Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 54.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Norfolk Island, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Norfolk Island recorded 54.4% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 96.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Norfolk Island peaked at 54.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 27.7%, in 2000.
That places Norfolk Island 76th 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 Norfolk Island, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.7% | — |
| 2001 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.4% | +96.0% |
| 2019 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 54.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 27.7% | 27.7% | 27.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 27.7% | 54.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 54.4% | 54.4% | 6 |
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More environment data for Norfolk Island
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.296 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.6 °C (2025)
- Roundwood, non-coniferous — Production 41 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Import value 5 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Roundwood, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 5 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 15 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Norfolk Island?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Norfolk Island was 54.4% 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 Norfolk Island?
- The highest recorded value was 54.4% in 2018.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Norfolk Island?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.7% in 2000.
- How does Norfolk Island rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Norfolk Island ranks 76th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Norfolk Island?
- Over the last ten years it is up 96.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norfolk Island 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 (%).