Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 7.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Marshall Islands, 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 Marshall Islands is 7.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Marshall Islands peaked at 7.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Marshall Islands ranks 154th of 177 countries on this measure, 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 Marshall Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 4.8% | — |
| 2003 | 4.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.7% | +18.9% |
| 2005 | 5.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +0.3% |
| 2011 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.6% | +13.7% |
| 2013 | 7.8% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.8% | 0.0% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6% | 6.7% | 7.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.8% | 7.8% | 7.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Marshall Islands
- 151 China 8.8% compare
- 152 Trinidad and Tobago 8.5% compare
- 153 India 8.5% compare
- 155 Sint Maarten 6.4% compare
- 156 British Virgin Islands 6.1% compare
- 157 Brunei Darussalam 5.4% compare
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Export quantity 1 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Export value 2 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value 245 1000 USD (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 130 t (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 13 1000 USD (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.19 ha/cap (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import value 76 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Marshall Islands?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Marshall Islands was 7.8% 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 Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Marshall Islands ranks 154th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall 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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