Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 66.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands stood at 66.5%. 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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands peaked at 66.5% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 56th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 0.0% | — |
| 2008 | 0.0% | — |
| 2009 | 0.0% | — |
| 2010 | 0.0% | — |
| 2011 | 0.0% | — |
| 2012 | 66.5% | — |
| 2013 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 66.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.0% | 0.0% | 0.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.2% | 0.0% | 66.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.5% | 66.5% | 66.5% | 6 |
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More environment data for South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.35 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.429 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2512 Percentage change (2024)
- Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC 2.06 1000 ha (2022)
- Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 40.06 1000 ha (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands was 66.5% 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 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 66.5% in 2012.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands ranks 56th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 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 (%).