Sri Lanka vs World: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Sri Lanka
69.5%
in 2025
World
19.3%
in 2025
Sri Lanka rank
8th
World rank
18th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Sri Lanka
- World
How they compare
Sri Lanka currently reports 69.5% against 19.3% in World, a difference of 50.2%.
That makes Sri Lanka's figure about 3.6 times World's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Sri Lanka has been ahead every year.
Sri Lanka ranks 8th and World ranks 18th of 168 countries.
Sri Lanka has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Sri Lanka | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 26.1% | 12.9% | 13.2% | Sri Lanka |
| 2000s | 26.2% | 14.4% | 11.8% | Sri Lanka |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 17.8% | 27.0% | Sri Lanka |
| 2020s | 69.5% | 19.0% | 50.5% | 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, Sri Lanka or World?
- Sri Lanka, at 69.5% against 19.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Sri Lanka and World?
- 50.2%, with Sri Lanka ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Sri Lanka and World?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Sri Lanka and World rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Sri Lanka ranks 8th 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.