Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Albania

Albania: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 49.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
49.4%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
104th
of 222 countries
All-time high
49.4%
in 2018
All-time low
19.9%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Albania, 2000–2025

010203040502000201220252000: 19.92001: 19.92002: 19.92003: 19.92004: 21.12005: 242006: 24.92007: 28.32008: 29.82009: 29.82010: 38.22011: 40.22012: 44.42013: 47.22014: 47.22015: 47.22016: 48.42017: 48.42018: 49.42019: 49.42020: 49.42021: 49.42022: 49.42023: 49.42024: 49.42025: 49.4

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

The most recent figure for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Albania is 49.4%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

Compared with earlier readings it is up 4.7% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Albania peaked at 49.4% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 19.9%, in 2000.

Albania ranks 104th of 222 countries 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 Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Albania, year by year

Annual values for Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%) in Albania, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 19.9%
2001 19.9% +0.0%
2002 19.9% +0.0%
2003 19.9% +0.0%
2004 21.1% +5.8%
2005 24.0% +13.7%
2006 24.9% +3.7%
2007 28.3% +13.9%
2008 29.8% +5.2%
2009 29.8% +0.0%
2010 38.2% +28.4%
2011 40.2% +5.2%
2012 44.4% +10.3%
2013 47.2% +6.3%
2014 47.2% +0.0%
2015 47.2% +0.0%
2016 48.4% +2.5%
2017 48.4% +0.0%
2018 49.4% +2.1%
2019 49.4% +0.0%
2020 49.4% +0.0%
2021 49.4% +0.0%
2022 49.4% +0.0%
2023 49.4% +0.0%
2024 49.4% +0.0%
2025 49.4% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 23.8% 19.9% 29.8% 10
2010s 46.0% 38.2% 49.4% 10
2020s 49.4% 49.4% 49.4% 6

Countries ranked near Albania

  1. 101 Suriname 51.2% compare
  2. 102 North Macedonia 50.7% compare
  3. 103 United Arab Emirates 49.9% compare
  4. 105 Bermuda 49.4% compare
  5. 106 Senegal 48.5% compare
  6. 107 Belarus 48.1% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Albania?
Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Albania was 49.4% in 2025, according to United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
What is the highest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Albania?
The highest recorded value was 49.4% in 2018.
What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Albania?
The lowest recorded value was 19.9% in 2000.
How does Albania rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
Albania ranks 104th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Albania?
Over the last ten years it is up 4.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Albania data come from?
The figures come from United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database, published as part of Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.

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Indicator
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
263 places, 6,838 data points, 2000–2025
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