Data for 2017

Forest Area, 2017

2017, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten

Forest Area, 2017 covers 214 countries. Suriname is highest, at 94.905; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 0.000. The middle country reads 30.831. Against 2016, 149 values changed (60 up, 89 down), the same countries are covered.

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Forest Area · Data for 2017

HighestSuriname

94.905

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.

214countries
1measure
2017the year it describes
211distinct values18 decimals, as published
Sep 6, 2026read from the publisher
CC BY 4.0licence

01Position · derived

The table

Every country and every column of Forest Area, 2017, 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, 2017: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).
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1	SurinameSURSouth America	94.905
2	GuyanaGUYSouth America	93.690
3	MicronesiaFSMMicronesia	91.900
4	GabonGABMiddle Africa	91.459
5	Solomon IslandsSLBMelanesia	90.217
6	PalauPLWMicronesia	89.478
7	Equatorial GuineaGNQMiddle Africa	88.182
8	American SamoaASMPolynesia	86.100
9	LiberiaLBRWestern Africa	80.027
10	Papua New GuineaPNGMelanesia	79.398
11	FinlandFINNorthern Europe	73.733
12	SeychellesSYCEastern Africa	73.261
13	Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVCTCaribbean	73.179
14	LaosLAOSouth-eastern Asia	72.353
15	BruneiBRNSouth-eastern Asia	72.106
16	Guinea-BissauGNBWestern Africa	71.313
17	BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	71.286
18	SwedenSWENorthern Europe	68.694
19	JapanJPNEastern Asia	68.409
20	South KoreaKOREastern Asia	64.783
21	Republic of the CongoCOGMiddle Africa	64.395
22	DominicaDMACaribbean	63.827
23	Timor-LesteTLSSouth-eastern Asia	62.246
24	SloveniaSVNSouthern Europe	61.770
25	MontenegroMNESouthern Europe	61.487
26	FijiFJIMelanesia	61.302
27	ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	61.043
28	BrazilBRASouth America	59.833
29	SamoaWSMPolynesia	58.673
30	MalaysiaMYSSouth-eastern Asia	58.635
31	Costa RicaCRICentral America	58.476
32	BelizeBLZCentral America	57.454
33	HondurasHNDCentral America	57.397
34	PanamaPANCentral America	57.314
35	DR CongoCODMiddle Africa	57.105
36	EstoniaESTNorthern Europe	57.039
37	PeruPERSouth America	56.902
38	São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	56.000
39	Puerto RicoPRICaribbean	55.790
40	United States Virgin IslandsVIRCaribbean	55.600
41	AngolaAGOMiddle Africa	54.763
42	LatviaLVANorthern Europe	54.625
43	JamaicaJAMCaribbean	54.038
44	ColombiaCOLSouth America	53.844
45	TanzaniaTZAEastern Africa	53.231
46	Cayman IslandsCYMCaribbean	53.000
47	Northern Mariana IslandsMNPMicronesia	52.957
48	VenezuelaVENSouth America	52.637
49	Marshall IslandsMHLMicronesia	52.222
50	GrenadaGRDCaribbean	52.059
51	GuamGUMMicronesia	51.852
52	EcuadorECUSouth America	51.098
53	BahamasBHSCaribbean	50.935
54	North KoreaPRKEastern Asia	50.610
55	IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	50.039
56	RussiaRUSEastern Europe	49.784
57	CambodiaKHMSouth-eastern Asia	48.354
58	MozambiqueMOZEastern Africa	47.568
59	BoliviaBOLSouth America	47.533
60	AustriaAUTWestern Europe	47.120
61	VietnamVNMSouth-eastern Asia	45.996
62	New CaledoniaNCLMelanesia	45.860
63	ZimbabweZWEEastern Africa	45.451
64	MyanmarMMRSouth-eastern Asia	45.060
65	Trinidad and TobagoTTOCaribbean	44.727
66	Dominican RepublicDOMCaribbean	43.880
67	CameroonCMRMiddle Africa	43.385
68	French PolynesiaPYFPolynesia	43.060
69	BelarusBLREastern Europe	42.978
70	Bosnia and HerzegovinaBIHSouthern Europe	42.733
71	ParaguayPRYSouth America	42.638
72	SenegalSENWestern Africa	42.529
73	Saint Kitts and NevisKNACaribbean	42.308
74	LiechtensteinLIEWestern Europe	41.875
75	NepalNPLSouthern Asia	41.591
76	GeorgiaGEOWestern Asia	40.616
77	SlovakiaSVKEastern Europe	40.056
78	North MacedoniaMKDSouthern Europe	39.710
79	ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	39.110
80	CanadaCANNorthern America	38.708
81	New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	37.412
82	SpainESPSouthern Europe	37.152
83	VanuatuVUTMelanesia	36.284
84	PortugalPRTSouthern Europe	36.155
85	Central African RepublicCAFMiddle Africa	35.945
86	Sierra LeoneSLEWestern Africa	35.939
87	BulgariaBGREastern Europe	35.501
88	LithuaniaLTUNorthern Europe	35.057
89	GhanaGHAWestern Africa	35.001
90	CzechiaCZEEastern Europe	34.603
91	CroatiaHRVSouthern Europe	34.515
92	LuxembourgLUXWestern Europe	34.454
93	Sri LankaLKASouthern Asia	34.293
