Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Small island developing States (SIDS)
Small island developing States (SIDS): Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 30.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Small island developing States (SIDS), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Small island developing States (SIDS) recorded 30.9% for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.0% on the previous year and up 22.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Small island developing States (SIDS) peaked at 30.9% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 9.4%, in 2000.
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 Small island developing States (SIDS), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.4% | — |
| 2001 | 10.7% | +14.0% |
| 2002 | 11.5% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 12.6% | +9.9% |
| 2004 | 14.1% | +12.3% |
| 2005 | 14.7% | +3.9% |
| 2006 | 16.8% | +14.3% |
| 2007 | 17.0% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 18.2% | +6.8% |
| 2009 | 19.6% | +7.4% |
| 2010 | 20.2% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 20.2% | +0.2% |
| 2012 | 20.7% | +2.5% |
| 2013 | 21.3% | +2.5% |
| 2014 | 23.1% | +8.5% |
| 2015 | 25.3% | +9.6% |
| 2016 | 26.0% | +3.0% |
| 2017 | 26.7% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 26.8% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 26.8% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 29.7% | +11.0% |
| 2021 | 29.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 29.8% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 30.6% | +2.5% |
| 2024 | 30.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 30.9% | +1.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 14.4% | 9.4% | 19.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 23.7% | 20.2% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.2% | 29.7% | 30.9% | 6 |
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More environment data for Small island developing States (SIDS)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.168 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 16,068 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 176,855 t (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 38,354 1000 USD (1989)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 223,110 1000 USD (1989)
- Country area — Area 135,020 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 121,110 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.2 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Small island developing States (SIDS) was 30.9% 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 Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The highest recorded value was 30.9% in 2025.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.4% in 2000.
- How does Small island developing States (SIDS) rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Small island developing States (SIDS) ranks 6th out of 13 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Small island developing States (SIDS)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 22.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Small island developing States (SIDS) 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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