Americas Forest Area (%) Ranking (2022)
In 2022, forest area (%) in the Americas was highest in Suriname at 94.52%, followed by Guyana at 93.46% and Saint Vincent & Grenadines at 73.18%. The average forest area (%) across countries in the Americas was 39.34%, the median was 40.89%, and Greenland recorded the lowest forest area (%) at 0%, according to the World Bank.
Data is available for the period 1990 to 2022 across 46 countries in Americas.
Frequency : Yearly
| Rank | Country | Current Value ↓ | Previous Value | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 94.52% | 94.6% | 2022 | |
| 2 | 93.46% | 93.5% | 2022 | |
| 3 | 73.18% | 73.18% | 2022 | |
| 4 | 63.83% | 63.83% | 2022 | |
| 5 | 60.08% | 59.76% | 2022 | |
| 6 | 59.13% | 59.27% | 2022 | |
| 7 | 57.74% | 57.31% | 2022 | |
| 8 | 56.5% | 56.65% | 2022 | |
| 9 | 56.46% | 56.65% | 2022 | |
| 10 | 56.24% | 56.37% | 2022 | |
| 11 | 56.07% | 56.01% | 2022 | |
| 12 | 55.83% | 55.47% | 2022 | |
| 13 | 55.01% | 55.5% | 2022 | |
| 14 | 52.95% | 53.13% | 2022 | |
| 15 | 52.7% | 52.8% | 2022 | |
| 16 | 52.29% | 52.35% | 2022 | |
| 17 | 52.06% | 52.06% | 2022 | |
| 18 | 50.94% | 50.94% | 2022 | |
| 19 | 49.8% | 50.06% | 2022 | |
| 20 | 46.54% | 46.73% | 2022 | |
| 21 | 44.82% | 44.65% | 2022 | |
| 22 | 44.32% | 44.4% | 2022 | |
| 23 | 42.31% | 42.31% | 2022 | |
| 24 | 39.47% | 39.47% | 2022 | |
| 25 | 39.25% | 39.83% | 2022 | |
| 26 | 34.05% | 34.05% | 2022 | |
| 27 | 33.87% | 33.87% | 2022 | |
| 28 | 33.66% | 33.73% | 2022 | |
| 29 | 32.7% | 32.81% | 2022 | |
| 30 | 31.23% | 31.23% | 2022 | |
| 31 | 27.75% | 27.96% | 2022 | |
| 32 | 26.65% | 27.48% | 2022 | |
| 33 | 24.82% | 24.66% | 2022 | |
| 34 | 24.8% | 24.8% | 2022 | |
| 35 | 24.13% | 24.13% | 2022 | |
| 36 | 18.52% | 18.52% | 2022 | |
| 37 | 18.16% | 18.3% | 2022 | |
| 38 | 14.65% | 14.65% | 2022 | |
| 39 | 12.38% | 12.49% | 2022 | |
| 40 | 11.84% | 11.72% | 2022 | |
| 41 | 11.07% | 11.07% | 2022 | |
| 42 | 10.88% | 10.88% | 2022 | |
| 43 | 10.36% | 10.4% | 2022 | |
| 44 | 2.33% | 2.33% | 2022 | |
| 45 | 0.16% | 0.16% | 2022 | |
| 46 | 0% | 0% | 2022 |
Americas Forest Area (%) Ranking (2022) : Definition
Forest Area (%) measures the share of a country's total land area covered by forest, reported as a percentage for the reporting year.