Code Country Variable www.Worldata.org ® © Unit Share Rank Year Source Key
1 Afghanistan Forest area (%) 2.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 1
2 Albania Forest area (%) 36.2 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 2
3 Algeria Forest area (%) 0.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 3
4 Andorra Forest area (%) na % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 4
5 Angola Forest area (%) 56.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 5
6 Antigua and Barbuda Forest area (%) 20.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 6
7 Argentina Forest area (%) 12.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 7
8 Armenia Forest area (%) 12.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 8
9 Australia Forest area (%) 20.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 9
10 Austria Forest area (%) 47.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 10
11 Azerbaijan Forest area (%) 12.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 11
12 Bahamas Forest area (%) 84.1 % of land area 5 2000 WBA (2002) 12
13 Bahrain Forest area (%) na % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 13
14 Bangladesh Forest area (%) 10.2 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 14
15 Barbados Forest area (%) 4.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 15
16 Belarus Forest area (%) 45.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 16
17 Belgium (includes Luxembourg) Forest area (%) 22.2 % of land area     2000 WBA (2002) 17
18 Belize Forest area (%) 59.1 % of land area 22 2000 WBA (2002) 18
19 Benin Forest area (%) 24.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 19
20 Bhutan Forest area (%) 64.2 % of land area 16 2000 WBA (2002) 20
21 Bolivia Forest area (%) 48.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 21
22 Bosnia and Herzegovina Forest area (%) 44.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 22
23 Botswana Forest area (%) 21.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 23
24 Brazil Forest area (%) 63.0 % of land area 18 2000 WBA (2002) 24
25 Brunei Forest area (%) 83.9 % of land area 6 2000 WBA (2002) 25
26 Bulgaria Forest area (%) 33.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 26
27 Burkina Faso Forest area (%) 25.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 27
28 Burundi Forest area (%) 3.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 28
29 Cambodia Forest area (%) 52.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 29
30 Cameroon Forest area (%) 51.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 30
31 Canada Forest area (%) 26.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 31
32 Cape Verde Forest area (%) 21.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 32
33 Central African Republic Forest area (%) 36.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 33
34 Chad Forest area (%) 10.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 34
35 Chile Forest area (%) 20.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 35
36 China Forest area (%) 17.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 36
37 Colombia Forest area (%) 47.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 37
38 Comoros Forest area (%) 3.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 38
39 Congo (Brazzaville) Forest area (%) 64.6 % of land area 15 2000 WBA (2002) 40
40 Congo (Kinshasa) Forest area (%) 59.6 % of land area 21 2000 WBA (2002) 39
41 Costa Rica Forest area (%) 38.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 41
42 Côte d'Ivoire Forest area (%) 22.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 42
43 Croatia Forest area (%) 31.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 43
44 Cuba Forest area (%) 21.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 44
45 Cyprus Forest area (%) 12.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 45
46 Czech Republic Forest area (%) 34.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 46
47 Denmark Forest area (%) 10.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 47
48 Djibouti Forest area (%) 0.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 48
49 Dominica Forest area (%) 61.3 % of land area 20 2000 WBA (2002) 49
50 Dominican Republic Forest area (%) 28.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 50
51 East Timor Forest area (%) na % of land area     2000 WBA (2002) na
52 Ecuador Forest area (%) 38.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 51
53 Egypt Forest area (%) 0.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 52
54 El Salvador Forest area (%) 5.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 53
55 Equatorial Guinea Forest area (%) 62.5 % of land area 19 2000 WBA (2002) 54
56 Eritrea Forest area (%) 15.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 55
57 Estonia Forest area (%) 48.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 56
58 Ethiopia Forest area (%) 4.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 57
59 Fiji Islands Forest area (%) 44.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 58
60 Finland Forest area (%) 72.0 % of land area 9 2000 WBA (2002) 59
61 France Forest area (%) 27.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 60
62 Gabon Forest area (%) 84.7 % of land area 4 2000 WBA (2002) 61
63 Gambia Forest area (%) 48.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 62
64 Georgia Forest area (%) 42.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 63
65 Germany Forest area (%) 30.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 64
