Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 16.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Saudi Arabia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Saudi Arabia recorded 16.3% for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 119.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd of 150 countries on this measure, 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +119.7% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 6 |
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More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 12.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0392 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Saudi Arabia?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Saudi Arabia was 16.3% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 133rd out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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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