Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 1.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1.9%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
163rd
of 177 countries
All-time high
1.9%
in 2002
All-time low
1.5%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.9%. 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 Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.9% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.5%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 163rd 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.5% | — |
| 2001 | 1.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.9% | +27.0% |
| 2003 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.5% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.9% | 1.9% | 1.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 160 Singapore 3.3% compare
- 161 Solomon Islands 3.2% compare
- 162 Barbados 2.9% compare
- 164 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.7% compare
- 165 Bermuda 1.7% compare
- 166 Bahrain 0.0%
- 166 British Indian Ocean Territory 0.0%
- 166 Djibouti 0.0%
- 166 Dominica 0.0%
- 166 Eritrea 0.0%
- 166 Iraq 0.0%
- 166 Libya 0.0%
- 166 Maldives 0.0%
- 166 Naoero 0.0%
- 166 Nigeria 0.0%
- 166 Somalia 0.0%
- 166 Tokelau 0.0%
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0032 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate 5.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export 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 Papua New Guinea?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Papua New Guinea was 1.9% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.9% in 2002.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.5% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 163rd out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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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