Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Estonia
Estonia: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 92.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Estonia, 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 Estonia is 92.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Estonia peaked at 92.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 38.1%, in 2000.
Estonia ranks 27th 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 Estonia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 38.1% | — |
| 2001 | 38.2% | +0.4% |
| 2002 | 38.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.4% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 92.6% | +141.3% |
| 2005 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 92.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 92.8% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 92.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 70.8% | 38.1% | 92.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 92.7% | 92.6% | 92.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.8% | 92.8% | 92.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Estonia
- 24 Poland 94.2% compare
- 25 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 94.1% compare
- 26 North Macedonia 93.7% compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 92.8% compare
- 29 Czechia 92.3% compare
- 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 91.0% compare
More environment data for Estonia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.899 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.78 °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 0.0906 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -13.72 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0344 t per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -12.92 % change on previous year (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Estonia?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Estonia was 92.9% 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 Estonia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Estonia?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.1% in 2000.
- How does Estonia rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Estonia ranks 27th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Estonia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Estonia 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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