Marine protected areas in Kiribati
Kiribati: Marine protected areas was 11.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Marine protected areas in Kiribati, 2013–2025
Source: Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring. Measured in % of territorial waters.
Analysis
In 2025, marine protected areas in Kiribati stood at 11.9%. That is the highest value across all 13 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, marine protected areas in Kiribati peaked at 11.9% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2013.
Kiribati ranks 46th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Marine protected areas in Kiribati, year by year
| Year | % of territorial waters | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2013 | 11.8% | — |
| 2014 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 11.9% | +0.8% |
| 2025 | 11.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.8% | 7 |
| 2020s | 11.8% | 11.8% | 11.9% | 6 |
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More climate change data for Kiribati
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 20.05 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 7.63 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 12.42 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.0288 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 0.4434 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) 0 kt (2023)
- Synthetic Fertilizers — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 0 kt (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is marine protected areas in Kiribati?
- Marine protected areas in Kiribati was 11.9% in 2025, according to Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring.
- What is the highest marine protected areas recorded in Kiribati?
- The highest recorded value was 11.9% in 2024.
- What is the lowest marine protected areas recorded in Kiribati?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2013.
- How does Kiribati rank for marine protected areas?
- Kiribati ranks 46th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is marine protected areas rising or falling in Kiribati?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Kiribati data come from?
- The figures come from Protected Planet: The World Database on Protected Areas (WDPA) and World Database on Other Effective Area-based Conservation Measures (WD-OECM), UN Environment Programme World Conservation Monitoring, published as part of Marine protected areas (% of territorial waters). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
Marine protected areas are areas of intertidal or subtidal terrain--and overlying water and associated flora and fauna and historical and cultural features--that have been reserved by law or other effective means to protect part or all of the enclosed environment.