Friday, November 13, 2026. UN member states, share of land covered by forest in 2024. Each answer must beat the one before.
This list has 189 answers. Open the hints one at a time, or jump straight to the full ranking.
Answers are compared by forest cover, in %. World Bank AG.LND.FRST.ZS (FAO forest area, % of land area), 2024, the latest year with at least 170 UN members covered (190 of 193). Values rounded to 4 significant digits (Egypt and Oman are under 0.01%). Dropped for no 2024 value: Nicaragua, Monaco, Nauru. Tie dropped: Tonga (12.12). retrieved 2026-11-11.
Three of the smallest answers are Egypt, Oman and Libya. Start with one of them and you'll have the most room to go deeper.
The biggest answer, the ocean floor that earns a star, is Micronesia. Save it for last.
| # | Answer | Forest cover |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Micronesia Oceania | 92.07% |
| 2 | Suriname South America | 91.54% |
| 3 | Gabon Africa | 91.44% |
| 4 | Palau Oceania | 90.83% |
| 5 | Solomon Islands Oceania | 89.84% |
| 6 | Guyana South America | 87.07% |
| 7 | Equatorial Guinea Africa | 86.09% |
| 8 | Dominica North America | 76.42% |
| 9 | Papua New Guinea Oceania | 75.15% |
| 10 | Guinea-Bissau Africa | 74.82% |
| 11 | Vanuatu Oceania | 74.64% |
| 12 | Finland Europe | 74.15% |
| 13 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines North America | 73.42% |
| 14 | Central African Republic Africa | 72.46% |
| 15 | Brunei Asia | 72.11% |
| 16 | Timor-Leste Asia | 70.96% |
| 17 | Bhutan Asia | 70.35% |
| 18 | Sweden Europe | 68.59% |
| 19 | Japan Asia | 68.34% |
| 20 | Liberia Africa | 66.1% |
| 21 | South Korea Asia | 64.37% |
| 22 | North Korea Asia | 64.09% |
| 23 | Republic of the Congo Africa | 63.95% |
| 24 | Panama North America | 62.25% |
| 25 | Slovenia Europe | 61.77% |
| 26 | Fiji Oceania | 61.74% |
| 27 | DR Congo Africa | 61.52% |
| 28 | Montenegro Europe | 61.49% |
| 29 | Zambia Africa | 60.5% |
| 30 | Costa Rica North America | 59.06% |
| 31 | Brazil South America | 58.55% |
| 32 | Seychelles Africa | 58.51% |
| 33 | Belize North America | 57.98% |
| 34 | Malaysia Asia | 57.66% |
| 35 | Samoa Oceania | 57.64% |
| 36 | Sao Tome and Principe Africa | 57.55% |
| 37 | Estonia Europe | 57.25% |
| 38 | Laos Asia | 56.64% |
| 39 | Jamaica North America | 56.55% |
| 40 | Latvia Europe | 55.61% |
| 41 | Saint Lucia North America | 53.75% |
| 42 | Colombia South America | 53.71% |
| 43 | Marshall Islands Oceania | 53.65% |
| 44 | Venezuela South America | 53.44% |
| 45 | Honduras North America | 52.83% |
| 46 | Peru South America | 52.7% |
| 47 | Grenada North America | 51.45% |
| 48 | Angola Africa | 51.15% |
| 49 | Bahamas North America | 50.94% |
| 50 | Russia Europe | 50.79% |
| 51 | Indonesia Asia | 50.67% |
| 52 | Bolivia South America | 50.19% |
| 53 | Ecuador South America | 49.69% |
| 54 | Tanzania Africa | 49.63% |
| 55 | Austria Europe | 47.27% |
| 56 | Vietnam Asia | 47.12% |
| 57 | Dominican Republic North America | 46.7% |
| 58 | Senegal Africa | 45.01% |
| 59 | Georgia Asia | 44.62% |
| 60 | Trinidad and Tobago North America | 44.16% |
| 61 | Belarus Europe | 44.09% |
| 62 | Nepal Asia | 43.6% |
| 63 | Bosnia and Herzegovina Europe | 42.21% |
| 64 | Saint Kitts and Nevis North America | 42.15% |
| 65 | Canada North America | 41.97% |
| 66 | Myanmar Asia | 41.96% |
| 67 | Mozambique Africa | 41.34% |
| 68 | North Macedonia Europe | 40.81% |
| 69 | Cameroon Africa | 40.74% |
| 70 | Slovakia Europe | 40.32% |
| 71 | Tuvalu Oceania | 39.62% |
| 72 | Serbia Europe | 39.22% |
| 73 | Andorra Europe | 38.91% |
| 74 | New Zealand Oceania | 38.87% |
| 75 | Thailand Asia | 38.73% |
| 76 | Czechia Europe | 38.36% |
| 77 | Spain Europe | 38.23% |
| 78 | Cambodia Asia | 37.63% |
| 79 | Greece Europe | 36.95% |
| 80 | Liechtenstein Europe | 36.81% |
| 81 | Portugal Europe | 36.65% |
| 82 | Paraguay South America | 36.52% |
| 83 | Bulgaria Europe | 36.35% |
| 84 | Zimbabwe Africa | 35.72% |
| 85 | Lithuania Europe | 35.37% |
