Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Albania
Albania: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 97.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Albania, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Albania is 97.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Albania peaked at 97.3% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 49.5%, in 2000.
That places Albania 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 49.5% | — |
| 2001 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.7% | +12.5% |
| 2008 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 55.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 97.3% | +74.7% |
| 2011 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.3% | 49.5% | 55.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.3% | 97.3% | 97.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 53.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0016 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 37.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Albania?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Albania was 97.3% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 97.3% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 49.5% in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Albania ranks 18th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).