Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Developing regions
Developing regions: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 36.0% in 2025. β² Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Developing regions, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Developing regions stood at 36.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.3% on the previous year and up 16.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Developing regions peaked at 36.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2000.
That places Developing regions 11th out of 24 groups 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.0% | 15.5% | 25.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.1% | 26.7% | 33.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.3% | 34.3% | 36.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Developing regions
More environment data for Developing regions
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 33.1% (2025)
- Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered 33.8% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 33.5% (2025)
- Total official development assistance (gross disbursement) for water 9,640 million constant US$ (2024)
- Total official development assistance for biodiversity, by recipient 13,672 million constant US$ (2024)
- Lakes and rivers permanent water area 869,284 kmsq (2022)
- Lakes and rivers seasonal water area 566,689 kmsq (2022)
- Reservoir minimum water area 178,897 kmsq (2022)
- Reservoir maximum water area 217,541 kmsq (2022)
- Reservoir minimum water area change 10.3% (2022)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Developing regions?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Developing regions was 36.0% 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 Developing regions?
- The highest recorded value was 36.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Developing regions?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2000.
- How does Developing regions rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Developing regions ranks 11th out of 24 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Developing regions?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Developing regions 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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