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Data for 2007
Forest Area, 2007
2007, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Forest Area, 2007 covers 209 countries. Suriname is highest, at 95.3984; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0000. The middle country reads 31.0029. Against 2006, 170 values changed (75 up, 95 down), the same countries are covered.
Forest Area · Data for 2007
HighestSuriname
95.3984Lowest4 countries share it
0.0000Shaded 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.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Forest Area, 2007, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 209 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SurinameSURSouth America | 95.3984 |
| 2 |  GuyanaGUYSouth America | 94.1485 |
| 3 |  GabonGABMiddle Africa | 91.8407 |
| 4 |  MicronesiaFSMMicronesia | 91.4986 |
| 5 |  Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa | 91.1615 |
| 6 |  Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia | 90.4779 |
| 7 |  American SamoaASMPolynesia | 87.6000 |
| 8 |  PalauPLWMicronesia | 87.5348 |
| 9 |  LiberiaLBRWestern Africa | 83.1688 |
| 10 |  Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia | 79.9554 |
| 11 |  Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa | 74.3160 |
| 12 |  LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia | 74.0288 |
| 13 |  FinlandFINNorthern Europe | 73.3437 |
| 14 |  SeychellesSYCEastern Africa | 73.2609 |
| 15 |  Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean | 73.1795 |
| 16 |  BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia | 73.0740 |
| 17 |  BhutanBTNSouthern Asia | 70.1919 |
| 18 |  SwedenSWENorthern Europe | 68.9842 |
| 19 |  JapanJPNEastern Asia | 68.4198 |
| 20 |  Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia | 66.9826 |
| 21 |  South KoreaKOREastern Asia | 66.1752 |
| 22 |  Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa | 64.7467 |
| 23 |  DominicaDMACaribbean | 63.8267 |
| 24 |  Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia | 63.1675 |
| 25 |  ZambiaZMBEastern Africa | 62.9594 |
| 26 |  BrazilBRASouth America | 62.6255 |
| 27 |  BelizeBLZCentral America | 61.8923 |
| 28 |  SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe | 61.7080 |
| 29 |  DR CongoCODMiddle Africa | 61.3961 |
| 30 |  São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa | 60.6021 |
| 31 |  CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia | 60.3148 |
| 32 |  SamoaWSMPolynesia | 59.3413 |
| 33 |  HondurasHNDCentral America | 59.3110 |
| 34 |  AngolaAGOMiddle Africa | 59.2149 |
| 35 |  PanamaPANCentral America | 58.6795 |
| 36 |  MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia | 58.3496 |
| 37 |  PeruPERSouth America | 58.1439 |
| 38 |  TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa | 57.6496 |
| 39 |  FijiFJIMelanesia | 57.6469 |
| 40 |  MontenegroMNESouthern Europe | 57.0037 |
| 41 |  Costa RicaCRICentral America | 56.1497 |
| 42 |  ColombiaCOLSouth America | 55.3277 |
| 43 |  EstoniaESTNorthern Europe | 54.4204 |
| 44 |  VenezuelaVENSouth America | 54.4173 |
| 45 |  United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean | 54.4057 |
| 46 |  LatviaLVANorthern Europe | 53.5585 |
| 47 |  IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia | 53.3392 |
| 48 |  EcuadorECUSouth America | 53.3052 |
| 49 |  Puerto RicoPRICaribbean | 53.2988 |
| 50 |  Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean | 53.2625 |
| 51 |  North KoreaPRKEastern Asia | 52.3717 |
| 52 |  Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia | 52.2222 |
| 53 |  GrenadaGRDCaribbean | 52.0588 |
| 54 |  ParaguayPRYSouth America | 51.8415 |
| 55 |  BahamasBHSCaribbean | 50.9351 |
| 56 |  JamaicaJAMCaribbean | 50.5277 |
| 57 |  MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa | 50.4043 |
| 58 |  MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia | 49.6835 |
| 59 |  RussiaRUSEastern Europe | 49.6635 |
| 60 |  BoliviaBOLSouth America | 49.5621 |
| 61 |  AustriaAUTWestern Europe | 46.7242 |
| 62 |  ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa | 46.6421 |
| 63 |  New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia | 45.8790 |
| 64 |  Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean | 45.5520 |
| 65 |  CameroonCMRMiddle Africa | 44.6565 |
| 66 |  SenegalSENWestern Africa | 44.5835 |
| 67 |  GuamGUMMicronesia | 44.4444 |
| 68 |  French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia | 42.9810 |
| 69 |  Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean | 42.3077 |
| 70 |  Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean | 42.2878 |
| 71 |  BelarusBLREastern Europe | 42.0052 |
| 72 |  LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe | 41.8713 |
