Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Tonga
Tonga: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 17.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Tonga, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Tonga recorded 17.6% 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 Tonga peaked at 17.6% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 4.9%, in 2000.
Tonga ranks 139th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 16.3% | 4.9% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 17.6% | 17.6% | 17.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Tonga
- 136 Turks and Caicos Islands 22.3% compare
- 137 Malaysia 19.7% compare
- 138 Falkland Islands (Malvinas) 18.3% compare
- 140 Faroe Islands 16.7% compare
- 141 Fiji 16.5% compare
- 142 Iceland 16.1% compare
More environment data for Tonga
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.858 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 60 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 57.82 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.0022 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 232 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 8 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 42 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Tonga?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Tonga was 17.6% 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 Tonga?
- The highest recorded value was 17.6% in 2001.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Tonga?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.9% in 2000.
- How does Tonga rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Tonga ranks 139th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Tonga?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tonga 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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