Suriname and French Guyana are the countries with the largest forest area as a percentage of their respective total land area. As of 2020, some 97 percent of the countries' territories was covered by forests. This was followed by neighboring Guyana, where roughly 94 percent of total land is overlaid by forests. Comparatively, as the largest country in the world, Russia was also the country with the greatest forest area, at over 800 million hectares.
Countries and territories with the largest forest area as a share of total land area as of 2020
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FAO. (November 12, 2020). Countries and territories with the largest forest area as a share of total land area as of 2020 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 19, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1292849/global-countries-with-largest-forest-area-as-proportion-of-total-land-area/
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