Suriname has been recognized as the most forested country in the world, according to the CEOWORLD magazine, while Federated States of Micronesia and Gabon placed second and third, respectively. In each of the world’s top 10 most forested countries, forests make up a huge percentage of the land area – from just 74% in Papua New Guinea to more than 98% in South America’s Suriname.
As of 2019, approximately 31% of the earth’s land is forest. But the world is rapidly losing trees. The CEOWORLD magazine analysis of World Bank data found that 21 nations have lost over 25% of their trees since 1990.
The table below shows the world according to forest area as a percentage of total land area, based on statistics published by the CEOWORLD magazine.
The rankings placed Seychelles in fourth ahead of Palau into fifth; while American Samoa ranked sixth, and Guyana seventh.
Overall, among the top 10 most forested countries in the world, the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions are held by Laos, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea.
Most Forested Countries In The World
| Rank | Country | Forest area (% of land area) |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Suriname | 98.3 |
| 2 | Federated States of Micronesia | 91.9 |
| 3 | Gabon | 90 |
| 4 | Seychelles | 88.41 |
| 5 | Palau | 87.61 |
| 6 | American Samoa | 87.5 |
| 7 | Guyana | 83.95 |
| 8 | Lao PDR | 82.1 |
| 9 | Solomon Islands | 77.9 |
| 10 | Papua New Guinea | 74.1 |
| 11 | Finland | 73.11 |
| 12 | Bhutan | 72.28 |
| 13 | Brunei | 72.11 |
| 14 | Guinea-Bissau | 70.13 |
| 15 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 69.23 |
| 16 | Sweden | 68.92 |
| 17 | Japan | 68.46 |
| 18 | Malaysia | 67.55 |
| 19 | Dem. Rep. Congo | 67.3 |
| 20 | Zambia | 65.42 |
| 21 | Congo | 65.4 |
| 22 | Korea | 63.44 |
| 23 | Panama | 62.11 |
| 24 | Slovenia | 61.97 |
| 25 | Montenegro | 61.49 |
| 26 | Samoa | 60.42 |
| 27 | Belize | 59.9 |
| 28 | Brazil | 59.05 |
| 29 | Peru | 57.79 |
| 30 | Dominica | 57.77 |
| 31 | Puerto Rico | 55.91 |
| 32 | Equatorial Guinea | 55.9 |
| 33 | Sao Tome and Principe | 55.83 |
| 34 | Fiji | 55.68 |
| 35 | Costa Rica | 53.98 |
| 36 | Latvia | 53.97 |
| 37 | Cambodia | 53.57 |
| 38 | Venezuela | 52.93 |
| 39 | Cayman Islands | 52.92 |
| 40 | Colombia | 52.73 |
| 41 | Estonia | 52.65 |
| 42 | Tanzania | 52 |
| 43 | Bahamas | 51.45 |
| 44 | Bolivia | 50.55 |
| 45 | Ecuador | 50.52 |
| 46 | Indonesia | 50.24 |
| 47 | Grenada | 49.97 |
| 48 | Russia | 49.76 |
| 49 | Mozambique | 48.25 |
| 50 | The Gambia | 48.22 |
| 51 | Vietnam | 47.64 |
| 52 | Austria | 46.88 |
| 53 | Angola | 46.41 |
| 54 | Timor-Leste | 46.13 |
| 55 | New Caledonia | 45.9 |
| 56 | Trinidad and Tobago | 45.71 |
| 57 | Myanmar | 44.47 |
| 58 | Liberia | 43.39 |
| 59 | Liechtenstein | 43.13 |
| 60 | Senegal | 42.97 |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.68 |
| 62 | Belarus | 42.55 |
| 63 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 42.31 |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 42.17 |
| 65 | South Korea | 41.78 |
| 66 | Dominican Republic | 41.05 |
| 67 | Honduras | 41.04 |
| 68 | Ghana | 41.03 |
| 69 | Georgia | 40.62 |
| 70 | Slovak Republic | 40.35 |
| 71 | Cameroon | 39.8 |
| 72 | Macedonia | 39.57 |
| 73 | Paraguay | 38.57 |
