Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Namibia
Namibia: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 86.3% in 2025. β² Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Namibia, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Namibia stood at 86.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Namibia peaked at 86.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 48.1%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 35th of 148 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.6% | 48.1% | 77.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.5% | 77.8% | 86.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.2% | 86.2% | 86.3% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Namibia?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Namibia was 86.3% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 86.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.1% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Namibia ranks 35th out of 148 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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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