Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 94.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands is 94.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands peaked at 94.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +53103.2% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +43.4% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 0.1% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 93.2% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.5% | 94.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
- 22 Ghana 94.9% compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 94.7% compare
- 24 Poland 94.2% compare
- 26 North Macedonia 93.7% compare
- 27 Estonia 92.9% compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 92.8% compare
More environment data for Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
- Standard Deviation 1.46 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 3.92 °C (2025)
- 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 0 1000 ha (2024)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 88.6% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 75.1% (2025)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 73.5% (2025)
- 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 0 1000 ha (2025)
- 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 0 % (2025)
- 15.1.1 Land area — Value 6,021 1000 ha (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands was 94.1% 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands ranks 25th out of 174 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 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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