Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Hong Kong
Hong Kong: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 32.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Hong Kong, 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 Hong Kong stood at 32.5%. 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 marine key biodiversity areas in Hong Kong peaked at 32.5% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 32.5%, in 2000.
That places Hong Kong 120th 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 Hong Kong, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.5% | — |
| 2001 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Hong Kong?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Hong Kong was 32.5% 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 Hong Kong?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Hong Kong?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.5% in 2000.
- How does Hong Kong rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Hong Kong ranks 120th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Hong Kong?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Hong Kong 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 (%).