Americas vs Croatia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Americas
12.8%
in 2025
Croatia
45.5%
in 2025
Americas rank
27th
Croatia rank
24th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Americas
- Croatia
How they compare
Croatia currently reports 45.5% against 12.8% in Americas, a difference of 32.7%.
That makes Croatia's figure about 3.5 times Americas's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Americas ahead.
Americas ranks 27th and Croatia ranks 24th of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Americas averaged higher in 2 and Croatia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Croatia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 1.3% | 5.7% | Americas |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 2.0% | 6.2% | Americas |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 24.1% | 12.3% | Croatia |
| 2020s | 12.6% | 45.5% | 32.8% | Croatia |
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 Croatia?
- Croatia, at 45.5% 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 Croatia?
- 32.7%, with Croatia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Croatia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Americas and Croatia rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Americas ranks 27th and Croatia ranks 24th 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.