Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Lebanon
Lebanon: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 10.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 10.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Lebanon peaked at 10.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 9.8%, in 2000.
Lebanon ranks 149th of 177 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Lebanon, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 9.8% | — |
| 2001 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 9.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 9.9% | +1.3% |
| 2007 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 9.9% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 9.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 10.6% | +7.0% |
| 2013 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 10.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 10.9% | +2.7% |
| 2021 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 10.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 9.8% | 9.8% | 9.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 10.5% | 9.9% | 10.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.9% | 10.9% | 10.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
- 146 French Polynesia 12.0% compare
- 147 Mauritius 11.1% compare
- 148 Guernsey 11.0% compare
- 150 Montserrat 9.0% compare
- 151 China 8.8% compare
- 152 Trinidad and Tobago 8.5% compare
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Lebanon?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Lebanon was 10.9% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 10.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 9.8% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Lebanon ranks 149th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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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