World vs Zambia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
World
19.3%
in 2025
Zambia
82.5%
in 2025
World rank
18th
Zambia rank
6th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- World
- Zambia
How they compare
Zambia currently reports 82.5% against 19.3% in World, a difference of 63.2%.
That makes Zambia's figure about 4.3 times World's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Zambia has been ahead every year.
World ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 6th of 32 groups.
Zambia has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | World | Zambia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 12.9% | 69.6% | 56.7% | Zambia |
| 2000s | 14.4% | 69.6% | 55.1% | Zambia |
| 2010s | 17.8% | 69.6% | 51.8% | Zambia |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 76.1% | 57.1% | Zambia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, World or Zambia?
- Zambia, at 82.5% against 19.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between World and Zambia?
- 63.2%, with Zambia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for World and Zambia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do World and Zambia rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- World ranks 18th and Zambia ranks 6th 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.