Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Mozambique
Mozambique: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 47.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Mozambique, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Mozambique recorded 47.2% for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Mozambique peaked at 47.2% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 18.6%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 93rd 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.6% | — |
| 2001 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +76.6% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +43.4% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.1% | 18.6% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.4% | 32.9% | 47.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.2% | 47.2% | 47.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 90 United Arab Emirates 48.3% compare
- 91 Sudan 48.0% compare
- 92 Republic of Korea 47.6% compare
- 94 New Zealand 47.2% compare
- 95 Philippines 46.6% compare
- 96 El Salvador 46.6% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0008 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -48.19 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0003 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Mozambique?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Mozambique was 47.2% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 47.2% in 2012.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.6% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Mozambique ranks 93rd out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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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