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 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Papua New Guinea, 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 Papua New Guinea is 7.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 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 217th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Papua New Guinea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 6.9% | +0.7% |
| 2004 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 6.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.1% | +3.6% |
| 2008 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2009 | 7.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.3% | +1.2% |
| 2018 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 7.3% | +0.0% |
Papua New Guinea compared with similar countries
- Papua New Guinea's 7.3% is below the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 16% of the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Papua New Guinea's 7.3% is below the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 38.5%, 19% of the median. (36 countries reporting)
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% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Papua New Guinea
- 214 French Polynesia 8.6% compare
- 215 Lebanon 7.5% compare
- 216 British Virgin Islands 7.4% compare
- 218 Iraq 5.6% compare
- 219 Sint Maarten (Dutch part) 5.1% compare
- 220 Solomon Islands 4.8% compare
More environment data for Papua New Guinea
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.183 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.834 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.9266 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.6032 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 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 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 217th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- 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 (%).