Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Southern Asia
Southern Asia: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 21.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Southern Asia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Southern Asia stood at 21.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Southern Asia peaked at 21.5% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.8%, in 2000.
Southern Asia ranks 20th of 21 groups 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 Southern Asia, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.8% | — |
| 2001 | 11.9% | +1.0% |
| 2002 | 12.0% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 12.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 12.1% | +0.6% |
| 2005 | 12.1% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 12.3% | +1.7% |
| 2007 | 12.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 12.7% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 13.1% | +3.2% |
| 2010 | 13.2% | +1.0% |
| 2011 | 13.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +41.7% |
| 2013 | 19.0% | +1.3% |
| 2014 | 19.3% | +1.7% |
| 2015 | 19.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 20.2% | +4.7% |
| 2017 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 20.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 20.4% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 21.0% | +3.3% |
| 2021 | 21.4% | +1.8% |
| 2022 | 21.5% | +0.6% |
| 2023 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 21.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.2% | 11.8% | 13.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.4% | 13.2% | 20.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.4% | 21.0% | 21.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Southern Asia
- 17 American Samoa 91.0% compare
- 18 Cyprus 90.9% compare
- 19 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 90.2% compare
- 20 France 88.6% compare
- 21 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 88.6% compare
- 22 Zimbabwe 87.5% compare
- 23 Belize 87.1% compare
More environment data for Southern Asia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.4009 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 6.69 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.274 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.44 °C (2025)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 15.39 million t (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 8.45 million t (2024)
- Nutrient phosphate P2O5 (total) — Use per area of cropland 44.63 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per capita 13.9 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 38.89 g/Int$ (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Southern Asia?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Southern Asia was 21.5% 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 Southern Asia?
- The highest recorded value was 21.5% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Southern Asia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.8% in 2000.
- How does Southern Asia rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Southern Asia ranks 20th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Southern Asia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Southern Asia 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).