Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 36.4% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Costa Rica is 36.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Costa Rica peaked at 36.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 35.7%, in 2000.
That places Costa Rica 108th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.7% | — |
| 2001 | 35.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.0% | +0.9% |
| 2003 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +0.3% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +0.1% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 36.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.1% | 35.7% | 36.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 36.2% | 36.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.4% | 36.4% | 36.4% | 6 |
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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.1 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Costa Rica?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Costa Rica was 36.4% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 36.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.7% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Costa Rica ranks 108th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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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