Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Niue
Niue: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 95.3% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Niue, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Niue recorded 95.3% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected 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 Niue peaked at 95.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 95.3%, in 2000.
That places Niue 10th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.3% | 95.3% | 95.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Niue
More environment data for Niue
- Forest area 18,870 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 38.67 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 1.04 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 3.2 µg/m³ (2024)
- Emissions of ozone-depleting substances 0 ODP tonnes (2021)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Niue?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Niue was 95.3% 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 Niue?
- The highest recorded value was 95.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Niue?
- The lowest recorded value was 95.3% in 2000.
- How does Niue rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Niue ranks 10th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Niue?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Niue 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 (%)