Asia vs Réunion: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Asia
26.5%
in 2025
Réunion
73.0%
in 2025
Asia rank
6th
Réunion rank
7th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Asia
- Réunion
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 73.0% against 26.5% in Asia, a difference of 46.5%.
That makes Réunion's figure about 2.7 times Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Asia ahead.
Asia ranks 6th and Réunion ranks 7th of 20 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Asia averaged higher in 2 and Réunion in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Asia | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.2% | 5.2% | 12.1% | Asia |
| 2000s | 20.5% | 8.4% | 12.1% | Asia |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 79.2% | 54.0% | Réunion |
| 2020s | 26.3% | 73.0% | 46.6% | Réunion |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Asia or Réunion?
- Réunion, at 73.0% against 26.5% in Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Asia and Réunion?
- 46.5%, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Asia and Réunion?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Asia and Réunion rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Asia ranks 6th and Réunion ranks 7th of 20 groups.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.