Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Democratic Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 61.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Democratic Republic of the Congo, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Democratic Republic of the Congo recorded 61.6% for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 16.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Democratic Republic of the Congo peaked at 61.6% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 39.5%, in 2000.
That places Democratic Republic of the Congo 68th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.5% | — |
| 2001 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 39.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46.5% | +17.6% |
| 2007 | 46.8% | +0.8% |
| 2008 | 52.7% | +12.6% |
| 2009 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 52.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.3% | +10.5% |
| 2017 | 61.6% | +5.7% |
| 2018 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 61.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.6% | 39.5% | 52.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.0% | 52.7% | 61.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 61.6% | 61.6% | 6 |
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More environment data for Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.22 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.193 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.17 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 50.42 % (2024)
- Agricultural land — Value of agricultural production (Int. $) per Area 361.16 USD_PPP/ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 8.16 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.17 ha/cap (2024)
- Arable land — Area 16,516 1000 ha (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Democratic Republic of the Congo was 61.6% 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 Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The highest recorded value was 61.6% in 2017.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.5% in 2000.
- How does Democratic Republic of the Congo rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Democratic Republic of the Congo ranks 68th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Democratic Republic of the Congo?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Democratic Republic of the Congo 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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