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Most Forested Countries In The World, 2024

Christina MillerSpecial ReportsApril 8, 2024

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According to CEOWORLD magazine, Suriname has been recognized as the most forested country in the world in 2024. The Federated States of Micronesia and Gabon took second and third place, respectively. In each of the top 10 most forested countries, a significant portion of the land area is covered by forests, ranging from 74% in Papua New Guinea to over 98% in Suriname in South America.

As of 2023, about 31% of the Earth’s land is covered by forest. However, the world is losing trees at an alarming rate. An analysis of World Bank data by CEOWORLD magazine revealed that since 1990, 21 countries have lost more than 25% of their trees. The table below presents the world according to forest area as a percentage of total land area, based on statistics published by CEOWORLD magazine.

The rankings show Seychelles in fourth place followed by Palau in fifth, while American Samoa secured sixth place, and Guyana settled for seventh. Laos, Solomon Islands, and Papua New Guinea occupy the eighth, ninth, and tenth positions, respectively, among the top 10 most forested countries in the world.

Most Forested Countries In The World, 2024

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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Christina Miller

Associate News Editor at CEOWORLD Magazine. I lead the reporting team that covers US financial services and I write a business column for the opinion section. I write news pieces about the US and European market for start-ups and interview CEOs for our interview slot. I also presented one of the CEOWORLD magazine's early podcast hits, Money Stories, in which I persuadeded notable CEOs to share insights into the breaking news, moments of crisis and key decisions that enabled them to build successful international companies.