Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in France
France: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 88.6% in 2025. β² Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in France, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 88.6% for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in France peaked at 88.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2000.
That places France 20th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 | 44.6% | 39.7% | 48.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 50.0% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 86.6% | 88.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 17 American Samoa 91.0% compare
- 18 Cyprus 90.9% compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 90.2% compare
- 21 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 88.6% compare
- 22 Zimbabwe 87.5% compare
- 23 Belize 87.1% compare
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 7.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0005 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 4.16 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.25 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -6.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in France?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in France was 88.6% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2000.
- How does France rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- France ranks 20th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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