Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Polynesia
Polynesia: Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas was 14.0% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
14.0%
World rank
120th
of 198 countries
All-time high
14.3%
in 2000
All-time low
13.9%
in 1990
Years of data
6
1990–2025
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Polynesia, 1990–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Polynesia stood at 14.0%.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Polynesia peaked at 14.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 13.9%, in 1990.
Polynesia ranks 120th of 198 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Polynesia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 13.9% | — |
| 2000 | 14.3% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 14.0% | -2.0% |
| 2015 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 14.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 13.9% | 13.9% | 13.9% | 1 |
| 2000s | 14.3% | 14.3% | 14.3% | 1 |
| 2010s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 2 |
| 2020s | 14.0% | 14.0% | 14.0% | 2 |
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More environment data for Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.894 °C (2025)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 0.17 kg/ha (2024)
- Country area — Area 803.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per capita 0.12 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per value of agricultural 0.66 g/Int$ (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Import quantity 101 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Polynesia?
- Proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas in Polynesia was 14.0% 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 Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 14.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas recorded in Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.9% in 1990.
- How does Polynesia rank for proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas?
- Polynesia ranks 120th out of 198 countries with data for 2025.
- Is proportion of forest area within legally established protected areas rising or falling in Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Polynesia 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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