Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Northern Africa
Northern Africa: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 41.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Northern Africa, 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 Northern Africa is 41.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 18.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Northern Africa peaked at 41.7% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 16.5%, in 2000.
Northern Africa ranks 8th of 22 groups 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 Northern Africa, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 16.5% | — |
| 2001 | 18.9% | +14.8% |
| 2002 | 18.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.2% | +7.0% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +13.8% |
| 2005 | 25.8% | +12.2% |
| 2006 | 26.4% | +2.2% |
| 2007 | 28.7% | +8.8% |
| 2008 | 30.3% | +5.5% |
| 2009 | 30.6% | +1.3% |
| 2010 | 31.4% | +2.5% |
| 2011 | 31.6% | +0.6% |
| 2012 | 34.5% | +9.3% |
| 2013 | 35.2% | +2.0% |
| 2014 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.6% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.0% | +1.2% |
| 2020 | 36.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.7% | +15.8% |
| 2022 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.9% | 16.5% | 30.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.6% | 31.4% | 36.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.8% | 36.0% | 41.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Northern Africa
- 5 Equatorial Guinea 100.0% compare
- 6 Benin 100.0% compare
- 6 Timor-Leste 45.6% compare
- 7 Bulgaria 99.3% compare
- 8 Liechtenstein 98.5% compare
- 9 Latvia 97.3% compare
- 10 Martinique 97.2% compare
- 10 Viet Nam 40.1% compare
- 11 United States Minor Outlying Islands 96.0% compare
More environment data for Northern Africa
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.93 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.281 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 701,000 t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 864,000 t (2024)
- Agricultural land — Share in Land area 27.72 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per area of cropland 4.57 kg/ha (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.84 kg/cap (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Northern Africa?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Northern Africa was 41.7% 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 Northern Africa?
- The highest recorded value was 41.7% in 2021.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Northern Africa?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.5% in 2000.
- How does Northern Africa rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Northern Africa ranks 8th out of 22 groups with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Northern Africa?
- Over the last ten years it is up 18.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Northern Africa 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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