Melanesia vs Montserrat: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Melanesia
4.3%
in 2025
Montserrat
46.7%
in 2025
Melanesia rank
19th
Montserrat rank
21st
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Melanesia
- Montserrat
How they compare
Montserrat currently reports 46.7% against 4.3% in Melanesia, a difference of 42.4%.
That makes Montserrat's figure about 11.0 times Melanesia's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was Melanesia ahead.
Melanesia ranks 19th and Montserrat ranks 21st of 20 groups.
Across the 4 decades both report, Melanesia averaged higher in 2 and Montserrat in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Melanesia | Montserrat | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | Melanesia |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 0.0% | 4.0% | Melanesia |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 47.9% | 43.8% | Montserrat |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 46.7% | 42.4% | Montserrat |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas, Melanesia or Montserrat?
- Montserrat, at 46.7% against 4.3% in Melanesia as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Melanesia and Montserrat?
- 42.4%, with Montserrat ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Melanesia and Montserrat?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Melanesia and Montserrat rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Melanesia ranks 19th and Montserrat ranks 21st 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.