Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Greenland
Greenland: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 29.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Greenland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Greenland is 29.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Greenland peaked at 29.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2000.
That places Greenland 126th out of 177 countries 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.
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.2% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 123 Grenada 30.2% compare
- 124 Bahamas 30.2% compare
- 125 Antigua and Barbuda 30.0% compare
- 127 Chile 28.1% compare
- 128 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.3% compare
- 129 Saint Lucia 26.2% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 17.66 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.66 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 701.81 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 4,722 million SLC (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Greenland?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Greenland was 29.6% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Greenland ranks 126th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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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