environmental2020

Proportion of forest area with a long-term management plan (%)

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years.

Source: Our World in Data134 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average
45.6%
Median: 40.6%
Countries Covered
134
with available data
Highest
Belarus
100.0%
Lowest
Angola
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Belarus100.0%
2Cayman Islands100.0%
3Croatia100.0%
4Czech Republic100.0%
5Finland100.0%
By Region
Europe73.1%(30 countries)
Oceania53.9%(2 countries)
Asia43.1%(14 countries)
Other39.1%(71 countries)
North America33.9%(4 countries)

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 45.6%)

Europe (30)
Oceania (2)
Asia (14)
Other (71)
North America (4)
South America (6)
Africa (7)

Percentile Profile

The curve shows how values change from the lowest to the highest country. Steep sections reveal inequality or outliers.

0th percentile · lowest100th percentile · highest

About This Statistic

Latest available country observation from Our World in Data, based on the chart's cited sources. The series currently runs through 2020; countries can have different observation years. Source: Our World in Data.

Methodology

Country values are taken from the latest observation available in the linked source series.

Full Data

Rank Country Value
1Belarus100.0%
2Cayman Islands100.0%
3Croatia100.0%
4Czech Republic100.0%
5Finland100.0%
6Kazakhstan100.0%
7Latvia100.0%
8Lithuania100.0%
9Russian Federation100.0%
10Slovakia100.0%
11Türkiye100.0%
12Isle of Man100.0%
13Andorra100.0%
14Japan100.0%
15Mongolia100.0%
16Hungary99.6%
17Slovenia99.2%
18Solomon Islands98.5%
19Bulgaria97.4%
20Poland96.2%
21Uzbekistan95.8%
22Myanmar93.0%
23Saint Pierre and Miquelon91.0%
24Ukraine89.6%
25Kyrgyzstan89.0%
26Switzerland86.1%
27Iceland85.9%
28Guyana84.4%
29Nepal82.7%
30Sweden81.1%
31Romania81.0%
32Cuba80.5%
33Moldova, Republic of80.4%
34Netherlands79.1%
35New Zealand75.3%
36India74.8%
37Ireland73.4%
38People's Republic of China73.2%
39Senegal70.4%
40Tunisia70.0%
41Estonia69.8%
42Zambia69.6%
43United States of America67.5%
44Germany66.4%
45Cyprus66.1%
46Reunion65.6%
47Morocco61.6%
48United Kingdom61.1%
49Canada60.8%
50Cameroon59.9%
51Uruguay58.6%
52Mozambique58.6%
53Cote d'Ivoire55.9%
54Malaysia54.6%
55Norway51.2%
56Gabon50.9%
57Austria50.2%
58Vietnam49.9%
59Denmark49.8%
60France46.3%
61Guadeloupe46.3%
62Ecuador44.8%
63Dominica44.7%
64Belgium44.6%
65Colombia44.0%
66Serbia42.2%
67Benin41.8%
68South Korea39.3%
69Costa Rica37.6%
70Montenegro36.8%
71Republic of the Congo35.8%
72Republic of The Gambia34.7%
73Mayotte34.7%
74Australia32.5%
75Spain31.8%
76French Guiana30.3%
77Suriname29.7%
78Islamic Republic of Iran29.0%
79Martinique26.8%
80Portugal26.7%
81Venezuela26.5%
82Sudan25.8%
83Ghana25.3%
84Israel23.6%
85Indonesia23.3%
86Bolivia23.1%
87Tonga22.4%
88Mauritius21.6%
89Niger19.3%
90Jamaica18.9%
91Philippines18.1%
92Italy17.0%
93Central African Republic16.8%
94Comoros16.8%
95Bangladesh16.6%
96Georgia16.1%
97Saint Vincent and the Grenadines15.9%
98American Samoa15.0%
99Lesotho14.5%
100Papua New Guinea14.0%
101Burkina Faso13.7%
102Bhutan13.6%
103Algeria13.5%
104Honduras12.3%
105Peru12.3%
106Malta11.4%
107Chad11.3%
108Nigeria10.9%
109Botswana10.8%
110Brazil9.0%
111Democratic Republic of the Congo8.1%
112Togo7.2%
113Mexico7.1%
114Ethiopia5.2%
115Zimbabwe4.6%
116Mali4.4%
117United Republic of Tanzania4.4%
118Kenya4.3%
119Guinea3.8%
120Namibia3.0%
121Sierra Leone2.9%
122Wallis and Futuna1.5%
123Afghanistan1.5%
124Guinea-Bissau1.3%
125Nicaragua0.5%
126Mauritania0.2%
127Chile0.1%
128Guatemala0.1%
129Eswatini0.1%
130El Salvador0.1%
131Djibouti0.0%
132Greenland0.0%
133Iraq0.0%
134Angola0.0%
Showing 134 of 134 countries

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Data Source

This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).

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