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Geography > Forested Land: Countries Compared

DEFINITION: Forested land as a proportion of total land area, estimate by FAO.

CONTENTS

#
COUNTRY
AMOUNT
DATE
GRAPH
1 Cook IslandsCook Islands 95.7% 2000
2 SurinameSuriname 90.5% 2000
3 French GuianaFrench Guiana 89.9% 2000
4 Solomon IslandsSolomon Islands 88.8% 2000
5 GabonGabon 84.7% 2000
6 The BahamasThe Bahamas 84.1% 2000
7 GuyanaGuyana 78.5% 2000
8 PalauPalau 76.1% 2000
9 FinlandFinland 72% 2000
10 North KoreaNorth Korea 68.2% 2000
11 Papua New GuineaPapua NG 67.6% 2000
12 SeychellesSeychelles 66.7% 2000
13 SwedenSweden 65.9% 2000
14 BrazilBrazil 64.3% 2000
15 BhutanBhutan 64.2% 2000
16 JapanJapan 64% 2000
17 South KoreaSouth Korea 63.3% 2000
18 Equatorial GuineaEqu. Guinea 62.5% 2000
19 DominicaDominica 61.3% 2000
20 Guinea-BissauGuinea-Bissau 60.5% 2000
21 American SamoaAmerican Samoa 60.1% 2000
22 Democratic Republic of the CongoCongo, DR. 59.6% 2000
23 BelizeBelize 59.1% 2000
24 ParaguayParaguay 58.8% 2000
25 MalaysiaMalaysia 58.7% 2000
26 IndonesiaIndonesia 58% 2000
27 VenezuelaVenezuela 56.1% 2000
28 AngolaAngola 56% 2000
29 SloveniaSlovenia 55% 2000
30 LaosLaos 54.4% 2000
31 CambodiaCambodia 52.9% 2000
32 BurmaBurma 52.3% 2000
33 CameroonCameroon 51.3% 2000
34 PeruPeru 50.9% 2000
35 Trinidad and TobagoTrinidad+ 50.5% 2000
36 RussiaRussia 50.4% 2000
37 ZimbabweZimbabwe 49.2% 2000
38 BoliviaBolivia 48.9% 2000
39 EstoniaEstonia 48.7% 2000
40 GuadeloupeGuadeloupe 48.5% 2000
=41 The GambiaThe Gambia 48.1% 2000
=41 HondurasHonduras 48.1% 2000
43 ColombiaColombia 47.8% 2000
44 LatviaLatvia 47.1% 2000
45 AustriaAustria 47% 2000
46 LiechtensteinLiechtenstein 46.7% 2000
=47 SlovakiaSlovakia 45.3% 2000
=47 BelarusBelarus 45.3% 2000
=49 Bosnia and HerzegovinaBosnia and Herzegovina 44.6% 2000
=49 FijiFiji 44.6% 2000
=51 TanzaniaTanzania 43.9% 2000
=51 MartiniqueMartinique 43.9% 2000
53 GeorgiaGeorgia 43.7% 2000
54 ZambiaZambia 42% 2000
East Asia and Pacific averageEast Asia and Pacific average (profile) 41.77% 2000
55 Virgin IslandsVirgin Islands 41.2% 2000
56 PortugalPortugal 40.1% 2000
57 MozambiqueMozambique 39% 2000
58 PanamaPanama 38.6% 2000
59 Costa RicaCosta Rica 38.5% 2000
60 KiribatiKiribati 38.4% 2000
61 GuamGuam 38.2% 2000
62 EcuadorEcuador 38.1% 2000
63 SamoaSamoa 37.2% 2000
64 Central African RepublicCentral Africa 36.8% 2000
65 VanuatuVanuatu 36.7% 2000
Latin America and Caribbean averageLatin America and Caribbean average (profile) 36.58% 2000
Catholic countries averageCatholic countries average (profile) 36.42% 2000
Eurozone averageEurozone average (profile) 36.25% 2000
66 AlbaniaAlbania 36.2% 2000
67 Republic of MacedoniaMacedonia Rep. 35.6% 2000
Former Spanish colonies averageFormer Spanish colonies average (profile) 34.31% 2000
68 Czech RepublicCzech Republic 34.1% 2000
69 ItalyItaly 34% 2000
European Union averageEuropean Union average (profile) 33.64% 2000
Christian countries averageChristian countries average (profile) 33.61% 2000
70 BulgariaBulgaria 33.4% 2000
Emerging markets averageEmerging markets average (profile) 32.59% 2000
High income OECD countries averageHigh income OECD countries average (profile) 32.59% 2000
Eastern Europe averageEastern Europe average (profile) 32.32% 2000
71 SenegalSenegal 32.2% 2000
=72 LithuaniaLithuania 31.9% 2000
=72 CroatiaCroatia 31.9% 2000
Cold countries averageCold countries average (profile) 31.85% 2000
Europe averageEurope average (profile) 31.7% 2000
Group of 7 countries (G7) averageGroup of 7 countries (G7) average (profile) 31.34% 2000
74 LiberiaLiberia 31.3% 2000
Sparsely populated countries averageSparsely populated countries average (profile) 31.28% 2000
Non-religious countries averageNon-religious countries average (profile) 30.89% 2000
75 GermanyGermany 30.7% 2000
76 Northern Mariana IslandsN. Mariana 30.4% 2000
=77 SwazilandSwaziland 30.3% 2000
=77 SwitzerlandSwitzerland 30.3% 2000
Hot countries averageHot countries average (profile) 30.27% 2000
79 VietnamVietnam 30.2% 2000
=80 JamaicaJamaica 30% 2000
=80 KenyaKenya 30% 2000
=80 Sri LankaSri Lanka 30% 2000
=83 New ZealandNew Zealand 29.7% 2000
=83 PolandPoland 29.7% 2000
NATO countries averageNATO average (profile) 29.32% 2000
=85 NorwayNorway 28.9% 2000
=85 ThailandThailand 28.9% 2000
=85 MexicoMexico 28.9% 2000
88 SpainSpain 28.8% 2000
89 French PolynesiaFr. Polynesia 28.7% 2000
=90 Dominican RepublicDominican Rep. 28.4% 2000
=90 ReunionReunion 28.4% 2000
=92 Serbia and MontenegroSerbia+ 28.3% 2000
=92 Sao Tome and PrincipeSoa Tome+ 28.3% 2000
94 GuineaGuinea 28.2% 2000
95 RomaniaRomania 28% 2000
=96 FranceFrance 27.9% 2000
=96 GreeceGreece 27.9% 2000
98 GhanaGhana 27.8% 2000
=99 NepalNepal 27.3% 2000
=99 MontserratMontserrat 27.3% 2000
101 MalawiMalawi 27.2% 2000
102 NicaraguaNicaragua 27% 2000
Sub-Saharan Africa averageSub-Saharan Africa average (profile) 26.7% 2000
Religious countries averageReligious countries average (profile) 26.67% 2000
103 CanadaCanada 26.5% 2000
104 GuatemalaGuatemala 26.3% 2000
Former British colonies averageFormer British colonies average (profile) 26.11% 2000
=105 Burkina FasoBurkina Faso 25.9% 2000
=105 SudanSudan 25.9% 2000
107 Puerto RicoPuerto Rico 25.8% 2000
108 United StatesUnited States 24.7% 2000
Heavily indebted countries averageHeavily indebted countries average (profile) 24.08% 2000
109 BeninBenin 24% 2000
Former Soviet republics averageFormer Soviet republics average (profile) 22.95% 2000
110 Cote d'IvoireCote d'Ivoire 22.4% 2000
Former French colonies averageFormer French colonies average (profile) 22.16% 2000
failed states averagefailed states average (profile) 22.04% 2000
111 BotswanaBotswana 21.9% 2000
112 Federated States of MicronesiaMicronesia 21.7% 2000
113 IndiaIndia 21.6% 2000
114 CubaCuba 21.4% 2000
115 Cape VerdeCape Verde 21.1% 2000
116 UgandaUganda 21% 2000
117 ChileChile 20.7% 2000
118 Antigua and BarbudaAntigua and Barbuda 20.5% 2000
119 New CaledoniaNew Caledonia 20.4% 2000
South Asia averageSouth Asia average (profile) 20.24% 2000
120 MadagascarMadagascar 20.2% 2000
121 AustraliaAustralia 20.1% 2000
122 British Virgin IslandsBrit. Virgin Isl. 20% 2000
123 HungaryHungary 19.9% 2000
124 PhilippinesPhilippines 19.4% 2000
125 CyprusCyprus 18.6% 2000
126 ChinaChina 17.5% 2000
127 UkraineUkraine 16.5% 2000
128 Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesSt Vincent+ 15.4% 2000
=129 NigeriaNigeria 14.8% 2000
=129 Saint LuciaSaint Lucia 14.8% 2000
=131 Sierra LeoneSierra Leone 14.7% 2000
=131 GrenadaGrenada 14.7% 2000
South and Central Asia averageSouth and Central Asia average (profile) 14.39% 2000
