Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Western Asia
Western Asia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 40.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Western Asia, 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 Western Asia is 40.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 14.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Western Asia peaked at 40.3% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 31.9%, in 1990.
Western Asia ranks 4th of 32 groups on this measure, in the top 10%.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Western Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 31.9% | — |
| 2000 | 33.5% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 33.9% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 35.3% | +4.1% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | +2.1% |
| 2025 | 40.3% | +12.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 31.9% | 31.9% | 31.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 33.5% | 33.5% | 33.5% | 1 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 33.9% | 35.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 38.2% | 36.0% | 40.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Western Asia
- 1 Norfolk Island 100.0% compare
- 1 Saudi Arabia 100.0% compare
- 2 Türkiye 37.8% compare
- 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
More environment data for Western Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.404 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.7 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 5.50 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.65 million t (2024)
- Cropland — Area 45,596 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 1.25 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 2.95 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 484,480 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 479,195 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Western Asia?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Western Asia was 40.3% 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 Western Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 40.3% in 2025.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Western Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 31.9% in 1990.
- How does Western Asia rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Western Asia ranks 4th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Western Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Western Asia 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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