94	Saint LuciaLCACaribbean	34.049
95	AndorraANDSouthern Europe	34.043
96	MexicoMEXCentral America	33.990
97	United StatesUSANorthern America	33.867
98	TuvaluTUVPolynesia	33.333
99	NorwayNORNorthern Europe	33.295
100	GuatemalaGTMCentral America	33.246
101	GermanyDEUWestern Europe	32.685
102	SwitzerlandCHEWestern Europe	31.860
103	ItalyITASouthern Europe	31.803
104	FranceFRAWestern Europe	31.548
105	CubaCUBCaribbean	31.233
106	SerbiaSRBSouthern Europe	31.121
107	PolandPOLEastern Europe	30.853
108	NicaraguaNICCentral America	30.809
109	GreeceGRCSouthern Europe	30.270
110	RomaniaROUEastern Europe	30.116
111	BeninBENWestern Africa	29.134
112	El SalvadorSLVCentral America	28.831
113	AlbaniaALBSouthern Europe	28.792
114	EswatiniSWZSouthern Africa	28.717
115	TürkiyeTURWestern Asia	28.264
116	BotswanaBWASouthern Africa	27.543
117	GambiaGMBWestern Africa	25.679
118	GuineaGINWestern Africa	25.676
119	MalawiMWIEastern Africa	25.113
120	Saint MartinMAFCaribbean	24.800
121	NigeriaNGAWestern Africa	24.284
122	British Virgin IslandsVGBCaribbean	24.133
123	ChileCHLSouth America	24.036
124	IndiaINDSouthern Asia	24.001
125	PhilippinesPHLSouth-eastern Asia	23.758
126	Burkina FasoBFAWestern Africa	23.269
127	ChinaCHNEastern Asia	22.831
128	BelgiumBELWestern Europe	22.724
129	SingaporeSGPSouth-eastern Asia	22.626
130	HungaryHUNEastern Europe	22.543
131	TogoTGOWestern Africa	22.397
132	MadagascarMDGEastern Africa	21.433
133	MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	19.354
134	Antigua and BarbudaATGCaribbean	18.909
135	CyprusCYPWestern Asia	18.679
136	BermudaBMUNorthern America	18.519
137	ComorosCOMEastern Africa	18.393
138	AustraliaAUSAustralia and New Zealand	17.423
139	UkraineUKREastern Europe	16.694
140	San MarinoSMRSouthern Europe	16.667
141	DenmarkDNKNorthern Europe	15.640
142	EthiopiaETHEastern Africa	15.318
143	BarbadosBRBCaribbean	14.651
144	BangladeshBGDSouthern Asia	14.469
145	South AfricaZAFSouthern Africa	14.145
146	LebanonLBNWestern Asia	13.835
147	AzerbaijanAZEWestern Asia	13.273
148	United KingdomGBRNorthern Europe	13.078
149	HaitiHTICaribbean	12.940
150	MoroccoMARNorthern Africa	12.798
151	TongaTONPolynesia	12.431
152	UgandaUGAEastern Africa	12.276
153	MoldovaMDAEastern Europe	11.751
154	ArmeniaARMWestern Asia	11.560
155	South SudanSSDEastern Africa	11.326
156	UruguayURYSouth America	11.244
157	IrelandIRLNorthern Europe	11.178
158	Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	11.122
159	Turks and Caicos IslandsTCACaribbean	11.074
160	RwandaRWAEastern Africa	11.066
161	MaliMLIWestern Africa	10.897
162	NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	10.891
163	BurundiBDIEastern Africa	10.889
164	Sint MaartenSXMCaribbean	10.882
165	ArgentinaARGSouth America	10.560
166	SudanSDNNorthern Africa	10.105
167	Côte d’IvoireCIVWestern Africa	9.985
168	SomaliaSOMEastern Africa	9.899
169	MongoliaMNGEastern Asia	9.103
170	EritreaERIEastern Africa	8.794
171	TurkmenistanTKMCentral Asia	8.782
172	NamibiaNAMSouthern Africa	8.323
173	UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	8.198
174	IranIRNSouthern Asia	6.602
175	KyrgyzstanKGZCentral Asia	6.573
176	IsraelISRWestern Asia	6.470
177	KenyaKENEastern Africa	6.229
178	Isle of ManIMNNorthern Europe	6.070
179	Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe	5.152
180	PakistanPAKSouthern Asia	4.994
181	TunisiaTUNNorthern Africa	4.494
182	United Arab EmiratesAREWestern Asia	4.468
183	ChadTCDMiddle Africa	3.694
184	TajikistanTJKCentral Asia	3.039
185	SyriaSYRWestern Asia	2.843
186	MaldivesMDVSouthern Asia	2.733
187	ArubaABWCaribbean	2.333
188	IraqIRQWestern Asia	1.900
189	AfghanistanAFGSouthern Asia	1.853
190	PalestinePSEWestern Asia	1.684
191	KiribatiKIRMicronesia	1.457
192	MaltaMLTSouthern Europe	1.313
193	KazakhstanKAZCentral Asia	1.247
194	LesothoLSOSouthern Africa	1.137
195	JordanJORWestern Asia	1.098
196	YemenYEMWestern Asia	1.040
197	NigerNERWestern Africa	0.882
198	BahrainBHRWestern Asia	0.821
199	AlgeriaDZANorthern Africa	0.816
200	IcelandISLNorthern Europe	0.493
201	Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	0.454
202	KuwaitKWTWestern Asia	0.351
203	MauritaniaMRTWestern Africa	0.319
204	DjiboutiDJIEastern Africa	0.242
205	CuraçaoCUWCaribbean	0.158
206	LibyaLBYNorthern Africa	0.123
207	Faroe IslandsFRONorthern Europe	0.057
208	EgyptEGYNorthern Africa	0.045
209	OmanOMNWestern Asia	0.009
210	GreenlandGRLNorthern America	0.001
=211	GibraltarGIBSouthern Europe	0.000
=211	MonacoMCOWestern Europe	0.000
=211	NauruNRUMicronesia	0.000
=211	QatarQATWestern Asia	0.000

