Niger vs Puerto Rico: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Niger
19.3%
in 2025
Puerto Rico
19.9%
in 2025
Niger rank
78th
Puerto Rico rank
75th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Niger
- Puerto Rico
How they compare
Puerto Rico currently reports 19.9% against 19.3% in Niger, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Niger ahead.
Niger ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 75th of 168 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Niger averaged higher in 2 and Puerto Rico in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Niger | Puerto Rico | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.3% | 12.2% | 7.0% | Niger |
| 2010s | 19.3% | 13.7% | 5.5% | Niger |
| 2020s | 19.3% | 19.9% | 0.6% | Puerto Rico |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Niger or Puerto Rico?
- Puerto Rico, at 19.9% against 19.3% in Niger as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Niger and Puerto Rico?
- 0.6%, with Puerto Rico ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Niger and Puerto Rico?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Niger and Puerto Rico rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Niger ranks 78th and Puerto Rico ranks 75th 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.