| 73 |  VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia | 41.2943 |
| 74 |  NepalNPLSouthern Asia | 41.2114 |
| 75 |  Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe | 41.1203 |
| 76 |  GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia | 40.3491 |
| 77 |  SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe | 39.7705 |
| 78 |  CanadaCANNorthern America | 38.7555 |
| 79 |  Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa | 38.6719 |
| 80 |  ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia | 38.6590 |
| 81 |  North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe | 38.0327 |
| 82 |  NicaraguaNICCentral America | 37.8220 |
| 83 |  New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand | 37.4039 |
| 84 |  Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa | 36.4265 |
| 85 |  SpainESPSouthern Europe | 36.2844 |
| 86 |  VanuatuVUTMelanesia | 36.2838 |
| 87 |  GhanaGHAWestern Africa | 36.1019 |
| 88 |  GuatemalaGTMCentral America | 36.1010 |
| 89 |  PortugalPRTSouthern Europe | 35.6478 |
| 90 |  MexicoMEXCentral America | 34.6587 |
| 91 |  CzechiaCZEEastern Europe | 34.3217 |
| 92 |  LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe | 34.2208 |
| 93 |  Saint LuciaLCACaribbean | 34.1672 |
| 94 |  CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe | 34.1201 |
| 95 |  AndorraANDSouthern Europe | 34.0426 |
| 96 |  LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe | 33.9024 |
| 97 |  Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia | 33.8456 |
| 98 |  BeninBENWestern Africa | 33.5682 |
| 99 |  United StatesUSANorthern America | 33.5262 |
| 100 |  BulgariaBGREastern Europe | 33.4076 |
| 101 |  TuvaluTUVPolynesia | 33.3333 |
| 102 |  NorwayNORNorthern Europe | 33.1430 |
| 103 |  GermanyDEUWestern Europe | 32.6742 |
| 104 |  GambiaGMBWestern Africa | 31.3438 |
| 105 |  El SalvadorSLVCentral America | 31.0029 |
| 106 |  SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe | 30.9543 |
| 107 |  PolandPOLEastern Europe | 30.1907 |
| 108 |  SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe | 30.1521 |
| 109 |  ItalyITASouthern Europe | 29.8609 |
| 110 |  FranceFRAWestern Europe | 29.8352 |
| 111 |  BotswanaBWASouthern Africa | 29.6307 |
| 112 |  MalawiMWIEastern Africa | 29.5683 |
| 113 |  GreeceGRCSouthern Europe | 29.5681 |
| 114 |  AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe | 28.4029 |
| 115 |  RomaniaROUEastern Europe | 28.1452 |
| 116 |  EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa | 28.0108 |
| 117 |  GuineaGINWestern Africa | 27.1732 |
| 118 |  TürkiyeTURWestern Asia | 27.0294 |
| 119 |  CubaCUBCaribbean | 26.1452 |
| 120 |  NigeriaNGAWestern Africa | 26.0767 |
| 121 |  SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia | 25.2119 |
| 122 |  Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa | 25.0969 |
| 123 |  British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean | 24.3267 |
| 124 |  PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia | 23.4114 |
| 125 |  IndiaINDSouthern Asia | 23.1820 |
| 126 |  TogoTGOWestern Africa | 22.9408 |
| 127 |  BelgiumBELWestern Europe | 22.5200 |
| 128 |  HungaryHUNEastern Europe | 22.4174 |
| 129 |  ChileCHLSouth America | 22.1279 |
| 130 |  MadagascarMDGEastern Africa | 21.8430 |
| 131 |  ComorosCOMEastern Africa | 20.7491 |
| 132 |  ChinaCHNEastern Asia | 20.6139 |
| 133 |  Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean | 20.4114 |
| 134 |  MauritiusMUSEastern Africa | 19.4345 |
| 135 |  CyprusCYPWestern Asia | 18.6657 |
| 136 |  BermudaBMUNorthern America | 18.5185 |
| 137 |  AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand | 16.9515 |
| 138 |  San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe | 16.6667 |
| 139 |  UkraineUKREastern Europe | 16.4614 |
| 140 |  EthiopiaETHEastern Africa | 15.9640 |
| 141 |  BarbadosBRBCaribbean | 14.6512 |
| 142 |  BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia | 14.5805 |
| 143 |  DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe | 14.5506 |
| 144 |  South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa | 14.4452 |
| 145 |  UgandaUGAEastern Africa | 14.3846 |
| 146 |  HaitiHTICaribbean | 13.7540 |
| 147 |  Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa | 13.5353 |
| 148 |  LebanonLBNWestern Asia | 13.4505 |
| 149 |  MoroccoMARNorthern Africa | 12.6017 |
| 150 |  United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe | 12.5140 |
| 151 |  TongaTONPolynesia | 12.4306 |
| 152 |  AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia | 12.3312 |
| 153 |  ArmeniaARMWestern Asia | 11.6327 |
| 154 |  ArgentinaARGSouth America | 11.3872 |
| 155 |  SomaliaSOMEastern Africa | 11.1228 |
| 156 |  MoldovaMDAEastern Europe | 11.1119 |
