Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Kenya
49.7%
in 2025
Sao Tome and Principe
53.6%
in 2025
Kenya rank
21st
Sao Tome and Principe rank
19th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Kenya
- Sao Tome and Principe
How they compare
Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 53.6% against 49.7% in Kenya, a difference of 3.9%.
That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.
Kenya ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Sao Tome and Principe | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 0.0% | 51.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 0.0% | 52.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 53.6% | 2.7% | Sao Tome and Principe |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 53.6% | 4.0% | Sao Tome and Principe |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?
- Sao Tome and Principe, at 53.6% against 49.7% in Kenya as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 3.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Kenya ranks 21st and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 19th 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.