Belarus vs Latvia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Belarus
19.0%
in 2025
Latvia
18.3%
in 2025
Belarus rank
80th
Latvia rank
82nd
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Belarus
- Latvia
How they compare
Belarus currently reports 19.0% against 18.3% in Latvia, a difference of 0.7%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Belarus ranks 80th and Latvia ranks 82nd of 168 countries.
Latvia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belarus | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.1% | 22.9% | 18.8% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 5.6% | 16.5% | 10.8% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 12.8% | 15.9% | 3.1% | Latvia |
| 2020s | 17.4% | 17.8% | 0.4% | Latvia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Belarus or Latvia?
- Belarus, at 19.0% against 18.3% in Latvia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Belarus and Latvia?
- 0.7%, with Belarus ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belarus and Latvia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Belarus and Latvia rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Belarus ranks 80th and Latvia ranks 82nd 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.