Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka: Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) was 45.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
45.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
118th
of 222 countries
All-time high
45.2%
in 2019
All-time low
36.9%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Sri Lanka, 2000–2025

010203040502000201220252000: 36.92001: 36.92002: 36.92003: 36.92004: 36.92005: 36.92006: 372007: 372008: 39.92009: 41.52010: 42.42011: 42.82012: 43.32013: 452014: 452015: 45.22016: 45.22017: 45.22018: 45.22019: 45.22020: 45.22021: 45.22022: 45.22023: 45.22024: 45.22025: 45.2

Source: United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database.

Analysis

In 2025, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Sri Lanka stood at 45.2%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.

Over the whole period, average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Sri Lanka peaked at 45.2% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 36.9%, in 2000.

Sri Lanka ranks 118th 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 Sri Lanka, year by year

Annual values for Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%) in Sri Lanka, 2000 to 2025.
Year Value Change
2000 36.9%
2001 36.9% +0.0%
2002 36.9% +0.0%
2003 36.9% +0.0%
2004 36.9% +0.0%
2005 36.9% +0.0%
2006 37.0% +0.2%
2007 37.0% +0.1%
2008 39.9% +7.7%
2009 41.5% +4.2%
2010 42.4% +2.1%
2011 42.8% +0.8%
2012 43.3% +1.2%
2013 45.0% +3.9%
2014 45.0% +0.0%
2015 45.2% +0.4%
2016 45.2% +0.0%
2017 45.2% +0.0%
2018 45.2% +0.0%
2019 45.2% +0.0%
2020 45.2% +0.0%
2021 45.2% +0.0%
2022 45.2% +0.0%
2023 45.2% +0.0%
2024 45.2% +0.0%
2025 45.2% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 37.7% 36.9% 41.5% 10
2010s 44.4% 42.4% 45.2% 10
2020s 45.2% 45.2% 45.2% 6

Countries ranked near Sri Lanka

  1. 115 Zambia 46.1% compare
  2. 116 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 45.6% compare
  3. 117 Saint Lucia 45.6% compare
  4. 119 Kenya 45.2% compare
  5. 120 Mongolia 45.2% compare
  6. 121 Serbia 45.1% compare

See the full ranking of 263 places →

More environment data for Sri Lanka

All data for Sri Lanka →

Frequently asked questions

What is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Sri Lanka?
Average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) in Sri Lanka was 45.2% 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 Sri Lanka?
The highest recorded value was 45.2% in 2019.
What is the lowest average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) recorded in Sri Lanka?
The lowest recorded value was 36.9% in 2000.
How does Sri Lanka rank for average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas)?
Sri Lanka ranks 118th out of 222 countries with data for 2025.
Is average proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (kbas) rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Sri Lanka 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.

Download this data

CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested).

Share, cite or embed this page

Cite this page

Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Sri Lanka. Statizoid, drawing on United Nations Statistics Division, SDG Global Database. Retrieved 24 August 2026, from https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/average-proportion-of-terrestrial-key-biodiversity-areas-kbas-covered-by-protected-areas/sri-lanka/

Embed or link this data

Paste this into a page to link back to these figures. The data itself is free to reuse under UN SDG Global Database (open, attribution requested); please keep the attribution.

<a href="https://environment.statizoid.com/stat/average-proportion-of-terrestrial-key-biodiversity-areas-kbas-covered-by-protected-areas/sri-lanka/">Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) in Sri Lanka</a> — Statizoid

About this data

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
Last refreshed