Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 9.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Northern Africa, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Northern Africa is 9.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Northern Africa peaked at 9.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 7.6%, in 1990.
Northern Africa ranks 30th of 32 groups on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 7.6% | — |
| 2000 | 7.7% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +29.0% |
| 2015 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 9.9% | +0.3% |
| 2025 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 7.6% | 7.6% | 7.6% | 1 |
| 2000s | 7.7% | 7.7% | 7.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 2 |
| 2020s | 9.9% | 9.9% | 9.9% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Northern Africa?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Northern Africa was 9.9% 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 9.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.6% in 1990.
- How does Northern Africa rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Northern Africa ranks 30th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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