Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Falkland Islands
Falkland Islands: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 18.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Falkland Islands, 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 Falkland Islands is 18.3%, 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 Falkland Islands peaked at 18.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 12.9%, in 2000.
Falkland Islands ranks 145th of 190 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Falkland Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.9% | — |
| 2001 | 18.3% | +41.3% |
| 2002 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 12.9% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.3% | 18.3% | 18.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Falkland Islands
- 142 Turks and Caicos Islands 22.3% compare
- 143 Malaysia 19.7% compare
- 144 East Timor 19.6% compare
- 146 Tonga 17.6% compare
- 147 Faroe Islands 16.7% compare
- 148 Fiji 16.6% compare
More environment data for Falkland Islands
- Forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 643.99 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 9.7 µg/m³ (2024)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.81 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 1.03 million hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 1.03 million hectares (2025)
- Using at least basic drinking water sources in urban vs. rural areas 100.0% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Falkland Islands?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Falkland Islands was 18.3% 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 Falkland Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 18.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Falkland Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.9% in 2000.
- How does Falkland Islands rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Falkland Islands ranks 145th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Falkland Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Falkland Islands 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 (%).