Data for 2007
Forest Area, 2007
2007, as FAO’s 2026 release gives it · stored as published, never rewritten
Forest Area, 2007 covers 209 countries. Suriname is highest, at 95.3984; 4 countries share the lowest reading, 0.0000. The middle country reads 31.0029. Against 2006, 170 values changed (75 up, 95 down), the same countries are covered.
Forest Area · Data for 2007
HighestSuriname
95.3984Lowest4 countries share it
0.0000Shaded by value in five groups of equal size, darkest at the highest end.
01Position · derived
The table
Every country and every column of Forest Area, 2007, as published. FAO ranks nobody on this measure; the position is derived here by ordering the published values. “=” marks a shared position.
Showing 25 of 209 countries · select a heading to sort
| derived | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURSouth America | 95.3984 |
| 2 | GUYSouth America | 94.1485 |
| 3 | GABMiddle Africa | 91.8407 |
| 4 | FSMMicronesia | 91.4986 |
| 5 | GNQMiddle Africa | 91.1615 |
| 6 | SLBMelanesia | 90.4779 |
| 7 | ASMPolynesia | 87.6000 |
| 8 | PLWMicronesia | 87.5348 |
| 9 | LBRWestern Africa | 83.1688 |
| 10 | PNGMelanesia | 79.9554 |
| 11 | GNBWestern Africa | 74.3160 |
| 12 | LAOSouth-eastern Asia | 74.0288 |
| 13 | FINNorthern Europe | 73.3437 |
| 14 | SYCEastern Africa | 73.2609 |
| 15 | VCTCaribbean | 73.1795 |
| 16 | BRNSouth-eastern Asia | 73.0740 |
| 17 | BTNSouthern Asia | 70.1919 |
| 18 | SWENorthern Europe | 68.9842 |
| 19 | JPNEastern Asia | 68.4198 |
| 20 | MNPMicronesia | 66.9826 |
| 21 | KOREastern Asia | 66.1752 |
| 22 | COGMiddle Africa | 64.7467 |
| 23 | DMACaribbean | 63.8267 |
| 24 | TLSSouth-eastern Asia | 63.1675 |
| 25 | ZMBEastern Africa | 62.9594 |
| 26 | BRASouth America | 62.6255 |
| 27 | BLZCentral America | 61.8923 |
| 28 | SVNSouthern Europe | 61.7080 |
| 29 | CODMiddle Africa | 61.3961 |
| 30 | STPMiddle Africa | 60.6021 |
| 31 | KHMSouth-eastern Asia | 60.3148 |
| 32 | WSMPolynesia | 59.3413 |
| 33 | HNDCentral America | 59.3110 |
| 34 | AGOMiddle Africa | 59.2149 |
| 35 | PANCentral America | 58.6795 |
| 36 | MYSSouth-eastern Asia | 58.3496 |
| 37 | PERSouth America | 58.1439 |
| 38 | TZAEastern Africa | 57.6496 |
| 39 | FJIMelanesia | 57.6469 |
| 40 | MNESouthern Europe | 57.0037 |
| 41 | CRICentral America | 56.1497 |
| 42 | COLSouth America | 55.3277 |
| 43 | ESTNorthern Europe | 54.4204 |
| 44 | VENSouth America | 54.4173 |
| 45 | VIRCaribbean | 54.4057 |
| 46 | LVANorthern Europe | 53.5585 |
| 47 | IDNSouth-eastern Asia | 53.3392 |
| 48 | ECUSouth America | 53.3052 |
| 49 | PRICaribbean | 53.2988 |
| 50 | CYMCaribbean | 53.2625 |
| 51 | PRKEastern Asia | 52.3717 |
| 52 | MHLMicronesia | 52.2222 |
| 53 | GRDCaribbean | 52.0588 |
| 54 | PRYSouth America | 51.8415 |
| 55 | BHSCaribbean | 50.9351 |
| 56 | JAMCaribbean | 50.5277 |
| 57 | MOZEastern Africa | 50.4043 |
| 58 | MMRSouth-eastern Asia | 49.6835 |
| 59 | RUSEastern Europe | 49.6635 |
| 60 | BOLSouth America | 49.5621 |
| 61 | AUTWestern Europe | 46.7242 |
| 62 | ZWEEastern Africa | 46.6421 |
| 63 | NCLMelanesia | 45.8790 |
| 64 | TTOCaribbean | 45.5520 |
| 65 | CMRMiddle Africa | 44.6565 |
| 66 | SENWestern Africa | 44.5835 |
| 67 | GUMMicronesia | 44.4444 |
| 68 | PYFPolynesia | 42.9810 |
| 69 | KNACaribbean | 42.3077 |
| 70 | DOMCaribbean | 42.2878 |
| 71 | BLREastern Europe | 42.0052 |
| 72 | LIEWestern Europe | 41.8713 |
| 73 | VNMSouth-eastern Asia | 41.2943 |
| 74 | NPLSouthern Asia | 41.2114 |
| 75 | BIHSouthern Europe | 41.1203 |
| 76 | GEOWestern Asia | 40.3491 |
| 77 | SVKEastern Europe | 39.7705 |
