Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Europe
Europe: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 72.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Europe, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Europe recorded 72.0% for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 5.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Europe peaked at 72.0% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 42.4%, in 2000.
Europe ranks 2nd of 21 groups on this measure, 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 Europe, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.4% | — |
| 2001 | 45.2% | +6.7% |
| 2002 | 46.8% | +3.4% |
| 2003 | 47.5% | +1.6% |
| 2004 | 51.0% | +7.2% |
| 2005 | 52.8% | +3.5% |
| 2006 | 54.4% | +3.1% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | +2.5% |
| 2008 | 57.3% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 59.0% | +3.0% |
| 2010 | 61.1% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 62.5% | +2.4% |
| 2012 | 63.2% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 65.1% | +2.9% |
| 2014 | 68.1% | +4.6% |
| 2015 | 68.5% | +0.7% |
| 2016 | 69.3% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +0.7% |
| 2018 | 70.2% | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 70.9% | +1.1% |
| 2020 | 71.0% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 71.6% | +0.8% |
| 2022 | 71.9% | +0.4% |
| 2023 | 71.9% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 71.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 72.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.2% | 42.4% | 59.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.9% | 61.1% | 70.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 71.7% | 71.0% | 72.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Europe
- 1 Bouvet Island 100.0% compare
- 1 Cocos (Keeling) Islands 100.0% compare
- 1 Equatorial Guinea 100.0% compare
- 1 Heard Island and McDonald Islands 100.0% compare
- 5 Benin 100.0% compare
More environment data for Europe
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.435 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.71 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 57.94 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 101.18 million t (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per area of cropland 49.53 kg/ha (2024)
- Pesticides (total) — Export value 16.44 million 1000 USD (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Import quantity 11.92 million t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Europe?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Europe was 72.0% 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 Europe?
- The highest recorded value was 72.0% in 2025.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Europe?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.4% in 2000.
- How does Europe rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Europe ranks 2nd out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Europe?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Europe 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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