Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Heard Island and McDonald Islands
Heard Island and McDonald Islands: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 100 in 2024. ▬ Flat
Latest (2024)
100
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 231 countries
All-time high
100
in 2000
All-time low
100
in 2000
Years of data
25
2000–2024
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Heard Island and McDonald Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Heard Island and McDonald Islands recorded 100 for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Heard Island and McDonald Islands peaked at 100 in 2000 and was at its lowest, 100, in 2000.
That places Heard Island and McDonald Islands 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Heard Island and McDonald Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 100 | — |
| 2001 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 100 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 100 | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2010s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 10 |
| 2020s | 100 | 100 | 100 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- 1 Bouvet Island 100 compare
- 1 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 100 compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 100 compare
- 1 Guyana 100 compare
- 1 Niue 95.28 compare
- 2 Mayotte 76.35 compare
- 3 Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha 42.16 compare
- 4 Cook Islands 33.83 compare
More environment data for Heard Island and McDonald Islands
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.84 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.14 Percentage change (2024)
- Shrubs and/or herbaceous vegetation, aquatic or regularly flooded 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Sparsely natural vegetated areas — Area from CCI_LC 7.63 1000 ha (2022)
- Shrub-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Mangroves — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Terrestrial barren land — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Tree-covered areas — Area from CCI_LC 0 1000 ha (2022)
- Grassland — Area from CCI_LC 1.02 1000 ha (2022)
- Inland water bodies — Area from CCI_LC 7.63 1000 ha (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Heard Island and McDonald Islands was 100 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 100 in 2000.
- How does Heard Island and McDonald Islands rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Heard Island and McDonald Islands ranks 1st out of 231 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Heard Island and McDonald Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Heard Island and McDonald Islands data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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