Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 24.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) recorded 24.9% for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.3% on the previous year and up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 24.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2000.
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 20th of 22 groups 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 7.1% | +6.1% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +6.2% |
| 2003 | 7.6% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 8.8% | +15.2% |
| 2005 | 9.0% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 12.0% | +33.4% |
| 2007 | 12.2% | +1.1% |
| 2008 | 14.0% | +15.2% |
| 2009 | 17.7% | +26.4% |
| 2010 | 17.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.4% | +3.8% |
| 2012 | 18.4% | +0.2% |
| 2013 | 18.6% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 21.6% | +15.9% |
| 2015 | 22.0% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 23.4% | +6.2% |
| 2017 | 24.3% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 24.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 24.4% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 24.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 24.9% | +2.3% |
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 | +33.4% | 9.0% | 12.0% |
| 2009 | +26.4% | 14.0% | 17.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.3% | 6.7% | 17.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.3% | 17.7% | 24.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 24.5% | 24.4% | 24.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
More environment data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 16.9% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 9.0% (2025)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 0.1% (2025)
- Proportion of population using safely managed sanitation services, by 21.3% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic drinking water services, by 62.6% (2024)
- Proportion of population using basic sanitation services, by location 36.3% (2024)
- Level of water stress: freshwater withdrawal as a proportion of 0.2% (2023)
- Water Use Efficiency 84.64 (2023)
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area 0.5% (2022)
- Reservoir minimum water area change 1.2% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 24.9% 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 Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 24.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 20th out of 22 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 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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