Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Bosnia and Herzegovina
Bosnia and Herzegovina: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 99.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Bosnia and Herzegovina, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Bosnia and Herzegovina stood at 99.9%. 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina peaked at 99.9% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 33.3%, in 2000.
Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 9th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Bosnia and Herzegovina, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.3% | — |
| 2001 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 33.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.1% | +125.7% |
| 2008 | 99.9% | +33.1% |
| 2009 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 99.9% | +0.0% |
Bosnia and Herzegovina compared with similar countries
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 99.9% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.0%, 2.4× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Bosnia and Herzegovina's 99.9% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 79.0%, 1.3× the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.8% | 33.3% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.9% | 99.9% | 99.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Bosnia and Herzegovina
- 6 Martinique 100.0% compare
- 7 Croatia 100.0% compare
- 8 Benin 100.0% compare
- 10 Cayman Islands 99.8% compare
- 11 Gambia 99.0% compare
- 12 Seychelles 98.9% compare
More environment data for Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.8 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.509 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.09 °C (2025)
- Cropland — Area, annual growth rate 9.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Cropland — Area, per capita 0.0002 1000 ha per person (2024)
- Arable land — Area, annual growth rate 11.11 % change on previous year (2024)
- Arable land — Area, per unit of GDP 0 1000 ha per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Bosnia and Herzegovina was 99.9% 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 Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The highest recorded value was 99.9% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.3% in 2000.
- How does Bosnia and Herzegovina rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Bosnia and Herzegovina ranks 9th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bosnia and Herzegovina 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 (%).