Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Fiji
Fiji: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 16.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Fiji, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Fiji recorded 16.6% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 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 Fiji peaked at 16.6% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 3.8%, in 2000.
Fiji ranks 148th 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 Fiji, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.8% | — |
| 2001 | 3.8% | +0.8% |
| 2002 | 4.1% | +7.4% |
| 2003 | 4.9% | +20.6% |
| 2004 | 11.5% | +133.6% |
| 2005 | 11.5% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 16.2% | +40.6% |
| 2007 | 16.6% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
Fiji compared with similar countries
- Fiji's 16.6% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 38% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Fiji's 16.6% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.1%, 75% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 10.5% | 3.8% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.6% | 16.6% | 16.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
More environment data for Fiji
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.219 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 3.85 % 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 2.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Fiji?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Fiji was 16.6% 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 Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2007.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.8% in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Fiji ranks 148th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji 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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About this data
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).