Forest Area - Source OECD
This key economic indicator for the Agricultural Land sector has been recently updated.
- In 2019, Forest Area in Palau increased 0.2points compared to a year earlier.
- Since 2014 Palau Forest Area was up 0.2points year on year attaining 89.83 Percent of Land Area.
- In 2019 Solomon Islands was number 4 in Forest Area.
- In 2019 Guam was number 48 in Forest Area totalising 52.51 Percent of Land Area, jumping from 53 in 2018.
Top Countries in Forest Area - Source OECD
# | 210 Countries | Percent of Land Area | Last | YoY | 5‑years CAGR | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
#1
Suriname
|
97.54 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
2 |
#2
Guyana
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93.61 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
3 |
#3
Gabon
|
91.39 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
4 |
#4
Solomon Islands
|
90.17 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
5 |
#5
Palau
|
89.83 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.2 % | View data |
6 |
#6
Equatorial Guinea
|
87.66 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.3 % | View data |
7 |
#7
American Samoa
|
85.84 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.2 % | View data |
8 |
#8
Liberia
|
79.48 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.4 % | View data |
9 |
#9
Papua New Guinea
|
79.29 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
10 |
#10
Pitcairn
|
74.47 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
11 |
#11
Finland
|
73.78 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
12 |
#12
Seychelles
|
73.26 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
13 |
#13
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
|
73.20 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
14 |
#14
Niue
|
72.50 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
15 |
#15
Laos
|
72.07 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.2 % | View data |
16 |
#16
Brunei
|
71.97 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.0 % | View data |
17 |
#17
Bhutan
|
71.60 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.1 % | View data |
18 |
#18
Guinea-Bissau
|
70.79 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.4 % | View data |
19 |
#19
Sweden
|
68.71 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
20 |
#20
Japan
|
68.41 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
21 |
#21
Cook Islands
|
64.98 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
22 |
#22
South Korea
|
64.57 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.2 % | View data |
23 |
#23
Congo
|
64.33 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
24 |
#24
Dominica
|
63.80 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
25 |
#25
Timor-Leste
|
62.07 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
26 |
#26
Fiji
|
61.94 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.6 % | View data |
27 |
#27
Slovenia
|
61.73 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
28 |
#28
Anguilla
|
61.11 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
29 |
#29
Zambia
|
60.69 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.4 % | View data |
30 |
#30
Brazil
|
59.43 % | 2019 | -0.5 % | -0.3 % | View data |
31 |
#31
Costa Rica
|
58.90 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.5 % | View data |
32 |
#32
Malaysia
|
58.51 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
33 |
#33
Samoa
|
57.34 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.3 % | View data |
34 |
#34
Honduras
|
57.07 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.3 % | View data |
35 |
#35
Panama
|
57.02 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.3 % | View data |
36 |
#36
Peru
|
56.69 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.2 % | View data |
37 |
#37
Belize
|
56.65 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.8 % | View data |
38 |
#38
Democratic Republic of the Congo
|
56.34 % | 2019 | -0.5 % | -0.8 % | View data |
39 |
#39
Estonia
|
56.23 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.3 % | View data |
40 |
#40
Puerto Rico
|
56.20 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.2 % | View data |
41 |
#41
United States Virgin Islands
|
55.86 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | +0.6 % | View data |
42 |
#42
Sao Tome and Principe
|
55.14 % | 2019 | -0.4 % | -1.0 % | View data |
43 |
#43
Latvia
|
54.91 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.1 % | View data |
44 |
#44
Jamaica
|
54.63 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.6 % | View data |
45 |
#45
Angola
|
54.01 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.8 % | View data |
46 |
#46
Colombia
|
