Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in World
World: Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered was 41.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered in World, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in World stood at 41.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in World peaked at 41.8% in 2025 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2000.
That places World 8th out of 23 groups 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 World, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.4% | — |
| 2001 | 25.6% | +4.9% |
| 2002 | 26.5% | +3.5% |
| 2003 | 27.6% | +4.1% |
| 2004 | 29.1% | +5.6% |
| 2005 | 29.8% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 30.8% | +3.3% |
| 2007 | 32.5% | +5.4% |
| 2008 | 33.0% | +1.8% |
| 2009 | 34.0% | +2.8% |
| 2010 | 35.1% | +3.2% |
| 2011 | 35.8% | +2.0% |
| 2012 | 36.5% | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 37.1% | +1.6% |
| 2014 | 37.6% | +1.3% |
| 2015 | 38.5% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 38.9% | +1.1% |
| 2017 | 39.1% | +0.6% |
| 2018 | 39.9% | +2.2% |
| 2019 | 40.5% | +1.4% |
| 2020 | 40.7% | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 41.2% | +1.2% |
| 2022 | 41.4% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +0.9% |
| 2024 | 41.8% | +0.1% |
| 2025 | 41.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 29.3% | 24.4% | 34.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 37.9% | 35.1% | 40.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.4% | 40.7% | 41.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near World
- 5 Niger 99.9% compare
- 6 Guadeloupe 99.8% compare
- 7 French Guiana 99.6% compare
- 8 Bulgaria 99.5% compare
- 9 Martinique 99.4% compare
- 10 Liechtenstein 98.5% compare
- 11 Czechia 97.7% compare
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- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.5 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.208 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.88 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 4.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.2123 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in World?
- Average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered in World was 41.8% 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 World?
- The highest recorded value was 41.8% in 2025.
- What is the lowest average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered recorded in World?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2000.
- How does World rank for average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered?
- World ranks 8th out of 23 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of mountain key biodiversity areas (kbas) covered rising or falling in World?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this World 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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