environmental2020
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%)
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.
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Key Insights
Global Average
22.3%
Median: 17.9%
Countries Covered
168
with available data
Highest
Uzbekistan
99.7%
Lowest
Guernsey
0.0%
Top 5 Countries
1Uzbekistan99.7%
2Venezuela97.7%
3Senegal90.8%
4Rwanda78.2%
5Benin74.5%
By Region
Oceania27.2%(2 countries)
Other24.0%(99 countries)
North America20.7%(4 countries)
Europe20.6%(30 countries)
Asia20.0%(18 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 (99.7%)
Regional Comparison
Average values by world region (Global avg: 22.3%)
Oceania (2)
Other (99)
North America (4)
Europe (30)
Asia (18)
South America (7)
Africa (8)
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 ↕ |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Uzbekistan | 99.7% |
| 2 | Venezuela | 97.7% |
| 3 | Senegal | 90.8% |
| 4 | Rwanda | 78.2% |
| 5 | Benin | 74.5% |
| 6 | Zambia | 69.6% |
| 7 | Reunion | 62.7% |
| 8 | Netherlands | 59.5% |
| 9 | United Republic of Tanzania | 59.3% |
| 10 | Sri Lanka | 59.1% |
| 11 | Belize | 56.8% |
| 12 | Indonesia | 54.5% |
| 13 | Sao Tome and Principe | 53.6% |
| 14 | Guatemala | 51.5% |
| 15 | Panama | 47.3% |
| 16 | Guinea | 47.1% |
| 17 | Montserrat | 46.4% |
| 18 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 46.0% |
| 19 | Saint Lucia | 44.8% |
| 20 | Dominica | 44.7% |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 44.1% |
| 22 | Burundi | 41.1% |
| 23 | Bhutan | 40.7% |
| 24 | Mozambique | 40.1% |
| 25 | Spain | 39.9% |
| 26 | Madagascar | 39.8% |
| 27 | Mauritius | 38.7% |
| 28 | Cote d'Ivoire | 38.3% |
| 29 | Romania | 37.8% |
| 30 | New Zealand | 36.2% |
| 31 | Cambodia | 35.5% |
| 32 | Chad | 35.5% |
| 33 | Ethiopia | 35.3% |
| 34 | Italy | 35.1% |
| 35 | Azerbaijan | 34.4% |
| 36 | Türkiye | 34.3% |
| 37 | Nicaragua | 34.3% |
| 38 | Kazakhstan | 33.9% |
| 39 | Kenya | 33.5% |
| 40 | Bangladesh | 32.8% |
| 41 | Poland | 32.8% |
| 42 | Guadeloupe | 31.9% |
| 43 | Honduras | 31.8% |
| 44 | Lithuania | 31.3% |
| 45 | Peru | 31.2% |
| 46 | Malawi | 30.9% |
| 47 | French Guiana | 30.7% |
| 48 | Slovakia | 29.8% |
| 49 | Brazil | 29.7% |
| 50 | Germany | 29.0% |
| 51 | Philippines | 28.9% |
| 52 | Belgium | 26.2% |
| 53 | Liechtenstein | 26.1% |
| 54 | Martinique | 25.6% |
| 55 | Ecuador | 25.4% |
| 56 | Sudan | 24.5% |
| 57 | Namibia | 24.1% |
| 58 | Bolivia | 23.9% |
| 59 | France | 23.3% |
| 60 | Jamaica | 22.9% |
| 61 | Austria | 22.6% |
| 62 | Hungary | 22.5% |
| 63 | Mali | 22.2% |
| 64 | Estonia | 22.0% |
| 65 | Chile | 21.6% |
| 66 | Mongolia | 21.0% |
| 67 | Colombia | 20.7% |
| 68 | Cuba | 20.4% |
| 69 | Singapore | 20.3% |
| 70 | India | 19.8% |
| 71 | Moldova, Republic of | 19.6% |
| 72 | Slovenia | 19.6% |
| 73 | Niger | 19.3% |
| 74 | Ireland | 19.2% |
| 75 | Lao People's Democratic Republic | 19.2% |
