Dominica vs New Zealand: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Dominica
37.0%
in 2025
New Zealand
36.2%
in 2025
Dominica rank
39th
New Zealand rank
41st
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Dominica
- New Zealand
How they compare
Dominica currently reports 37.0% against 36.2% in New Zealand, a difference of 0.8%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Dominica ahead.
Dominica ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 197 countries.
Dominica has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Dominica | New Zealand | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 37.0% | 32.3% | 4.7% | Dominica |
| 2000s | 37.0% | 34.8% | 2.2% | Dominica |
| 2010s | 37.0% | 36.8% | 0.3% | Dominica |
| 2020s | 37.0% | 36.2% | 0.8% | Dominica |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Dominica or New Zealand?
- Dominica, at 37.0% against 36.2% in New Zealand as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Dominica and New Zealand?
- 0.8%, with Dominica ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Dominica and New Zealand?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Dominica and New Zealand rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Dominica ranks 39th and New Zealand ranks 41st of 197 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.