Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 24.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
24.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
130th
of 167 countries
All-time high
24.8%
in 2005
All-time low
8.2%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025

101520252000201220252000: 8.22001: 8.22002: 15.12003: 15.12004: 15.12005: 24.82006: 24.82007: 24.82008: 24.82009: 24.82010: 24.82011: 24.82012: 24.82013: 24.82014: 24.82015: 24.82016: 24.82017: 24.82018: 24.82019: 24.82020: 24.82021: 24.82022: 24.82023: 24.82024: 24.82025: 24.8

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Puerto Rico is 24.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Puerto Rico peaked at 24.8% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 8.2%, in 2000.

Puerto Rico ranks 130th of 167 countries on this measure, 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 Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%) in Puerto Rico, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 8.2%
2001 8.2% +0.0%
2002 15.1% +84.9%
2003 15.1% +0.0%
2004 15.1% +0.0%
2005 24.8% +64.2%
2006 24.8% +0.0%
2007 24.8% +0.0%
2008 24.8% +0.0%
2009 24.8% +0.0%
2010 24.8% +0.0%
2011 24.8% +0.0%
2012 24.8% +0.0%
2013 24.8% +0.0%
2014 24.8% +0.0%
2015 24.8% +0.0%
2016 24.8% +0.0%
2017 24.8% +0.0%
2018 24.8% +0.0%
2019 24.8% +0.0%
2020 24.8% +0.0%
2021 24.8% +0.0%
2022 24.8% +0.0%
2023 24.8% +0.0%
2024 24.8% +0.0%
2025 24.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 18.5% 8.2% 24.8% 10
2010s 24.8% 24.8% 24.8% 10
2020s 24.8% 24.8% 24.8% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Puerto Rico?
Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Puerto Rico was 24.8% 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 24.8% in 2005.
What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 8.2% in 2000.
How does Puerto Rico rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
Puerto Rico ranks 130th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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Indicator
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
206 places, 5,356 data points, 2000–2025
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