Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Samoa
Samoa: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 47.6% in 2025. β² Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Samoa, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 47.6% for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Samoa peaked at 47.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2000.
Samoa ranks 114th of 236 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.3% | 32.9% | 47.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.0% | 47.0% | 47.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 47.3% | 47.1% | 47.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Samoa?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Samoa was 47.6% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 47.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Samoa ranks 114th out of 236 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. 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 Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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