66 Ghana Forest area (%) 27.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 65
67 Greece Forest area (%) 27.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 66
68 Grenada Forest area (%) 14.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 67
69 Guatemala Forest area (%) 26.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 68
70 Guinea Forest area (%) 28.2 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 69
71 Guinea-Bissau Forest area (%) 77.8 % of land area 7 2000 WBA (2002) 70
72 Guyana Forest area (%) 85.7 % of land area 3 2000 WBA (2002) 71
73 Haiti Forest area (%) 3.2 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 72
74 Honduras Forest area (%) 48.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 73
75 Hungary Forest area (%) 19.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 74
76 Iceland Forest area (%) 0.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 75
77 India Forest area (%) 21.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 76
78 Indonesia Forest area (%) 58.0 % of land area 25 2000 WBA (2002) 77
79 Iran Forest area (%) 4.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 78
80 Iraq Forest area (%) 1.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 79
81 Ireland Forest area (%) 9.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 80
82 Israel Forest area (%) 6.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 81
83 Italy Forest area (%) 34.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 82
84 Jamaica Forest area (%) 30.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 83
85 Japan Forest area (%) 66.1 % of land area 13 2000 WBA (2002) 84
86 Jordan Forest area (%) 1.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 85
87 Kazakhstan Forest area (%) 4.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 86
88 Kenya Forest area (%) 30.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 87
89 Kiribati Forest area (%) 38.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 88
90 Korea, North Forest area (%) 68.2 % of land area 10 2000 WBA (2002) 89
91 Korea, South Forest area (%) 63.3 % of land area 17 2000 WBA (2002) 90
92 Kuwait Forest area (%) 0.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 91
93 Kyrgyzstan Forest area (%) 5.2 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 92
94 Laos Forest area (%) 54.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 93
95 Latvia Forest area (%) 47.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 94
96 Lebanon Forest area (%) 3.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 95
97 Lesotho Forest area (%) 0.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 96
98 Liberia Forest area (%) 36.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 97
99 Libya Forest area (%) 0.2 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 98
100 Liechtenstein Forest area (%) 43.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 99
101 Lithuania Forest area (%) 30.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 100
102 Luxembourg Forest area (%) na % of land area     2000 WBA (2002) 101
103 Macedonia Forest area (%) 35.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 102
104 Madagascar Forest area (%) 20.2 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 103
105 Malawi Forest area (%) 27.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 104
106 Malaysia Forest area (%) 58.7 % of land area 24 2000 WBA (2002) 105
107 Maldives Forest area (%) 3.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 106
108 Mali Forest area (%) 10.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 107
109 Malta Forest area (%) na % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 108
110 Marshall Islands Forest area (%) na % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 109
111 Mauritania Forest area (%) 0.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 110
112 Mauritius Forest area (%) 7.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 111
113 Mexico Forest area (%) 28.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 112
114 Micronesia, Federated States of Forest area (%) na % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 113
115 Moldova Forest area (%) 9.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 114
116 Monaco Forest area (%) na % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 115
117 Mongolia Forest area (%) 6.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 116
118 Morocco Forest area (%) 6.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 117
119 Mozambique Forest area (%) 39.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 118
120 Myanmar Forest area (%) 52.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 119
121 Namibia Forest area (%) 9.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 120
122 Nauru Forest area (%) na % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) na
123 Nepal Forest area (%) 27.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 121
124 Netherlands Forest area (%) 11.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 122
125 New Zealand Forest area (%) 29.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 123
126 Nicaragua Forest area (%) 27.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 124
127 Niger Forest area (%) 1.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 125
128 Nigeria Forest area (%) 14.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 126
129 Norway Forest area (%) 28.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 127
130 Oman Forest area (%) na % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 128
