Forest Cover

This ranking compares forest cover across countries. The raw value shows forest area as a percentage of land area. Higher forest cover receives a higher rating up to a practical cap of 75 percent; values above that do not add further benefit.
1 Suriname94.4 % 94.4 % 100
1 Micronesia92.2 % 92.2 % 100
1 Gabon91.2 % 91.2 % 100
1 Palau90.5 % 90.5 % 100
1 Solomon Islands90.1 % 90.1 % 100
1 French Guiana90 % 90 % 100
1 Guyana87.1 % 87.1 % 100
1 Equatorial Guinea86.4 % 86.4 % 100
1 American Samoa85.2 % 85.2 % 100
1 Papua New Guinea79 % 79 % 100
1 Liberia78.1 % 78.1 % 100
12 Finland73.7 % 73.7 % 98
12 Seychelles73.3 % 73.3 % 98
12 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines73.2 % 73.2 % 98
15 Brunei72.1 % 72.1 % 96
16 Bhutan71.6 % 71.6 % 95
16 Laos71.5 % 71.5 % 95
18 Niue70 % 70 % 93
18 Guinea-Bissau69.5 % 69.5 % 93
20 Sweden68.7 % 68.7 % 92
21 Japan68.4 % 68.4 % 91
22 Cook Islands65 % 65 % 87
23 Congo64.1 % 64.1 % 86
24 Korea Republic64.1 % 64.1 % 85
24 Dominica63.8 % 63.8 % 85
24 Fiji63.5 % 63.5 % 85
27 Timor-Leste61.7 % 61.7 % 82
27 Montenegro61.5 % 61.5 % 82
27 Slovenia61.2 % 61.2 % 82
30 Chinese Taipei61 % 61 % 81
30 Costa Rica60.4 % 60.4 % 81
32 Zambia59.5 % 59.5 % 79
32 Brazil59 % 59 % 79
34 U.S. Virgin Islands58.2 % 58.2 % 78
35 Malaysia57.7 % 57.7 % 77
35 Samoa57.6 % 57.6 % 77
37 Estonia57.1 % 57.1 % 76
38 Honduras56.3 % 56.3 % 75
38 Panama56.3 % 56.3 % 75
38 Jamaica56.2 % 56.2 % 75
38 Peru56.1 % 56.1 % 75
38 Puerto Rico56.1 % 56.1 % 75
43 Latvia55 % 55 % 73
43 Belize54.5 % 54.5 % 73
45 Congo DR54.2 % 54.2 % 72
46 Northern Mariana Islands53 % 53 % 71
47 Colombia52.8 % 52.8 % 70
47 Cayman Islands52.5 % 52.5 % 70
47 Marshall Islands52.2 % 52.2 % 70
47 Venezuela52.2 % 52.2 % 70
47 São Tomé and Príncipe52.1 % 52.1 % 70
52 Angola52.1 % 52.1 % 69
52 Grenada52.1 % 52.1 % 69
52 Guam51.9 % 51.9 % 69
55 Bahamas50.9 % 50.9 % 68
56 Tanzania50.1 % 50.1 % 67
57 Russia49.8 % 49.8 % 66
57 Korea DPR49.6 % 49.6 % 66
57 Ecuador49.5 % 49.5 % 66
60 Indonesia47.7 % 47.7 % 64
61 Vietnam47.4 % 47.4 % 63
61 Austria47.2 % 47.2 % 63
63 Bolivia46.3 % 46.3 % 62
64 Martinique46 % 46 % 61
64 Mozambique45.8 % 45.8 % 61
64 New Caledonia45.8 % 45.8 % 61
67 Dominican Republic45 % 45 % 60
67 Zimbabwe44.7 % 44.7 % 60
69 Trinidad and Tobago44.2 % 44.2 % 59
70 Belarus43.4 % 43.4 % 58
71 Cambodia43.1 % 43.1 % 57
71 Tahiti43.1 % 43.1 % 57
71 Bosnia and Herzegovina42.7 % 42.7 % 57
71 Cameroon42.7 % 42.7 % 57
71 Myanmar42.4 % 42.4 % 57
76 Saint Kitts and Nevis42.3 % 42.3 % 56
76 Kosovo42 % 42 % 56
76 Liechtenstein41.9 % 41.9 % 56
79 Nepal41.6 % 41.6 % 55
