Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Europe
Europe: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 63.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe recorded 63.0% for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Europe peaked at 63.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2000.
That places Europe 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.8% | — |
| 2001 | 42.1% | +5.7% |
| 2002 | 43.0% | +2.3% |
| 2003 | 44.6% | +3.7% |
| 2004 | 50.1% | +12.1% |
| 2005 | 51.2% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 52.1% | +1.6% |
| 2007 | 55.1% | +5.8% |
| 2008 | 56.1% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 56.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 57.2% | +1.1% |
| 2011 | 57.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 58.0% | +0.3% |
| 2013 | 58.7% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 59.3% | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 60.0% | +1.2% |
| 2016 | 60.3% | +0.4% |
| 2017 | 60.5% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 61.5% | +1.5% |
| 2019 | 62.1% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 62.4% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 62.5% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 62.7% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +0.4% |
| 2024 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 63.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 49.1% | 39.8% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.5% | 57.2% | 62.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.8% | 62.4% | 63.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Europe?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Europe was 63.0% 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 63.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2000.
- How does Europe rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Europe ranks 2nd out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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