Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Norway
Norway: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 56.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.
Analysis
Norway recorded 56.9% for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Norway peaked at 56.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2000.
That places Norway 86th out of 222 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8% | 39.6% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 51.5% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import -30.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.83 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.12 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 0.8575 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Norway?
- Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Norway was 56.9% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
- Norway ranks 86th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
- Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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