Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 1.89 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Latest (2024)
1.89
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
162nd
of 182 countries
All-time high
1.89
in 2002
All-time low
1.49
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Papua New Guinea, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Papua New Guinea stood at 1.89. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Papua New Guinea peaked at 1.89 in 2002 and was at its lowest, 1.49, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 162nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 1.49 | — |
| 2001 | 1.49 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 1.89 | +26.8% |
| 2003 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 1.89 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.81 | 1.49 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.89 | 1.89 | 1.89 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 159 Singapore 3.25 compare
- 160 Solomon Islands 3.22 compare
- 161 Barbados 2.85 compare
- 163 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.68 compare
- 164 Bermuda 1.65 compare
- 165 Bahrain 0
- 165 Benin 0
- 165 British Indian Ocean Territory 0
- 165 Djibouti 0
- 165 Dominica 0
- 165 Eritrea 0
- 165 French Polynesia 0
- 165 Iraq 0
- 165 Libya 0
- 165 Macau, China 0
- 165 Maldives 0
- 165 Micronesia, Federated States of 0
- 165 Naoero 0
- 165 Nigeria 0
- 165 Korea, Democratic People's Republic of 0
- 165 Somalia 0
- 165 Syrian Arab Republic 0
- 165 Wallis and Futuna 0
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -11.46 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Papua New Guinea?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Papua New Guinea was 1.89 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 1.89 in 2002.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.49 in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 162nd out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea data come from?
- The figures come from 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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