Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Australia and New Zealand
Australia and New Zealand: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 32.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Australia and New Zealand, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Australia and New Zealand is 32.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Australia and New Zealand peaked at 32.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 21.1%, in 2000.
Australia and New Zealand ranks 125th of 174 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Australia and New Zealand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.1% | — |
| 2001 | 21.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.0% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 23.2% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 23.3% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 26.1% | +1.0% |
| 2009 | 27.4% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 27.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 28.2% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 29.3% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 30.3% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 30.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 30.8% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 31.0% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 32.1% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32.4% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 32.7% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 21.1% | 27.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.9% | 27.4% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.6% | 32.4% | 32.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia and New Zealand
More environment data for Australia and New Zealand
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.87 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.335 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 4.99 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 187.5 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Arable land — Area 31,787 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 1.01 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Australia and New Zealand?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Australia and New Zealand was 32.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The highest recorded value was 32.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Australia and New Zealand?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.1% in 2000.
- How does Australia and New Zealand rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Australia and New Zealand ranks 125th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Australia and New Zealand?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia and New Zealand data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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