Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Japan
Japan: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 63.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Japan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Japan recorded 63.8% 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 26.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Japan peaked at 63.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 23.6%, in 2000.
Japan ranks 58th of 150 countries on this measure, 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 Japan, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.6% | — |
| 2001 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 23.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.6% | +8.5% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +13.6% |
| 2005 | 33.0% | +13.2% |
| 2006 | 33.8% | +2.4% |
| 2007 | 35.7% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 37.4% | +3.8% |
| 2011 | 38.9% | +4.0% |
| 2012 | 42.3% | +8.8% |
| 2013 | 46.7% | +10.3% |
| 2014 | 48.8% | +4.5% |
| 2015 | 50.6% | +3.8% |
| 2016 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 51.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 53.1% | +4.0% |
| 2019 | 53.3% | +0.3% |
| 2020 | 55.3% | +3.7% |
| 2021 | 58.4% | +5.7% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +7.7% |
| 2023 | 63.5% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 63.8% | +0.4% |
| 2025 | 63.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.0% | 23.6% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.3% | 37.4% | 53.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.3% | 55.3% | 63.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Japan
- 55 Nicaragua 65.8% compare
- 56 Norway 65.7% compare
- 57 Burkina Faso 64.5% compare
- 59 Puerto Rico 63.8% compare
- 60 Mozambique 61.8% compare
- 61 Jamaica 61.7% compare
More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °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 0.0093 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.82 % 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 0.0042 t per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Japan?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Japan was 63.8% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.6% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Japan ranks 58th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 26.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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