Americas vs Bhutan: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Americas
12.8%
in 2025
Bhutan
41.1%
in 2025
Americas rank
27th
Bhutan rank
27th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Americas
- Bhutan
How they compare
Bhutan currently reports 41.1% against 12.8% in Americas, a difference of 28.3%.
That makes Bhutan's figure about 3.2 times Americas's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Bhutan has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 27th and Bhutan ranks 27th of 32 groups.
Bhutan has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Bhutan | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 40.7% | 33.7% | Bhutan |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 40.7% | 32.4% | Bhutan |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 40.7% | 28.9% | Bhutan |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 40.9% | 28.3% | Bhutan |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Americas or Bhutan?
- Bhutan, at 41.1% against 12.8% in Americas as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Americas and Bhutan?
- 28.3%, with Bhutan ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Bhutan?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Bhutan rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Americas ranks 27th and Bhutan ranks 27th of 32 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.