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
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Puerto Rico, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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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- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth 1.1 % (2024)
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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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