Northern America vs Spain: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Northern America
9.9%
in 2025
Spain
40.2%
in 2020
Northern America rank
31st
Spain rank
30th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Northern America
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 40.2% against 9.9% in Northern America, a difference of 30.3%.
That makes Spain's figure about 4.1 times Northern America's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Northern America ranks 31st and Spain ranks 30th of 32 groups.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Northern America | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.7% | 7.2% | 2.5% | Spain |
| 2000s | 5.8% | 12.7% | 6.8% | Spain |
| 2010s | 8.9% | 39.7% | 30.8% | Spain |
| 2020s | 9.3% | 40.2% | 30.9% | Spain |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Northern America or Spain?
- Spain, at 40.2% against 9.9% in Northern America as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Northern America and Spain?
- 30.3%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Northern America and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Northern America and Spain rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Northern America ranks 31st and Spain ranks 30th of 32 groups.
- 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.