Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Dominican Republic
Dominican Republic: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 94.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Dominican Republic, 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 Dominican Republic stood at 94.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Dominican Republic peaked at 94.7% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 17.6%, in 2000.
That places Dominican Republic 23rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Dominican Republic, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.6% | — |
| 2001 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 94.7% | +439.1% |
| 2005 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 94.7% | +0.1% |
| 2010 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.8% | 17.6% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.7% | 94.7% | 94.7% | 6 |
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More environment data for Dominican Republic
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.17 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export quantity, per capita 0 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, annual growth rate 641.18 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood — Export value, per capita 0 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Dominican Republic?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Dominican Republic was 94.7% 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 Dominican Republic?
- The highest recorded value was 94.7% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Dominican Republic?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.6% in 2000.
- How does Dominican Republic rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Dominican Republic ranks 23rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Dominican Republic?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Dominican Republic 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 (%).