Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Southern Europe
Southern Europe: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 35.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Southern Europe, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Southern Europe recorded 35.7% for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Southern Europe peaked at 35.7% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 1990.
Southern Europe ranks 6th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Southern Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 6.8% | — |
| 2000 | 16.8% | +145.0% |
| 2010 | 32.0% | +91.1% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +8.8% |
| 2020 | 35.0% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 35.7% | +2.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 6.8% | 6.8% | 6.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.8% | 1 |
| 2010s | 33.4% | 32.0% | 34.8% | 2 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 35.0% | 35.7% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Southern Europe
- 3 Uzbekistan 99.7% compare
- 4 Cook Islands 95.6% compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 87.5% compare
- 6 Zambia 82.5% compare
- 7 Réunion 73.0% compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 69.5% compare
- 9 Pitcairn 66.7% compare
More environment data for Southern Europe
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1235 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.3167 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.323 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate -1.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, annual growth rate -8.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Newsprint — Import value, gaps filled 339,745 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Southern Europe?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Southern Europe was 35.7% 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 Southern Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 35.7% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Southern Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 1990.
- How does Southern Europe rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Southern Europe ranks 6th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Southern Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Europe 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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