Réunion vs World: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas
Réunion
73.0%
in 2025
World
19.3%
in 2025
Réunion rank
7th
World rank
18th
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas over time
- Réunion
- World
How they compare
Réunion currently reports 73.0% against 19.3% in World, a difference of 53.7%.
That makes Réunion's figure about 3.8 times World's.
The two have swapped places 1 time across 6 shared years of data; in 1990 it was World ahead.
Réunion ranks 7th and World ranks 18th of 168 countries.
Across the 4 decades both report, Réunion averaged higher in 2 and World in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Réunion | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.2% | 12.9% | 7.7% | World |
| 2000s | 8.4% | 14.4% | 6.0% | World |
| 2010s | 79.2% | 17.8% | 61.3% | Réunion |
| 2020s | 73.0% | 19.0% | 54.0% | 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, Réunion or World?
- Réunion, at 73.0% against 19.3% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas between Réunion and World?
- 53.7%, with Réunion ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Réunion and World?
- 6 years are reported by both, from 1990 to 2025.
- How do Réunion and World rank globally for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Réunion ranks 7th and World ranks 18th 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.