Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Angola
Angola: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 65.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Angola, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Angola is 65.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Angola peaked at 65.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65.9%, in 2000.
That places Angola 59th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.9% | — |
| 2001 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 65.9% | +0.0% |
Angola compared with similar countries
- Angola's 65.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.6× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Angola's 65.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.0%, 1.2× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.9% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.9% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.9% | 65.9% | 65.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % 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 0.8333 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Angola?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Angola was 65.9% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 65.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.9% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Angola ranks 59th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola 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 marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).