Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 7.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 7.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.7%, in 2000.
Papua New Guinea ranks 148th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.7% | — |
| 2001 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.7% | +1.2% |
| 2004 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 7.3% | +1.1% |
| 2010 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.9% | 6.7% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 6 |
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- 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)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.23 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0026 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 5.05 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Papua New Guinea?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Papua New Guinea was 7.4% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.7% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 148th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. 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 Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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