Data for 2000

Forest Area, 2000

2000, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Forest Area, 2000 covers 207 countries. Suriname is highest, at 95.5772; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0000. The middle country reads 32.2272. Against 1999, 168 values changed (67 up, 101 down), 2 countries joined.

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Forest Area · Data for 2000

HighestSuriname

95.5772

Lowest4 countries share it

0.0000

Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end. Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.

207countries
1measure
2000the year it describes
204distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
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01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Forest Area, 2000, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.

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Forest Area, 2000: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	SurinameSURSouth America	95.5772
2	GuyanaGUYSouth America	94.3064
3	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	93.2471
4	GabonGABMiddle Africa	91.9781
5	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	91.2286
6	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	90.6610
7	American SamoaASMPolynesia	88.6500
8	PalauPLWMicronesia	86.0435
9	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	85.3679
10	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	80.1086
11	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	76.4182
12	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	75.4983
13	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	75.3321
14	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	73.6913
15	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	73.2609
16	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	73.1795
17	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	69.4783
18	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	69.1389
19	JapanJPNEastern Asia	68.2469
20	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	67.1366
21	BrazilBRASouth America	65.9344
22	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	65.4774
23	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	64.9927
24	BelizeBLZCentral America	63.9763
25	DominicaDMACaribbean	63.8267
26	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	63.8265
27	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	63.4741
28	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	63.2965
29	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	62.3314
30	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	61.2214
31	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	61.0752
32	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	60.7917
33	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	60.5893
34	HondurasHNDCentral America	60.5798
35	SamoaWSMPolynesia	60.5336
36	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	59.9341
37	PanamaPANCentral America	59.7544
38	PeruPERSouth America	58.8264
39	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	58.4857
40	ParaguayPRYSouth America	57.8697
41	ColombiaCOLSouth America	56.5439
42	Costa RicaCRICentral America	55.9581
43	VenezuelaVENSouth America	55.7236
44	EcuadorECUSouth America	55.2847
45	FijiFJIMelanesia	55.0887
46	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	53.9435
47	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	53.8750
48	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	53.6059
49	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	53.3527
50	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	52.8165
51	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	52.3767
52	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	52.2222
53	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	52.0835
54	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	52.0588
55	BahamasBHSCaribbean	50.9351
56	BoliviaBOLSouth America	50.8644
57	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	49.4018
58	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	48.3822
59	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	48.1071
60	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	47.4757
61	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	46.5116
62	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	46.1306
63	SenegalSENWestern Africa	45.9833
64	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	45.8342
65	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	45.6887
66	NicaraguaNICCentral America	44.8672
67	GuamGUMMicronesia	44.4444
68	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	42.7975
69	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	42.3077
70	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	41.8750
71	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	41.2432
72	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	40.8294
73	BelarusBLREastern Europe	40.7842
74	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	40.5851
75	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	40.3262
76	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	39.7266
77	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	39.5304
78	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	39.2796
79	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	38.8882
80	CanadaCANNorthern America	38.7930
81	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	37.8837
82	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	37.6543
83	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	37.4100
84	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	37.1861
85	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	36.7636
86	BeninBENWestern Africa	36.6721
87	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	36.2838
88	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	35.8579
89	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	35.3093
90	MexicoMEXCentral America	35.1765
91	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	34.5466
92	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	34.4426
93	SpainESPSouthern Europe	34.2564
94	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	34.1308
95	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	34.0426
96	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	33.7137
97	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	33.6770
98	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	33.3333
99	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	33.1641
100	United StatesUSANorthern America	33.1302
101	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	32.6867
102	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	32.5376
103	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	32.5232
104	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	32.2272
105	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	31.0919
106	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	30.5071
107	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	30.2650
108	PolandPOLEastern Europe	29.5765
109	FranceFRAWestern Europe	28.3663
110	ItalyITASouthern Europe	28.3015
111	GuineaGINWestern Africa	28.1988
112	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	28.0766
113	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	27.9304
114	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	27.7132
115	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	27.5163
116	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	27.3319
117	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	26.3761
118	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	26.1793
119	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	25.3933
120	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	24.5137
121	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	24.4667
122	TogoTGOWestern Africa	23.3216
123	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	22.7335
124	CubaCUBCaribbean	22.6723
125	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	22.4072
126	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	22.3966
127	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	21.9991
128	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	21.4773
129	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	21.4368
130	ChileCHLSouth America	21.2729
131	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	20.6552
132	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	18.8535
133	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	18.5725
134	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	18.5285
135	BermudaBMUNorthern America	18.5185
136	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	17.1582
137	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	16.6667
138	UkraineUKREastern Europe	16.4149
139	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	16.0203
140	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	15.8298
141	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	14.7525
142	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	14.6552
143	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	14.6512
144	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	14.2900
145	HaitiHTICaribbean	13.8117
146	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	13.5073
147	TongaTONPolynesia	12.4306
148	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	12.3382
149	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	12.2101
150	ArgentinaARGSouth America	12.1965
151	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	11.9792
152	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	11.9511
153	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	11.6839
154	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	11.6336
155	EritreaERIEastern Africa	11.0739
156	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	11.0737
157	MaliMLIWestern Africa	10.8967
158	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	10.6487
159	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	10.4745
160	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	9.8561
161	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	9.7889
162	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	9.2177
163	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	9.1502
164	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	8.7822
165	UruguayURYSouth America	7.8220
166	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	7.5522
167	IsraelISRWestern Asia	7.0702
168	KenyaKENEastern Africa	6.9600
169	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	6.7929
170	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	6.1569
171	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	6.0702
172	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5.8521
173	IranIRNSouthern Asia	5.7256
174	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	5.0453
175	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	4.3569
176	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	4.2987
177	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	4.1919
178	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2.9294
179	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	2.7333
180	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	2.3511
181	ArubaABWCaribbean	2.3333
182	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.8703
183	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1.8528
184	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	1.5083
185	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	1.4568
186	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	1.1694
187	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	1.1370
188	JordanJORWestern Asia	1.1049
189	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.0938
190	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.0485
191	YemenYEMWestern Asia	1.0398
192	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.6630
193	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.5211
194	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.4545
195	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.4091
196	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.2976
197	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.2722
198	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.2416
199	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.1233
200	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.0595
201	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.0573
202	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.0097
203	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.0005
=204	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	0.0000
=204	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0.0000
=204	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.0000
=204	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.0000