| 74 | New Zealand | 38.56 |
| 75 | Benin | 38.23 |
| 76 | Canada | 38.17 |
| 77 | Spain | 36.82 |
| 78 | Zimbabwe | 36.35 |
| 79 | Vanuatu | 36.1 |
| 80 | Central African Republic | 35.59 |
| 81 | Bulgaria | 35.22 |
| 82 | Lithuania | 34.8 |
| 83 | Portugal | 34.74 |
| 84 | Czech Republic | 34.54 |
| 85 | Croatia | 34.35 |
| 86 | Swaziland | 34.07 |
| 87 | Andorra | 34.04 |
| 88 | Mexico | 33.97 |
| 89 | United States | 33.9 |
| 90 | Luxembourg | 33.47 |
| 91 | Malawi | 33.38 |
| 92 | Tuvalu | 33.33 |
| 93 | St. Lucia | 33.28 |
| 94 | Norway | 33.16 |
| 95 | Guatemala | 33.03 |
| 96 | Sri Lanka | 33.01 |
| 97 | Germany | 32.73 |
| 98 | Côte d'Ivoire | 32.71 |
| 99 | Thailand | 32.1 |
| 100 | Switzerland | 31.73 |
| 101 | Italy | 31.61 |
| 102 | Greece | 31.45 |
| 103 | Serbia | 31.1 |
| 104 | France | 31.03 |
| 105 | Jamaica | 30.95 |
| 106 | Poland | 30.81 |
| 107 | Cuba | 30.76 |
| 108 | Romania | 29.82 |
| 109 | Albania | 28.16 |
| 110 | Philippines | 26.96 |
| 111 | Guinea | 25.9 |
| 112 | Nicaragua | 25.88 |
| 113 | Nepal | 25.36 |
| 114 | Chile | 23.85 |
| 115 | India | 23.77 |
| 116 | Singapore | 23.06 |
| 117 | Hungary | 22.85 |
| 118 | Belgium | 22.57 |
| 119 | Cabo Verde | 22.31 |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 22.27 |
| 121 | China | 22.19 |
| 122 | Madagascar | 21.44 |
| 123 | Comoros | 19.88 |
| 124 | Burkina Faso | 19.55 |
| 125 | Rwanda | 19.46 |
| 126 | Botswana | 19.13 |
| 127 | Mauritius | 19.01 |
| 128 | Cyprus | 18.69 |
| 129 | Ukraine | 16.67 |
| 130 | Australia | 16.24 |
| 131 | Turkey | 15.22 |
| 132 | Kiribati | 15 |
| 133 | Eritrea | 14.95 |
| 134 | Barbados | 14.65 |
| 135 | Denmark | 14.58 |
| 136 | Azerbaijan | 13.78 |
| 137 | Lebanon | 13.42 |
| 138 | United Kingdom | 13 |
| 139 | El Salvador | 12.79 |
| 140 | Morocco | 12.62 |
| 141 | Tonga | 12.5 |
| 142 | Ethiopia | 12.5 |
| 143 | Moldova | 12.44 |
| 144 | Armenia | 11.66 |
| 145 | Netherlands | 11.16 |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 10.98 |
| 147 | Ireland | 10.95 |
| 148 | Burundi | 10.75 |
| 149 | Uruguay | 10.54 |
| 150 | Uganda | 10.36 |
| 151 | Somalia | 10.14 |
| 152 | Argentina | 9.91 |
| 153 | Turkmenistan | 8.78 |
| 154 | Namibia | 8.4 |
| 155 | Sudan | 8.08 |
| 156 | Mongolia | 8.08 |
| 157 | Kenya | 7.75 |
| 158 | Nigeria | 7.68 |
| 159 | Israel | 7.62 |
| 160 | South Africa | 7.62 |
| 161 | Uzbekistan | 7.57 |
| 162 | Tunisia | 6.7 |
| 163 | Iran | 6.56 |
| 164 | Chad | 3.87 |
| 165 | Mali | 3.86 |
| 166 | United Arab Emirates | 3.86 |
| 167 | Haiti | 3.52 |
| 168 | Togo | 3.46 |
| 169 | Kyrgyz Republic | 3.32 |
| 170 | Tajikistan | 2.97 |
| 171 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.67 |
| 172 | Afghanistan | 2.07 |
| 173 | Pakistan | 1.91 |
| 174 | Iraq | 1.9 |
| 175 | Lesotho | 1.61 |
| 176 | Kazakhstan | 1.23 |
| 177 | Jordan | 1.1 |
| 178 | Malta | 1.09 |
| 179 | Yemen | 1.04 |
| 180 | Niger | 0.9 |
| 181 | Algeria | 0.82 |
| 182 | Bahrain | 0.78 |
| 183 | Iceland | 0.49 |
| 184 | Saudi Arabia | 0.45 |
| 185 | Kuwait | 0.35 |
| 186 | Djibouti | 0.24 |
| 187 | Mauritania | 0.22 |
| 188 | Libya | 0.12 |
| 189 | Egypt | 0.07 |
| 190 | Oman | 0.01 |
| 191 | Greenland | 0 |
| 192 | Nauru | 0 |
| 193 | San Marino | 0 |
| 194 | Qatar | 0 |
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