Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) vs Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
9.0%
in 2025
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
88.6%
in 2025
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank
23rd
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands rank
25th

Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered over time

  • Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
  • Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
020406080200020122025

How they compare

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands currently reports 88.6% against 9.0% in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), a difference of 79.6%.

That makes Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands's figure about 9.8 times Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)'s.

The two have swapped places 1 time across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ahead.

Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 23rd and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands ranks 25th of 23 groups.

Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands Difference Ahead
2000s 6.0% 18.9% 12.8% Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
2010s 7.8% 69.4% 61.6% Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
2020s 8.9% 86.4% 77.5% Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered, Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) or Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, at 88.6% against 9.0% in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) as of 2025.
What is the difference in average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered between Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
79.6%, with Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands rank globally for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 23rd and Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands ranks 25th of 23 groups.
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.

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About this data

Indicator
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
218 places, 5,668 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed