Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Burkina Faso
Burkina Faso: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 64.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Burkina Faso, 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 Burkina Faso stood at 64.5%. 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 Burkina Faso peaked at 64.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 50.4%, in 2000.
That places Burkina Faso 60th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Burkina Faso, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.4% | — |
| 2001 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 64.5% | +27.9% |
| 2010 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 64.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.8% | 50.4% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.5% | 64.5% | 64.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Burkina Faso
More environment data for Burkina Faso
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.331 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Burkina Faso?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Burkina Faso was 64.5% 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 Burkina Faso?
- The highest recorded value was 64.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Burkina Faso?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.4% in 2000.
- How does Burkina Faso rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Burkina Faso ranks 60th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Burkina Faso?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Burkina Faso 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 (%).