Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Fiji
Fiji: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 11.2% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Fiji, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Fiji is 11.2%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Fiji peaked at 11.2% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 4.4%, in 2000.
That places Fiji 205th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.8% | 4.4% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 11.2% | 11.2% | 11.2% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Fiji
- 202 Faroe Islands 15.8% compare
- 202 Liberia 15.8% compare
- 204 Jordan 12.7% compare
- 206 Mauritania 11.2% compare
- 207 Guernsey 11.0% compare
- 208 China 10.1% compare
- 208 Marshall Islands 10.1% compare
More environment data for Fiji
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.96 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0164 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0072 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.7997 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0016 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.373 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Fiji?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Fiji was 11.2% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Fiji?
- The highest recorded value was 11.2% in 2006.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Fiji?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.4% in 2000.
- How does Fiji rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Fiji ranks 205th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Fiji?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Fiji data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)