Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Nicaragua
Nicaragua: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 67.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Nicaragua, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
The most recent figure for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Nicaragua is 67.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Nicaragua peaked at 67.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 53.2%, in 2000.
Nicaragua ranks 56th of 222 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Nicaragua, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.2% | — |
| 2001 | 66.4% | +24.8% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 66.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.9% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 67.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.1% | 53.2% | 66.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.5% | 66.4% | 67.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.9% | 67.9% | 67.9% | 6 |
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More environment data for Nicaragua
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 4.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2024)
- Temperature change 1.89 °C (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -12.74 % change on previous year (2023)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2023)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, per capita 0.002 t per person (2023)
- Graphic papers — Import value, annual growth rate -24.32 % change on previous year (2023)
- Graphic papers — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Nicaragua?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Nicaragua was 67.9% 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 Nicaragua?
- The highest recorded value was 67.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Nicaragua?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.2% in 2000.
- How does Nicaragua rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Nicaragua ranks 56th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Nicaragua?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Nicaragua 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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