Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Costa Rica
Costa Rica: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 42.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Costa Rica, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Costa Rica recorded 42.7% for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Costa Rica peaked at 42.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.8%, in 2000.
Costa Rica ranks 94th 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 Costa Rica, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.8% | — |
| 2001 | 40.0% | +0.6% |
| 2002 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 40.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 40.1% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 42.6% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.7% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 42.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.0% | 39.8% | 40.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 42.6% | 42.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.7% | 42.7% | 42.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Costa Rica
More environment data for Costa Rica
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.71 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.257 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.61 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Production, per capita 0.0525 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, annual growth rate 34.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Costa Rica?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Costa Rica was 42.7% 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 Costa Rica?
- The highest recorded value was 42.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Costa Rica?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.8% in 2000.
- How does Costa Rica rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Costa Rica ranks 94th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Costa Rica?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Costa Rica 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 (%).