Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 9.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) is 9.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 9.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 5.3%, in 2000.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 23rd out of 23 groups 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 Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.3% | — |
| 2001 | 5.3% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 5.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.9% | +10.0% |
| 2004 | 5.9% | +0.8% |
| 2005 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.2% | +5.2% |
| 2007 | 6.4% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 6.5% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.7% | +18.6% |
| 2010 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.7% | +0.6% |
| 2013 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.7% | +12.2% |
| 2020 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.7% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 8.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 9.0% | +3.0% |
| 2024 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 9.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.0% | 5.3% | 7.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.8% | 7.7% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.9% | 8.7% | 9.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 20 American Samoa 91.0% compare
- 21 Cyprus 90.9% compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 90.2% compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 90.2% compare
- 24 France 88.6% compare
- 25 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 88.6% compare
- 26 Venezuela (Bolivarian Republic of) 88.0% compare
More environment data for Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 24.9% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 16.9% (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 2,865 (2022)
- Reservoir minimum water area 0.0% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 9.0% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 9.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.3% in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 23rd out of 23 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.9%. 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 Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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