Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
Least Developed Countries (LDCs): Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 42.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
42.4%
Change on year
unchanged
Rank
7th
of 19 regions
All-time high
42.4%
in 2023
All-time low
25.3%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Least Developed Countries (LDCs) recorded 42.4% 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 up 11.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) peaked at 42.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 25.3%, in 2000.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs), year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.3% | — |
| 2001 | 25.9% | +2.6% |
| 2002 | 26.4% | +1.7% |
| 2003 | 27.1% | +2.6% |
| 2004 | 28.4% | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 28.9% | +1.8% |
| 2006 | 30.0% | +3.6% |
| 2007 | 30.8% | +2.7% |
| 2008 | 31.6% | +2.6% |
| 2009 | 31.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 33.0% | +3.4% |
| 2011 | 33.3% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 33.6% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 34.0% | +0.9% |
| 2014 | 34.2% | +0.8% |
| 2015 | 38.2% | +11.6% |
| 2016 | 39.3% | +2.7% |
| 2017 | 40.3% | +2.6% |
| 2018 | 40.4% | +0.4% |
| 2019 | 41.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 41.9% | +1.1% |
| 2021 | 42.3% | +0.9% |
| 2022 | 42.3% | +0.1% |
| 2023 | 42.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.6% | 25.3% | 31.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 33.0% | 41.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.3% | 41.9% | 42.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 100.0% compare
- 6 Benin 100.0% compare
- 7 Bulgaria 99.3% compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 98.5% compare
- 9 Latvia 97.3% compare
- 10 Martinique 97.2% compare
More environment data for Least Developed Countries (LDCs)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.229 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.29 °C (2025)
- Agriculture — Area 836,181 1000 ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.82 kg/cap (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per value of agricultural production 3.21 g/Int$ (2024)
- Country area — Area 2.08 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area — Area 2.04 million 1000 ha (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Land area 11 % (2024)
- Cropland — Share in Agricultural land 26.79 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Least Developed Countries (LDCs) was 42.4% 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 Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The highest recorded value was 42.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.3% in 2000.
- How does Least Developed Countries (LDCs) rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Least Developed Countries (LDCs) ranks 7th out of 19 regions with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Least Developed Countries (LDCs)?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Least Developed Countries (LDCs) 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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