# Forest area by country: data and definition

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Page last materially revised: 2026-11-02
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Indicator field guide / AG.LND.FRST.ZS

# Forest area

Forest area (% of land area) is the share of total land area that is under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.

Unit: % of land area. [Original provider definition and metadata ↗](https://data.worldbank.org/indicator/AG.LND.FRST.ZS)

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## Covered economies, 2023

| Economy | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Afghanistan | 1.9% |
| Albania | 34.3% |
| Algeria | 0.7% |
| Andorra | 38.9% |
| Angola | 51.6% |
| Antigua and Barbuda | 18.0% |
| Argentina | 17.2% |
| Armenia | 11.8% |
| Aruba | 2.7% |
| Australia | 17.3% |
| Austria | 47.2% |
| Azerbaijan | 14.4% |
| Bahamas, The | 50.9% |
| Bahrain | 4.3% |
| Bangladesh | 14.4% |
| Barbados | 14.7% |
| Belarus | 44.0% |
| Belgium | 22.0% |
| Belize | 58.3% |
| Benin | 28.5% |
| Bermuda | 14.4% |
| Bhutan | 70.6% |
| Bolivia | 50.4% |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.2% |
| Botswana | 27.8% |
| Brazil | 58.9% |
| Brunei Darussalam | 72.1% |
| Bulgaria | 36.2% |
| Burkina Faso | 12.7% |
| Burundi | 10.9% |
| Cabo Verde | 12.4% |
| Cambodia | 39.4% |
| Cameroon | 41.0% |
| Canada | 42.0% |
| Cayman Islands | 53.0% |
| Central African Republic | 72.5% |
| Chad | 3.1% |
| Chile | 24.5% |
| China | 23.9% |
| Colombia | 53.8% |
| Comoros | 17.8% |
| Congo, Dem. Rep. | 61.6% |
| Congo, Rep. | 63.9% |
| Costa Rica | 59.0% |
| Cote d'Ivoire | 12.4% |
| Croatia | 34.7% |
| Curacao | 0.2% |
| Cyprus | 18.6% |
| Czechia | 38.2% |
| Denmark | 16.0% |
| Djibouti | 0.3% |
| Dominica | 76.5% |
| Dominican Republic | 46.6% |
| Ecuador | 49.8% |
| Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.0% |
| El Salvador | 33.0% |
| Equatorial Guinea | 86.4% |
| Estonia | 57.2% |
| Eswatini | 25.4% |
| Ethiopia | 23.8% |
| Faroe Islands | 0.1% |
| Fiji | 61.7% |
| Finland | 74.2% |
| France | 32.7% |
| Gabon | 91.5% |
| Gambia, The | 22.0% |
| Georgia | 44.6% |
| Germany | 32.8% |
| Ghana | 30.7% |
| Greece | 36.9% |
| Greenland | 0.0% |
| Grenada | 51.5% |
| Guatemala | 33.2% |
| Guinea | 20.3% |
| Guinea-Bissau | 75.0% |
| Guyana | 87.1% |
| Haiti | 13.4% |
| Honduras | 53.3% |
| Hungary | 22.7% |
| Iceland | 0.6% |
| India | 24.4% |
| Indonesia | 50.6% |
| Iran, Islamic Rep. | 6.6% |
| Iraq | 1.6% |
| Ireland | 11.9% |
| Israel | 6.7% |
| Italy | 31.8% |
| Jamaica | 56.2% |
| Japan | 68.3% |
| Jordan | 0.8% |
| Kazakhstan | 1.3% |
| Kenya | 6.5% |
| Kiribati | 1.3% |
| Korea, Rep. | 64.4% |
| Kuwait | 0.4% |
| Kyrgyz Republic | 6.5% |
| Lao PDR | 56.8% |
| Latvia | 55.5% |
| Lebanon | 13.8% |
| Lesotho | 1.1% |
| Liberia | 66.5% |
| Libya | 0.1% |
| Lithuania | 35.3% |
| Luxembourg | 34.5% |
| Madagascar | 17.5% |
| Malawi | 22.4% |
| Malaysia | 57.8% |
| Maldives | 12.5% |
| Mali | 8.8% |
| Malta | 1.5% |
| Marshall Islands | 53.6% |
| Mauritania | 1.0% |
| Mauritius | 19.1% |
| Mexico | 34.2% |
| Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 92.0% |
| Moldova | 11.3% |
| Mongolia | 9.1% |
| Montenegro | 61.5% |
| Morocco | 12.8% |
| Mozambique | 41.7% |
| Myanmar | 42.4% |
| Namibia | 9.8% |
| Naoero | 0.0% |
| Nepal | 43.5% |
| Netherlands | 10.9% |
| New Zealand | 38.6% |
| Nicaragua | 25.8% |
| Niger | 0.8% |
| Nigeria | 19.1% |
| North Macedonia | 40.9% |
| Norway | 33.3% |
| Oman | 0.0% |
| Pakistan | 4.1% |
| Palau | 90.8% |
| Panama | 62.3% |
| Papua New Guinea | 75.2% |
| Paraguay | 36.9% |
| Peru | 52.9% |
| Philippines | 24.7% |
| Poland | 31.0% |
| Portugal | 36.6% |
| Puerto Rico (US) | 50.3% |
| Qatar | 0.1% |
| Romania | 30.2% |
| Russian Federation | 50.7% |
| Rwanda | 25.5% |
| Samoa | 57.8% |
| San Marino | 16.3% |
| Sao Tome and Principe | 57.5% |
| Saudi Arabia | 1.3% |
| Senegal | 45.1% |
| Serbia | 38.8% |
| Seychelles | 59.0% |
| Sierra Leone | 34.3% |
| Singapore | 21.8% |
| Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 8.8% |
| Slovak Republic | 40.3% |
| Slovenia | 61.8% |
| Solomon Islands | 89.9% |
| Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 7.9% |
| South Africa | 18.7% |
| Spain | 38.2% |
| Sri Lanka | 34.4% |
| St. Kitts and Nevis | 42.1% |
| St. Lucia | 53.7% |
| St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.4% |
| Sudan | 12.0% |
| Suriname | 91.7% |
| Sweden | 68.6% |
| Switzerland | 32.0% |
| Tajikistan | 3.1% |
| Tanzania | 50.2% |
| Thailand | 39.0% |
| Timor-Leste | 71.0% |
| Togo | 22.4% |
| Tonga | 12.1% |
| Trinidad and Tobago | 44.2% |
| Tunisia | 4.5% |
| Turkiye | 29.3% |
| Turkmenistan | 5.0% |
| Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.1% |
| Tuvalu | 39.6% |
| Uganda | 12.1% |
| Ukraine | 17.3% |
| United Arab Emirates | 4.6% |
| United Kingdom | 13.4% |
| United States | 33.8% |
| Uruguay | 11.4% |
| Uzbekistan | 8.7% |
| Vanuatu | 74.8% |
| Viet Nam | 47.0% |
| West Bank and Gaza | 1.8% |
| Zambia | 60.6% |
| Zimbabwe | 35.9% |

Snapshot retrieval: 2026-11-01. Coverage is limited to the atlas comparison set. [Download and limitations](https://www.pluraterra.com/data/).