Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kenya
Kenya: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 50.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kenya, 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 Kenya is 50.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kenya peaked at 50.1% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2000.
That places Kenya 90th 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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.7% | — |
| 2001 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 50.1% | +22.9% |
| 2013 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 50.1% | +0.0% |
Kenya compared with similar countries
- Kenya's 50.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.2× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Kenya's 50.1% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.0%, 93% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.7% | 40.7% | 40.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 40.7% | 50.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 50.1% | 50.1% | 50.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °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 2.25 % 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 2.87 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kenya?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Kenya was 50.1% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 50.1% in 2012.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Kenya ranks 90th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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 (%).