Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Vanuatu
Vanuatu: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 3.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Vanuatu, 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 Vanuatu is 3.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Vanuatu peaked at 3.3% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 3.1%, in 2000.
That places Vanuatu 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Vanuatu, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 3.1% | — |
| 2001 | 3.3% | +5.4% |
| 2002 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 3.3% | +0.0% |
Vanuatu compared with similar countries
- Vanuatu's 3.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 8% of the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Vanuatu's 3.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.1%, 15% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 3.3% | 3.1% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 3.3% | 3.3% | 3.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Vanuatu
More environment data for Vanuatu
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.29 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.225 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.02 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.53 % 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 -2.35 % 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 Vanuatu?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Vanuatu was 3.3% 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 Vanuatu?
- The highest recorded value was 3.3% in 2001.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Vanuatu?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.1% in 2000.
- How does Vanuatu rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Vanuatu ranks 167th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Vanuatu?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Vanuatu 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 (%).