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Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%)

· higher is better · 194 countries

United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global DatabaseUN Terms of Use — non-commercial (SDG Global Database); redistribution deferred pending clearanceupdated 2025
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  1. 1Saudi Arabia100
  2. 2Uzbekistan99.7
  3. 3Faroe Islands87.5
  4. 4Zambia82.6
  5. 5Venezuela, RB78.3
  6. 6Sri Lanka69.5
  7. 7Netherlands59.5
  8. 8Nepal59.3
  9. 9Indonesia54.5
  10. 10Belize54.5
  11. 11Guinea54.4
  12. 12Slovak Republic54.3
  13. 13Uganda53.9
  14. 14Sao Tome and Principe53.6
  15. 15Guatemala50.3
  16. 16Kenya49.7
  17. 17Cabo Verde48.3
  18. 18Mozambique47.1
  19. 19Panama46.7
  20. 20Rwanda45.8
  21. 21Chad45.6
  22. 22Croatia45.5
  23. 23Hungary42.5
  24. 24Thailand41.3
  25. 25Burundi41.1
  26. 25Bhutan41.1
  27. 26Sierra Leone40.7
  28. 27Bahrain39.4
  29. 28Mauritius38.7
  30. 29Turkiye37.8
  31. 30Romania37.8
  32. 31Costa Rica37.7
  33. 32St. Kitts and Nevis37.6
  34. 33Dominica37
  35. 34Slovenia36.3
  36. 35New Zealand36.2
  37. 36Benin36
  38. 37Kazakhstan35.7
  39. 38Cuba35.6
  40. 39Syrian Arab Republic35.5
  41. 40Dominican Republic35.2
  42. 41Turks and Caicos Islands35
  43. 42Cambodia34.8
  44. 43Tanzania34.5
  45. 44Azerbaijan34.4
  46. 45Madagascar34.4
  47. 46Poland33.9
  48. 47Honduras32.8
  49. 48Lithuania32.7
  50. 49St. Lucia32.6
  51. 50Timor-Leste32.4
  52. 51Portugal32
  53. 52Italy31.8
  54. 53Liechtenstein31.5
  55. 54Malawi30.9
  56. 55Guinea-Bissau30.4
  57. 56Georgia29.4
  58. 57Malaysia29.1
  59. 58Germany28.9
  60. 59Belgium26.6
  61. 60Peru26.5
  62. 61Ecuador25.8
  63. 62Lao PDR25.7
  64. 63Paraguay25.1
  65. 64Seychelles24.4
  66. 65France24.3
  67. 66Chile24
  68. 67Equatorial Guinea23.7
  69. 68Philippines23.6
  70. 69Bolivia23.4
  71. 69Russian Federation23.4
  72. 70Jamaica22.9
  73. 71Estonia22.7
  74. 72Moldova22.4
  75. 73Nigeria22.3
  76. 74Albania21.7
  77. 75Zimbabwe21.5
  78. 76Austria21.5
  79. 77Colombia21
  80. 77Mongolia21
  81. 78Namibia21
  82. 79Singapore20.3
  83. 80Ghana20.3
  84. 81Puerto Rico (US)19.9
  85. 82Gabon19.7
  86. 83Ireland19.3
  87. 84Niger19.3
  88. 85New Caledonia19.1
  89. 86Belarus19
  90. 87India18.5
  91. 88Latvia18.3
  92. 89Japan18.3
  93. 90Cameroon18.2
  94. 90Israel18.2
  95. 91Australia18.1
  96. 92Ethiopia17.7
  97. 93Serbia17.2
  98. 94Bangladesh16.7
  99. 95Myanmar16.6
  100. 96Micronesia, Fed. Sts.16.2
  101. 97Ukraine16.1
  102. 98American Samoa16
  103. 99Djibouti15.9
  104. 100Cote d'Ivoire15.9
  105. 101St. Vincent and the Grenadines15.7
  106. 102South Africa15.6
  107. 103Viet Nam15.6
  108. 104Bulgaria15.6
  109. 105Finland14.8
  110. 106Lesotho14.5
  111. 107China14.5
  112. 108Czechia14.3
  113. 109Congo, Dem. Rep.14.1
  114. 110Iran, Islamic Rep.14.1
  115. 111Mexico13.6
  116. 112Denmark13.2
  117. 113Grenada13.1
  118. 114Congo, Rep.13
  119. 115Iraq12.8
  120. 116Korea, Dem. People's Rep.12.7
  121. 117Cayman Islands12.3
  122. 118Bahamas, The11.8
  123. 119Senegal11.8
  124. 120Suriname11.7
  125. 121Samoa11.5
  126. 122Sudan11.4
  127. 123Burkina Faso11.3
  128. 124St. Martin (French part)11.3
  129. 125Botswana10.9
  130. 126Angola10.3
  131. 127Montenegro10.2
  132. 128Cyprus10.1
  133. 129United States10
  134. 130Canada9.8
  135. 131Nicaragua9.4
  136. 132Tajikistan9.3
  137. 133United Kingdom9.2
  138. 134Brazil9.1
  139. 134Tunisia9.1
  140. 135Haiti8.9
  141. 136Togo8.7
  142. 137Trinidad and Tobago8.5
  143. 138Sweden8.4
  144. 139Gambia, The8.2
  145. 140Aruba8.2
  146. 141Algeria7.7
  147. 142Switzerland7.7
  148. 143Kyrgyz Republic7.5
  149. 144Korea, Rep.7.2
  150. 145Andorra7.1
  151. 146Mali6.7
  152. 147Lebanon6
  153. 148Guyana5.9
  154. 149Yemen, Rep.5.8
  155. 150Norway5.8
  156. 151Eritrea5.5
  157. 152Eswatini5.1
  158. 153Brunei Darussalam5
  159. 154French Polynesia5
  160. 155Libya4.9
  161. 156Liberia4.9
  162. 157Jordan4.8
  163. 158Barbados4.8
  164. 159Morocco4.6
  165. 160United Arab Emirates4.2
  166. 161Papua New Guinea4
  167. 162Bermuda3.9
  168. 163South Sudan3.8
  169. 164Afghanistan3.8
  170. 165Argentina3.8
  171. 166Qatar3.6
  172. 167Uruguay3
  173. 168British Virgin Islands3
  174. 169Iceland3
  175. 170El Salvador2.7
  176. 171Fiji2.6
  177. 172Isle of Man2.5
  178. 173Guam1.7
  179. 174Marshall Islands1.5
  180. 175Kuwait1.3
  181. 176Central African Republic1.3
  182. 177Solomon Islands1
  183. 178Tuvalu0.97
  184. 179Maldives0.81
  185. 180Egypt, Arab Rep.0.74
  186. 181Somalia, Fed. Rep.0.59
  187. 182Vanuatu0.33
  188. 183Mauritania0.31
  189. 184Northern Mariana Islands0.12
  190. 185Comoros0
  191. 185Greenland0
  192. 185Sint Maarten (Dutch part)0
  193. 185Oman0

Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%)