Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Cook Islands
Cook Islands: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 52.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Cook Islands, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Cook Islands stood at 52.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 162.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Cook Islands peaked at 52.1% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2000.
That places Cook Islands 79th out of 177 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 Cook Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 19.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 52.1% | +162.0% |
| 2018 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 52.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.9% | 19.9% | 19.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 19.9% | 52.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.1% | 52.1% | 52.1% | 6 |
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More environment data for Cook Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 0.886 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.214 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 3.91 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 2.32 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth -8.44 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 1.78 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 9.19 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 9.38 million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Cook Islands?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Cook Islands was 52.1% 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 Cook Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 52.1% in 2017.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Cook Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2000.
- How does Cook Islands rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Cook Islands ranks 79th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Cook Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 162.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cook Islands 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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