02In 2017

At either end

The 5 countries at each end of the headline.

Highest

1Suriname94.905
2Guyana93.690
3Micronesia91.900
4Gabon91.459
5Solomon Islands90.217

Lowest

211Qatarshared0.000
211Naurushared0.000
211Monacoshared0.000
211Gibraltarshared0.000
210Greenland0.001

Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 30.831. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

032016 → 2017

Since 2016

What changed between 2016 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.

+0 / −0countries joined / left
149values changed, of 214 in both
60 · 89rose · fell
65unchanged

Rose most

Estonia55.699 → 57.039+1.339
Samoa57.806 → 58.673+0.867
United States Virgin Islands55.171 → 55.600+0.429
Fiji60.936 → 61.302+0.366
Jamaica53.679 → 54.038+0.359

Fell most

Paraguay43.627 → 42.638−0.989
Cambodia49.236 → 48.354−0.882
Nicaragua31.640 → 30.809−0.831
Indonesia50.743 → 50.039−0.704
São Tomé and Príncipe56.646 → 56.000−0.646

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 2017.
211 distinct values among 214
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 214 countries has every column.

05The files

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Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2017). Forest Area, 2017 [data set], describing 2017. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/forest-area/2017

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07Questions

Forest Area, 2017: questions and answers

Which country has the highest forest area in Forest Area, 2017?

Suriname, at 94.905, of the 214 countries in the file.

What year does Forest Area, 2017 describe?

2017.

How many countries does Forest Area, 2017 cover?

214.

Where can I download Forest Area, 2017?

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