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Countries with the Highest Forest Share

2026-05-162 sources

Data table

#Country%
01Suriname94.4
02Micronesia92.2
03Gabon91.2
04Palau90.5
05Solomon Islands90.1
06Guyana87.1
07Equatorial Guinea86.4
08Papua New Guinea79
09Liberia78.1
10Finland73.7

Based on 2023 World Bank data drawn from FAOSTAT, Suriname had the highest forest share, with forests covering 94.4% of its land area. Micronesia followed at 92.2%, Gabon at 91.2%, Palau at 90.5%, and the Solomon Islands at 90.1%. Guyana, Equatorial Guinea, Papua New Guinea, Liberia, and Finland also rank near the top. Here, forest means natural or planted forest with trees over 5 meters tall; it does not include orchards or trees in urban parks.

Sources

  1. Forest area (% of land area)World Bank
  2. Indicator 15.1.1: Forest area as a percentage of total land areaFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
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