Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Samoa
Samoa: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 36.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
36.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
128th
of 195 countries
All-time high
36.4%
in 2023
All-time low
16.8%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Samoa, 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 Samoa is 36.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Samoa peaked at 36.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 128th of 195 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Samoa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.8% | — |
| 2001 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.4% | +98.5% |
| 2004 | 34.6% | +3.6% |
| 2005 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 34.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.6% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.6% | +0.1% |
| 2016 | 35.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 36.4% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.3%, 86% of the median. (50 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 36.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 37.1%, 98% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 16.8% | 35.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.6% | 35.6% | 35.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.0% | 35.7% | 36.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 125 Haiti 37.1% compare
- 126 Myanmar 37.1% compare
- 127 Costa Rica 36.4% compare
- 129 Bolivia (Plurinational State of) 36.2% compare
- 130 Switzerland 35.6% compare
- 131 Suriname 34.9% compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Samoa?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Samoa was 36.4% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Samoa ranks 128th out of 195 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Samoa 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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