131 Pakistan Forest area (%) 3.2 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 129
132 Palau Forest area (%) 76.1 % of land area 8 2000 WBA (2002) 130
133 Panama Forest area (%) 38.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 131
134 Papua New Guinea Forest area (%) 67.6 % of land area 11 2000 WBA (2002) 132
135 Paraguay Forest area (%) 58.8 % of land area 23 2000 WBA (2002) 133
136 Peru Forest area (%) 50.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 134
137 Philippines Forest area (%) 19.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 135
138 Poland Forest area (%) 30.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 136
139 Portugal Forest area (%) 40.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 137
140 Qatar Forest area (%) 0.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 138
141 Romania Forest area (%) 28.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 139
142 Russia Forest area (%) 50.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 140
143 Rwanda Forest area (%) 12.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 141
144 Saint Kitts and Nevis Forest area (%) 11.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 157
145 Saint Lucia Forest area (%) 14.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 158
146 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Forest area (%) 15.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 159
147 Samoa Forest area (%) 37.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 142
148 San Marino Forest area (%) na % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 143
149 Sao Tome and Principe Forest area (%) 28.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 144
150 Saudi Arabia Forest area (%) 0.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 145
151 Senegal Forest area (%) 32.2 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 146
152 Seychelles Forest area (%) 66.7 % of land area 12 2000 WBA (2002) 147
153 Sierra Leone Forest area (%) 14.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 148
154 Singapore Forest area (%) 3.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 149
155 Slovakia Forest area (%) 42.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 150
156 Slovenia Forest area (%) 55.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 151
157 Solomon Islands Forest area (%) 90.6 % of land area 1 2000 WBA (2002) 152
158 Somalia Forest area (%) 12.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 153
159 South Africa Forest area (%) 7.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 154
160 Spain Forest area (%) 28.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 155
161 Sri Lanka Forest area (%) 30.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 156
162 Sudan Forest area (%) 25.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 160
163 Suriname Forest area (%) 90.5 % of land area 2 2000 WBA (2002) 161
164 Swaziland Forest area (%) 30.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 162
165 Sweden Forest area (%) 65.9 % of land area 14 2000 WBA (2002) 163
166 Switzerland Forest area (%) 30.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 164
167 Syria Forest area (%) 2.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 165
168 Tajikistan Forest area (%) 2.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 166
169 Tanzania Forest area (%) 43.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 167
170 Thailand Forest area (%) 28.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 168
171 Togo Forest area (%) 9.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 169
172 Tonga Forest area (%) 5.6 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 170
173 Trinidad and Tobago Forest area (%) 50.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 171
174 Tunisia Forest area (%) 3.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 172
175 Turkey Forest area (%) 13.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 173
176 Turkmenistan Forest area (%) 8.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 174
177 Tuvalu Forest area (%) na % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) na
178 Uganda Forest area (%) 21.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 175
179 Ukraine Forest area (%) 16.5 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 176
180 United Arab Emirates (UAE) Forest area (%) 3.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 177
181 United Kingdom (UK) Forest area (%) 10.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 178
182 United States of America (USA) Forest area (%) 24.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 179
183 Uruguay Forest area (%) 7.4 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 180
184 Uzbekistan Forest area (%) 4.8 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 181
185 Vanuatu Forest area (%) 36.7 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 182
186 Vatican Forest area (%) na % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) na
187 Venezuela Forest area (%) 56.1 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 183
188 Vietnam Forest area (%) 30.2 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 184
189 Yemen Forest area (%) 0.9 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 185
190 Yugoslavia Forest area (%) 28.3 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 186
191 Zambia Forest area (%) 42.0 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 187
192 Zimbabwe Forest area (%) 49.2 % of land area 2000 WBA (2002) 188
193 World Forest area (%) 29.7 % of land area     2000 WDI (2002) 193