Countries by Forest Cover (% of Land Area) 2024
About This Dataset
Countries by Forest Cover (% of Land Area) 2024
The chart displays the percentage of land area covered by forests in various countries for the year 2024. Leading the list is Suriname, boasting an impressive forest cover of 98.3%, followed closely by Micronesia at 91.9% and Gabon at 90.0%. These figures highlight the significant role these nations play in global forest preservation.
Analysis
Suriname (98.3), Micronesia (91.9) and Gabon (90) take the top three in Forest Cover (% of Land Area) in 2024. Values run from 98.3 at the top to 73.9 at the bottom, a spread of 24.4. First and second are separated by 6.40, so the leader sits inside the field rather than apart from it. Below the top two the field is tightly packed: the remaining 6 run from 90 down to 73.9.
Source:
World Bank
Key Findings
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Suriname leads in Forest Cover (% of Land Area) with 98.30 in 2024.
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Average Forest Cover (% of Land Area) in 2024: 85 · median: 86.
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Gap in 2024: Suriname is 1.3× larger than Finland.
Data Insights
Numbers, trends & sources behind this chart
Methodology & source
- Data source
- World Bank
- Coverage
- 8 entities · 2024 · 8 observations
- Measure
- Forest Cover (% of Land Area)
- Last updated
- 6 September 2026
- Compiled by
- The ANYSTAT team, from the source above
How the figures are calculated
- Values are shown as reported by the source. Nothing is rescaled, rebased or converted — the only changes are thousand separators and decimals shown to two places.
- Entities are ranked highest-first on their value in 2024.
Data Sources & References
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