Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Norfolk Island
Norfolk Island: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 58.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Norfolk Island, 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 Norfolk Island is 58.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Norfolk Island peaked at 58.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 55.5%, in 2000.
That places Norfolk Island 79th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.5% | 55.5% | 55.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.1% | 55.5% | 58.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.8% | 58.8% | 58.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norfolk Island
- 76 Guinea-Bissau 59.5% compare
- 77 Morocco 59.4% compare
- 78 Saint Martin (French part) 59.4% compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.4% compare
- 81 Reunion 58.1% compare
- 82 Australia 57.7% compare
More environment data for Norfolk Island
- Forest area 490 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (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)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 1.71 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 3.5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Forest area by type: naturally regenerating vs. planted 50 hectares (2025)
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas 54.4% (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Norfolk Island?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Norfolk Island was 58.8% 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 Norfolk Island?
- The highest recorded value was 58.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Norfolk Island?
- The lowest recorded value was 55.5% in 2000.
- How does Norfolk Island rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Norfolk Island ranks 79th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Norfolk Island?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norfolk Island 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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About this data
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)