Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Jamaica
Jamaica: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 16.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Jamaica, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Jamaica stood at 16.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Jamaica peaked at 16.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2000.
That places Jamaica 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Jamaica, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 15.8% | +2.5% |
| 2006 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 16.3% | +2.7% |
| 2015 | 16.3% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +0.8% |
| 2017 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.6% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.6% | 15.4% | 15.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.2% | 15.8% | 16.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.5% | 16.5% | 16.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Jamaica?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Jamaica was 16.6% 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 Jamaica?
- The highest recorded value was 16.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Jamaica?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2000.
- How does Jamaica rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Jamaica ranks 140th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Jamaica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jamaica 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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