Data for 2001

Forest Area, 2001

2001, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Forest Area, 2001 covers 207 countries. Suriname is highest, at 95.552; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 32.241. Against 2000, 168 values changed (73 up, 95 down), the same countries are covered.

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Forest Area · Data for 2001

HighestSuriname

95.552

Lowest4 countries share it

0.000

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
2001the 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, 2001, 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, 2001: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	SurinameSURSouth America	95.552
2	GuyanaGUYSouth America	94.284
3	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	92.949
4	GabonGABMiddle Africa	91.958
5	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	91.267
6	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	90.635
7	American SamoaASMPolynesia	88.500
8	PalauPLWMicronesia	86.257
9	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	85.054
10	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	80.087
11	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	76.118
12	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	75.288
13	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	75.009
14	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	73.624
15	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	73.261
16	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	73.179
17	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	69.122
18	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	69.117
19	JapanJPNEastern Asia	68.272
20	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	66.850
21	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	65.727
22	BrazilBRASouth America	65.462
23	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	64.958
24	DominicaDMACaribbean	63.827
25	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	63.732
26	BelizeBLZCentral America	63.679
27	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	63.248
28	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	63.177
29	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	61.886
30	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	61.291
31	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	60.967
32	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	60.765
33	HondurasHNDCentral America	60.399
34	SamoaWSMPolynesia	60.363
35	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	60.169
36	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	59.708
37	PanamaPANCentral America	59.601
38	PeruPERSouth America	58.729
39	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	57.903
40	ParaguayPRYSouth America	57.009
41	ColombiaCOLSouth America	56.370
42	Costa RicaCRICentral America	55.985
43	VenezuelaVENSouth America	55.537
44	FijiFJIMelanesia	55.454
45	EcuadorECUSouth America	55.002
46	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	53.857
47	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	53.788
48	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	53.430
49	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	53.046
50	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	52.828
51	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	52.294
52	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	52.222
53	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	52.095
54	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	52.059
55	BahamasBHSCaribbean	50.935
56	BoliviaBOLSouth America	50.678
57	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	49.440
58	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	49.085
59	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	48.453
60	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	47.357
61	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	46.542
62	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	46.048
63	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	45.841
64	SenegalSENWestern Africa	45.783
65	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	45.541
66	GuamGUMMicronesia	44.444
67	NicaraguaNICCentral America	43.861
68	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	42.824
69	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	42.308
70	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	41.874
71	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	41.226
72	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	41.038
73	BelarusBLREastern Europe	40.961
74	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	40.453
75	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	40.312
76	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	39.816
77	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	39.565
78	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	38.825
79	CanadaCANNorthern America	38.788
80	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	38.490
81	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	38.396
82	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	37.666
83	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	37.409
84	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	37.397
85	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	36.715
86	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	36.284
87	BeninBENWestern Africa	36.229
88	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	35.826
89	MexicoMEXCentral America	35.103
90	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	34.743
91	SpainESPSouthern Europe	34.581
92	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	34.446
93	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	34.403
94	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	34.157
95	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	34.043
96	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	33.776
97	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	33.755
98	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	33.333
99	United StatesUSANorthern America	33.187
100	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	33.161
101	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	32.558
102	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	32.466
103	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	32.306
104	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	32.241
105	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	30.883
106	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	30.834
107	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	30.363
108	PolandPOLEastern Europe	29.665
109	FranceFRAWestern Europe	28.576
110	ItalyITASouthern Europe	28.524
111	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	28.164
112	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	28.123
113	GuineaGINWestern Africa	28.052
114	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	27.778
115	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	27.587
116	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	27.153
117	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	26.301
118	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	26.193
119	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	25.502
120	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	24.447
121	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	24.356
122	TogoTGOWestern Africa	23.267
123	CubaCUBCaribbean	23.135
124	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	22.798
125	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	22.327
126	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	22.161
127	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	22.074
128	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	21.577
129	ChileCHLSouth America	21.395
130	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	21.325
131	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	20.481
132	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	19.105
133	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	18.586
134	BermudaBMUNorthern America	18.519
135	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	18.456
136	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	17.129
137	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	16.667
138	UkraineUKREastern Europe	16.422
139	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	15.665
140	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	15.623
141	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	14.728
142	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	14.651
143	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	14.625
144	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	14.327
145	HaitiHTICaribbean	13.803
146	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	13.499
147	TongaTONPolynesia	12.431
148	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	12.376
149	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	12.254
150	ArgentinaARGSouth America	12.081
151	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	12.006
152	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	11.857
153	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	11.677
154	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	11.544
155	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	11.074
156	EritreaERIEastern Africa	11.043
157	MaliMLIWestern Africa	10.897
158	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	10.690
159	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	10.566
160	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	9.931
161	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	9.703
162	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	9.281
163	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	9.213
164	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	8.782
165	UruguayURYSouth America	8.029
166	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	7.552
167	IsraelISRWestern Asia	7.075
168	KenyaKENEastern Africa	6.899
169	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	6.883
170	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	6.182
171	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	6.070
172	IranIRNSouthern Asia	5.810
173	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	5.798
174	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	4.980
175	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	4.368
176	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	4.311
177	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	4.288
178	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	2.929
179	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	2.733
180	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	2.384
181	ArubaABWCaribbean	2.333
182	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.872
183	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1.853
184	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	1.523
185	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	1.457
186	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	1.167
187	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	1.137
188	JordanJORWestern Asia	1.105
189	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.094
190	YemenYEMWestern Asia	1.040
191	NigerNERWestern Africa	1.039
192	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.677
193	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.542
194	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.454
195	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.404
196	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.312
197	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.280
198	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.242
199	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.123
200	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.060
201	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.057
202	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.010
203	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.001
=204	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	0.000
=204	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0.000
=204	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.000
=204	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.000

02In 2001

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Suriname95.552
2Guyana94.284
3Equatorial Guinea92.949
4Gabon91.958
5Micronesia91.267

Lowest

204Qatarshared0.000
204Naurushared0.000
204Monacoshared0.000
204Gibraltarshared0.000
203Greenland0.001

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 32.241. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032000 → 2001

Since 2000

What changed between 2000 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
168values changed, of 207 in both
73 · 95rose · fell
39unchanged

Rose most

Puerto Rico48.382 → 49.085+0.702
Vietnam37.884 → 38.396+0.512
Cuba22.672 → 23.135+0.463
Fiji55.089 → 55.454+0.365
Jamaica48.107 → 48.453+0.346

Fell most

Nicaragua44.867 → 43.861−1.006
Paraguay57.870 → 57.009−0.861
United States Virgin Islands58.486 → 57.903−0.583
Gambia35.309 → 34.743−0.567
Myanmar53.353 → 52.828−0.524

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 2001.
204 distinct values among 207
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 4 countries share 0.000. 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) (2001). Forest Area, 2001 [data set], describing 2001. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/forest-area/2001

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07Questions

Forest Area, 2001: questions and answers

Which country has the highest forest area in Forest Area, 2001?

Suriname, at 95.552, of the 207 countries in the file.

What year does Forest Area, 2001 describe?

2001.

How many countries does Forest Area, 2001 cover?

207.

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