Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Oceania
Oceania: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 32.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Oceania, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Oceania recorded 32.3% 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 7.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Oceania peaked at 32.3% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 20.9%, in 2000.
That places Oceania 9th out of 20 groups with data for 2025, putting it 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 Oceania, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.9% | — |
| 2001 | 20.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.8% | +9.1% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +0.8% |
| 2004 | 23.1% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 23.3% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 23.9% | +2.7% |
| 2007 | 25.5% | +6.7% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +0.9% |
| 2009 | 27.1% | +5.3% |
| 2010 | 27.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 27.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 27.9% | +2.2% |
| 2013 | 28.9% | +3.7% |
| 2014 | 30.0% | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 30.2% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 30.4% | +0.7% |
| 2017 | 30.6% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 31.7% | +3.5% |
| 2019 | 31.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 32.0% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 32.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.6% | 20.9% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.6% | 27.2% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.3% | 32.0% | 32.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Oceania
- 6 Martinique 100.0% compare
- 7 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 8 Benin 100.0% compare
- 9 Bosnia and Herzegovina 99.9% compare
- 10 Cayman Islands 99.8% compare
- 11 Gambia 99.0% compare
- 12 Seychelles 98.9% compare
More environment data for Oceania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.36 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.316 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 2.98 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 5.00 million t (2024)
- Inland waters — Area 6,408 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 4 % (2024)
- Cropland — Area per capita 0.74 ha/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Oceania?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Oceania was 32.3% 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 Oceania?
- The highest recorded value was 32.3% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Oceania?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.9% in 2000.
- How does Oceania rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Oceania ranks 9th out of 20 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Oceania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Oceania 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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