Romania vs Spain: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Romania
37.8%
in 2025
Spain
40.2%
in 2020
Romania rank
33rd
Spain rank
30th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Romania
- Spain
How they compare
Spain currently reports 40.2% against 37.8% in Romania, a difference of 2.4%.
That makes Spain's figure about 1.1 times Romania's.
Across all 5 years both countries report, Spain has been ahead every year.
Romania ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 30th of 168 countries.
Spain has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Romania | Spain | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 2.1% | 7.2% | 5.2% | Spain |
| 2000s | 2.2% | 12.7% | 10.4% | Spain |
| 2010s | 31.5% | 39.7% | 8.2% | Spain |
| 2020s | 37.8% | 40.2% | 2.4% | 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, Romania or Spain?
- Spain, at 40.2% against 37.8% in Romania as of 2020.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Romania and Spain?
- 2.4%, with Spain ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Romania and Spain?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2020.
- How do Romania and Spain rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Romania ranks 33rd and Spain ranks 30th 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.