Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 53.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Sub-Saharan Africa, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Sub-Saharan Africa recorded 53.1% 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 23.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 53.1% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.8%, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th of 21 groups on this measure, in the top 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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.8% | — |
| 2001 | 19.8% | +5.3% |
| 2002 | 21.1% | +6.1% |
| 2003 | 23.0% | +9.3% |
| 2004 | 23.7% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 24.2% | +2.3% |
| 2006 | 30.2% | +24.7% |
| 2007 | 34.3% | +13.4% |
| 2008 | 34.7% | +1.4% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 37.9% | +3.6% |
| 2011 | 38.4% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 39.1% | +1.8% |
| 2013 | 39.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 40.0% | +2.3% |
| 2015 | 43.1% | +7.9% |
| 2016 | 43.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 45.7% | +5.6% |
| 2018 | 45.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 46.1% | +0.9% |
| 2020 | 52.1% | +12.8% |
| 2021 | 52.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 52.6% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 53.1% | +1.0% |
| 2024 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 53.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.6% | 18.8% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.8% | 37.9% | 46.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 52.8% | 52.1% | 53.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 1 Bouvet Island 100.0% compare
- 1 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 100.0% compare
- 1 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 100.0% compare
- 5 Benin 100.0% compare
- 6 Gabon 99.9% compare
- 7 Bulgaria 99.7% compare
- 7 Viet Nam 24.5% compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Sub-Saharan Africa was 53.1% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 53.1% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.8% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 4th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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