Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Belgium
Belgium: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 86.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Belgium, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Belgium stood at 86.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 7.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Belgium peaked at 86.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 58.1%, in 2000.
Belgium ranks 38th of 150 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Belgium, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 58.1% | — |
| 2001 | 58.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 58.1% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 76.2% | +31.2% |
| 2004 | 78.4% | +2.9% |
| 2005 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 78.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 78.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 79.7% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 79.9% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 82.4% | +3.1% |
| 2017 | 82.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.8% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +1.0% |
| 2022 | 85.4% | +0.9% |
| 2023 | 86.0% | +0.7% |
| 2024 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 86.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.1% | 58.1% | 78.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 80.6% | 78.5% | 83.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.4% | 83.8% | 86.0% | 6 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.574 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.19 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.2134 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.31 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Belgium?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Belgium was 86.0% 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 Belgium?
- The highest recorded value was 86.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Belgium?
- The lowest recorded value was 58.1% in 2000.
- How does Belgium rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Belgium ranks 38th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Belgium?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belgium 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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