Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Japan
Japan: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 68.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Japan, 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 Japan is 68.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 23.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Japan peaked at 68.1% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 38.4%, in 2000.
That places Japan 52nd 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 | 44.0% | 38.4% | 48.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.4% | 48.9% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 66.0% | 62.7% | 68.1% | 6 |
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More environment data for Japan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.358 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.86 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -20.37 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.5479 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.21 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -1.26 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Japan?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Japan was 68.1% 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 Japan?
- The highest recorded value was 68.1% in 2025.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Japan?
- The lowest recorded value was 38.4% in 2000.
- How does Japan rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Japan ranks 52nd out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Japan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 23.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Japan 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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