Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand): Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 16.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) recorded 16.9% for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) peaked at 16.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 6.9%, in 2000.
That places Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) 23rd out of 24 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 Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.9% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +4.6% |
| 2002 | 7.6% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 7.8% | +3.5% |
| 2004 | 8.3% | +5.9% |
| 2005 | 8.6% | +3.0% |
| 2006 | 10.2% | +19.3% |
| 2007 | 10.4% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 11.4% | +9.8% |
| 2009 | 13.8% | +21.6% |
| 2010 | 13.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 14.5% | +4.5% |
| 2012 | 14.5% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 14.6% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.5% | +5.9% |
| 2015 | 15.5% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 16.2% | +4.4% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.7% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.7% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 16.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.2% | 6.9% | 13.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.4% | 13.8% | 16.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.7% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)
- 20 Denmark 88.3% compare
- 21 Greece 87.3% compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86.8% compare
- 22 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 86.8% compare
- 24 Sao Tome and Principe 86.3% compare
- 25 Ghana 86.0% compare
- 26 Slovakia 85.7% 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 Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 9.0% (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 terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) was 16.9% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.9% in 2000.
- How does Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand) ranks 23rd out of 24 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Oceania (exc. Australia and New Zealand)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.6%. 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 Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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