Countries With the Lowest Forest Area
Every country with a figure for forest area, ranked from lowest to highest. The top three are Gibraltar (0%), Monaco (0%) and Naoero (0%). The middle country of the 214 has 31.1%.
What this measures
Forest area (% of land area). Source: Food and Agriculture Organization. For this measure, higher is better.
The full ranking
Each country’s latest figure, from 2021–2023. The year beside each value says when it was measured.
| Rank | Country | Forest area | Year | Region |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gibraltar | 0% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 2 | Monaco | 0% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 3 | Naoero | 0% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 4 | Qatar | 0% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 5 | Greenland | 0.000536% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 6 | Oman | 0.00762% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 7 | Egypt, Arab Rep. | 0.0452% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 8 | Faroe Islands | 0.0584% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 9 | Libya | 0.123% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 10 | Curacao | 0.158% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 11 | Djibouti | 0.261% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 12 | Mauritania | 0.288% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 13 | Kuwait | 0.351% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 14 | Saudi Arabia | 0.454% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 15 | Iceland | 0.529% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 16 | Niger | 0.823% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 17 | Algeria | 0.83% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 18 | Bahrain | 0.95% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 19 | Yemen, Rep. | 1.04% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 20 | Jordan | 1.1% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 21 | Lesotho | 1.14% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 22 | Kazakhstan | 1.31% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 23 | Malta | 1.44% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 24 | Kiribati | 1.46% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 25 | West Bank and Gaza | 1.68% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 26 | Afghanistan | 1.85% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 27 | Iraq | 1.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 28 | Aruba | 2.33% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 29 | Maldives | 2.75% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 30 | Syrian Arab Republic | 2.84% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 31 | Tajikistan | 3.08% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 32 | Chad | 3.16% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 33 | United Arab Emirates | 4.47% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 34 | Tunisia | 4.55% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 35 | Pakistan | 4.67% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 36 | Channel Islands | 5.15% | 2021 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 37 | Isle of Man | 6.07% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 38 | Kenya | 6.22% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 39 | Israel | 6.47% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 40 | Iran, Islamic Rep. | 6.65% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 41 | Kyrgyz Republic | 7.14% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 42 | Namibia | 7.81% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 43 | Cote d'Ivoire | 7.86% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 44 | Uzbekistan | 8.55% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 45 | Eritrea | 8.63% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 46 | Turkmenistan | 8.78% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 47 | Mongolia | 9.09% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 48 | Somalia, Fed. Rep. | 9.17% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 49 | Sudan | 9.55% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 50 | Argentina | 10.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 51 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 10.9% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 52 | Burundi | 10.9% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 53 | Mali | 10.9% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 54 | Uganda | 11% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 55 | Netherlands | 11.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 56 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 11.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 57 | Rwanda | 11.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 58 | South Sudan | 11.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 59 | Ireland | 11.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 60 | Cabo Verde | 11.6% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 61 | Armenia | 11.6% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 62 | Moldova | 11.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 63 | Uruguay | 12% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 64 | Haiti | 12.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 65 | Tonga | 12.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 66 | Morocco | 12.9% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 67 | United Kingdom | 13.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 68 | South Africa | 14% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 69 | Azerbaijan | 14.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 70 | Lebanon | 14.2% | 2023 | Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan |
| 71 | Bangladesh | 14.5% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 72 | Barbados | 14.7% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 73 | Ethiopia | 14.9% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 74 | Denmark | 15.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 75 | San Marino | 16.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 76 | Ukraine | 16.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 77 | Comoros | 17% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 78 | Australia | 17.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 79 | Antigua and Barbuda | 18% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 80 | Bermuda | 18.5% | 2023 | North America |
| 81 | Cyprus | 18.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 82 | Mauritius | 19.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 83 | Singapore | 20.9% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 84 | Madagascar | 21.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 85 | Togo | 22.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 86 | Burkina Faso | 22.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 87 | Gambia, The | 22.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 88 | Malawi | 22.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 89 | Hungary | 22.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 90 | Belgium | 22.6% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 91 | Nigeria | 23.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 92 | China | 24% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 93 | British Virgin Islands | 24.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 94 | Philippines | 24.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 95 | India | 24.5% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 96 | Guinea | 24.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 97 | St. Martin (French part) | 24.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 98 | Chile | 25% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 99 | Nicaragua | 25.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 100 | Botswana | 26.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 101 | Benin | 26.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 102 | El Salvador | 27.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 103 | Albania | 28.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 104 | Eswatini | 29.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 105 | Turkiye | 29.