Countries with the Least Forest 2023

Source:  World Bank

Countries with the Least Forest 2023

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Key Findings

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Greenland records the lowest in Forest Area (% of Land) at 0.001 in 2023.
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Average Forest Area (% of Land) in 2023: 0.618  ·  median: 0.492.

About This Dataset

Countries with the Least Forest 2023
The twenty countries with the lowest forest area (% of land) in 2023, from World Bank figures for the 213 countries that reported that year. Greenland records the lowest figure at 0.00054, with Oman (0.00762) and Egypt (0.04519) next. Forest as a share of total land area, under the FAO definition of land with tree cover over five metres tall. It measures extent, not the condition of the forest.
Analysis

Greenland (0.00054), Oman (0.00762) and Egypt (0.04519) record the three lowest figures. Across the twenty shown, values run from 0.00054 up to 1.45679, a spread of 1.45625. Oman, the next country up, records 14.11 times the figure for Greenland. No other country in the table is within double the lowest figure of 0.00054. The chart shows the twenty lowest of 213 reporting countries, so it describes the bottom of the distribution rather than the world average. Countries recorded as zero are left out: the World Bank writes zero where a country did not report.

Data Insights

Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart

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Data Points
20
20 categories  ·  1 year
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Top Value
0.001
Greenland
Forest Area (% of Land) · 2023
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Metrics
1
Forest Area (% of Land)
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Period
2023
Single year snapshot

Methodology & source

Data source
World Bank
Coverage
20 entities · 2023 · 20 observations
Measure
Forest Area (% of Land)
Last updated
6 September 2026
Compiled by
The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
  • Values use the measure and unit named on this page. Consult the dataset description and cited source for coverage, definitions and any unit conversions. Displayed values may be rounded for readability.
  • Entities are ranked lowest-first, because on this measure a lower number is the better result.

Rankings & Full Data

20 records · Forest Area (% of Land) · ranked by 2023

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# Category 2023 Source
🥇 Greenland 0.001
🥈 Oman 0.008
🥉 Egypt 0.045
4 Faroe Islands 0.058
5 Libya 0.123
6 Curacao 0.158
7 Djibouti 0.261
8 Mauritania 0.288
9 Kuwait 0.351
10 Saudi Arabia 0.454
11 Iceland 0.529
12 Niger 0.823
13 Algeria 0.83
14 Bahrain 0.95
15 Yemen 1.04
16 Jordan 1.10
17 Lesotho 1.14
18 Kazakhstan 1.31
19 Malta 1.44
20 Kiribati 1.46

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