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The most forested countries on earth

The total global forest area was 39,991,336.2 km² (as of 2015) which was 30.8% of the global land area (excluding Antarctica). Forests not only produce oxygen and ensure clean air, but also regulate the climate. Forest is a retreat for many animal species and has many other advantages.

First of all, the 10 most wooded countries in the world (forest area in km²). But please read on, as other factors reveal even more:

  1. Russia  (8,149,305)
  2. Brazil (4,935,380)
  3. Canada (3,470,690)
  4. USA (3,100,950)
  5. China (2,083,213)
  6. Dem. Rep. Congo (1,525,780)
  7. Australia (1,247,510)
  8. Indonesia(910,100)
  9. Peru (739,730)
  10. India  (706,820)

The size of the individual countries must also be taken into account (Australia, for example, has only 16.2 percent forest area). This means that many countries with a higher forest density are not in this top 10 because they have a much smaller land area (such as Belize with almost 60 percent forest area). This fact is taken into account in the lists below the graphic.

The countries with the highest proportion of forests

In the graphic above you can see the countries of the world with their percentage of forest areas (the greener the color, the more forest area as a percentage).

The following lists all countries that have 30 percent or more forest , whereby the forest area is declining in many countries and may now be below the figures (the percentage of forest is in the brackets after the respective country). First the countries with over 70 percent forest are listed, then those with a forest area of ​​50 to 70 percent and finally the countries with 30 to 50% forest.

With a lot of forest, there is often a lot of clean drinking water and sufficient rain. One country that particularly stands out here is Canada , which also has a great wildlife that is easy to observe.

If you click on a country below, you will get to detailed emigration information, travel information, contacts etc. about the respective country, to everything you should know about immigration.

Countries with over 70% forest area

  • Bhutan (72.3%)
  • Brunei (72.1%)
  • Finland (73.1%)
  • French Guiana (98%)
  • Guinea-Bissau (70.1%)
  • Guyana (84%)
  • Gabon (89.3%)
  • Laos (81.3%)
  • Micronesia (91.8%)
  • Palau (87.6%)
  • Papua New Guinea (74.1%)
  • Solomon Islands (78.1%)
  • Seychelles (88.4%)
  • Suriname (98.3%)

Countries with 50 to 70% forest area

  • Equatorial Guinea (55.9%)
  • Bahamas (51.4%)
  • Belize (59.9%)
  • Bolivia (50.6%)
  • Brazil (59%)
  • Costa Rica (54%)
  • Dominica (57.8%)
  • Ecuador (50.5%)
  • Estonia (52.7%)
  • Fiji (55.7%)
  • Indonesia (50.2%)
  • Japan (68.5%)
  • Cambodia (53.6%)
  • Colombia (52.7%)
  • Dem. Rep. Congo (67.6%)
  • Republic of the Congo (65.4%)
  • Latvia (54%)
  • Malaysia (67.6%)
  • Marshall Islands (70.2%)
  • Montenegro (61.5%)
  • Panama (62.1%)
  • Peru (57.8%)
  • Puerto Rico (55.9%)
  • St. Vincent and the Grenadines (69.2%)
  • Zambia (65.4%)
  • Samoa (60.4%)
  • Sao Tome and Principe (55.8%)
  • Sweden (68.9%)
  • Slovenia (62%)
  • South Korea (63.4%)
  • Tanzania (52%)
  • Venezuela (52.9%)

Countries with 30 to 50% forest area

  • Andorra (34%)
  • Angola (46.4%)
  • Benin (38.2%)
  • Bosnia and Herzegovina (42.7%)
  • Bulgaria (35.2%)
  • Germany (32.7%)
  • Dominican Republic (41%)
  • Ivory Coast (32.7%)
  • Eswatini (34.1%)
  • France (31%)
  • French Polynesia (42.3%)
  • Gambia (48.2%)
  • Georgia (40.6%)
  • Ghana (41%)
  • Greece (31.5%)
  • Grenada (50%)
  • Guam (46.3%)
  • Guatemala (33%)
  • Honduras (41%)
  • Italy (31.6%)
  • Jamaica (31%)
  • Cameroon (39.8%)
  • Canada (38.2%)
  • Croatia (34.3%)
  • Cuba (30.8%)
  • Liberia (43.4%)
  • Liechtenstein (43.1%)
  • Lithuania (34.8%)
  • Luxembourg (33.5%)
  • Malawi (33.4%)
  • Mexico (34%)
  • Mozambique (48.2%)
  • Myanmar (44.5%)
  • New Caledonia (45.9%)
  • New Zealand (38.6%)
  • Nicaragua (30 to 50%)
  • North Korea (41.8%)
  • North Macedonia (39.6%)
  • Norway (33.2%)
  • Austria (46.9%)
  • East Timor (46.1%)
  • Poland (30.8%)
  • Portugal (34.7%)
  • Russia (49.8%)
  • St. Kitts and Nevis (42.3%)
  • St. Lucia (33.3%)
  • Switzerland (31.7%)
  • Senegal (43%)
  • Serbia (31.1%)
  • Sierra Leone (42.2%)
  • Zimbabwe (36.4%)
  • Slovakia (40.3%)
  • Spain (38.2%)
  • Sri Lanka (33%)
  • Thailand (32.1)
  • Trinidad & Tobago (45.7)
  • Czech Republic (34.5%)
  • Tuvalu (33.3%)
  • USA (33.9%)
  • Vanuatu (36.1%)
  • Vietnam (47.6%)
  • Belarus (42.5%)
  • Central African Republic (35.6%)
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