Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mayotte
Mayotte: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 90.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mayotte, 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 Mayotte is 90.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mayotte peaked at 90.9% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2000.
That places Mayotte 19th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mayotte, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 26.8% | +200.6% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +33.8% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 44.8% | +24.9% |
| 2006 | 44.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 71.8% | +60.2% |
| 2008 | 71.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.9% | +11.2% |
| 2010 | 90.1% | +12.8% |
| 2011 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.9% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 45.7% | 8.9% | 79.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.4% | 90.1% | 90.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 90.9% | 90.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mayotte
- 16 Netherlands 96.0% compare
- 17 Aruba 93.8% compare
- 18 Sao Tome and Principe 92.3% compare
- 20 Poland 90.1% compare
- 21 Reunion 90.0% compare
- 22 Saint Martin (French Part) 89.6% compare
More environment data for Mayotte
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.332 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 78.47 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.012 1000 ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1,404 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.47 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.17 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.06 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mayotte?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mayotte was 90.9% 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 Mayotte?
- The highest recorded value was 90.9% in 2016.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Mayotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2000.
- How does Mayotte rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Mayotte ranks 19th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Mayotte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mayotte 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 (%).