Montserrat vs World: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Montserrat
46.7%
in 2025
World
19.3%
in 2025
Montserrat rank
21st
World rank
18th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Montserrat
- World
How they compare
Montserrat currently reports 46.7% against 19.3% in World, a difference of 27.4%.
That makes Montserrat's figure about 2.4 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.
Montserrat ranks 21st and World ranks 18th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Montserrat averaged higher in 2 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Montserrat | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 0.0% | 12.9% | 12.9% | World |
| 2000s | 0.0% | 14.4% | 14.4% | World |
| 2010s | 47.9% | 17.8% | 30.1% | Montserrat |
| 2020s | 46.7% | 19.0% | 27.7% | Montserrat |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Montserrat or World?
- Montserrat, at 46.7% against 19.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Montserrat and World?
- 27.4%, with Montserrat ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Montserrat and World?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Montserrat and World rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Montserrat ranks 21st and World ranks 18th 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.