79 Senegal41.3 % 41.3 % 55
81 Georgia40.6 % 40.6 % 54
82 Slovakia40.1 % 40.1 % 53
82 Guadeloupe40 % 40 % 53
82 North Macedonia39.7 % 39.7 % 53
82 Canada39.5 % 39.5 % 53
86 Thailand38.7 % 38.7 % 52
87 Paraguay38.5 % 38.5 % 51
87 Réunion38 % 38 % 51
89 New Zealand37.8 % 37.8 % 50
89 Spain37.2 % 37.2 % 50
91 Vanuatu36.3 % 36.3 % 48
91 Bulgaria36.2 % 36.2 % 48
91 Portugal36.2 % 36.2 % 48
91 Central African Republic35.7 % 35.7 % 48
95 Ghana35.2 % 35.2 % 47
95 Lithuania35.2 % 35.2 % 47
95 Montserrat35 % 35 % 47
98 Croatia34.8 % 34.8 % 46
98 Czech Republic34.8 % 34.8 % 46
98 Luxembourg34.5 % 34.5 % 46
98 Sierra Leone34.3 % 34.3 % 46
102 Andorra34 % 34 % 45
102 Saint Lucia34 % 34 % 45
102 Sri Lanka34 % 34 % 45
102 United States33.9 % 33.9 % 45
102 Mexico33.6 % 33.6 % 45
102 Norway33.5 % 33.5 % 45
108 Tuvalu33.3 % 33.3 % 44
108 Italy32.9 % 32.9 % 44
108 Germany32.7 % 32.7 % 44
111 Guatemala32.6 % 32.6 % 43
111 France32.5 % 32.5 % 43
111 Serbia32.4 % 32.4 % 43
111 Switzerland32.4 % 32.4 % 43
111 Mayotte32 % 32 % 43
116 Cuba31.2 % 31.2 % 42
117 Poland31.1 % 31.1 % 41
118 Greece30.3 % 30.3 % 40
118 Romania30.1 % 30.1 % 40
120 Turkey29.5 % 29.5 % 39
120 Swaziland29.1 % 29.1 % 39
122 Albania28.8 % 28.8 % 38
123 El Salvador27.5 % 27.5 % 37
124 Benin26.5 % 26.5 % 35
124 Botswana26.3 % 26.3 % 35
126 Nicaragua25.8 % 25.8 % 34
127 Anguilla25 % 25 % 33
127 Chile25 % 25 % 33
127 Hong Kong25 % 25 % 33
127 Saint Pierre and Miquelon25 % 25 % 33
127 Wallis and Futuna25 % 25 % 33
127 Saint-Martin24.8 % 24.8 % 33
127 Guinea24.7 % 24.7 % 33
127 India24.5 % 24.5 % 33
127 Philippines24.5 % 24.5 % 33
136 British Virgin Islands24.1 % 24.1 % 32
136 China24 % 24 % 32
138 Nigeria23.2 % 23.2 % 31
139 Belgium22.6 % 22.6 % 30
139 Hungary22.4 % 22.4 % 30
139 Malawi22.4 % 22.4 % 30
139 Gambia22.3 % 22.3 % 30
139 Burkina Faso22.2 % 22.2 % 30
144 Togo22.1 % 22.1 % 29
145 Madagascar21.3 % 21.3 % 28
145 Singapore20.9 % 20.9 % 28
147 Mauritius19.5 % 19.5 % 26
148 Cyprus18.7 % 18.7 % 25
148 Bermuda18.5 % 18.5 % 25
150 Antigua and Barbuda18 % 18 % 24
151 Australia17.4 % 17.4 % 23
151 Comoros17 % 17 % 23
153 Ukraine16.8 % 16.8 % 22
153 San Marino16.7 % 16.7 % 22
155 Denmark15.8 % 15.8 % 21
156 Ethiopia14.9 % 14.9 % 20
156 Barbados14.7 % 14.7 % 20
158 Bangladesh14.5 % 14.5 % 19
158 Lebanon14.2 % 14.2 % 19
158 Azerbaijan14.1 % 14.1 % 19
158 South Africa14 % 14 % 19
162 United Kingdom13.3 % 13.3 % 18
163 Morocco12.9 % 12.9 % 17
163 Tonga12.4 % 12.4 % 17
165 Haiti12.3 % 12.3 % 16
165 Uruguay12 % 12 % 16
165 Moldova11.7 % 11.7 % 16
168 Armenia11.6 % 11.6 % 15
