Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 73.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile

Latest (2025)
73.6%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
46th
of 167 countries
All-time high
73.6%
in 2006
All-time low
0.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000–2025

0204060802000201220252000: 02001: 02002: 02003: 02004: 02005: 02006: 73.62007: 73.62008: 73.62009: 73.62010: 73.62011: 73.62012: 73.62013: 73.62014: 73.62015: 73.62016: 73.62017: 73.62018: 73.62019: 73.62020: 73.62021: 73.62022: 73.62023: 73.62024: 73.62025: 73.6

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Sao Tome and Principe is 73.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Sao Tome and Principe peaked at 73.6% in 2006 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.

That places Sao Tome and Principe 46th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.

Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Sao Tome and Principe, year by year

Annual values for Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%) in Sao Tome and Principe, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 0.0%
2001 0.0%
2002 0.0%
2003 0.0%
2004 0.0%
2005 0.0%
2006 73.6%
2007 73.6% +0.0%
2008 73.6% +0.0%
2009 73.6% +0.0%
2010 73.6% +0.0%
2011 73.6% +0.0%
2012 73.6% +0.0%
2013 73.6% +0.0%
2014 73.6% +0.0%
2015 73.6% +0.0%
2016 73.6% +0.0%
2017 73.6% +0.0%
2018 73.6% +0.0%
2019 73.6% +0.0%
2020 73.6% +0.0%
2021 73.6% +0.0%
2022 73.6% +0.0%
2023 73.6% +0.0%
2024 73.6% +0.0%
2025 73.6% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 29.4% 0.0% 73.6% 10
2010s 73.6% 73.6% 73.6% 10
2020s 73.6% 73.6% 73.6% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Sao Tome and Principe?
Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Sao Tome and Principe was 73.6% 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 Sao Tome and Principe?
The highest recorded value was 73.6% in 2006.
What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Sao Tome and Principe?
The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
How does Sao Tome and Principe rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
Sao Tome and Principe ranks 46th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Sao Tome and Principe?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
Where does this Sao Tome and Principe 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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