Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Polynesia
French Polynesia: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 1.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Polynesia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
French Polynesia recorded 1.4% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Polynesia peaked at 1.4% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 1.3%, in 2000.
That places French Polynesia 168th out of 184 countries 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.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Polynesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.3% | — |
| 2001 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.3% | +3.1% |
| 2011 | 1.4% | +1.5% |
| 2012 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1.4% | +0.0% |
French Polynesia compared with similar countries
- French Polynesia's 1.4% is below the median for high income countries, which is 65.7%, 2% of the median. (51 countries reporting)
- French Polynesia's 1.4% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 36.8%, 4% of the median. (28 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.3% | 1.3% | 1.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.4% | 1.3% | 1.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.4% | 1.4% | 1.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near French Polynesia
More environment data for French Polynesia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.42 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.863 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Area 2.5 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 7.33 kg/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 8.73 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 24.58 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 85.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Polynesia?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in French Polynesia was 1.4% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in French Polynesia?
- The highest recorded value was 1.4% in 2011.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in French Polynesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.3% in 2000.
- How does French Polynesia rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- French Polynesia ranks 168th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in French Polynesia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this French Polynesia data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).