Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Melanesia
Melanesia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 4.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Melanesia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Melanesia is 4.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Melanesia peaked at 4.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1990.
Melanesia ranks 19th of 20 regions on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Melanesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.0% | — |
| 2000 | 4.0% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 4.0% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +6.5% |
| 2020 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 4.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2000s | 4.0% | 4.0% | 4.0% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.1% | 4.0% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Melanesia
- 16 Uganda 53.9% compare
- 17 Sao Tome and Principe 53.6% compare
- 18 Guatemala 50.3% compare
- 19 Kenya 49.7% compare
- 20 Mozambique 47.1% compare
- 21 Montserrat 46.7% compare
- 22 Rwanda 45.8% compare
More environment data for Melanesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.37 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.59 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.857 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 1.3 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 7.8 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Import quantity 6,033 t (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value US$ 118.85 USD (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Agricultural Use 6,096 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Melanesia?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Melanesia was 4.3% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Melanesia?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Melanesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1990.
- How does Melanesia rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Melanesia ranks 19th out of 20 regions with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Melanesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Melanesia data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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