Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Eastern Asia
Eastern Asia: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 22.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Eastern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Eastern Asia is 22.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Eastern Asia peaked at 22.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 10.3%, in 2000.
That places Eastern Asia 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Eastern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 10.3% | — |
| 2001 | 10.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +8.8% |
| 2003 | 11.5% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 12.5% | +8.9% |
| 2005 | 13.1% | +4.4% |
| 2006 | 14.6% | +11.7% |
| 2007 | 14.9% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 15.5% | +4.3% |
| 2009 | 15.5% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 16.0% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 16.9% | +5.8% |
| 2012 | 17.4% | +2.9% |
| 2013 | 18.3% | +5.4% |
| 2014 | 18.6% | +1.6% |
| 2015 | 19.2% | +3.0% |
| 2016 | 19.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 19.6% | +2.1% |
| 2018 | 20.4% | +4.2% |
| 2019 | 20.7% | +1.6% |
| 2020 | 21.2% | +2.1% |
| 2021 | 21.6% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 22.5% | +4.2% |
| 2023 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 22.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 10.3% | 15.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.6% | 16.0% | 20.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 22.2% | 21.2% | 22.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Eastern Asia
More environment data for Eastern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.309 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.98 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 98.06 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 137.56 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Export quantity 6.03 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Agricultural Use 25.26 million t (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 9.16 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Eastern Asia?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Eastern Asia was 22.6% 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 Eastern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 22.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Eastern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 10.3% in 2000.
- How does Eastern Asia rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Eastern Asia ranks 16th out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Eastern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Eastern Asia 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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