Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 16.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
In 2025, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Ethiopia stood at 16.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Ethiopia peaked at 16.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 190th of 222 countries on this measure, 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 | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 187 Tajikistan 18.7% compare
- 188 Anguilla 18.6% compare
- 189 Sudan 17.8% compare
- 191 Turkmenistan 15.9% compare
- 192 Faroe Islands 15.8% compare
- 193 Liberia 15.8% compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -50 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0 t per person (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value -12.85 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Recovered paper — Production 2,500 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 11,900 t (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Ethiopia?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Ethiopia was 16.9% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Ethiopia ranks 190th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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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