Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 7.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 7.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Papua New Guinea peaked at 7.3% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.
That places Papua New Guinea 212th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 6.9% | 6.8% | 7.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.2% | 7.2% | 7.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.3% | 7.3% | 7.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 210 Mauritius 9.6% compare
- 211 British Virgin Islands 7.4% compare
- 213 India 6.3% compare
- 214 Iraq 5.6% compare
- 215 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.1% compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 10.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.02 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4503 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4689 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 3.71 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0024 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8618 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Papua New Guinea?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Papua New Guinea was 7.3% 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 Papua New Guinea?
- The highest recorded value was 7.3% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Papua New Guinea?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- How does Papua New Guinea rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Papua New Guinea ranks 212th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Papua New Guinea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Papua New Guinea 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 (%)