WorldDataRank / Environment
Compare Forest Area across 20 selected countries in the Americas using World Bank data for 2023. Values are measured in % of land area.
Data year: 2023 Source: World Bank Last refreshed:
The latest sufficiently complete World Bank data for the selected countries is from 2023. Retrieval date and data year are different; no newer values are inferred.
Key findings
- Costa Rica has the highest observed value at 60.4%.
- Argentina has the lowest observed value at 10.3%.
- The median across 20 reporting countries is 39%.
- The difference between the highest and lowest values is 50.1 percentage points.
Comparison across selected countries in the Americas. Values in % of land area. Bar lengths start at zero; the table below provides the same observations.
Complete selected-country ranking
| Rank | Country | Value |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Costa Rica | 60.4% |
| 2 | Brazil | 59% |
| 3 | Panama | 56.3% |
| 4 | Honduras | 56.3% |
| 5 | Peru | 56.1% |
| 6 | Colombia | 52.8% |
| 7 | Ecuador | 49.5% |
| 8 | Bolivia | 46.3% |
| 9 | Dominican Republic | 45% |
| 10 | Canada | 39.5% |
| 11 | Paraguay | 38.5% |
| 12 | United States | 33.9% |
| 13 | Mexico | 33.6% |
| 14 | Guatemala | 32.6% |
| 15 | Cuba | 31.2% |
| 16 | El Salvador | 27.5% |
| 17 | Nicaragua | 25.8% |
| 18 | Chile | 25% |
| 19 | Uruguay | 12% |
| 20 | Argentina | 10.3% |
What the data shows
The unweighted country mean is 39.6%, compared with a median of 39%. Each reporting country has equal weight; this is not a population-weighted or regional aggregate. The gap between the two highest observed values is 1.4 percentage points. These comparisons describe the observations and do not establish causes.
Methodology
- Provider
- World Bank
- Dataset
- Forest area (% of land area)
- Indicator ID
- AG.LND.FRST.ZS
- Data year
- 2023
- Units
- % of land area
- Coverage
- 20 of 20 selected countries in the Americas.
Source: World Bank: Forest area (% of land area) (2023)
Rankings use the cited source values without imputation or interpolation. Display rounding does not affect rank.
Technical details
- Coverage threshold
- Minimum 18 reporting countries.
- Countries included
- Costa Rica, Brazil, Panama, Honduras, Peru, Colombia, Ecuador, Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Canada, Paraguay, United States, Mexico, Guatemala, Cuba, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Chile, Uruguay, Argentina
- Countries excluded (missing observations; ISO3 codes)
- None
- Ranking direction
- descending
- Sorting
- Exact source values; equal values share competition rank. Ties display by ascending country ID, then record ID.
- Statistics
- Unweighted arithmetic mean, median, and highest minus lowest. Derived decimals use half-up rounding; source values remain exact.
Why a newer year was not selected
- 2026: 0 available observations; 18 required.
- 2025: 0 available observations; 18 required.
- 2024: 0 available observations; 18 required.
Caveats
This is a selected-country comparison, not a global ranking. Missing countries may affect the distribution. A higher value does not necessarily imply a better outcome. Source observations may be revised.