Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) stood at 4.3%. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 4.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 4.0%, in 1990.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 35th out of 35 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 4.0% | — |
| 2000 | 4.1% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 4.1% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 4.3% | +6.4% |
| 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 | 4.1% | 4.1% | 4.1% | 1 |
| 2010s | 4.2% | 4.1% | 4.3% | 2 |
| 2020s | 4.3% | 4.3% | 4.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More environment data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 24.9% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 16.9% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 9.0% (2025)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 0.1% (2025)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 21.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 62.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 36.3% (2024)
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 0.2% (2023)
- Water Use Efficiency 84.64 (2023)
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area 2,865 (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 4.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.0% in 1990.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 35th out of 35 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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