Southern Europe vs Sri Lanka: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Southern Europe
35.7%
in 2025
Sri Lanka
69.5%
in 2025
Southern Europe rank
5th
Sri Lanka rank
10th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Southern Europe
- Sri Lanka
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 69.5% against 35.7% in Southern Europe, a difference of 33.8%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 1.9 times Southern Europe's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Sri Lanka ahead.
Southern Europe ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 35 groups.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Southern Europe | Sri Lanka | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 26.1% | 19.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 26.2% | 9.4% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 44.8% | 11.3% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 69.5% | 34.1% | Sri Lanka |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Southern Europe or Sri Lanka?
- Sri Lanka, at 69.5% against 35.7% in Southern Europe as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Southern Europe and Sri Lanka?
- 33.8%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Southern Europe and Sri Lanka?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Southern Europe and Sri Lanka rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Southern Europe ranks 5th and Sri Lanka ranks 10th of 35 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.