The Most Forested Countries in The World (by total % of land)
This is a list of Global nations, listed by the percentage of land (%) forested, in 2010, the latest data available.
The United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) state that they put together this dataset approximately every 5 to 10 years, so it is unclear as to when a new dataset will be released.
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World Forestation Chart
Country | Forest area (km2) [1] | % of Land Area Forested [1] | |
1 | French Guiana | 80,820 | 98 |
2 | Suriname | 147,580 | 95 |
3 | Micronesia | 640 | 92 |
4 | American Samoa | 180 | 89 |
5 | Palau | 400 | 88 |
6 | Seychelles | 410 | 88 |
7 | Gabon | 220,000 | 85 |
8 | Pitcairn | 40 | 83 |
9 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 340 | 80 |
10 | Solomon Islands | 22,130 | 79 |
11 | Guyana | 152,050 | 77 |
12 | Saint Lucia | 470 | 77 |
13 | Finland | 221,570 | 73 |
14 | Brunei | 3,800 | 72 |
15 | Guinea-Bissau | 20,220 | 72 |
16 | Niue | 190 | 72 |
17 | Marshall Islands | 130 | 70 |
18 | Bhutan | 32,490 | 69 |
19 | Japan | 249,790 | 69 |
20 | Sweden | 282,030 | 69 |
21 | DR Congo | 1,541,350 | 68 |
22 | Laos | 157,510 | 68 |
23 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 270 | 68 |
24 | Zambia | 494,680 | 67 |
25 | Republic of Congo | 224,110 | 66 |
26 | Northern Mariana Islands | 300 | 66 |
27 | Cook Islands | 160 | 65 |
28 | South Korea | 62,220 | 63 |
29 | Papua New Guinea | 287,260 | 63 |
30 | Brazil | 5,195,220 | 62 |
31 | Malaysia | 204,560 | 62 |
32 | Puerto Rico | 5,520 | 62 |
33 | Slovenia | 12,530 | 62 |
34 | Belize | 13,930 | 61 |
35 | Anguilla | 60 | 60 |
36 | Dominica | 450 | 60 |
37 | Samoa | 1,710 | 60 |
38 | Equatorial Guinea | 16,260 | 58 |
39 | United States Virgin Islands | 200 | 58 |
40 | Cambodia | 100,940 | 57 |
41 | Fiji | 10,140 | 56 |
42 | Colombia | 604,990 | 55 |
43 | Latvia | 33,540 | 54 |
44 | Bolivia | 571,960 | 53 |
45 | Peru | 679,920 | 53 |
46 | Estonia | 22,170 | 52 |
47 | Indonesia | 944,320 | 52 |
48 | Venezuela | 462,750 | 52 |
49 | Bahamas | 5,150 | 51 |
50 | Costa Rica | 26,050 | 51 |
51 | Cayman Islands | 130 | 50 |
52 | Grenada | 170 | 50 |
53 | Mozambique | 390,220 | 50 |
54 | East Timor | 7,420 | 50 |
55 | Russia | 8,090,900 | 49 |
56 | Gambia | 4,800 | 48 |
57 | Burma | 317,730 | 48 |
58 | Angola | 584,800 | 47 |
59 | Austria | 38,870 | 47 |
60 | Guam | 260 | 47 |
61 | North Korea | 56,660 | 47 |
62 | Honduras | 51,920 | 46 |
63 | Martinique | 490 | 46 |
64 | New Caledonia | 8,390 | 46 |
65 | Liberia | 43,290 | 45 |
66 | Panama | 32,510 | 44 |
67 | Paraguay | 175,820 | 44 |
68 | Senegal | 84,730 | 44 |
69 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2,260 | 44 |
70 | Vietnam | 137,970 | 44 |
71 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 21,850 | 43 |
72 | Liechtenstein | 70 | 43 |
73 | Belarus | 86,300 | 42 |
74 | Cameroon | 199,160 | 42 |
75 | French Polynesia | 1,550 | 42 |
76 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 110 | 42 |
77 | Wallis and Futuna Islands | 60 | 42 |
78 | Benin | 45,610 | 41 |
79 | Dominican Republic | 19,720 | 41 |
80 | Montenegro | 5,430 | 40 |
81 | Slovakia | 19,330 | 40 |
