Americas vs Spain: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Americas
12.8%
in 2025
Spain
40.2%
in 2020
Americas rank
27th
Spain rank
30th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Americas
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 40.2% against 12.8% in Americas, a difference of 27.4%.
That makes Spain's figure about 3.1 times Americas's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Americas ranks 27th and Spain ranks 30th of 32 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Americas | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.0% | 7.2% | 0.3% | Spain |
| 2000s | 8.2% | 12.7% | 4.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 11.8% | 39.7% | 27.9% | Spain |
| 2020s | 12.4% | 40.2% | 27.8% | Spain |
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 Spain?
- Spain, at 40.2% against 12.8% in Americas as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Americas and Spain?
- 27.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Americas and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Americas and Spain rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Americas ranks 27th and Spain ranks 30th 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.