Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Jordan
Jordan: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 12.7% in 2025. β² Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Jordan, 2000β2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Jordan is 12.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 34.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Jordan peaked at 12.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 6.2%, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 188th of 215 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 | 6.3% | 6.2% | 6.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.7% | 6.5% | 12.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 12.7% | 12.7% | 12.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 185 Turkmenistan 15.9% compare
- 186 Faroe Islands 15.8% compare
- 187 Liberia 15.8% compare
- 189 Mauritania 12.0% compare
- 190 Fiji 11.2% compare
- 191 Bailiwick of Guernsey 11.0% compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 173.15 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0003 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly -28.96 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -16.06 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 98.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Jordan?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Jordan was 12.7% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 12.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.2% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Jordan ranks 188th out of 215 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 34.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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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