Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Yemen
Yemen: Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by was 32.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by in Yemen, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Yemen stood at 32.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Yemen peaked at 32.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 13.5%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 116th of 177 countries on this measure, 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 Yemen, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 13.5% | — |
| 2001 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.0% | +136.8% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +0.7% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.4% | +0.7% |
| 2023 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.2% | 13.5% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.4% | 32.2% | 32.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More environment data for Yemen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -36.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -31.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 43.43 % change on previous year (1998)
- Standard Deviation 0.393 °C (1998)
- Temperature change 1.37 °C (1998)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -2.16 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2018)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0024 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -27.88 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2018)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Yemen?
- Average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by in Yemen was 32.4% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 32.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.5% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by?
- Yemen ranks 116th out of 177 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of marine key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered by rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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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