Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 31.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
31.7%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
158th
of 222 countries
All-time high
31.7%
in 2005
All-time low
27.5%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025

01020302000201220252000: 27.52001: 29.52002: 30.62003: 30.62004: 30.62005: 31.72006: 31.72007: 31.72008: 31.72009: 31.72010: 31.72011: 31.72012: 31.72013: 31.72014: 31.72015: 31.72016: 31.72017: 31.72018: 31.72019: 31.72020: 31.72021: 31.72022: 31.72023: 31.72024: 31.72025: 31.7

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2025, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Puerto Rico stood at 31.7%. 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 Puerto Rico peaked at 31.7% in 2005 and was at its lowest, 27.5%, in 2000.

Puerto Rico ranks 158th of 222 countries 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 Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%) in Puerto Rico, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 27.5%
2001 29.5% +7.3%
2002 30.6% +3.7%
2003 30.6% +0.0%
2004 30.6% +0.0%
2005 31.7% +3.5%
2006 31.7% +0.0%
2007 31.7% +0.0%
2008 31.7% +0.0%
2009 31.7% +0.0%
2010 31.7% +0.0%
2011 31.7% +0.0%
2012 31.7% +0.0%
2013 31.7% +0.0%
2014 31.7% +0.0%
2015 31.7% +0.0%
2016 31.7% +0.0%
2017 31.7% +0.0%
2018 31.7% +0.0%
2019 31.7% +0.0%
2020 31.7% +0.0%
2021 31.7% +0.0%
2022 31.7% +0.0%
2023 31.7% +0.0%
2024 31.7% +0.0%
2025 31.7% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 30.8% 27.5% 31.7% 10
2010s 31.7% 31.7% 31.7% 10
2020s 31.7% 31.7% 31.7% 6

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 155 Trinidad and Tobago 32.0% compare
  2. 156 Gibraltar 31.9% compare
  3. 157 Argentina 31.9% compare
  4. 159 Angola 31.3% compare
  5. 160 Montserrat 30.6% compare
  6. 161 Curaçao 30.2% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Puerto Rico?
Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Puerto Rico was 31.7% 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 31.7% in 2005.
What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 27.5% in 2000.
How does Puerto Rico rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
Puerto Rico ranks 158th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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Indicator
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)
Source
United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database
Licence
UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested)
Coverage
263 places, 6,838 data points, 2000–2025
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