Australia vs Israel: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Australia
18.1%
in 2025
Israel
18.2%
in 2025
Australia rank
85th
Israel rank
83rd
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Australia
- Israel
How they compare
Israel currently reports 18.2% against 18.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.1%.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Israel has been ahead every year.
Australia ranks 85th and Israel ranks 83rd of 168 countries.
Israel has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Israel | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 16.4% | 5.4% | Israel |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 16.4% | 3.0% | Israel |
| 2010s | 17.4% | 19.4% | 1.9% | Israel |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 18.2% | 0.1% | Israel |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Australia or Israel?
- Israel, at 18.2% against 18.1% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Australia and Israel?
- 0.1%, with Israel ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Israel?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Israel rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Australia ranks 85th and Israel ranks 83rd of 168 countries.
- 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.