Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 57.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Australia and New Zealand is 57.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 57.9% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 42.8%, in 2000.
That places Australia and New Zealand 76th out of 201 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.8% | — |
| 2001 | 43.3% | +1.1% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | +3.8% |
| 2003 | 45.1% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 45.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 45.5% | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 46.1% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 47.4% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 47.7% | +0.6% |
| 2009 | 50.0% | +5.0% |
| 2010 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 53.1% | +2.4% |
| 2013 | 54.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 54.7% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +0.5% |
| 2016 | 55.9% | +1.7% |
| 2017 | 56.1% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 56.6% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 57.0% | +0.7% |
| 2020 | 57.1% | +0.2% |
| 2021 | 57.5% | +0.7% |
| 2022 | 57.9% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.8% | 42.8% | 50.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.5% | 50.3% | 57.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.7% | 57.1% | 57.9% | 6 |
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More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Australia and New Zealand?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Australia and New Zealand was 57.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 57.9% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.8% in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 76th out of 201 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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