Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?

Sao Tome and Principe, at 53.6% against 49.7% in Kenya as of 2025.

What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?

3.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?

10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.

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.

Kenya vs Sao Tome and Principe: Share of forest area within protected areas

Kenya

49.7%

in 2025

Sao Tome and Principe

53.6%

in 2025

Kenya rank

20th

Sao Tome and Principe rank

18th

Share of forest area within protected areas over time

Kenya
Sao Tome and Principe

How they compare

Sao Tome and Principe currently reports 53.6% against 49.7% in Kenya, a difference of 3.9%.

That makes Sao Tome and Principe's figure about 1.1 times Kenya's.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 10 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Kenya ahead.

Kenya ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th of 197 countries.

Across the 4 decades both report, Kenya averaged higher in 2 and Sao Tome and Principe in 2.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Kenya	Sao Tome and Principe	Difference	Ahead
1990s	51.7%	0.0%	51.7%	Kenya
2000s	52.0%	0.0%	52.0%	Kenya
2010s	39.2%	53.6%	14.4%	Sao Tome and Principe
2020s	49.7%	53.6%	4.0%	Sao Tome and Principe

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher share of forest area within protected areas, Kenya or Sao Tome and Principe?: Sao Tome and Principe, at 53.6% against 49.7% in Kenya as of 2025.
What is the difference in share of forest area within protected areas between Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?: 3.9%, with Sao Tome and Principe ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe?: 10 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
How do Kenya and Sao Tome and Principe rank globally for share of forest area within protected areas?: Kenya ranks 20th and Sao Tome and Principe ranks 18th 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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Indicator: Share of forest area within protected areas
Unit: %
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 197 places, 1,176 data points, 1990–2025
Last refreshed: 28 August 2026

Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%).