82 | Zimbabwe | 156,240 | 40 |
83 | Georgia | 27,420 | 39 |
84 | Guadeloupe | 640 | 39 |
85 | Macedonia | 9,980 | 39 |
86 | Portugal | 34,560 | 38 |
87 | Sierra Leone | 27,260 | 38 |
88 | Tanzania | 334,280 | 38 |
89 | Mayotte | 140 | 37 |
90 | Thailand | 189,720 | 37 |
91 | Andorra | 160 | 36 |
92 | Bulgaria | 39,270 | 36 |
93 | Central African Republic | 226,050 | 36 |
94 | Ecuador | 98,650 | 36 |
95 | Spain | 181,730 | 36 |
96 | Vanuatu | 4,400 | 36 |
97 | Réunion | 880 | 35 |
98 | Canada | 3,101,340 | 34 |
99 | Croatia | 19,200 | 34 |
100 | Czech Republic | 26,570 | 34 |
101 | Guatemala | 36,570 | 34 |
102 | Lithuania | 21,600 | 34 |
103 | Malawi | 32,370 | 34 |
104 | Ivory Coast | 104,030 | 33 |
105 | Luxembourg | 870 | 33 |
106 | Mexico | 648,020 | 33 |
107 | Norway | 100,650 | 33 |
108 | Swaziland | 5,630 | 33 |
109 | Tuvalu | 10 | 33 |
110 | United States | 3,040,220 | 33 |
111 | Germany | 110,760 | 32 |
112 | Italy | 91,490 | 31 |
113 | Jamaica | 3,370 | 31 |
114 | New Zealand | 82,690 | 31 |
115 | Serbia | 27,130 | 31 |
116 | Switzerland | 12,400 | 31 |
117 | Greece | 39,030 | 30 |
118 | Poland | 93,370 | 30 |
119 | France | 159,540 | 29 |
120 | Romania | 65,730 | 29 |
121 | Sri Lanka | 18,600 | 29 |
122 | Sudan | 699,490 | 29 |
123 | Albania | 7,760 | 28 |
124 | Sao Tome and Principe | 270 | 28 |
125 | Guinea | 65,440 | 27 |
126 | Cuba | 28,700 | 26 |
127 | Nicaragua | 31,140 | 26 |
128 | Philippines | 76,650 | 26 |
129 | Nepal | 36,360 | 25 |
130 | British Virgin Islands | 40 | 24 |
131 | Montserrat | 30 | 24 |
132 | Hungary | 20,290 | 23 |
133 | India | 684,340 | 23 |
134 | Antigua and Barbuda | 100 | 22 |
135 | Belgium | 6,780 | 22 |
136 | Chile | 162,310 | 22 |
137 | China | 2,068,610 | 22 |
138 | Ghana | 49,400 | 22 |
139 | Madagascar | 125,530 | 22 |
140 | Burkina Faso | 56,490 | 21 |
141 | Cape Verde | 850 | 21 |
142 | Bermuda | 10 | 20 |
143 | Botswana | 113,510 | 20 |
144 | Australia | 1,493,000 | 19 |
145 | Barbados | 80 | 19 |
146 | Republic of Cyprus | 1,730 | 19 |
147 | Rwanda | 4,350 | 18 |
148 | Mauritius | 350 | 17 |
149 | Ukraine | 97,050 | 17 |
150 | Eritrea | 15,320 | 15 |
151 | Kiribati | 120 | 15 |
152 | Turkey | 113,340 | 15 |
153 | Uganda | 29,880 | 15 |
154 | El Salvador | 2,870 | 14 |
155 | Denmark | 5,440 | 13 |
156 | Lebanon | 1,370 | 13 |
157 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 30 | 13 |
158 | Tonga | 90 | 13 |
159 | Norfolk Island | 0 | 12 |
160 | Moldova | 3,860 | 12 |
161 | United Kingdom | 28,810 | 12 |
162 | Argentina | 294,000 | 11 |
163 | Azerbaijan | 9,360 | 11 |
164 | Bangladesh | 14,420 | 11 |
165 | Ethiopia | 122,960 | 11 |
166 | Republic of Ireland | 7,390 | 11 |
167 | Morocco | 51,310 | 11 |
168 | Netherlands | 3,650 | 11 |
169 | Somalia | 67,470 | 11 |
170 | Mali | 124,900 | 10 |
171 | Nigeria | 90,410 | 10 |
172 | Uruguay | 17,440 | 10 |
173 | Armenia | 2,620 | 9 |
174 | Chad | 115,250 | 9 |
175 | Namibia | 72,900 | 9 |
176 | Turkmenistan | 41,270 | 9 |
177 | South Africa | 92,410 | 8 |
178 | Uzbekistan | 32,760 | 8 |
179 | Burundi | 1,720 | 7 |
180 | Iran | 110,750 | 7 |
181 | Israel | 1,540 | 7 |
182 | Mongolia | 108,980 | 7 |
183 | Isle of Man | 30 | 6 |
