Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean
Latin America and the Caribbean: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 15.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean is 15.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 4.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean peaked at 15.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 8.8%, in 1990.
Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 24th of 35 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 8.8% | — |
| 2000 | 10.2% | +15.9% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +35.0% |
| 2015 | 14.6% | +5.7% |
| 2020 | 15.0% | +2.7% |
| 2025 | 15.3% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 8.8% | 8.8% | 8.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 10.2% | 10.2% | 10.2% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.2% | 13.8% | 14.6% | 2 |
| 2020s | 15.1% | 15.0% | 15.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Latin America and the Caribbean
- 21 Kenya 49.7% compare
- 22 Cabo Verde 48.3% compare
- 23 Mozambique 47.1% compare
- 24 Montserrat 46.7% compare
- 25 Rwanda 45.8% compare
- 26 Chad 45.6% compare
- 27 Croatia 45.5% compare
More environment data for Latin America and the Caribbean
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.27 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.204 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 9.17 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 29.54 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 158,363 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 25.3 % (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 35,902 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Latin America and the Caribbean was 15.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The highest recorded value was 15.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.8% in 1990.
- How does Latin America and the Caribbean rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Latin America and the Caribbean ranks 24th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Latin America and the Caribbean?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latin America and the Caribbean data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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