Eritrea vs Guyana: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Eritrea
5.5%
in 2025
Guyana
5.9%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
135th
Guyana rank
132nd
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Eritrea
- Guyana
How they compare
Guyana currently reports 5.9% against 5.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.4%.
That makes Guyana's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 135th and Guyana ranks 132nd of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eritrea averaged higher in 3 and Guyana in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Guyana | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 0.8% | 4.7% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 0.8% | 4.7% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 4.0% | 1.4% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.7% | 0.2% | Guyana |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Eritrea or Guyana?
- Guyana, at 5.9% against 5.5% in Eritrea as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Eritrea and Guyana?
- 0.4%, with Guyana ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Guyana?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Guyana rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Eritrea ranks 135th and Guyana ranks 132nd 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.