Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Congo
Congo: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 96.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Congo, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Congo stood at 96.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 82.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Congo peaked at 96.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 51.4%, in 2000.
That places Congo 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.4% | — |
| 2001 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 51.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 53.2% | +3.5% |
| 2008 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 53.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 73.6% | +38.4% |
| 2018 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 73.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 96.9% | +31.7% |
| 2024 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 96.9% | +0.0% |
Congo compared with similar countries
- Congo's 96.9% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 2.4× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Congo's 96.9% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.0%, 1.8× the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 51.4% | 53.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.3% | 53.2% | 73.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.2% | 73.6% | 96.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Congo
More environment data for Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.202 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.13 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.8453 % 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 -0.4756 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Congo?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Congo was 96.9% 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 Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 96.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.4% in 2000.
- How does Congo rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Congo ranks 11th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 82.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Congo 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 (%).