Bouvet Island vs World: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs)
Bouvet Island
100.0%
in 2025
World
45.2%
in 2025
Bouvet Island rank
1st
World rank
7th
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) over time
- Bouvet Island
- World
How they compare
Bouvet Island currently reports 100.0% against 45.2% in World, a difference of 54.8%.
That makes Bouvet Island's figure about 2.2 times World's.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Bouvet Island has been ahead every year.
Bouvet Island ranks 1st and World ranks 7th of 222 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% | 31.9% | 68.1% | Bouvet Island |
| 2010s | 100.0% | 41.1% | 58.9% | Bouvet Island |
| 2020s | 100.0% | 44.8% | 55.2% | Bouvet Island |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas), Bouvet Island or World?
- Bouvet Island, at 100.0% against 45.2% in World as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) between Bouvet Island and World?
- 54.8%, 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 terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Bouvet Island ranks 1st and World ranks 7th of 222 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.