133 EritreaEritrea 13.5% 2000
OPEC countries averageOPEC countries average (profile) 13.47% 2000
134 TurkeyTurkey 13.3% 2000
135 AzerbaijanAzerbaijan 13.1% 2000
136 ArgentinaArgentina 12.7% 2000
=137 RwandaRwanda 12.4% 2000
=137 ArmeniaArmenia 12.4% 2000
139 SomaliaSomalia 12% 2000
140 United KingdomUnited Kingdom 11.6% 2000
Muslim countries averageMuslim countries average (profile) 11.11% 2000
=141 NetherlandsNetherlands 11.1% 2000
=141 Saint Kitts and NevisSt Kitts+ 11.1% 2000
143 MaliMali 10.8% 2000
144 DenmarkDenmark 10.7% 2000
145 BangladeshBangladesh 10.2% 2000
146 ChadChad 10.1% 2000
147 MoldovaMoldova 9.9% 2000
148 NamibiaNamibia 9.8% 2000
149 IrelandIreland 9.6% 2000
150 TogoTogo 9.4% 2000
151 TurkmenistanTurkmenistan 8% 2000
152 MauritiusMauritius 7.9% 2000
153 UruguayUruguay 7.4% 2000
154 South AfricaSouth Africa 7.3% 2000
=155 MoroccoMorocco 6.8% 2000
=155 MongoliaMongolia 6.8% 2000
157 Saint HelenaSaint Helena 6.5% 2000
158 IsraelIsrael 6.4% 2000
159 El SalvadorEl Salvador 5.8% 2000
160 TongaTonga 5.5% 2000
161 KyrgyzstanKyrgyzstan 5.2% 2000
162 UzbekistanUzbekistan 4.8% 2000
163 BarbadosBarbados 4.7% 2000
164 KazakhstanKazakhstan 4.5% 2000
165 ComorosComoros 4.3% 2000
166 EthiopiaEthiopia 4.2% 2000
167 United Arab EmiratesUAE 3.8% 2000
168 BurundiBurundi 3.7% 2000
169 LebanonLebanon 3.5% 2000
=170 MaldivesMaldives 3.3% 2000
=170 SingaporeSingapore 3.3% 2000
172 HaitiHaiti 3.2% 2000
=173 PakistanPakistan 3.1% 2000
=173 TunisiaTunisia 3.1% 2000
175 TajikistanTajikistan 2.8% 2000
176 SyriaSyria 2.5% 2000
177 AfghanistanAfghanistan 2.1% 2000
Middle Eastern and North Africa averageMiddle Eastern and North Africa average (profile) 2.01% 2000
178 IraqIraq 1.8% 2000
=179 JordanJordan 1% 2000
=179 NigerNiger 1% 2000
=181 YemenYemen 0.9% 2000
=181 AlgeriaAlgeria 0.9% 2000
183 Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia 0.7% 2000
184 Western SaharaWestern Sahara 0.6% 2000
185 LesothoLesotho 0.5% 2000
=186 MauritaniaMauritania 0.3% 2000
=186 DjiboutiDjibouti 0.3% 2000
=186 KuwaitKuwait 0.3% 2000
=186 IcelandIceland 0.3% 2000
190 LibyaLibya 0.2% 2000
=191 QatarQatar 0.1% 2000
=191 EgyptEgypt 0.1% 2000
193 OmanOman 0.0 2000

Citation

Geography > Forested Land: Countries Compared Map

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Interesting observations about Geography > Forested Land

  • Malaysia ranked first for forested land amongst Muslim countries in 2000.
  • Cook Islands ranked first for forested land amongst Hot countries in 2000.
  • Brazil ranked first for forested land amongst Emerging markets in 2000.
  • Finland ranked first for forested land amongst Europe in 2000.
  • The Bahamas ranked first for forested land amongst Former British colonies in 2000.
  • Japan ranked second for forested land amongst Heavily indebted countries in 2000.
  • Palau ranked first for forested land amongst Catholic countries in 2000.
  • Gabon ranked second for forested land amongst Christian countries in 2000.
  • Russia ranked first for forested land amongst Former Soviet republics in 2000.
  • Suriname ranked second for forested land globally in 2000.
  • Bhutan ranked first for forested land amongst Landlocked countries in 2000.
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