Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Switzerland
Switzerland: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 35.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in Switzerland, 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 Switzerland is 35.6%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 8.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Switzerland peaked at 35.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 23.3%, in 2000.
That places Switzerland 110th out of 167 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Switzerland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 23.3% | — |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +12.0% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +0.4% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.4% | +0.7% |
| 2008 | 26.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.4% | +22.9% |
| 2010 | 32.8% | +1.2% |
| 2011 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.1% | +0.8% |
| 2018 | 33.7% | +1.7% |
| 2019 | 33.7% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 33.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 33.8% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 33.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.6% | +5.5% |
| 2024 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.5% | 23.3% | 32.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.0% | 32.8% | 33.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 33.7% | 35.6% | 6 |
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Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Switzerland?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in Switzerland was 35.6% 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 Switzerland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in Switzerland?
- The lowest recorded value was 23.3% in 2000.
- How does Switzerland rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- Switzerland ranks 110th out of 167 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in Switzerland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Switzerland 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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