| 76 | Cameroon | 19.1% |
| 77 | Portugal | 18.6% |
| 78 | Democratic Republic of the Congo | 18.5% |
| 79 | Serbia | 18.4% |
| 80 | Bulgaria | 18.4% |
| 81 | Israel | 18.2% |
| 82 | Japan | 18.2% |
| 83 | Australia | 18.1% |
| 84 | Ghana | 18.1% |
| 85 | Republic of the Congo | 17.8% |
| 86 | Switzerland | 17.7% |
| 87 | Malaysia | 17.7% |
| 88 | Myanmar | 17.5% |
| 89 | Zimbabwe | 17.4% |
| 90 | Nepal | 17.3% |
| 91 | Bonaire, Sint Eustatius and Saba | 16.8% |
| 92 | Latvia | 16.5% |
| 93 | Djibouti | 16.1% |
| 94 | Togo | 16.0% |
| 95 | Belarus | 15.8% |
| 96 | Vietnam | 15.5% |
| 97 | Burkina Faso | 15.1% |
| 98 | American Samoa | 15.0% |
| 99 | Mauritania | 14.7% |
| 100 | Ukraine | 14.6% |
| 101 | Lesotho | 14.5% |
| 102 | People's Republic of China | 14.4% |
| 103 | Gabon | 14.4% |
| 104 | Islamic Republic of Iran | 14.1% |
| 105 | Grenada | 13.1% |
| 106 | Nigeria | 12.9% |
| 107 | Finland | 12.6% |
| 108 | Mexico | 12.5% |
| 109 | Andorra | 12.5% |
| 110 | Suriname | 12.4% |
| 111 | Cayman Islands | 12.3% |
| 112 | Samoa | 11.6% |
| 113 | Malta | 11.4% |
| 114 | Saint Martin (French part) | 11.3% |
| 115 | Georgia | 11.2% |
| 116 | Equatorial Guinea | 11.0% |
| 117 | Tunisia | 10.8% |
| 118 | New Caledonia | 10.8% |
| 119 | Botswana | 10.8% |
| 120 | United States of America | 10.2% |
| 121 | Montenegro | 10.2% |
| 122 | Cyprus | 10.1% |
| 123 | Eritrea | 10.0% |
| 124 | Puerto Rico | 9.9% |
| 125 | United Kingdom | 9.2% |
| 126 | Sierra Leone | 9.1% |
| 127 | Haiti | 8.7% |
| 128 | Canada | 8.5% |
| 129 | Trinidad and Tobago | 8.5% |
| 130 | Denmark | 8.4% |
| 131 | Kyrgyzstan | 8.3% |
| 132 | Republic of The Gambia | 8.2% |
| 133 | Cape Verde | 7.8% |
| 134 | Sweden | 7.7% |
| 135 | Mayotte | 7.4% |
| 136 | South Korea | 6.9% |
| 137 | Argentina | 6.6% |
| 138 | Algeria | 6.1% |
| 139 | Yemen | 5.7% |
| 140 | Czech Republic | 5.5% |
| 141 | Guyana | 5.4% |
| 142 | Norway | 5.0% |
| 143 | Brunei Darussalam | 5.0% |
| 144 | French Polynesia | 5.0% |
| 145 | Barbados | 4.8% |
| 146 | Eswatini | 4.7% |
| 147 | Morocco | 4.6% |
| 148 | Papua New Guinea | 3.8% |
| 149 | Croatia | 2.9% |
| 150 | El Salvador | 2.8% |
| 151 | Angola | 2.7% |
| 152 | Russian Federation | 2.3% |
| 153 | Uruguay | 2.0% |
| 154 | South Africa | 1.3% |
| 155 | Guinea-Bissau | 1.3% |
| 156 | Iceland | 1.3% |
| 157 | Solomon Islands | 1.3% |
| 158 | Central African Republic | 0.7% |
| 159 | Vanuatu | 0.7% |
| 160 | Lebanon | 0.6% |
| 161 | Saudi Arabia | 0.3% |
| 162 | Comoros | 0.0% |
| 163 | Faroe Islands | 0.0% |
| 164 | Greenland | 0.0% |
| 165 | Iraq | 0.0% |
| 166 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 0.0% |
| 167 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 0.0% |
| 168 | Guernsey | 0.0% |
Showing 168 of 168 countries
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Data Source
This data comes from Our World in Data (2020).
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