Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Bhutan
Bhutan: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 46.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Bhutan, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Bhutan is 46.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Bhutan peaked at 46.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 42.5%, in 2000.
That places Bhutan 110th out of 222 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 | 43.0% | 42.5% | 45.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 46.2% | 45.3% | 46.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.9% | 46.9% | 46.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 107 Belarus 48.1% compare
- 108 Palau 48.1% compare
- 109 Samoa 47.6% compare
- 111 Madagascar 46.7% compare
- 112 Afghanistan 46.4% compare
- 113 New Zealand 46.3% compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -85.06 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.35 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -18.02 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -50 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Bhutan?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Bhutan was 46.9% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 46.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.5% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Bhutan ranks 110th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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