Caribbean vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Caribbean
29.9%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
69.5%
in 2025
Caribbean rank
7th
Sri Lanka rank
8th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Caribbean
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 69.5% against 29.9% in Caribbean, a difference of 39.6%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 2.3 times Caribbean's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Caribbean ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th of 32 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 26.1% | 8.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 26.2% | 7.5% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 44.8% | 23.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 69.5% | 39.6% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Caribbean or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 69.5% against 29.9% in Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
- 39.6%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Caribbean ranks 7th and Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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.