53.56 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.3 % | View data |
47 |
#47
Cayman Islands
|
53.25 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | +0.1 % | View data |
48 |
#48
Guam
|
52.51 % | 2019 | +1.3 % | +2.7 % | View data |
49 |
#49
Tanzania
|
52.40 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.9 % | View data |
50 |
#50
Venezuela
|
52.37 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.3 % | View data |
51 |
#51
Marshall Islands
|
52.22 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
52 |
#52
Grenada
|
52.06 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
53 |
#53
Northern Mariana Islands
|
51.64 % | 2019 | -2.5 % | -4.3 % | View data |
54 |
#54
Bahamas
|
50.94 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
55 |
#55
Ecuador
|
50.73 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.4 % | View data |
56 |
#56
North Korea
|
50.28 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.3 % | View data |
57 |
#57
Russia
|
49.80 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
58 |
#58
Indonesia
|
49.29 % | 2019 | -0.9 % | -1.4 % | View data |
59 |
#59
Martinique
|
49.07 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.4 % | View data |
60 |
#60
Vietnam
|
47.23 % | 2019 | +1.1 % | +1.0 % | View data |
61 |
#61
Austria
|
47.20 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
62 |
#62
Bolivia
|
47.16 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.4 % | View data |
63 |
#63
Mozambique
|
47.11 % | 2019 | -0.5 % | -0.6 % | View data |
64 |
#64
Cambodia
|
46.67 % | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.2 % | View data |
65 |
#65
New Caledonia
|
45.86 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
66 |
#66
Zimbabwe
|
45.24 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.3 % | View data |
67 |
#67
Trinidad and Tobago
|
44.58 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.2 % | View data |
68 |
#68
Guadeloupe
|
44.56 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.0 % | View data |
69 |
#69
Myanmar
|
44.24 % | 2019 | -0.8 % | -0.9 % | View data |
70 |
#70
Dominican Republic
|
44.22 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.4 % | View data |
71 |
#71
Cameroon
|
43.16 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.3 % | View data |
72 |
#72
Belarus
|
43.15 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.3 % | View data |
73 |
#73
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
42.84 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.4 % | View data |
74 |
#74
Saint Kitts and Nevis
|
42.31 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
75 |
#75
Senegal
|
42.17 % | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.5 % | View data |
76 |
#76
French Polynesia
|
42.11 % | 2019 | -0.8 % | +0.6 % | View data |
77 |
#77
Liechtenstein
|
41.89 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
78 |
#78
Wallis and Futuna
|
41.65 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
79 |
#79
Nepal
|
41.64 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
80 |
#80
Paraguay
|
41.24 % | 2019 | -1.7 % | -1.8 % | View data |
81 |
#81
Georgia
|
40.65 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
82 |
#82
Slovakia
|
40.08 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
83 |
#83
Macedonia
|
39.88 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.4 % | View data |
84 |
#84
Thailand
|
39.11 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | -0.1 % | View data |
85 |
#85
Canada
|
38.70 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
86 |
#86
New Zealand
|
37.44 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
87 |
#87
Spain
|
37.31 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.1 % | View data |
88 |
#88
Mayotte
|
37.17 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.4 % | View data |
89 |
#89
Luxembourg
|
36.53 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
90 |
#90
Vanuatu
|
36.28 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
91 |
#91
Portugal
|
36.19 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
92 |
#92
Central African Republic
|
35.86 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
93 |
#93
Bulgaria
|
35.81 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.4 % | View data |
94 |
#94
Sierra Leone
|
35.46 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.7 % | View data |
95 |
#95
Lithuania
|
35.21 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.2 % | View data |
96 |
#96
Ghana
|
34.85 % | 2019 | -0.5 % | +0.1 % | View data |
97 |
#97
Czech Republic
|
34.64 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
98 |
#98
Sri Lanka
|
34.28 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.2 % | View data |
99 |
#99
Croatia
|