| 78 | CANNorthern America | 38.7555 |
| 79 | SLEWestern Africa | 38.6719 |
| 80 | THASouth-eastern Asia | 38.6590 |
| 81 | MKDSouthern Europe | 38.0327 |
| 82 | NICCentral America | 37.8220 |
| 83 | NZLAustralia and New Zealand | 37.4039 |
| 84 | CAFMiddle Africa | 36.4265 |
| 85 | ESPSouthern Europe | 36.2844 |
| 86 | VUTMelanesia | 36.2838 |
| 87 | GHAWestern Africa | 36.1019 |
| 88 | GTMCentral America | 36.1010 |
| 89 | PRTSouthern Europe | 35.6478 |
| 90 | MEXCentral America | 34.6587 |
| 91 | CZEEastern Europe | 34.3217 |
| 92 | LUXWestern Europe | 34.2208 |
| 93 | LCACaribbean | 34.1672 |
| 94 | HRVSouthern Europe | 34.1201 |
| 95 | ANDSouthern Europe | 34.0426 |
| 96 | LTUNorthern Europe | 33.9024 |
| 97 | LKASouthern Asia | 33.8456 |
| 98 | BENWestern Africa | 33.5682 |
| 99 | USANorthern America | 33.5262 |
| 100 | BGREastern Europe | 33.4076 |
| 101 | TUVPolynesia | 33.3333 |
| 102 | NORNorthern Europe | 33.1430 |
| 103 | DEUWestern Europe | 32.6742 |
| 104 | GMBWestern Africa | 31.3438 |
| 105 | SLVCentral America | 31.0029 |
| 106 | CHEWestern Europe | 30.9543 |
| 107 | POLEastern Europe | 30.1907 |
| 108 | SRBSouthern Europe | 30.1521 |
| 109 | ITASouthern Europe | 29.8609 |
| 110 | FRAWestern Europe | 29.8352 |
| 111 | BWASouthern Africa | 29.6307 |
| 112 | MWIEastern Africa | 29.5683 |
| 113 | GRCSouthern Europe | 29.5681 |
| 114 | ALBSouthern Europe | 28.4029 |
| 115 | ROUEastern Europe | 28.1452 |
| 116 | SWZSouthern Africa | 28.0108 |
| 117 | GINWestern Africa | 27.1732 |
| 118 | TURWestern Asia | 27.0294 |
| 119 | CUBCaribbean | 26.1452 |
| 120 | NGAWestern Africa | 26.0767 |
| 121 | SGPSouth-eastern Asia | 25.2119 |
| 122 | BFAWestern Africa | 25.0969 |
| 123 | VGBCaribbean | 24.3267 |
| 124 | PHLSouth-eastern Asia | 23.4114 |
| 125 | INDSouthern Asia | 23.1820 |
| 126 | TGOWestern Africa | 22.9408 |
| 127 | BELWestern Europe | 22.5200 |
| 128 | HUNEastern Europe | 22.4174 |
| 129 | CHLSouth America | 22.1279 |
| 130 | MDGEastern Africa | 21.8430 |
| 131 | COMEastern Africa | 20.7491 |
| 132 | CHNEastern Asia | 20.6139 |
| 133 | ATGCaribbean | 20.4114 |
| 134 | MUSEastern Africa | 19.4345 |
| 135 | CYPWestern Asia | 18.6657 |
| 136 | BMUNorthern America | 18.5185 |
| 137 | AUSAustralia and New Zealand | 16.9515 |
| 138 | SMRSouthern Europe | 16.6667 |
| 139 | UKREastern Europe | 16.4614 |
| 140 | ETHEastern Africa | 15.9640 |
| 141 | BRBCaribbean | 14.6512 |
| 142 | BGDSouthern Asia | 14.5805 |
| 143 | DNKNorthern Europe | 14.5506 |
| 144 | ZAFSouthern Africa | 14.4452 |
| 145 | UGAEastern Africa | 14.3846 |
| 146 | HTICaribbean | 13.7540 |
| 147 | CIVWestern Africa | 13.5353 |
| 148 | LBNWestern Asia | 13.4505 |
| 149 | MARNorthern Africa | 12.6017 |
| 150 | GBRNorthern Europe | 12.5140 |
| 151 | TONPolynesia | 12.4306 |
| 152 | AZEWestern Asia | 12.3312 |
| 153 | ARMWestern Asia | 11.6327 |
| 154 | ARGSouth America | 11.3872 |
| 155 | SOMEastern Africa | 11.1228 |
| 156 | MDAEastern Europe | 11.1119 |
| 157 | TCACaribbean | 11.0737 |
| 158 | RWAEastern Africa | 11.0093 |
| 159 | NLDWestern Europe | 10.9386 |
| 160 | MLIWestern Africa | 10.8967 |
| 161 | CPVWestern Africa | 10.3772 |
| 162 | IRLNorthern Europe | 10.0649 |
| 163 | URYSouth America | 9.2710 |
| 164 | NAMSouthern Africa | 9.1851 |
| 165 | MNGEastern Asia | 9.1225 |
| 166 | ERIEastern Africa | 9.0582 |
| 167 | TKMCentral Asia | 8.7822 |
| 168 | BDIEastern Africa | 7.5522 |
| 169 | UZBCentral Asia | 7.4158 |
| 170 | ISRWestern Asia | 7.1026 |
| 171 | KENEastern Africa | 6.5358 |
| 172 | KGZCentral Asia | 6.3350 |
| 173 | IRNSouthern Asia | 6.3128 |