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 106 | Romania | 30.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 107 | Greece | 30.3% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 108 | Poland | 31.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 109 | Cuba | 31.2% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 110 | Switzerland | 32.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 111 | Serbia | 32.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 112 | France | 32.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 113 | Guatemala | 32.6% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 114 | Germany | 32.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 115 | Italy | 32.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 116 | Tuvalu | 33.3% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 117 | Norway | 33.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 118 | Mexico | 33.6% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 119 | United States | 33.9% | 2023 | North America |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 34% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 121 | Andorra | 34% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 122 | St. Lucia | 34% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 123 | Sierra Leone | 34.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 124 | Luxembourg | 34.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 125 | Czechia | 34.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 126 | Croatia | 34.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 127 | Ghana | 35.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 128 | Lithuania | 35.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 129 | Central African Republic | 35.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 130 | Portugal | 36.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 131 | Bulgaria | 36.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 132 | Vanuatu | 36.3% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 133 | Spain | 37.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 134 | New Zealand | 37.8% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 135 | Paraguay | 38.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 136 | Thailand | 38.7% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 137 | Canada | 39.5% | 2023 | North America |
| 138 | North Macedonia | 39.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 139 | Slovak Republic | 40.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 140 | Georgia | 40.6% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 141 | Senegal | 41.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 142 | Nepal | 41.6% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 143 | Liechtenstein | 41.9% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 144 | St. Kitts and Nevis | 42.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 145 | Myanmar | 42.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 146 | Cameroon | 42.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 147 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 42.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 148 | French Polynesia | 43.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 149 | Cambodia | 43.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 150 | Belarus | 43.4% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 151 | Trinidad and Tobago | 44.2% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 152 | Zimbabwe | 44.7% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 153 | Dominican Republic | 45% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 154 | Mozambique | 45.8% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 155 | New Caledonia | 45.8% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 156 | Bolivia | 46.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 157 | Austria | 47.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 158 | Viet Nam | 47.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 159 | Indonesia | 47.7% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 160 | Ecuador | 49.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 161 | Korea, Dem. People's Rep. | 49.6% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 162 | Russian Federation | 49.8% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 163 | Tanzania | 50.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 164 | Bahamas, The | 50.9% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 165 | Guam | 51.9% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 166 | Grenada | 52.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 167 | Angola | 52.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 168 | Sao Tome and Principe | 52.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 169 | Marshall Islands | 52.2% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 170 | Venezuela, RB | 52.2% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 171 | Cayman Islands | 52.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 172 | Colombia | 52.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 173 | Northern Mariana Islands | 53% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 174 | Congo, Dem. Rep. | 54.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 175 | Belize | 54.5% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 176 | Latvia | 55% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 177 | Peru | 56.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 178 | Puerto Rico (US) | 56.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 179 | Jamaica | 56.2% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 180 | Honduras | 56.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 181 | Panama | 56.3% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 182 | Estonia | 57.1% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 183 | Samoa | 57.6% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 184 | Malaysia | 57.7% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 185 | Virgin Islands (U.S.) | 58.2% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 186 | Brazil | 59% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 187 | Zambia | 59.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 188 | Costa Rica | 60.4% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 189 | Slovenia | 61.2% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 190 | Montenegro | 61.5% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 191 | Timor-Leste | 61.7% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 192 | Fiji | 63.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 193 | Dominica | 63.8% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 194 | Korea, Rep. | 64.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 195 | Congo, Rep. | 64.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 196 | Japan | 68.4% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 197 | Sweden | 68.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 198 | Guinea-Bissau | 69.5% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 199 | Lao PDR | 71.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 200 | Bhutan | 71.6% | 2023 | South Asia |
| 201 | Brunei Darussalam | 72.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 202 | St. Vincent and the Grenadines | 73.2% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 203 | Seychelles | 73.3% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 204 | Finland | 73.7% | 2023 | Europe & Central Asia |
| 205 | Liberia | 78.1% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 206 | Papua New Guinea | 79% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 207 | American Samoa | 85.2% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 208 | Equatorial Guinea | 86.4% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 209 | Guyana | 87.1% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
| 210 | Solomon Islands | 90.1% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 211 | Palau | 90.5% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 212 | Gabon | 91.2% | 2023 | Sub-Saharan Africa |
| 213 | Micronesia, Fed. Sts. | 92.2% | 2023 | East Asia & Pacific |
| 214 | Suriname | 94.4% | 2023 | Latin America & Caribbean |
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