Saint Helena | 5.2% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 47 | Peru | 52.5% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 48 | Honduras | 52.4% | 2025 | down 10.2% | falling |
| 49 | Guam | 52.4% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 50 | Grenada | 52.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Bahamas, The | 50.9% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | Tokelau | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 52 | Russian Federation | 50.8% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 53 | Angola | 50.7% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 54 | Indonesia | 50.7% | 2025 | up 0.2% | falling |
| 55 | Martinique | 49.7% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 56 | Ecuador | 49.6% | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 57 | New Caledonia | 48.8% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 58 | Austria | 47.3% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 59 | Dominican Republic | 46.8% | 2025 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 60 | Guadeloupe | 46.7% | 2025 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 61 | Senegal | 44.9% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 62 | Georgia | 44.6% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 63 | Belarus, Republic of | 44.2% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 64 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.1% | 2025 | down 1.8% | falling |
| 65 | Nepal | 43.7% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 66 | French Polynesia | 43.1% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 67 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 42.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 68 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.2% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 69 | Canada | 42.0% | 2025 | up 2.2% | flat |
| 70 | Myanmar | 41.5% | 2025 | down 9.6% | falling |
| 71 | Serbia, Republic of | 41.3% | 2025 | up 17.4% | rising |
| 72 | Mozambique, Republic of | 41.0% | 2025 | down 7.7% | falling |
| 73 | North Macedonia | 40.7% | 2025 | up 3.2% | rising |
| 74 | Cameroon | 40.5% | 2025 | down 7.2% | falling |
| 75 | Slovak Republic | 40.4% | 2025 | up 1.0% | flat |
| 76 | Norway | 39.8% | 2025 | down 0.2% | flat |
| 77 | Nicaragua | 39.7% | 2025 | down 4.4% | falling |
| 78 | New Zealand | 39.1% | 2025 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 79 | Andorra, Principality of | 38.8% | 2025 | down 0.4% | flat |
| 80 | Czechia | 38.5% | 2025 | up 2.7% | flat |
| 81 | Thailand | 38.5% | 2025 | down 2.0% | flat |
| 82 | Spain | 38.3% | 2025 | up 3.0% | rising |
| 83 | Liechtenstein | 37.4% | 2025 | up 7.8% | rising |
| 84 | Greece | 37.0% | 2025 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 85 | Portugal | 36.7% | 2025 | up 1.5% | flat |
| 86 | Bulgaria | 36.5% | 2025 | up 3.3% | rising |
| 87 | Paraguay | 36.1% | 2025 | down 12.4% | falling |
| 88 | Cambodia | 35.9% | 2025 | down 28.4% | falling |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 35.6% | 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 | 34.8% | 2025 | up 1.3% | flat |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 34.5% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 94 | Albania | 34.3% | 2025 | up 18.0% | rising |
| 95 | Tuvalu | 34.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 34.3% | 2025 | up 1.1% | falling |
| 97 | Mexico | 34.1% | 2025 | down 1.9% | falling |
| 98 | Sierra Leone | 33.8% | 2025 | down 7.5% | falling |
| 99 | El Salvador | 33.0% | 2025 | up 1.2% | falling |
| 100 | France | 33.0% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 101 | Guatemala | 33.0% | 2025 | down 3.7% | falling |
| 102 | Germany | 32.9% | 2025 | up 0.3% | flat |
| 103 | Switzerland | 32.1% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 104 | Italy | 31.9% | 2025 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 105 | Ghana | 31.0% | 2025 | up 5.3% | rising |
| 106 | Poland | 31.0% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 107 | Réunion | 30.7% | 2025 | up 1.5% | rising |
| 108 | Romania | 30.2% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 109 | Benin | 27.8% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 110 | Botswana | 27.8% | 2025 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 111 | Rwanda | 25.7% | 2025 | up 29.8% | rising |
| 112 | Eswatini | 25.2% | 2025 | down 3.3% | falling |
| 113 | Philippines | 24.9% | 2025 | up 6.1% | falling |
| 114 | Saint Martin | 24.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 115 | India | 24.5% | 2025 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 116 | Chile | 24.4% | 2025 | down 0.4% | rising |
| 117 | China (People’s Republic of) | 24.1% | 2025 | up 8.0% | rising |
| 118 | Ethiopia, The Federal Democratic Republic of | 23.7% | 2025 | down 0.2% | falling |
| 119 | Hungary | 22.9% | 2025 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 120 | Togo | 22.5% | 2025 | unchanged | falling |
| 121 | Belgium | 22.0% | 2025 | down 3.2% | flat |
| 122 | Malawi | 21.6% | 2025 | down 17.1% | falling |
| 123 | Gambia | 20.7% | 2025 | down 22.7% | falling |
| 124 | Singapore | 20.5% | 2025 | down 11.7% | falling |
| 125 | Guinea | 19.8% | 2025 | down 12.1% | falling |
| 126 | Mauritius | 19.2% | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 127 | South Africa | 18.9% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 128 | Nigeria | 18.8% | 2025 | down 6.9% | falling |
| 129 | Cyprus | 18.6% | 2025 | down 0.6% | rising |
| 130 | Australia and New Zealand | 18.1% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 131 | Comoros, Union of the | 17.9% | 2025 | down 3.4% | falling |
| 132 | Antigua and Barbuda | 17.7% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 133 | Ukraine | 17.4% | 2025 | up 4.0% | rising |
