Central and Southern Asia vs Réunion: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Central and Southern Asia
24.9%
in 2025
Réunion
73.0%
in 2025
Central and Southern Asia rank
11th
Réunion rank
8th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Central and Southern Asia
- Réunion
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 73.0% against 24.9% in Central and Southern Asia, a difference of 48.1%.
That makes Réunion's figure about 2.9 times Central and Southern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Central and Southern Asia ahead.
Central and Southern Asia ranks 11th and Réunion ranks 8th of 35 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Central and Southern Asia averaged higher in 2 and Réunion in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Central and Southern Asia | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 15.0% | 5.2% | 9.8% | Central and Southern Asia |
| 2000s | 17.6% | 8.4% | 9.2% | Central and Southern Asia |
| 2010s | 22.4% | 79.2% | 56.8% | Réunion |
| 2020s | 24.7% | 73.0% | 48.3% | 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, Central and Southern Asia or Réunion?
- Réunion, at 73.0% against 24.9% in Central and Southern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Central and Southern Asia and Réunion?
- 48.1%, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Central and Southern Asia and Réunion?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Central and Southern Asia and Réunion rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Central and Southern Asia ranks 11th and Réunion ranks 8th of 35 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.