| 86 | Cuba North America | 34.88% |
| 87 | Croatia Europe | 34.75% |
| 88 | Luxembourg Europe | 34.45% |
| 89 | Sri Lanka Asia | 34.36% |
| 90 | Albania Europe | 34.34% |
| 91 | Mexico North America | 34.15% |
| 92 | Sierra Leone Africa | 34.03% |
| 93 | United States North America | 33.78% |
| 94 | Norway Europe | 33.25% |
| 95 | Guatemala North America | 33.12% |
| 96 | El Salvador North America | 33.01% |
| 97 | France Europe | 32.85% |
| 98 | Germany Europe | 32.84% |
| 99 | Switzerland Europe | 32.02% |
| 100 | Italy Europe | 31.82% |
| 101 | Poland Europe | 31% |
| 102 | Ghana Africa | 30.86% |
| 103 | Romania Europe | 30.21% |
| 104 | Turkey Asia | 29.48% |
| 105 | Benin Africa | 28.12% |
| 106 | Botswana Africa | 27.76% |
| 107 | Rwanda Africa | 26.09% |
| 108 | Eswatini Africa | 25.27% |
| 109 | Philippines Asia | 24.81% |
| 110 | Chile South America | 24.48% |
| 111 | India Asia | 24.44% |
| 112 | China Asia | 24.02% |
| 113 | Ethiopia Africa | 23.84% |
| 114 | Hungary Europe | 22.81% |
| 115 | Togo Africa | 22.46% |
| 116 | Malawi Africa | 22% |
| 117 | Belgium Europe | 21.99% |
| 118 | Singapore Asia | 21.8% |
| 119 | Gambia Africa | 21.34% |
| 120 | Guinea Africa | 20.04% |
| 121 | Mauritius Africa | 19.14% |
| 122 | Nigeria Africa | 18.95% |
| 123 | South Africa Africa | 18.79% |
| 124 | Cyprus Asia | 18.6% |
| 125 | Antigua and Barbuda North America | 17.85% |
| 126 | Comoros Africa | 17.79% |
| 127 | Australia Oceania | 17.37% |
| 128 | Ukraine Europe | 17.35% |
| 129 | Madagascar Africa | 17.27% |
| 130 | Argentina South America | 17.09% |
| 131 | San Marino Europe | 16.34% |
| 132 | Denmark Europe | 16.01% |
| 133 | Barbados North America | 14.62% |
| 134 | Azerbaijan Asia | 14.56% |
| 135 | Bangladesh Asia | 14.4% |
| 136 | Lebanon Asia | 13.8% |
| 137 | United Kingdom Europe | 13.5% |
| 138 | Haiti North America | 13.45% |
| 139 | Morocco Africa | 12.76% |
| 140 | Cape Verde Africa | 12.52% |
| 141 | Maldives Asia | 12.48% |
| 142 | Burkina Faso Africa | 12.27% |
| 143 | Ivory Coast Africa | 12.12% |
| 144 | Eritrea Africa | 11.99% |
| 145 | Ireland Europe | 11.97% |
| 146 | Uganda Africa | 11.95% |
| 147 | Sudan Africa | 11.86% |
| 148 | Armenia Asia | 11.85% |
| 149 | Uruguay South America | 11.46% |
| 150 | South Sudan Africa | 11.33% |
| 151 | Moldova Europe | 11.26% |
| 152 | Netherlands Europe | 10.96% |
| 153 | Burundi Africa | 10.89% |
| 154 | Namibia Africa | 9.77% |
| 155 | Mongolia Asia | 9.097% |
| 156 | Uzbekistan Asia | 8.787% |
| 157 | Mali Africa | 8.671% |
| 158 | Somalia Africa | 7.82% |
| 159 | Israel Asia | 6.839% |
| 160 | Kenya Africa | 6.627% |
| 161 | Iran Asia | 6.626% |
| 162 | Kyrgyzstan Asia | 6.545% |
| 163 | Turkmenistan Asia | 4.958% |
| 164 | Bahrain Asia | 4.862% |
| 165 | United Arab Emirates Asia | 4.565% |
| 166 | Tunisia Africa | 4.44% |
| 167 | Pakistan Asia | 4.114% |
| 168 | Tajikistan Asia | 3.056% |
| 169 | Chad Africa | 2.97% |
| 170 | Syria Asia | 2.874% |
| 171 | Afghanistan Asia | 1.854% |
| 172 | Iraq Asia | 1.61% |
| 173 | Malta Europe | 1.491% |
| 174 | Kiribati Oceania | 1.319% |
| 175 | Kazakhstan Asia | 1.299% |
| 176 | Saudi Arabia Asia | 1.29% |
| 177 | Lesotho Africa | 1.137% |
| 178 | Yemen Asia | 1.04% |
| 179 | Mauritania Africa | 0.9862% |
| 180 | Niger Africa | 0.8368% |
| 181 | Jordan Asia | 0.7962% |
| 182 | Algeria Africa | 0.7104% |
| 183 | Iceland Europe | 0.6002% |
| 184 | Kuwait Asia | 0.3535% |
| 185 | Djibouti Africa | 0.2554% |
| 186 | Qatar Asia | 0.1218% |
| 187 | Libya Africa | 0.1169% |
| 188 | Oman Asia | 0.00517% |
| 189 | Egypt Africa | 0.004119% |
Did you know? Iceland has less forest than Saudi Arabia: about 0.6% of its land versus 1.29%. In Egypt it is just 0.004%.
Every value on this list comes from a public source, measured the same way for every answer, so the comparisons are fair.
Source: World Bank, Forest area (% of land area), AG.LND.FRST.ZS · UN Statistics Division, M49 standard country or area codes (ISO3 and region groupings)