Flags with green
87 of the world's 194 national flags contain green, listed below from the most green-heavy flag to the least. Percentages are measured from a pixel-accurate scan of each flag. Green stands for agriculture, forests, and — on many flags of Muslim-majority nations — Islam. It dominates the Pan-Arab and Pan-African colour traditions.
Turn this into practice: the flag pie chart game asks you to name the country from its colour breakdown alone, or try Guess the Flag.
Countries whose flag contains green
Saudi Arabia~91.7% green
Turkmenistan~81.4% green
Bangladesh~73.8% green
Pakistan~73.5% green
Zambia~71% green
Nigeria~66.6% green
Mauritania~64% green
Brazil~61.9% green
Dominica~56.2% green
Guyana~51.7% green
São Tomé and Príncipe~51% green
Algeria~45.5% green
Burkina Faso~43.8% green
Togo~42.3% green
Suriname~40% green
Benin~39.8% green
Senegal~36.9% green
Djibouti~35.8% green
Portugal~35.6% green
Bolivia~34.7% green
Ethiopia~34.7% green
Lithuania~33.8% green
Mexico~33.7% green
Sierra Leone~33.6% green
Gabon~33.4% green
Ghana~33.4% green
Hungary~33.4% green
Madagascar~33.4% green
Syria~33.4% green
Afghanistan~33.3% green
Azerbaijan~33.3% green
Bulgaria~33.3% green
Cameroon~33.3% green
Guinea~33.3% green
India~33.3% green
Ireland~33.3% green
Italy~33.3% green
Ivory Coast~33.3% green
Malawi~33.3% green
Mali~33.3% green
Niger~33.3% green
South Africa~33.3% green
Jamaica~33.2% green
Guinea-Bissau~32.8% green
Uzbekistan~32.1% green
Iran~31.8% green
Vanuatu~31.5% green
Republic of the Congo~31.4% green
Equatorial Guinea~31.1% green
Lesotho~30.2% green
Maldives~29.7% green
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines~29.7% green
Kenya~28.9% green
Namibia~28.9% green
Tajikistan~28.5% green
Solomon Islands~28.2% green
Tanzania~28.1% green
Gambia~27.7% green
Saint Kitts and Nevis~27.7% green
Belarus~27.6% green
Kuwait~27.1% green
Mozambique~26.5% green
Grenada~26.1% green
Zimbabwe~25.9% green
Myanmar~25.2% green
Rwanda~25.2% green
Libya~25.1% green
Eritrea~25% green
Jordan~25% green
Mauritius~25% green
Sudan~25% green
Oman~24.7% green
Comoros~24.3% green
South Sudan~24.2% green
Burundi~22.5% green
United Arab Emirates~21.9% green
Central African Republic~20.5% green
Seychelles~16.7% green
Sri Lanka~12.2% green
Lebanon~9.2% green
San Marino~6% green
Belize~5.7% green
Iraq~2.7% green
Ecuador~2.3% green
Guatemala~2.1% green
Morocco~1.9% green
Cyprus~1.6% green
Other flag colours
Frequently asked
- How many national flags contain green?
- 87 of the 194 UN member-state flags contain a meaningful amount of green. Saudi Arabia's flag has the most, at about 91.7% coverage.
- What does green mean on a flag?
- Green stands for agriculture, forests, and — on many flags of Muslim-majority nations — Islam. It dominates the Pan-Arab and Pan-African colour traditions.