Egypt vs Kuwait: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas
Egypt
44.4%
in 2025
Kuwait
44.0%
in 2025
Egypt rank
99th
Kuwait rank
101st
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas over time
- Egypt
- Kuwait
How they compare
Egypt currently reports 44.4% against 44.0% in Kuwait, a difference of 0.4%.
Across all 26 years both countries report, Egypt has been ahead every year.
Egypt ranks 99th and Kuwait ranks 101st of 190 countries.
Egypt has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Egypt | Kuwait | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.7% | 14.8% | 20.9% | Egypt |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 21.4% | 23.1% | Egypt |
| 2020s | 44.4% | 39.7% | 4.7% | Egypt |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas, Egypt or Kuwait?
- Egypt, at 44.4% against 44.0% in Kuwait as of 2025.
- What is the difference in protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas between Egypt and Kuwait?
- 0.4%, with Egypt ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Egypt and Kuwait?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Egypt and Kuwait rank globally for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Egypt ranks 99th and Kuwait ranks 101st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC β processed by Our World in Data, published as Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).