Iceland vs Uruguay: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Iceland
3.0%
in 2025
Uruguay
3.0%
in 2025
Iceland rank
151st
Uruguay rank
149th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Iceland
- Uruguay
How they compare
Uruguay currently reports 3.0% against 3.0% in Iceland, a difference of 0.0%.
The two have swapped places 3 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Iceland ahead.
Iceland ranks 151st and Uruguay ranks 149th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Iceland averaged higher in 3 and Uruguay in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Iceland | Uruguay | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.7% | 0.0% | 0.7% | Iceland |
| 2000s | 0.9% | 0.0% | 0.9% | Iceland |
| 2010s | 1.1% | 1.6% | 0.5% | Uruguay |
| 2020s | 3.0% | 2.9% | 0.1% | Iceland |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Iceland or Uruguay?
- Uruguay, at 3.0% against 3.0% in Iceland as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Iceland and Uruguay?
- 0.0%, with Uruguay ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Iceland and Uruguay?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Iceland and Uruguay rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Iceland ranks 151st and Uruguay ranks 149th 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.