Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Gambia
Gambia: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 41.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Gambia, 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 Gambia is 41.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Gambia peaked at 41.3% in 2014 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2000.
Gambia ranks 102nd of 177 countries on this measure, 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 Gambia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.6% | — |
| 2001 | 36.6% | +23.9% |
| 2002 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.9% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 41.3% | +11.8% |
| 2009 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.9% | 29.6% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.3% | 41.3% | 41.3% | 6 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.15 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.366 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -23.94 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.55 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Gambia?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Gambia was 41.3% 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 Gambia?
- The highest recorded value was 41.3% in 2014.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Gambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
- How does Gambia rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Gambia ranks 102nd out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Gambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gambia 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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