Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Mayotte
Mayotte: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 75.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Mayotte, 2000–2025
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 75.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 21.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Mayotte peaked at 75.9% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 10.6%, in 2000.
That places Mayotte 45th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Mayotte, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.6% | — |
| 2001 | 21.0% | +97.8% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +25.0% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 31.4% | +19.8% |
| 2006 | 31.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 47.0% | +49.8% |
| 2008 | 47.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 61.8% | +31.4% |
| 2010 | 62.7% | +1.4% |
| 2011 | 62.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 62.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 63.1% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 75.9% | +20.2% |
| 2022 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 75.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 10.6% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 62.9% | 62.7% | 63.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 73.7% | 63.1% | 75.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mayotte
More environment data for Mayotte
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -16.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.332 °C (2025)
- Arable land — Share in Agricultural land 78.47 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.03 % (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Import value 1,404 1000 USD (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Area 0.012 1000 ha (2024)
- Permanent crops — Share in Agricultural land 21.47 % (2024)
- Permanent crops — Area 4.17 1000 ha (2024)
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 75.9% in 2025, 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 75.9% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Mayotte?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.6% in 2000.
- How does Mayotte rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Mayotte ranks 45th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Mayotte?
- Over the last ten years it is up 21.0%. 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 (%).