Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in China
China: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 10.7% in 2025. β² Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in China, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
China recorded 10.7% 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 11.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in China peaked at 10.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 3.2%, in 2000.
That places China 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 6.3% | 3.2% | 8.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.5% | 8.7% | 10.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 10.6% | 10.3% | 10.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near China
- 189 Mauritania 12.0% compare
- 190 Fiji 11.2% compare
- 191 Bailiwick of Guernsey 11.0% compare
- 193 Marshall Islands 10.1% compare
- 194 Mauritius 10.0% compare
- 195 India 9.7% compare
More environment data for China
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -15.27 % 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 -1.05 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.6 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value -8.4 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.0001 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish β Production, annual growth rate 4.94 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in China?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in China was 10.7% 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 China?
- The highest recorded value was 10.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 3.2% in 2000.
- How does China rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- China ranks 192nd out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China 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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