Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Iceland
Iceland: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 40.7% in 2025. β² Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Iceland, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Iceland recorded 40.7% for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 25.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Iceland peaked at 40.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 23.2%, in 2000.
That places Iceland 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.3% | 23.2% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.3% | 32.5% | 40.7% | 6 |
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More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -23.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 2.52 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 9.71 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0012 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Iceland?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Iceland was 40.7% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 40.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.2% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Iceland ranks 98th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 25.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Iceland 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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