Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Czechia
Czechia: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 92.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Czechia, 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 Czechia stood at 92.3%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 2.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Czechia peaked at 92.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 51.5%, in 2000.
Czechia ranks 29th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 51.5% | — |
| 2001 | 51.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 51.6% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 51.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 72.6% | +40.7% |
| 2005 | 72.7% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 72.8% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 72.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 76.5% | +5.0% |
| 2009 | 90.4% | +18.2% |
| 2010 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 92.3% | +2.1% |
| 2019 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 92.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.4% | 51.5% | 90.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 90.4% | 92.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 92.3% | 92.3% | 92.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
- 26 North Macedonia 93.7% compare
- 27 Estonia 92.9% compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 92.8% compare
- 30 United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland 91.0% compare
- 31 Greece 90.4% compare
- 32 Guinea 90.4% compare
More environment data for Czechia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 7.83 % 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 0.1414 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 1.16 % 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 Czechia?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Czechia was 92.3% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 92.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.5% in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Czechia ranks 29th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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 (%).