Country rankings
Rainforest Countries
Indonesia has the highest # of Major Rainforests (6), followed by Australia (5) and United States (4). French Guiana has the lowest (1).
57 of 235 countries
# of Major Rainforests
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Distribution Median and middle halfThe median is the middle value: half of places are above it, half below. The middle half is the range holding the central 50% of places.More in the glossary →
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Median
1
Middle half 1 – 2
Average
1.54
57 countries
Highest
6
Indonesia
Lowest
1
French Guiana
Data
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60 countries · # = rank by # of Major Rainforests
| # | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Indonesia | 6 | Australiasia, Sundaland+4 | 1M km² | 405.2K mi² |
| 2 |  Australia | 5 | Australiasia (Tasmanian temperate rainforests), Daintree Rainforest+3 | 834.2K km² | 322.1K mi² |
| 3 |  United States | 4 | Tongass National Forest, Pacific Temperate Rainforest+2 | — | — |
| 4 |  Argentina | 3 | Atlantic forest, Valdivian temperate forests+1 | 315.2K km² | 121.7K mi² |
| 4 |  Malaysia | 3 | Sundaland (Borneo Lowland Rain Forest, Kinabalu National Park+1 | 192.8K km² | 74.5K mi² |
| 4 |  Papua New Guinea | 3 | Australiasia, Southeast Asian Rainforest+1 | 305.9K km² | 118.1K mi² |
| 4 |  Costa Rica | 3 | Mesoamerica, Santa Elena Cloud Forest Reserve+1 | — | — |
| 8 |  India | 2 | Indo-Burma| Sundarbans Reserve Forest | 608.8K km² | 235.1K mi² |
| 8 |  Brazil | 2 | Amazon| Atlantic forest | 5.3M km² | 2.1M mi² |
| 8 |  Bangladesh | 2 | Indo-Burma| Sundarbans Reserve Forest | — | — |
| 8 |  Thailand | 2 | Indo-Burma (Cardamom Mountains Rainforest)| Khao Sok National Park | 147.6K km² | 57K mi² |
| 8 |  Colombia | 2 | Amazon| Choco | 495.8K km² | 191.4K mi² |
| 8 |  Peru | 2 | Amazon| Manú National Park | 651.9K km² | 251.7K mi² |
| 8 |  Ecuador | 2 | Amazon| Choco | — | — |
| 8 |  Bolivia | 2 | Amazon| Noel Kempff Mercado National Park | 530.5K km² | 204.8K mi² |
| 8 |  Nicaragua | 2 | Mesoamerica| Bosawás Biosphere Reserve | — | — |
| 8 |  Panama | 2 | Mesoamerica| Choco | — | — |
| 8 |  Suriname | 2 | Amazon| Central Suriname Nature Reserve | 141.1K km² | 54.5K mi² |
| 19 |  China | 1 | Indo-Burma | — | — |
| 19 |  Nigeria | 1 | West Africa | 135.1K km² | 52.2K mi² |
| 19 |  Mexico | 1 | Mesoamerica (Lacandon Jungle) | 386.3K km² | 149.1K mi² |
| 19 |  Philippines | 1 | Luzon Rainforest | — | — |
| 19 |  DR Congo | 1 | Congo | 1.4M km² | 521.8K mi² |
| 19 |  Vietnam | 1 | Indo-Burma (Cardamom Mountains Rainforest) | — | — |
| 19 |  Tanzania | 1 | Congo Rainforest (Africa) | 387.9K km² | 149.8K mi² |
| 19 |  Myanmar | 1 | Indo-Burma | 340.6K km² | 131.5K mi² |
| 19 |  Canada | 1 | Pacific Temperate Rainforest | — | — |
| 19 |  Angola | 1 | Congo Rainforest (Africa) | 697.3K km² | 269.2K mi² |
| 19 |  Mozambique | 1 | Mount Lico’s mountaintop forest | 305.9K km² | 118.1K mi² |
| 19 |  Ghana | 1 | West Africa | — | — |
| 19 |  Ivory Coast | 1 | West Africa | — | — |
| 19 |  Cameroon | 1 | Congo| West Africa | 238.5K km² | 92.1K mi² |
| 19 |  Venezuela | 1 | Amazon | 494.8K km² | 191.1K mi² |
| 19 |  Sri Lanka | 1 | Sinharaja Forest Reserve | — | — |
| 19 |  Zambia | 1 | Congo Rainforest (Africa) | 312.3K km² | 120.6K mi² |
| 19 |  Chile | 1 | Valdivian temperate forests | — | — |
| 19 |  Guatemala | 1 | Mesoamerica (Lacandon jungle) | — | — |
| 19 |  Cambodia | 1 | Indo-Burma (Cardamom Mountains Rainforest) | — | — |
| 19 |  Guinea | 1 | West Africa | — | — |
| 19 |  Benin | 1 | West Africa | — | — |
| 19 |  Honduras | 1 | Mesoamerica (Río Plátano Biosphere Reserve) | — | — |
| 19 |  Togo | 1 | West Africa | — | — |
| 19 |  Sierra Leone | 1 | West Africa | — | — |
| 19 |  Laos | 1 | Indo-Burma | — | — |
| 19 |  Paraguay | 1 | Atlantic forest | 233.6K km² | 90.2K mi² |
| 19 |  Republic of the Congo | 1 | Congo | 220.5K km² | 85.1K mi² |
| 19 |  El Salvador | 1 | Mesoamerica | — | — |
| 19 |  Singapore | 1 | Sundaland | — | — |
| 19 |  Liberia | 1 | West Africa (Sapo National Park Rainforest) | — | — |
| 19 |  Central African Republic | 1 | Congo | 220.5K km² | 85.1K mi² |
| 19 |  Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | Perućica (Sutjeska National Park) | — | — |
| 19 |  Gabon | 1 | Congo | 218.2K km² | 84.2K mi² |
| 19 |  Equatorial Guinea | 1 | Congo | — | — |
| 19 |  Guyana | 1 | Amazon | 168.7K km² | 65.1K mi² |
| 19 |  Brunei | 1 | Sundaland| Borneo Lowland Rain Forest | — | — |
| 19 |  Belize | 1 | Mesoamerica | — | — |
| 19 |  French Guiana | 1 | Amazon | — | — |
| — |  Kenya | — | — | 170.9K km² | 66K mi² |
| — |  Sudan | — | — | 616K km² | 237.8K mi² |
| — |  Zimbabwe | — | — | 190.3K km² | 73.5K mi² |
What correlates with # of Major Rainforests?
Pearson r against 1,502 other country metrics sharing at least 35 countries. Correlation is not causation.
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Quick answers
- Which country has the highest # of Major Rainforests?
- Indonesia has the highest # of Major Rainforests, at 6, followed by Australia (5) and United States (4).
- Which country has the lowest # of Major Rainforests?
- French Guiana has the lowest # of Major Rainforests, at 1.
- What is the median # of Major Rainforests across countries?
- The median is 1 across the 57 countries with data.
- Where does this rainforest countries data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Rainforest Information - Mongabay; Mozambique: the secret rainforest at the heart of an African volcano - The Guardian; Where are rainforests found? - Mongabay; 20 Biggest and Most Popular Rainforests in the World That Might Surprise You - Conserve Energy Future.