02In 2000

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Suriname95.5772
2Guyana94.3064
3Equatorial Guinea93.2471
4Gabon91.9781
5Micronesia91.2286

Lowest

204Qatarshared0.0000
204Naurushared0.0000
204Monacoshared0.0000
204Gibraltarshared0.0000
203Greenland0.0005

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 32.2272. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

031999 → 2000

Since 1999

What changed between 1999 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+2 / −0countries joined / left
168values changed, of 205 in both
67 · 101rose · fell
37unchanged

Rose most

Vietnam35.4643 → 37.8837+2.4194
French Polynesia40.4749 → 42.7975+2.3226
Puerto Rico47.1554 → 48.3822+1.2268
Dominican Republic40.0479 → 40.8294+0.7816
Spain33.5876 → 34.2564+0.6687

Fell most

Indonesia56.8603 → 53.9435−2.9168
United States Virgin Islands59.6486 → 58.4857−1.1629
Côte d’Ivoire16.8871 → 16.0203−0.8668
Nicaragua45.6982 → 44.8672−0.8310
Myanmar54.0183 → 53.3527−0.6657

+ Belgium

+ Luxembourg

Both years come from the same release, so a difference here is a change in the data, not a revision of it. Every country’s full history is charted on the statistic page.

04Caveats

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What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.

The site’s method

One year of the 2026 release
Every year in this series comes from FAO’s 2026 release, recalculated on one method. It can differ from what was first published for 2000.
204 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 4 countries share 0.0000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only. The order here sorts the published values, and the page says so wherever it prints one.
Which end is better
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 207 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2000). Forest Area, 2000 [data set], describing 2000. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/forest-area/2000

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07Questions

Forest Area, 2000: questions and answers

Which country has the highest forest area in Forest Area, 2000?

Suriname, at 95.5772, of the 207 countries in the file.

What year does Forest Area, 2000 describe?

2000.

How many countries does Forest Area, 2000 cover?

207.

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