Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Malawi
Malawi: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 29.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Malawi, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Malawi stood at 29.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 19.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Malawi peaked at 29.4% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 24.6%, in 2000.
That places Malawi 113th out of 150 countries 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 Malawi, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.6% | — |
| 2001 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 24.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.4% | +19.4% |
| 2018 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.6% | 24.6% | 24.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.0% | 24.6% | 29.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.4% | 29.4% | 29.4% | 6 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9153 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.8098 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.254 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.07 °C (2025)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.0004 t per person (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, annual growth rate 3.17 % change on previous year (2024)
- Printing and writing papers — Import value, per capita 0.0005 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 25.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Malawi?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Malawi was 29.4% 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 Malawi?
- The highest recorded value was 29.4% in 2017.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Malawi?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.6% in 2000.
- How does Malawi rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Malawi ranks 113th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Malawi?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malawi 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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