Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Mayotte
Mayotte: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 76.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Mayotte, 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 Mayotte is 76.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 20.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Mayotte peaked at 76.3% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.7%, in 2000.
That places Mayotte 42nd out of 238 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 33.2% | 10.7% | 62.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.3% | 63.2% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.8% | 63.6% | 76.3% | 5 |
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More environment data for Mayotte
- Forest area 9,600 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area -34 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area -0.4% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita -0.4% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods -34 hectares (2025)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 7.13 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 9.8 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Mayotte?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Mayotte was 76.3% 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 Mayotte?
- The highest recorded value was 76.3% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Mayotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.7% in 2000.
- How does Mayotte rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Mayotte ranks 42nd out of 238 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Mayotte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 20.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mayotte 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 (%)