Coastal protection in New Zealand
New Zealand: Coastal protection was 99.91 in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
99.91
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
8th
of 146 countries
All-time high
99.91
in 2012
All-time low
99.91
in 2012
Years of data
14
2012–2025
Coastal protection in New Zealand, 2012–2025
Source: World Bank.
Analysis
In 2025, coastal protection in New Zealand stood at 99.91. That is the highest value across all 14 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, coastal protection in New Zealand peaked at 99.91 in 2012 and was at its lowest, 99.91, in 2012.
That places New Zealand 8th out of 146 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
Coastal protection in New Zealand, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 99.91 | — |
| 2013 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.91 | +0.0% |
New Zealand compared with similar countries
- New Zealand's 99.91 is above the median for high income countries, which is 71.78, 1.4× the median. (55 countries reporting)
- New Zealand's 99.91 is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 78.63, 1.3× the median. (26 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 99.91 | 99.91 | 99.91 | 8 |
| 2020s | 99.91 | 99.91 | 99.91 | 6 |
Countries ranked near New Zealand
More environment data for New Zealand
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.379 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.1365 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.474 % 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 -0.9337 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is coastal protection in New Zealand?
- Coastal protection in New Zealand was 99.91 in 2025, according to the World Bank.
- What is the highest coastal protection recorded in New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 99.91 in 2012.
- What is the lowest coastal protection recorded in New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 99.91 in 2012.
- How does New Zealand rank for coastal protection?
- New Zealand ranks 8th out of 146 countries with data for 2025.
- Is coastal protection rising or falling in New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from the World Bank, published as part of Coastal protection. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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CSV · JSON — 14 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (World Bank Open Data).