Belize vs Uganda: Share of forest area within protected areas
Belize
54.5%
in 2025
Uganda
53.9%
in 2025
Belize rank
14th
Uganda rank
17th
Share of forest area within protected areas over time
- Belize
- Uganda
How they compare
Belize currently reports 54.5% against 53.9% in Uganda, a difference of 0.6%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 5 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 17th of 197 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 2 and Uganda in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Uganda | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 53.3% | 50.8% | 2.5% | Belize |
| 2010s | 54.6% | 42.7% | 11.9% | Belize |
| 2020s | 54.5% | 55.7% | 1.2% | Uganda |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Belize or Uganda?
- Belize, at 54.5% against 53.9% in Uganda as of 2025.
- What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Belize and Uganda?
- 0.6%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Uganda?
- 5 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Uganda rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?
- Belize ranks 14th and Uganda ranks 17th 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 (%).