Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Spain
Spain: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 51.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Spain, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Spain recorded 51.3% 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 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Spain peaked at 51.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2000.
That places Spain 77th out of 150 countries 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 Spain, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.8% | — |
| 2001 | 32.7% | +6.3% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +0.4% |
| 2003 | 34.4% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 36.0% | +4.5% |
| 2005 | 42.5% | +18.0% |
| 2006 | 43.3% | +2.0% |
| 2007 | 43.9% | +1.3% |
| 2008 | 45.2% | +3.0% |
| 2009 | 46.2% | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 46.2% | +0.2% |
| 2011 | 47.2% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 47.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 47.2% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 50.0% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 50.0% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 50.7% | +1.3% |
| 2018 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 50.7% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 51.3% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 51.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.8% | 30.8% | 46.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.7% | 46.2% | 50.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 51.2% | 50.7% | 51.3% | 6 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.4 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.402 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.3 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -29.41 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0027 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -2.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Spain?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Spain was 51.3% 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 Spain?
- The highest recorded value was 51.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Spain?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2000.
- How does Spain rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Spain ranks 77th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Spain?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Spain 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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