Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Malaysia
Malaysia: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 19.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Malaysia, 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 Malaysia is 19.7%, 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 Malaysia peaked at 19.7% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 10.5%, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 137th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.5% | — |
| 2001 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 10.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 10.5% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 12.6% | +19.4% |
| 2006 | 12.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 12.7% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 12.7% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +27.0% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.3% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 17.9% | +9.7% |
| 2014 | 18.2% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 19.7% | +8.3% |
| 2016 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 11.6% | 10.5% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 16.1% | 19.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.7% | 19.7% | 19.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Malaysia?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Malaysia was 19.7% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 19.7% in 2015.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.5% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Malaysia ranks 137th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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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