Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Angola
Angola: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 42.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Angola, 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 Angola is 42.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Angola peaked at 42.2% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 42.2%, in 2000.
That places Angola 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Angola, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 42.2% | — |
| 2001 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 42.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 42.2% | 42.2% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.2% | 42.2% | 42.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.2% | 42.2% | 42.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 92 Tanzania, United Republic of 43.6% compare
- 93 Kenya 42.8% compare
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- 96 Bolivia, Plurinational State of 41.8% compare
- 97 Georgia 41.6% compare
- 98 Mongolia 40.5% compare
More environment data for Angola
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.076 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.211 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.971 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -26.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0012 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -17.44 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — 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 Angola?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Angola was 42.2% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 42.2% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 42.2% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Angola ranks 95th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Angola 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 (%).