Eastern and South-Eastern Asia vs Réunion: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
25.9%
in 2025
Réunion
73.0%
in 2025
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia rank
10th
Réunion rank
8th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia
- Réunion
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 73.0% against 25.9% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia, a difference of 47.1%.
That makes Réunion's figure about 2.8 times Eastern and South-Eastern Asia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ahead.
Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th and Réunion ranks 8th of 35 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia averaged higher in 2 and Réunion in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia | Réunion | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 16.8% | 5.2% | 11.6% | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2000s | 20.3% | 8.4% | 11.8% | Eastern and South-Eastern Asia |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 79.2% | 54.0% | Réunion |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 73.0% | 47.1% | 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, Eastern and South-Eastern Asia or Réunion?
- Réunion, at 73.0% against 25.9% in Eastern and South-Eastern Asia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Réunion?
- 47.1%, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Réunion?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Eastern and South-Eastern Asia and Réunion rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Eastern and South-Eastern Asia ranks 10th 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.