Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania
Oceania: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 16.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania, 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 Oceania is 16.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 6 years on record.
The figure is up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania peaked at 16.3% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 10.8%, in 1990.
That places Oceania 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 10.8% | — |
| 2000 | 12.7% | +17.9% |
| 2010 | 15.5% | +22.1% |
| 2015 | 16.2% | +4.5% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 10.8% | 10.8% | 10.8% | 1 |
| 2000s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 1 |
| 2010s | 15.8% | 15.5% | 16.2% | 2 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 2 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 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
- 23 Chad 45.6% compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.74 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Oceania was 16.3% 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?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2020.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.8% in 1990.
- How does Oceania rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Oceania ranks 20th out of 32 groups with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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