Kenya vs Southern Asia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Kenya
49.7%
in 2025
Southern Asia
22.1%
in 2025
Kenya rank
19th
Southern Asia rank
16th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Kenya
- Southern Asia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 49.7% against 22.1% in Southern Asia, a difference of 27.6%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 2.2 times Southern Asia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 19th and Southern Asia ranks 16th of 168 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Southern Asia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 14.6% | 37.1% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 16.7% | 35.3% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 20.1% | 30.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 21.9% | 27.8% | Kenya |
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 Southern Asia?
- Kenya, at 49.7% against 22.1% in Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Kenya and Southern Asia?
- 27.6%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Southern Asia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Southern Asia rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Kenya ranks 19th and Southern Asia ranks 16th 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.