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Africa Rankings

Forest Area

percent of total land area

Rank
Country
%
Current
Previous
1
1
Democratic Republic of the Congo flag
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1,228,511.16%
2
2
Tanzania flag
Tanzania
443,380.00%
3
3
Zambia flag
Zambia
442,493.86%
4
4
Mozambique flag
Mozambique
360,264.54%
5
5
Gabon flag
Gabon
234,949.60%
6
6
Central African Republic flag
Central African Republic
222,130.00%
7
7
Republic of the Congo flag
Republic of the Congo
219,010.00%
8
8
Nigeria flag
Nigeria
211,370.50%
9
9
Cameroon flag
Cameroon
201,724.80%
10
10
Sudan flag
Sudan
178,430.70%
11
11
Zimbabwe flag
Zimbabwe
173,063.70%
12
12
South Africa flag
South Africa
169,408.90%
13
13
Ethiopia flag
Ethiopia
168,495.00%
14
14
Botswana flag
Botswana
148,998.00%
15
15
Mali flag
Mali
132,960.00%
16
16
Madagascar flag
Madagascar
123,901.64%
17
17
Ghana flag
Ghana
80,073.86%
18
18
Senegal flag
Senegal
79,481.60%
19
19
Liberia flag
Liberia
75,266.60%
20
20
Namibia flag
Namibia
64,258.70%
21
22
Guinea flag
Guinea
60,690.00%
22
21
Burkina Faso flag
Burkina Faso
60,664.00%
23
24
Morocco flag
Morocco
57,738.31%
24
23
Somalia flag
Somalia
57,497.50%
25
25
Chad flag
Chad
39,803.70%
26
26
Kenya flag
Kenya
36,110.90%
27
27
Benin flag
Benin
29,851.50%
28
28
Ivory Coast flag
Ivory Coast
24,980.54%
29
29
Sierra Leone flag
Sierra Leone
24,756.90%
30
30
Equatorial Guinea flag
Equatorial Guinea
24,233.40%
31
31
Uganda flag
Uganda
22,141.36%
32
32
Malawi flag
Malawi
21,157.00%
33
33
Algeria flag
Algeria
19,775.93%
34
34
Guinea-Bissau flag
Guinea-Bissau
19,546.90%
35
35
Togo flag
Togo
12,003.90%
36
37
Eritrea flag
Eritrea
10,457.80%
37
36
Niger flag
Niger
10,424.40%
38
38
Tunisia flag
Tunisia
7,073.20%
39
39
Swaziland flag
Swaziland
5,011.90%
40
40
Mauritania flag
Mauritania
2,964.41%
41
41
Burundi flag
Burundi
2,796.40%
42
42
Rwanda flag
Rwanda
2,790.00%
43
43
Gambia flag
Gambia
2,254.66%
44
44
Libya flag
Libya
2,170.00%
45
45
Sao Tome and Principe flag
Sao Tome and Principe
500.40%
46
46
Cape Verde flag
Cape Verde
466.20%
47
47
Egypt flag
Egypt
449.80%
48
48
Mauritius flag
Mauritius
388.90%
49
49
Lesotho flag
Lesotho
345.20%
50
50
Seychelles flag
Seychelles
337.00%
51
51
Comoros flag
Comoros
316.00%
52
52
Djibouti flag
Djibouti
60.44%