Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Palau
Palau: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 72.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Palau, 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 Palau is 72.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Palau peaked at 72.3% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 25.9%, in 2000.
Palau ranks 47th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Palau, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.9% | — |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 30.9% | +19.7% |
| 2003 | 30.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.6% | +76.5% |
| 2005 | 59.3% | +8.6% |
| 2006 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 72.3% | +22.0% |
| 2016 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 72.3% | +0.0% |
Palau compared with similar countries
- Palau's 72.3% is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 1.5× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Palau's 72.3% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.1%, 3.3× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 46.5% | 25.9% | 59.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 59.3% | 72.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 72.3% | 72.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Palau
More environment data for Palau
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 14.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.167 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.05 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.13 ha/cap (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 5 % (2024)
- Arable land — Area 0.3 1000 ha (2024)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 6.98 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 2 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 46.51 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Palau?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Palau was 72.3% 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 Palau?
- The highest recorded value was 72.3% in 2015.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Palau?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.9% in 2000.
- How does Palau rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Palau ranks 47th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Palau?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Palau 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 (%).