Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Bhutan
Bhutan: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 34.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Bhutan, 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 Bhutan is 34.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Bhutan peaked at 34.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 22.9%, in 2000.
Bhutan ranks 118th of 164 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.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Bhutan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.9% | — |
| 2001 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 22.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 30.4% | +33.1% |
| 2009 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 30.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 34.8% | +14.3% |
| 2015 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 34.9% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 34.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.4% | 22.9% | 30.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 33.1% | 30.4% | 34.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.8% | 34.8% | 34.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bhutan
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 35.4% compare
- 116 Tajikistan 35.1% compare
- 117 Nepal 35.1% compare
- 119 Malaysia 32.5% compare
- 120 Brazil 30.7% compare
- 121 United States of America 30.6% compare
More environment data for Bhutan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2782 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.5977 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.08 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -1.04 % 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 0.0034 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -0.7225 % 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 Bhutan?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Bhutan was 34.9% 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 Bhutan?
- The highest recorded value was 34.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Bhutan?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.9% in 2000.
- How does Bhutan rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Bhutan ranks 118th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Bhutan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bhutan 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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About this data
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).