Bouvet Island vs World: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered
Bouvet Island
100.0%
in 2025
World
41.8%
in 2025
Bouvet Island rank
1st
World rank
8th
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered over time
- Bouvet Island
- World
How they compare
Bouvet Island currently reports 100.0% against 41.8% in World, a difference of 58.2%.
That makes Bouvet Island's figure about 2.4 times World's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Bouvet Island has been ahead every year.
Bouvet Island ranks 1st and World ranks 8th of 167 countries.
Bouvet Island has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Bouvet Island | World | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100.0% | 29.3% | 70.7% | Bouvet Island |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 37.9% | 62.1% | Bouvet Island |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 41.4% | 58.6% | Bouvet Island |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered, Bouvet Island or World?
- Bouvet Island, at 100.0% against 41.8% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered between Bouvet Island and World?
- 58.2%, with Bouvet Island ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Bouvet Island and World?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Bouvet Island and World rank globally for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Bouvet Island ranks 1st and World ranks 8th of 167 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.