Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 88.6% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands is 88.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 17.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands peaked at 88.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +51468.1% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 55.1% | +147.8% |
| 2010 | 60.4% | +9.6% |
| 2011 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.4% | +24.8% |
| 2015 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 75.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.6% | +17.5% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 18.9% | 0.0% | 55.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 69.4% | 60.4% | 75.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.4% | 75.4% | 88.6% | 6 |
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More environment data for Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands
- Standard Deviation 1.46 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 3.92 °C (2025)
- 15.2.1 Forest area under an independently verified forest management 0 1000 ha (2024)
- Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 94.1% (2025)
- Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) 75.1% (2025)
- Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by 73.5% (2025)
- 15.1.1 Forest area — Value 0 1000 ha (2025)
- 15.1.1 Forest area as a proportion of total land area — Value 0 % (2025)
- 15.1.1 Land area — Value 6,021 1000 ha (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands was 88.6% 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands ranks 21st out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Svalbard and Jan Mayen Islands 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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