Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in China
China: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 12.2% in 2025. β² Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in China, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in China is 12.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in China peaked at 12.2% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.7%, in 2000.
China ranks 140th of 163 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.2% | 3.7% | 10.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 11.1% | 10.2% | 11.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.1% | 12.0% | 12.2% | 6 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 Β°C (2025)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -1.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
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- Recovered paper β Production 73.29 million t (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in China?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in China was 12.2% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
- What is the highest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 12.2% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.7% in 2000.
- How does China rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- China ranks 140th out of 163 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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