Suriname is the top country by forest area as a share of land area in the world. As of 2021, forest area as a share of land area in Suriname was 97.3 %. The top 5 countries also includes Guyana, Micronesia (Federated States of), Gabon, and Palau.
The description is composed by our digital data assistant.Forest area is land under natural or planted stands of trees of at least 5 meters in situ, whether productive or not, and excludes tree stands in agricultural production systems (for example, in fruit plantations and agroforestry systems) and trees in urban parks and gardens.