Belgium vs Italy: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs)
Belgium
86.0%
in 2025
Italy
84.7%
in 2025
Belgium rank
38th
Italy rank
39th
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) over time
- Belgium
- Italy
How they compare
Belgium currently reports 86.0% against 84.7% in Italy, a difference of 1.3%.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belgium ahead.
Belgium ranks 38th and Italy ranks 39th of 150 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belgium averaged higher in 2 and Italy in 1.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belgium | Italy | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.1% | 69.0% | 3.1% | Belgium |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 84.0% | 3.4% | Italy |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 84.7% | 0.6% | Belgium |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas), Belgium or Italy?
- Belgium, at 86.0% against 84.7% in Italy as of 2025.
- What is the difference in average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) between Belgium and Italy?
- 1.3%, with Belgium ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belgium and Italy?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belgium and Italy rank globally for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Belgium ranks 38th and Italy ranks 39th of 150 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.