Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Sub-Saharan Africa
Sub-Saharan Africa: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 43.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Sub-Saharan Africa, 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 Sub-Saharan Africa is 43.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Sub-Saharan Africa peaked at 43.2% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 28.4%, in 2000.
Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th of 21 groups on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Sub-Saharan Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.4% | — |
| 2001 | 29.2% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 30.1% | +3.2% |
| 2003 | 31.8% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 32.6% | +2.2% |
| 2005 | 32.7% | +0.5% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 35.8% | +5.7% |
| 2008 | 36.0% | +0.4% |
| 2009 | 36.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 37.1% | +2.9% |
| 2011 | 37.3% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 37.6% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 37.9% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 38.0% | +0.2% |
| 2015 | 41.3% | +8.7% |
| 2016 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 2017 | 41.6% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 41.8% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +2.1% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +0.3% |
| 2021 | 43.0% | +0.4% |
| 2022 | 43.1% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 43.2% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 43.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 28.4% | 36.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 39.7% | 37.1% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.1% | 42.8% | 43.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sub-Saharan Africa
- 4 Equatorial Guinea 100.0% compare
- 5 Cabo Verde 54.8% compare
- 5 Niger 99.9% compare
- 5 Timor-Leste 50.8% compare
- 6 Guadeloupe 99.8% compare
- 7 French Guiana 99.6% compare
- 8 Bulgaria 99.5% compare
- 8 Viet Nam 44.6% compare
- 9 Martinique 99.4% compare
- 10 Democratic Republic of the Congo 37.9% compare
- 10 Liechtenstein 98.5% compare
More environment data for Sub-Saharan Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.223 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.21 °C (2025)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 305.43 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Aquaculture production 904,662 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.29 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 2.96 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 72.81 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Sub-Saharan Africa was 43.2% 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 Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 43.2% in 2025.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.4% in 2000.
- How does Sub-Saharan Africa rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Sub-Saharan Africa ranks 7th out of 21 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Sub-Saharan Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sub-Saharan Africa 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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