Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 65.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Nicaragua, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Nicaragua stood at 65.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Nicaragua peaked at 65.8% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 49.1%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 55th 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 Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.1% | — |
| 2001 | 65.8% | +33.9% |
| 2002 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 65.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 64.1% | 49.1% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.8% | 65.8% | 65.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.8% | 65.8% | 65.8% | 6 |
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More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -0.5338 % change on previous year (2023)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0075 t per person (2023)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -15.76 % change on previous year (2023)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Nicaragua?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Nicaragua was 65.8% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 65.8% in 2001.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.1% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Nicaragua ranks 55th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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