34.16 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
100 |
#100
Andorra
|
34.04 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
101 |
#101
Saint Lucia
|
34.03 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
102 |
#102
United States
|
33.90 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
103 |
#103
Mexico
|
33.87 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.2 % | View data |
104 |
#104
Tuvalu
|
33.33 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
105 |
#105
Norway
|
33.32 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
106 |
#106
Guatemala
|
32.84 % | 2019 | -0.9 % | -0.5 % | View data |
107 |
#107
Germany
|
32.69 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -0.0 % | View data |
108 |
#108
Italy
|
32.01 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.4 % | View data |
109 |
#109
Switzerland
|
32.01 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.3 % | View data |
110 |
#110
Cuba
|
31.75 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.1 % | View data |
111 |
#111
France
|
31.34 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.5 % | View data |
112 |
#112
Poland
|
30.95 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.2 % | View data |
113 |
#113
Greece
|
30.37 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.1 % | View data |
114 |
#114
Romania
|
30.29 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.4 % | View data |
115 |
#115
Nicaragua
|
29.46 % | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.2 % | View data |
116 |
#116
Eswatini (Swaziland)
|
28.84 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.2 % | View data |
117 |
#117
Albania
|
28.82 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
118 |
#118
Turkey
|
28.53 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.4 % | View data |
119 |
#119
El Salvador
|
28.45 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.7 % | View data |
120 |
#120
Benin
|
28.35 % | 2019 | -1.2 % | -1.4 % | View data |
121 |
#121
Botswana
|
27.18 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.7 % | View data |
122 |
#122
Guinea
|
25.41 % | 2019 | -0.4 % | -0.6 % | View data |
123 |
#123
Montserrat
|
25.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
124 |
#124
Gambia
|
24.69 % | 2019 | -1.7 % | -2.0 % | View data |
125 |
#125
Malawi
|
24.34 % | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.6 % | View data |
126 |
#126
Chile
|
24.29 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.7 % | View data |
127 |
#127
India
|
24.15 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.3 % | View data |
128 |
#128
British Virgin Islands
|
24.11 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
129 |
#129
Nigeria
|
23.97 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.7 % | View data |
130 |
#130
Philippines
|
23.84 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.4 % | View data |
131 |
#131
China
|
23.11 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.9 % | View data |
132 |
#132
Burkina Faso
|
22.95 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.7 % | View data |
133 |
#133
Belgium
|
22.79 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
134 |
#134
Hungary
|
22.57 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.0 % | View data |
135 |
#135
Singapore
|
22.35 % | 2019 | -0.5 % | -1.1 % | View data |
136 |
#136
Togo
|
22.29 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.2 % | View data |
137 |
#137
Madagascar
|
21.36 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.1 % | View data |
138 |
#138
Mauritius
|
19.00 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | +0.1 % | View data |
139 |
#139
Cyprus
|
18.69 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
140 |
#140
Antigua and Barbuda
|
18.64 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | -0.8 % | View data |
141 |
#141
Bermuda
|
18.52 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
142 |
#142
Comoros
|
17.99 % | 2019 | -1.0 % | -1.2 % | View data |
143 |
#143
Australia
|
17.46 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.3 % | View data |
144 |
#144
Ukraine
|
16.72 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
145 |
#145
San Marino
|
16.67 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
146 |
#146
Denmark
|
15.83 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +0.5 % | View data |
147 |
#147
Ethiopia
|
15.14 % | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.5 % | View data |
148 |
#148
Barbados
|
14.65 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
149 |
#149
Bangladesh
|
14.46 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.0 % | View data |
150 |
#150
South Africa
|
14.09 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.2 % | View data |
151 |