| 174 | IMNNorthern Europe | 6.0702 |
| 175 | PAKSouthern Asia | 5.4730 |
| 176 | Channel IslandsCHINorthern Europe | 4.8636 |
| 177 | TCDMiddle Africa | 4.5878 |
| 178 | AREWestern Asia | 4.4345 |
| 179 | TUNNorthern Africa | 4.3869 |
| 180 | TJKCentral Asia | 2.9294 |
| 181 | MDVSouthern Asia | 2.7333 |
| 182 | SYRWestern Asia | 2.5816 |
| 183 | ABWCaribbean | 2.3333 |
| 184 | IRQWestern Asia | 1.8815 |
| 185 | AFGSouthern Asia | 1.8528 |
| 186 | PSEWestern Asia | 1.6095 |
| 187 | KIRMicronesia | 1.4568 |
| 188 | KAZCentral Asia | 1.1500 |
| 189 | LSOSouthern Africa | 1.1370 |
| 190 | JORWestern Asia | 1.1049 |
| 191 | MLTSouthern Europe | 1.0938 |
| 192 | YEMWestern Asia | 1.0398 |
| 193 | NERWestern Africa | 0.9798 |
| 194 | DZANorthern Africa | 0.7626 |
| 195 | BHRWestern Asia | 0.6333 |
| 196 | SAUWestern Asia | 0.4545 |
| 197 | ISLNorthern Europe | 0.4012 |
| 198 | MRTWestern Africa | 0.3721 |
| 199 | KWTWestern Asia | 0.3272 |
| 200 | DJIEastern Africa | 0.2416 |
| 201 | LBYNorthern Africa | 0.1233 |
| 202 | EGYNorthern Africa | 0.0640 |
| 203 | FRONorthern Europe | 0.0573 |
| 204 | OMNWestern Asia | 0.0097 |
| 205 | GRLNorthern America | 0.0005 |
| =206 | GIBSouthern Europe | 0.0000 |
| =206 | MCOWestern Europe | 0.0000 |
| =206 | NRUMicronesia | 0.0000 |
| =206 | QATWestern Asia | 0.0000 |
02In 2007
At either end
The 5 countries at each end of the headline.
Highest
- 1
Suriname95.3984
- 2
Guyana94.1485
- 3
Gabon91.8407
- 4
Micronesia91.4986
- 5
Equatorial Guinea91.1615
Neither end is better. The values describe a shape, not a score. The middle country reads 31.0029. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.
032006 → 2007
Since 2006
What changed between 2006 and this one: who joined or left, and how far the headline moved.
- +0 / −0countries joined / left
- 170values changed, of 209 in both
- 75 · 95rose · fell
- 39unchanged
Rose most
Montenegro55.5093 → 57.0037+1.4944
Puerto Rico52.5964 → 53.2988+0.7024
Vietnam40.7503 → 41.2943+0.5441
Cuba25.6807 → 26.1452+0.4645
Fiji57.2814 → 57.6469+0.3655
Fell most
Nicaragua38.8285 → 37.8220−1.0065
Paraguay52.7027 → 51.8415−0.8612
United States Virgin Islands54.9886 → 54.4057−0.5829
Gambia31.9103 → 31.3438−0.5665
Myanmar50.2117 → 49.6835−0.5282
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
Read before you use
What this edition’s numbers are and are not, worked out from the file itself.
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 2007.
206 distinct values among 209
Values are stored exactly as published, to 18 decimals. 4 countries share 0.0000. Countries sharing a value share a position too.
The position is ours
FAO publishes values only; the order is this site’s.
Nothing missing
Every one of the 209 countries has every column.
05The files
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Cite this edition
Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) (2007). Forest Area, 2007 [data set], describing 2007. As held by Nations Inquiry, https://nationsinquiry.com/datasets/forest-area/2007
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07Questions
Forest Area, 2007: questions and answers
Which country has the highest forest area in Forest Area, 2007?
Suriname, at 95.3984, of the 209 countries in the file.
What year does Forest Area, 2007 describe?
2007.
How many countries does Forest Area, 2007 cover?
209.
Where can I download Forest Area, 2007?
On this page, as a CSV file holding every value exactly as published, or from the publisher’s own site, linked below.
Is Forest Area, 2007 the newest?
No. The newest held here is Forest Area, 2023.