Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Samoa
Samoa: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 54.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
54.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
78th
of 190 countries
All-time high
54.1%
in 2000
All-time low
54.1%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Samoa, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Samoa recorded 54.1% 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 unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Samoa peaked at 54.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 54.1%, in 2000.
That places Samoa 78th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Samoa, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 54.1% | — |
| 2001 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 54.1% | +0.0% |
Samoa compared with similar countries
- Samoa's 54.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 1.2× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Samoa's 54.1% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.1%, 2.5× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.1% | 54.1% | 54.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Samoa
- 75 Saint Helena 54.8% compare
- 76 Norfolk Island 54.4% compare
- 77 French Guiana 54.3% compare
- 79 Tanzania 54.0% compare
- 80 Uruguay 53.8% compare
- 81 Cook Islands 52.1% compare
More environment data for Samoa
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3482 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.3183 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.23 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.919 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.68 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -2.51 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Samoa?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Samoa was 54.1% 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 Samoa?
- The highest recorded value was 54.1% in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Samoa?
- The lowest recorded value was 54.1% in 2000.
- How does Samoa rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Samoa ranks 78th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Samoa?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Samoa 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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About this data
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).