| 157 |  Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean | 11.0737 |
| 158 |  RwandaRWAEastern Africa | 11.0093 |
| 159 |  NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe | 10.9386 |
| 160 |  MaliMLIWestern Africa | 10.8967 |
| 161 |  Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa | 10.3772 |
| 162 |  IrelandIRLNorthern Europe | 10.0649 |
| 163 |  UruguayURYSouth America | 9.2710 |
| 164 |  NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa | 9.1851 |
| 165 |  MongoliaMNGEastern Asia | 9.1225 |
| 166 |  EritreaERIEastern Africa | 9.0582 |
| 167 |  TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia | 8.7822 |
| 168 |  BurundiBDIEastern Africa | 7.5522 |
| 169 |  UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia | 7.4158 |
| 170 |  IsraelISRWestern Asia | 7.1026 |
| 171 |  KenyaKENEastern Africa | 6.5358 |
| 172 |  KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia | 6.3350 |
| 173 |  IranIRNSouthern Asia | 6.3128 |
| 174 |  Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe | 6.0702 |
| 175 |  PakistanPAKSouthern Asia | 5.4730 |
| 176 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 4.8636 |
| 177 |  ChadTCDMiddle Africa | 4.5878 |
| 178 |  United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia | 4.4345 |
| 179 |  TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa | 4.3869 |
| 180 |  TajikistanTJKCentral Asia | 2.9294 |
| 181 |  MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia | 2.7333 |
| 182 |  SyriaSYRWestern Asia | 2.5816 |
| 183 |  ArubaABWCaribbean | 2.3333 |
| 184 |  IraqIRQWestern Asia | 1.8815 |
| 185 |  AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia | 1.8528 |
| 186 |  PalestinePSEWestern Asia | 1.6095 |
| 187 |  KiribatiKIRMicronesia | 1.4568 |
| 188 |  KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia | 1.1500 |
| 189 |  LesothoLSOSouthern Africa | 1.1370 |
| 190 |  JordanJORWestern Asia | 1.1049 |
| 191 |  MaltaMLTSouthern Europe | 1.0938 |
| 192 |  YemenYEMWestern Asia | 1.0398 |
| 193 |  NigerNERWestern Africa | 0.9798 |
| 194 |  AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa | 0.7626 |
| 195 |  BahrainBHRWestern Asia | 0.6333 |
| 196 |  Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia | 0.4545 |
| 197 |  IcelandISLNorthern Europe | 0.4012 |
| 198 |  MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa | 0.3721 |
| 199 |  KuwaitKWTWestern Asia | 0.3272 |
| 200 |  DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa | 0.2416 |
| 201 |  LibyaLBYNorthern Africa | 0.1233 |
| 202 |  EgyptEGYNorthern Africa | 0.0640 |
| 203 |  Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe | 0.0573 |
| 204 |  OmanOMNWestern Asia | 0.0097 |
| 205 |  GreenlandGRLNorthern America | 0.0005 |
| =206 |  GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe | 0.0000 |
| =206 |  MonacoMCOWestern Europe | 0.0000 |
| =206 |  NauruNRUMicronesia | 0.0000 |
| =206 |  QatarQATWestern Asia | 0.0000 |
02In 2007
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1Suriname95.3984
- 2Guyana94.1485
- 3Gabon91.8407
- 4Micronesia91.4986
- 5Equatorial Guinea91.1615
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 31.0029. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032006 → 2007
Since 2006
What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 170values changed, of 209 in both
- 75 · 95rose · fell
- 39unchanged
Rose most
- Montenegro55.5093 → 57.0037+1.4944
- Puerto Rico52.5964 → 53.2988+0.7024
- Vietnam40.7503 → 41.2943+0.5441
- Cuba25.6807 → 26.1452+0.4645
- Fiji57.2814 → 57.6469+0.3655
Fell most
- Nicaragua38.8285 → 37.8220−1.0065
- Paraguay52.7027 → 51.8415−0.8612
- United States Virgin Islands54.9886 → 54.4057−0.5829
- Gambia31.9103 → 31.3438−0.5665
- Myanmar50.2117 → 49.6835−0.5282
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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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 2007.
206 distinct values among 209
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 209 countries has every column.
05The files
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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2007). Forest Area, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/forest-area/2007
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07Questions
Forest Area, 2007: questions and answers
Which country has the highest forest area in Forest Area, 2007?
Suriname, at 95.3984, of the 209 countries in the file.
What year does Forest Area, 2007 describe?
2007.
How many countries does Forest Area, 2007 cover?
209.
Where can I download Forest Area, 2007?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Forest Area, 2007 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Forest Area, 2023.