Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 73.5% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen is 73.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Svalbard and Jan Mayen peaked at 73.5% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.4%, in 2000.
Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 44th of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.4% | — |
| 2001 | 0.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.7% | +1524.4% |
| 2003 | 19.9% | +199.4% |
| 2004 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 19.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 45.6% | +128.7% |
| 2010 | 56.7% | +24.3% |
| 2011 | 56.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 66.0% | +16.5% |
| 2015 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 66.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 73.5% | +11.3% |
| 2022 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.3% | 0.4% | 45.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.3% | 56.7% | 66.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 72.3% | 66.0% | 73.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Svalbard and Jan Mayen
More environment data for Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.11 Percentage change (2024)
- Forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
- Land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
- Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 75.1% (2025)
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 88.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Svalbard and Jan Mayen was 73.5% 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- The highest recorded value was 73.5% in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.4% in 2000.
- How does Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 44th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Svalbard and Jan Mayen 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 (%).