#151
Lebanon
|
13.91 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.4 % | View data |
152 |
#152
Azerbaijan
|
13.47 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.8 % | View data |
153 |
#153
United Kingdom
|
13.16 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.3 % | View data |
154 |
#154
Morocco
|
12.83 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.2 % | View data |
155 |
#155
Haiti
|
12.79 % | 2019 | -0.3 % | -0.8 % | View data |
156 |
#156
Tonga
|
12.43 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
157 |
#157
Norfolk Island
|
12.25 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
158 |
#158
Uganda
|
11.91 % | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.6 % | View data |
159 |
#159
Moldova
|
11.82 % | 2019 | +0.6 % | +0.2 % | View data |
160 |
#160
Armenia
|
11.55 % | 2019 | -0.0 % | -0.1 % | View data |
161 |
#161
Uruguay
|
11.54 % | 2019 | +1.6 % | +1.4 % | View data |
162 |
#162
Ireland
|
11.34 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.9 % | View data |
163 |
#163
Cabo Verde
|
11.30 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | +0.7 % | View data |
164 |
#164
Burundi
|
11.15 % | 2019 | +2.4 % | +1.8 % | View data |
165 |
#165
Rwanda
|
11.08 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | +0.3 % | View data |
166 |
#166
Turks and Caicos Islands
|
11.07 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
167 |
#167
Netherlands
|
10.91 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | +0.1 % | View data |
168 |
#168
Mali
|
10.90 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
169 |
#169
Eritrea
|
10.49 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.3 % | View data |
170 |
#170
Argentina
|
10.45 % | 2019 | -0.7 % | -0.5 % | View data |
171 |
#171
Sudan
|
10.09 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.8 % | View data |
172 |
#172
Somalia
|
9.69 % | 2019 | -0.9 % | -1.2 % | View data |
173 |
#173
Mongolia
|
9.10 % | 2019 | -0.1 % | -0.1 % | View data |
174 |
#174
Turkmenistan
|
8.78 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
175 |
#175
Uzbekistan
|
8.30 % | 2019 | +0.5 % | +0.1 % | View data |
176 |
#176
Namibia
|
8.17 % | 2019 | -0.8 % | -1.0 % | View data |
177 |
#177
Kyrgyzstan
|
6.67 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.5 % | View data |
178 |
#178
Iran
|
6.61 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.1 % | View data |
179 |
#179
Israel
|
6.42 % | 2019 | -0.8 % | -3.1 % | View data |
180 |
#180
Kenya
|
6.30 % | 2019 | -0.6 % | +0.3 % | View data |
182 |
#182
Pakistan
|
4.93 % | 2019 | -0.2 % | -0.8 % | View data |
183 |
#183
Tunisia
|
4.51 % | 2019 | +0.2 % | +0.2 % | View data |
184 |
#184
United Arab Emirates
|
4.48 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.1 % | View data |
185 |
#185
Chad
|
3.54 % | 2019 | -1.6 % | -2.3 % | View data |
186 |
#186
Tajikistan
|
3.05 % | 2019 | +0.3 % | +0.2 % | View data |
187 |
#187
Syria
|
2.87 % | 2019 | +1.0 % | +0.4 % | View data |
188 |
#188
Maldives
|
2.73 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
189 |
#189
Aruba
|
2.33 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
190 |
#190
Iraq
|
1.90 % | 2019 | +0.1 % | +0.0 % | View data |
191 |
#191
Afghanistan
|
1.85 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
192 |
#192
Kiribati
|
1.46 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
193 |
#193
Malta
|
1.42 % | 2019 | -1.3 % | +5.3 % | View data |
194 |
#194
Kazakhstan
|
1.26 % | 2019 | +0.4 % | +0.9 % | View data |
195 |
#195
Lesotho
|
1.14 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
196 |
#196
Jordan
|
1.10 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
197 |
#197
Yemen
|
1.04 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
198 |
#198
Niger
|
0.86 % | 2019 | -1.1 % | -1.1 % | View data |
199 |
#199
Bahrain
|
0.86 % | 2019 | +1.4 % | +2.5 % | View data |
200 |
#200
Algeria
|
0.82 % | 2019 | +0.9 % | -0.0 % | View data |
201 |
#201
Iceland
|
0.51 % | 2019 | +1.8 % | +1.3 % | View data |
202 |
#202
Saudi Arabia
|
0.45 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
203 |
#203
Kuwait
|
0.35 % | 2019 | +0.8 % | +0.2 % | View data |
204 |
#204
Mauritania
|
0.31 % | 2019 | -1.3 % | -1.5 % | View data |
205 |
#205
Djibouti
|
0.24 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.1 % | View data |
206 |
#206
Libya
|
0.12 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
207 |
#207
Faeroe Islands
|
0.06 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
208 |
#208
Egypt
|
0.04 % | 2019 | -2.2 % | -3.3 % | View data |
209 |
#209
Oman
|
0.01 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | -4.4 % | View data |
210 |
#210
Greenland
|
0.00 % | 2019 | +0.0 % | +0.0 % | View data |
Source: OECD