168 Cape Verde11.6 % 11.6 % 15
168 Ireland11.5 % 11.5 % 15
168 Rwanda11.3 % 11.3 % 15
168 South Sudan11.3 % 11.3 % 15
168 Netherlands11.1 % 11.1 % 15
168 Turks and Caicos Islands11.1 % 11.1 % 15
168 Uganda11 % 11 % 15
168 Burundi10.9 % 10.9 % 15
168 Mali10.9 % 10.9 % 15
168 Sint Maarten10.9 % 10.9 % 15
179 Argentina10.3 % 10.3 % 14
180 Sudan9.6 % 9.6 % 13
181 Somalia9.2 % 9.2 % 12
181 Mongolia9.1 % 9.1 % 12
181 Turkmenistan8.8 % 8.8 % 12
181 Eritrea8.6 % 8.6 % 12
185 Uzbekistan8.5 % 8.5 % 11
186 Ivory Coast7.9 % 7.9 % 10
186 Namibia7.8 % 7.8 % 10
186 Kyrgyzstan7.1 % 7.1 % 10
189 Iran6.6 % 6.6 % 9
189 Israel6.5 % 6.5 % 9
191 Kenya6.2 % 6.2 % 8
192 Zanzibar5 % 5 % 7
193 Pakistan4.7 % 4.7 % 6
193 Tunisia4.6 % 4.6 % 6
193 United Arab Emirates4.5 % 4.5 % 6
196 Chad3.2 % 3.2 % 4
196 Tajikistan3.1 % 3.1 % 4
196 Maldives2.8 % 2.8 % 4
196 Syria2.8 % 2.8 % 4
200 Aruba2.3 % 2.3 % 3
200 Iraq1.9 % 1.9 % 3
202 Afghanistan1.9 % 1.9 % 2
202 Palestine1.7 % 1.7 % 2
202 Kiribati1.5 % 1.5 % 2
202 Malta1.4 % 1.4 % 2
202 Kazakhstan1.3 % 1.3 % 2
202 Lesotho1.1 % 1.1 % 2
208 Jordan1.1 % 1.1 % 1
208 Bahrain1 % 1 % 1
208 Yemen1 % 1 % 1
208 Algeria0.8 % 0.8 % 1
208 Niger0.8 % 0.8 % 1
208 Iceland0.5 % 0.5 % 1
208 Saudi Arabia0.5 % 0.5 % 1
215 Kuwait0.4 % 0.4 % 0
215 Djibouti0.3 % 0.3 % 0
215 Mauritania0.3 % 0.3 % 0
215 Curacao0.2 % 0.2 % 0
215 Faroe Islands0.1 % 0.1 % 0
215 Libya0.1 % 0.1 % 0
215 Western Sahara0.1 % 0.1 % 0
215 Egypt0 % 0 % 0
215 Gibraltar0 % 0 % 0
215 Greenland0 % 0 % 0
215 Macau0 % 0 % 0
215 Monaco0 % 0 % 0
215 Nauru0 % 0 % 0
215 Oman0 % 0 % 0
215 Qatar0 % 0 % 0

Last rating: June 21st, 2026

How the Raw Value Is Calculated

The raw value shows forest area as a percentage of land area. It measures forested land share, not the quality of individual forests, urban greenery, parks or actual accessibility.

The main public data anchor is World Bank series AG.LND.FRST.ZS, based on FAO forest-area data. Nomadino uses the latest non-empty value for each country.

For countries and territories without their own World Bank series, Nomadino uses maintained replacement values from existing Nomadino values, administering state, island or territory context and regional comparators.

The rating increases linearly up to 75 percent forest cover. 75 percent or more receives 100 points, 37.5 percent receives about 50 points and 0 percent receives 0 points.

This cap prevents extremely forest-rich countries from automatically dominating every nature comparison. Forest cover matters, but beach access, mountains, protected areas and biodiversity remain separate indicators.