Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Croatia

Croatia: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 84.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
84.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
30th
of 177 countries
All-time high
84.6%
in 2023
All-time low
16.8%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Croatia, 2000–2025

204060802000201220252000: 16.82001: 16.82002: 16.82003: 16.82004: 16.82005: 16.82006: 22.22007: 22.22008: 22.22009: 22.22010: 22.22011: 22.22012: 22.22013: 72.12014: 83.52015: 83.52016: 83.52017: 83.52018: 83.52019: 83.52020: 83.52021: 83.52022: 83.52023: 84.62024: 84.62025: 84.6

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2025, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Croatia stood at 84.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.3% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Croatia peaked at 84.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.8%, in 2000.

Croatia ranks 30th of 177 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Croatia, year by year

Annual values for Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%) in Croatia, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 16.8%
2001 16.8% +0.0%
2002 16.8% +0.0%
2003 16.8% +0.0%
2004 16.8% +0.0%
2005 16.8% +0.0%
2006 22.2% +32.2%
2007 22.2% +0.0%
2008 22.2% +0.0%
2009 22.2% +0.0%
2010 22.2% +0.0%
2011 22.2% +0.0%
2012 22.2% +0.0%
2013 72.1% +224.5%
2014 83.5% +15.9%
2015 83.5% +0.0%
2016 83.5% +0.0%
2017 83.5% +0.0%
2018 83.5% +0.0%
2019 83.5% +0.0%
2020 83.5% +0.0%
2021 83.5% +0.0%
2022 83.5% +0.0%
2023 84.6% +1.3%
2024 84.6% +0.0%
2025 84.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 19.0% 16.8% 22.2% 10
2010s 64.0% 22.2% 83.5% 10
2020s 84.1% 83.5% 84.6% 6

Countries ranked near Croatia

  1. 27 French Southern and Antarctic Lands 86.4% compare
  2. 28 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 85.4% compare
  3. 29 Guadeloupe 85.3% compare
  4. 31 Lithuania 83.4% compare
  5. 32 Dominican Republic 83.1% compare
  6. 33 Ireland 83.0% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Croatia?
Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Croatia was 84.6% 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 Croatia?
The highest recorded value was 84.6% in 2023.
What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Croatia?
The lowest recorded value was 16.8% in 2000.
How does Croatia rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
Croatia ranks 30th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Croatia?
Over the last ten years it is up 1.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Croatia 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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Indicator
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
211 places, 5,486 data points, 2000–2025
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