Forest in North America · 2023
What country in North America has the most forest?
Canada has the most forest in North America, with 3,468,171 km² of forest.
| # | Country | Share of #1 | km² |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Canada | 3,468,171 | |
| 2 |  United States | 3,097,950 | |
| 3 |  Mexico | 653,088 | |
| 4 |  Honduras | 62,964 | |
| 5 |  Panama | 41,796 | |
| 6 |  Guatemala | 34,930 | |
| 7 |  Cuba | 32,420 | |
| 8 |  Nicaragua | 31,075 | |
| 9 |  Costa Rica | 30,840 | |
| 10 |  Dominican Republic | 21,684 | |
| 11 |  Belize | 12,436 | |
| 12 |  Jamaica | 6,085 | |
| 13 |  El Salvador | 5,704 | |
| 14 |  Bahamas | 5,099 | |
| 15 |  Haiti | 3,380 | |
| 16 |  Trinidad and Tobago | 2,269 | |
| 17 |  Dominica | 479 | |
| 18 |  Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 285 | |
| 19 |  Saint Lucia | 208 | |
| 20 |  Grenada | 177 | |
| 21 |  Saint Kitts and Nevis | 110 | |
| 22 |  Antigua and Barbuda | 79 | |
| 23 |  Barbados | 63 |
No country matches.
Key facts
Runners-up
United States is 2nd and Mexico 3rd in North America.
Lead
Canada has 1.1× the figure of the United States.
Share of the total
Canada alone accounts for 46.2% of all 23 ranked countries in North America.
Top 10
The ten largest together account for 99.5%.
Questions
What country in North America has the most forest?
Canada has the most forest in North America, with 3,468,171 km² of forest.
What country in North America has the second most forest?
The United States ranks second in North America, with 3.1 million km².
How many countries are in this ranking?
23 countries in North America with data from World Bank (2023). Territories are not ranked.