| 134 | Australia | 17.4% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 135 | Madagascar, Republic of | 17.1% | 2025 | down 11.0% | falling |
| 136 | Argentina | 17.0% | 2025 | down 3.8% | falling |
| 137 | San Marino | 16.7% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 138 | Denmark | 16.1% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 139 | Azerbaijan, Republic of | 14.7% | 2025 | up 12.6% | rising |
| 140 | Barbados | 14.7% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 141 | Bermuda | 14.4% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 142 | Bangladesh | 14.4% | 2025 | down 0.4% | falling |
| 143 | Lebanon | 13.8% | 2025 | up 0.7% | flat |
| 144 | United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | 13.6% | 2025 | up 3.9% | rising |
| 145 | Haiti | 13.5% | 2025 | up 2.1% | flat |
| 146 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 13.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 147 | Morocco | 12.8% | 2025 | up 0.1% | flat |
| 148 | Maldives | 12.5% | 2025 | up 0.6% | flat |
| 149 | Norfolk Island | 12.2% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 150 | Tonga | 12.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 151 | Ireland | 12.1% | 2025 | up 10.4% | rising |
| 152 | Eritrea, The State of | 11.9% | 2025 | down 4.0% | falling |
| 153 | Armenia, Republic of | 11.8% | 2025 | up 0.9% | flat |
| 154 | Burkina Faso | 11.8% | 2025 | down 27.0% | falling |
| 155 | Uganda | 11.8% | 2025 | down 10.6% | falling |
| 156 | Uruguay | 11.8% | 2025 | up 12.4% | rising |
| 157 | Sudan | 11.8% | 2025 | down 7.3% | falling |
| 158 | South Sudan | 11.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 159 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 160 | Netherlands (Kingdom of the) | 11.0% | 2025 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 161 | Burundi | 10.9% | 2025 | unchanged | rising |
| 162 | Namibia | 9.8% | 2025 | down 0.1% | falling |
| 163 | Mongolia | 9.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 164 | Uzbekistan | 8.8% | 2025 | up 9.7% | rising |
| 165 | Sint Maarten, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 8.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Mali | 8.6% | 2025 | down 8.7% | falling |
| 167 | Saint Barthélemy | 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 | 6.9% | 2025 | down 9.1% | rising |
| 171 | Kenya | 6.7% | 2025 | up 13.7% | flat |
| 172 | Kyrgyz Republic | 6.5% | 2025 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 173 | Isle of Man | 6.4% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 174 | Jersey | 5.7% | 2025 | up 13.4% | rising |
| 175 | Bahrain, Kingdom of | 5.5% | 2025 | up 210.2% | volatile |
| 176 | Turkmenistan | 5.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 177 | St. Pierre and Miquelon | 4.8% | 2025 | down 17.3% | falling |
| 178 | United Arab Emirates | 4.6% | 2025 | up 1.1% | flat |
| 179 | Tunisia | 4.4% | 2025 | down 2.4% | rising |
| 180 | Pakistan | 4.1% | 2025 | up 5.1% | falling |
| 181 | Tajikistan, Republic of | 3.1% | 2025 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 182 | Chad | 2.9% | 2025 | down 26.0% | falling |
| 183 | Aruba, Kingdom of the Netherlands | 2.7% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Western Sahara | 2.0% | 2025 | down 2.0% | falling |
| 185 | Afghanistan | 1.9% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 186 | Iraq | 1.6% | 2025 | down 8.6% | falling |
| 187 | Malta | 1.5% | 2025 | up 34.9% | rising |
| 188 | Kiribati | 1.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 189 | Kazakhstan, Republic of | 1.3% | 2025 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 190 | Saudi Arabia | 1.3% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 191 | Lesotho, Kingdom of | 1.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Yemen, Republic of | 1.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 193 | Mauritania, Islamic Republic of | 1.0% | 2025 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 194 | Niger | 0.8% | 2025 | down 7.8% | falling |
| 195 | Jordan | 0.8% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 196 | Algeria | 0.7% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 197 | Iceland | 0.6% | 2025 | up 15.1% | rising |
| 198 | Kuwait | 0.3% | 2025 | up 2.9% | rising |
| 199 | Djibouti | 0.3% | 2025 | up 8.3% | rising |
| 200 | Curaçao | 0.2% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Libya | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 201 | Qatar | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 203 | Faroe Islands | 0.1% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 204 | Oman | 0.0% | 2025 | unchanged | flat |
| 205 | Egypt, Arab Republic of | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 205 | Gibraltar | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 205 | Greenland | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 205 | Monaco | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 205 | Naoero | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 205 | Holy See | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 205 | Falkland Islands (Malvinas) | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
| 205 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands | 0.0% | 2025 | — | flat |
Regions and income groups
Aggregates are excluded from the country ranking above so that a region can never outrank a country.
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 74.0%
- Northern Europe 44.5%
- Europe and Northern America 42.4%
- Americas 42.2%
- Northern America 36.9%
- United States of America 33.8%
- Western Europe 33.0%
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia 30.3%
- Central and Southern Asia 10.9%
- Northern Africa and Western Asia 5.0%
- Eastern Europe 48.7%
- South America 48.6%