15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Réunion
Réunion: 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected was 72.98 % in 2025. ◆ Volatile
15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Réunion, 1990–2025
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in %.
Analysis
Réunion recorded 72.98 % for 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in 2025.
The figure is down 7.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Réunion peaked at 79.16 % in 2010 and was at its lowest, 5.19 %, in 1990.
Réunion ranks 7th of 168 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 5.19 % | 5.19 % | 5.19 % | 1 |
| 2000s | 8.44 % | 8.44 % | 8.44 % | 1 |
| 2010s | 79.16 % | 79.16 % | 79.16 % | 2 |
| 2020s | 72.98 % | 72.98 % | 72.98 % | 2 |
Countries ranked near Réunion
- 4 Cook Islands 95.64 % compare
- 5 Faroe Islands 87.5 % compare
- 6 Zambia 82.55 % compare
- 8 Sri Lanka 69.47 % compare
- 9 Pitcairn 66.67 % compare
- 10 Netherlands (Kingdom of the) 59.48 % compare
More environment data for Réunion
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.77 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.351 °C (2025)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 1 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 578 t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 20.5 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 0.66 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 6.92 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.6 g/Int$ (2005)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.22 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Réunion?
- 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected in Réunion was 72.98 % in 2025, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected recorded in Réunion?
- The highest recorded value was 79.16 % in 2010.
- What is the lowest 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected recorded in Réunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.19 % in 1990.
- How does Réunion rank for 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected?
- Réunion ranks 7th out of 168 countries with data for 2025.
- Is 15.2.1 proportion of forest area within legally established protected rising or falling in Réunion?
- Over the last ten years it is down 7.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Réunion data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of 15.2.1 Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas — Value. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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