Australia vs Latvia: Share of forest area within protected areas
Australia
18.1%
in 2025
Latvia
18.3%
in 2025
Australia rank
100th
Latvia rank
97th
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Australia
- Latvia
How they compare
Latvia currently reports 18.3% against 18.1% in Australia, a difference of 0.2%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Latvia ahead.
Australia ranks 100th and Latvia ranks 97th of 197 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Australia averaged higher in 2 and Latvia in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Australia | Latvia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 11.0% | 22.9% | 11.9% | Latvia |
| 2000s | 13.4% | 16.5% | 3.1% | Latvia |
| 2010s | 17.9% | 16.3% | 1.6% | Australia |
| 2020s | 18.1% | 17.8% | 0.2% | Australia |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Australia or Latvia?
- Latvia, at 18.3% against 18.1% in Australia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Australia and Latvia?
- 0.2%, with Latvia ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Australia and Latvia?
- 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Australia and Latvia rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Australia ranks 100th and Latvia ranks 97th of 197 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data, published as Share of forest area within protected areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).