184 | Kenya | 34,670 | 6 |
185 | Saint Helena | 20 | 6 |
186 | Tunisia | 10,060 | 6 |
187 | Jersey | 10 | 5 |
188 | Kyrgyzstan | 9,540 | 5 |
189 | Togo | 2,870 | 5 |
190 | Haiti | 1,010 | 4 |
191 | United Arab Emirates | 3,170 | 4 |
192 | Guernsey | 0 | 3 |
193 | Maldives | 10 | 3 |
194 | Singapore | 20 | 3 |
195 | Syria | 4,910 | 3 |
196 | Tajikistan | 4,100 | 3 |
197 | Western Sahara | 7,070 | 3 |
198 | Afghanistan | 13,500 | 2 |
199 | Aruba | 0 | 2 |
200 | Comoros | 30 | 2 |
201 | Iraq | 8,250 | 2 |
202 | Occupied Palestinian Territory | 90 | 2 |
203 | Pakistan | 16,870 | 2 |
204 | Algeria | 14,920 | 1 |
205 | Bahrain | 10 | 1 |
206 | Jordan | 980 | 1 |
207 | Kazakhstan | 33,090 | 1 |
208 | Lesotho | 440 | 1 |
209 | Malta | 0 | 1 |
210 | Netherlands Antilles | 10 | 1 |
211 | Niger | 12,040 | 1 |
212 | Yemen | 5,490 | 1 |
213 | Saudi Arabia | 9,770 | 0 |
214 | Mauritania | 2,420 | 0 |
215 | Libya | 2,170 | 0 |
216 | Egypt | 700 | 0 |
217 | Iceland | 300 | 0 |
218 | Djibouti | 60 | 0 |
219 | Kuwait | 60 | 0 |
220 | Oman | 20 | 0 |
221 | Falkland Islands | 0 | 0 |
222 | Faeroe Islands | 0 | 0 |
223 | Gibraltar | 0 | 0 |
224 | Greenland | 0 | 0 |
226 | Monaco | 0 | 0 |
227 | Nauru | 0 | 0 |
228 | Qatar | 0 | 0 |
229 | San Marino | 0 | 0 |
230 | Tokelau | 0 | 0 |
225 | Vatican City | 0 | 0 |
[1] “ENVIRONMENTAL INDICATORS: Forests” United Nations Statistics Division – Statistics compiled by the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO). Last updated by the United Nations in December 2010, last retrieved by BlatantWorld.com on 21 January 2015.
Forest includes natural forests and forest plantations. It is used to refer to land with a tree canopy cover of more than 10 per cent and area of more than 0.5 ha. Forests are determined both by the presence of trees and the absence of other predominant land uses. The trees should be able to reach a minimum height of 5 m. Young stands that have not yet but are expected to reach a crown density of 10 percent and tree height of 5 m are included under forest, as are temporarily unstocked areas. The term includes forests used for purposes of production, protection, multiple-use or conservation (i.e. forest in national parks, nature reserves and other protected areas), as well as forests stands on agricultral lands (e.g. windbreaks and shelterbelts of trees with a width of more than 20 m), and rubberwood plantations and cork oak stands. The term specifically excludes stands of trees established primarily for agricultural production, for example fruit tree plantations. It also excludes trees planted in agroforestry systems.
Data Quality: Although there is an agreed and clear definition of forest, not all countries apply this definition. In many northern countries, areas with a crown cover of less than 20% are not considered as real forest land. ‘Temporarily unstocked areas’ refer to areas that have been designated as forest area, but not yet planted, or more often, areas where storm or fire has removed a large part of the forest cover. Unless aggressively restocked with trees, such areas can take a long time to re-establish forests naturally.
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