Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 99.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Bulgaria, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Bulgaria stood at 99.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Bulgaria peaked at 99.7% in 2007 and was at its lowest, 21.6%, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 7th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Bulgaria, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.6% | — |
| 2001 | 26.7% | +23.4% |
| 2002 | 54.5% | +104.6% |
| 2003 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 54.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 54.8% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 54.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 99.7% | +82.1% |
| 2008 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.0% | 21.6% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.7% | 99.7% | 99.7% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Bulgaria?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Bulgaria was 99.7% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.7% in 2007.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.6% in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Bulgaria ranks 7th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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