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Forest Area by African country
Gabon has the highest reported forest area as a share of land among the 54 countries shown, at 91.4% (2024).
Forest area as a share of total land area. 54 of 54 countries are shown. Open a country to see its source details and available history.
Gabon
Equatorial Guinea
Guinea-BissauBy region
Full ranking
| # | Country | Forest Area | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gabon | 91.4% | |
| 2 | Equatorial Guinea | 86.1% | |
| 3 | Guinea-Bissau | 74.8% | |
| 4 | Central African Republic | 72.5% | |
| 5 | Liberia | 66.1% | |
| 6 | Republic of the Congo | 64% | |
| 7 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 61.5% | |
| 8 | Zambia | 60.5% | |
| 9 | Seychelles | 58.5% | |
| 10 | Sao Tome and Principe | 57.6% | |
| 11 | Angola | 51.2% | |
| 12 | Tanzania | 49.6% | |
| 13 | Senegal | 45% | |
| 14 | Mozambique | 41.3% | |
| 15 | Cameroon | 40.7% | |
| 16 | Zimbabwe | 35.7% | |
| 17 | Sierra Leone | 34% | |
| 18 | Ghana | 30.9% | |
| 19 | Benin | 28.1% | |
| 20 | Botswana | 27.8% | |
| 21 | Rwanda | 26.1% | |
| 22 | Eswatini | 25.3% | |
| 23 | Ethiopia | 23.8% | |
| 24 | Togo | 22.5% | |
| 25 | Malawi | 22% | |
| 26 | Gambia | 21.3% | |
| 27 | Guinea | 20% | |
| 28 | Mauritius | 19.1% | |
| 29 | Nigeria | 18.9% | |
| 30 | South Africa | 18.8% | |
| 31 | Comoros | 17.8% | |
| 32 | Madagascar | 17.3% | |
| 33 | Morocco | 12.8% | |
| 34 | Cabo Verde | 12.5% | |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 12.3% | |
| 36 | Cote d'Ivoire | 12.1% | |
| 37 | Eritrea | 12% | |
| 38 | Uganda | 11.9% | |
| 39 | Sudan | 11.9% | |
| 40 | South Sudan | 11.3% | |
| 41 | Burundi | 10.9% | |
| 42 | Namibia | 9.8% | |
| 43 | Mali | 8.7% | |
| 44 | Somalia | 7.8% | |
| 45 | Kenya | 6.6% | |
| 46 | Tunisia | 4.4% | |
| 47 | Chad | 3% | |
| 48 | Lesotho | 1.1% | |
| 49 | Mauritania | 1% | |
| 50 | Niger | 0.8% | |
| 51 | Algeria | 0.7% | |
| 52 | Djibouti | 0.3% | |
| 53 | Libya | 0.1% | |
| 54 | Egypt | 0% |
Central African Republic
Liberia
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo
Zambia
Seychelles
Sao Tome and Principe
Angola
Tanzania
Senegal
Mozambique
Cameroon
Zimbabwe
Sierra Leone
Ghana
Benin
Botswana
Rwanda
Eswatini
Ethiopia
Togo
Malawi
Gambia
Guinea
Mauritius
Nigeria
South Africa
Comoros
Madagascar
Morocco
Cabo Verde
Burkina Faso
Cote d'Ivoire
Eritrea
Uganda
Sudan
South Sudan
Burundi
Namibia
Mali
Somalia
Kenya
Tunisia
Chad
Lesotho
Mauritania
Niger
Algeria
Djibouti
Libya
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The table includes 54 of 54 countries with available observations for 2023 or later and within 2 years of the freshest result. Each row shows its reporting period. Countries without an eligible observation are omitted.
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