Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Indonesia
Indonesia: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 25.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Indonesia, 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 Indonesia is 25.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 13.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Indonesia peaked at 25.9% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.2%, in 2000.
That places Indonesia 135th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Indonesia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.2% | — |
| 2001 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.7% | +6.2% |
| 2007 | 8.1% | +6.1% |
| 2008 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 14.8% | +82.0% |
| 2010 | 15.4% | +4.1% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +1.2% |
| 2012 | 17.6% | +13.0% |
| 2013 | 18.8% | +6.8% |
| 2014 | 20.5% | +9.0% |
| 2015 | 22.8% | +11.2% |
| 2016 | 23.2% | +1.8% |
| 2017 | 24.2% | +4.0% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +7.1% |
| 2019 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
Indonesia compared with similar countries
- Indonesia's 25.9% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 59% of the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Indonesia's 25.9% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.1%, 1.2× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 8.2% | 7.2% | 14.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.0% | 15.4% | 25.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.9% | 25.9% | 25.9% | 6 |
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More environment data for Indonesia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.41 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.153 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.95 % 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 1.82 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Indonesia?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Indonesia was 25.9% 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 Indonesia?
- The highest recorded value was 25.9% in 2018.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Indonesia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.2% in 2000.
- How does Indonesia rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Indonesia ranks 135th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Indonesia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Indonesia 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 (%).