Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Madagascar
Madagascar: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 30.3% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 30.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Madagascar peaked at 30.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 5.1%, in 2000.
Madagascar ranks 126th of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Madagascar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 5.1% | — |
| 2001 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 5.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 5.9% | +15.8% |
| 2008 | 5.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 6.7% | +13.3% |
| 2010 | 6.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.7% | +13.8% |
| 2012 | 7.9% | +3.0% |
| 2013 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 25.7% | +226.0% |
| 2016 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.6% | +7.5% |
| 2018 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.1% | +5.6% |
| 2021 | 30.3% | +3.9% |
| 2022 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 30.3% | +0.0% |
Madagascar compared with similar countries
- Madagascar's 30.3% is below the median for low income countries, which is 36.9%, 82% of the median. (12 countries reporting)
- Madagascar's 30.3% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 54.0%, 56% of the median. (29 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.4% | 5.1% | 6.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.2% | 6.7% | 27.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 30.1% | 29.1% | 30.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
More environment data for Madagascar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.297 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.2369 % 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 -1.01 % 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 Madagascar?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Madagascar was 30.3% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 30.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 5.1% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Madagascar ranks 126th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Madagascar 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 (%).