Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Germany
Germany: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 79.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Germany, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Germany recorded 79.6% 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 7.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Germany peaked at 79.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.7%, in 2000.
That places Germany 36th out of 177 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Germany, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.7% | — |
| 2001 | 39.1% | +19.8% |
| 2002 | 39.2% | +0.3% |
| 2003 | 39.4% | +0.3% |
| 2004 | 62.5% | +58.6% |
| 2005 | 62.6% | +0.1% |
| 2006 | 62.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.8% | +1.9% |
| 2008 | 69.9% | +9.5% |
| 2009 | 70.4% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 71.3% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 73.4% | +2.8% |
| 2012 | 73.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 73.5% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 73.8% | +0.4% |
| 2016 | 73.9% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 76.3% | +3.3% |
| 2018 | 78.4% | +2.8% |
| 2019 | 78.9% | +0.5% |
| 2020 | 78.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 79.5% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 79.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 79.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.2% | 32.7% | 70.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 71.3% | 78.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.4% | 78.9% | 79.6% | 6 |
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.613 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.11 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 3.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0022 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.58 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.2544 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -6.07 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Germany?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Germany was 79.6% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 79.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.7% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Germany ranks 36th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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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