Forest Area within Legally Established Protected Areas, 2010

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Forest Area within Legally Established Protected Areas, 2010: every country, as published by Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO).

Country	Forest within legally established protected areas, as a share of the 2015 forest area (%)
Saudi ArabiaSAUWestern Asia	100.00
UzbekistanUZBCentral Asia	78.89
VenezuelaVENSouth America	78.32
ZambiaZMBEastern Africa	69.57
NetherlandsNLDWestern Europe	59.48
IndonesiaIDNSouth-eastern Asia	55.68
BelizeBLZCentral America	54.38
GuineaGINWestern Africa	54.38
NepalNPLSouthern Asia	54.12
São Tomé and PríncipeSTPMiddle Africa	53.61
GuatemalaGTMCentral America	52.63
KenyaKENEastern Africa	50.99
Cabo VerdeCPVWestern Africa	48.33
RwandaRWAEastern Africa	45.80
PanamaPANCentral America	43.51
UgandaUGAEastern Africa	42.77
HungaryHUNEastern Europe	42.31
ThailandTHASouth-eastern Asia	41.28
BurundiBDIEastern Africa	41.12
BhutanBTNSouthern Asia	40.67
SpainESPSouthern Europe	39.63
BahrainBHRWestern Asia	39.42
MauritiusMUSEastern Africa	38.67
New ZealandNZLAustralia and New Zealand	37.29
DominicaDMACaribbean	37.02

A higher value is the better result. The middle country reads 15.73. “Shared” marks a value another country also holds.

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+ Austria+ Barbados+ Ireland+ Japan+ Liberia+ Montenegro+ Panama+ Peru+ Portugal+ El Salvador+ Ukraine

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