Eritrea vs Norway: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Eritrea
5.5%
in 2025
Norway
5.8%
in 2025
Eritrea rank
135th
Norway rank
134th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Eritrea
- Norway
How they compare
Norway currently reports 5.8% against 5.5% in Eritrea, a difference of 0.3%.
That makes Norway's figure about 1.1 times Eritrea's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eritrea ahead.
Eritrea ranks 135th and Norway ranks 134th of 168 countries.
Eritrea has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eritrea | Norway | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.5% | 1.8% | 3.7% | Eritrea |
| 2000s | 5.5% | 2.2% | 3.3% | Eritrea |
| 2010s | 5.5% | 3.8% | 1.7% | Eritrea |
| 2020s | 5.5% | 5.4% | 0.1% | Eritrea |
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 Norway?
- Norway, at 5.8% 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 Norway?
- 0.3%, with Norway ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eritrea and Norway?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Eritrea and Norway rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Eritrea ranks 135th and Norway ranks 134th 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.