Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Helena
Saint Helena: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 54.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Helena, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Saint Helena recorded 54.8% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Helena peaked at 54.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.0%, in 2000.
That places Saint Helena 75th 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 Saint Helena, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.0% | — |
| 2001 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 20.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 50.0% | +150.0% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.8% | +9.6% |
| 2017 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 20.0% | 20.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.9% | 20.0% | 54.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.8% | 54.8% | 54.8% | 6 |
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More environment data for Saint Helena
- Land use hidden — Total area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Land use hidden — Total area 390 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Cropland 40 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Land area 390 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures 80 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Other areas 250 Square kilometres (2022)
- Land use hidden — Land area, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Land use hidden — Cropland, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Land use hidden — Other areas, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
- Land use hidden — Permanent meadows and pastures, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Helena?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Saint Helena was 54.8% 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 Saint Helena?
- The highest recorded value was 54.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Saint Helena?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.0% in 2000.
- How does Saint Helena rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Saint Helena ranks 75th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Saint Helena?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saint Helena 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 (%).