Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Ghana
Ghana: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 83.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Ghana, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Ghana stood at 83.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Ghana peaked at 83.7% in 2003 and was at its lowest, 69.6%, in 2000.
Ghana ranks 27th of 167 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Ghana, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.6% | — |
| 2001 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 83.7% | +20.2% |
| 2004 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 83.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 79.4% | 69.6% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.7% | 83.7% | 83.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ghana
More environment data for Ghana
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.26 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.34 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -32.62 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -9.82 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.12 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 101.06 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Ghana?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Ghana was 83.7% 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 Ghana?
- The highest recorded value was 83.7% in 2003.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Ghana?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.6% in 2000.
- How does Ghana rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Ghana ranks 27th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Ghana?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ghana 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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