Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Greenland
Greenland: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 29.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Greenland, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Greenland recorded 29.6% for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Greenland peaked at 29.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2000.
Greenland ranks 163rd 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +12.8% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.2% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 160 Montserrat 30.6% compare
- 161 Curaçao 30.2% compare
- 162 Bahamas 29.8% compare
- 164 Northern Mariana Islands 28.5% compare
- 165 El Salvador 28.0% compare
- 166 Kazakhstan 28.0% compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 17.66 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.66 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$, 2015 701.81 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 4,722 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added Deflator (Agriculture, forestry and fishery) — Value 81.98 SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Greenland?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Greenland was 29.6% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Greenland ranks 163rd out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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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