Caribbean vs Réunion: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Caribbean
29.9%
in 2025
Réunion
73.0%
in 2025
Caribbean rank
7th
Réunion rank
7th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Caribbean
- Réunion
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 73.0% against 29.9% in Caribbean, a difference of 43.1%.
That makes Réunion's figure about 2.4 times Caribbean's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Caribbean ahead.
Caribbean ranks 7th and Réunion ranks 7th of 32 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Caribbean averaged higher in 2 and Réunion in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Caribbean | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 17.9% | 5.2% | 12.7% | Caribbean |
| 2000s | 18.7% | 8.4% | 10.3% | Caribbean |
| 2010s | 21.4% | 79.2% | 57.8% | Réunion |
| 2020s | 29.9% | 73.0% | 43.1% | 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, Caribbean or Réunion?
- Réunion, at 73.0% against 29.9% in Caribbean as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Caribbean and Réunion?
- 43.1%, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Caribbean and Réunion?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Caribbean and Réunion rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Caribbean ranks 7th and Réunion ranks 7th of 32 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.