Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Switzerland
Switzerland: Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 60.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Switzerland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Switzerland stood at 60.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Switzerland peaked at 60.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2000.
Switzerland ranks 66th 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.4% | — |
| 2001 | 59.1% | +27.4% |
| 2002 | 59.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 59.2% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 59.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 59.4% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 59.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.9% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 59.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 60.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 58.0% | 46.4% | 59.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.9% | 59.9% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 6 |
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- 63 Afghanistan 60.9% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.4333 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.458 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.33 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -3.96 % 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 0.0576 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -8.66 % 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 Switzerland?
- Average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Switzerland was 60.0% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Switzerland ranks 66th out of 150 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of freshwater key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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