Africa vs Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Africa
22.5%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
53.6%
in 2025
Africa rank
17th
Sao Tome and Principe rank
19th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Africa
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 53.6% against 22.5% in Africa, a difference of 31.1%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 2.4 times Africa's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Africa ahead.
Africa ranks 17th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th of 35 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Africa averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Africa | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.4% | 0.0% | 17.4% | Africa |
| 2000s | 17.9% | 0.0% | 17.9% | Africa |
| 2010s | 20.4% | 53.6% | 33.2% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 21.9% | 53.6% | 31.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Africa or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 53.6% against 22.5% in Africa as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Africa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 31.1%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Africa and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Africa and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Africa ranks 17th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th of 35 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.