Kenya vs Melanesia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Kenya
49.7%
in 2025
Melanesia
4.3%
in 2025
Kenya rank
19th
Melanesia rank
19th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Kenya
- Melanesia
How they compare
Kenya currently reports 49.7% against 4.3% in Melanesia, a difference of 45.4%.
That makes Kenya's figure about 11.7 times Melanesia's.
Across all 6 years both countries report, Kenya has been ahead every year.
Kenya ranks 19th and Melanesia ranks 19th of 168 countries.
Kenya has averaged higher in every one of the 4 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Kenya | Melanesia | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 51.7% | 4.0% | 47.7% | Kenya |
| 2000s | 52.0% | 4.0% | 48.0% | Kenya |
| 2010s | 50.9% | 4.1% | 46.8% | Kenya |
| 2020s | 49.7% | 4.3% | 45.4% | Kenya |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Kenya or Melanesia?
- Kenya, at 49.7% against 4.3% in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Kenya and Melanesia?
- 45.4%, with Kenya ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Kenya and Melanesia?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Kenya and Melanesia rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Kenya ranks 19th and Melanesia ranks 19th of 168 countries.
- 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.