Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Australia
Australia: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 57.7% in 2025. β² Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Australia, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
Australia recorded 57.7% for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Australia peaked at 57.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.1%, in 2000.
That places Australia 77th out of 215 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.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.7% | 33.1% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 45.2% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 55.9% | 57.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -4.75 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.345 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -1.48 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0001 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 2.91 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.11 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -4.99 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Australia?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Australia was 57.7% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.1% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Australia ranks 77th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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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