Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Egypt

Egypt: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 26.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
26.1%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
131st
of 164 countries
All-time high
26.1%
in 2000
All-time low
26.1%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Egypt, 2000–2025

01020302000201220252000: 26.1 %2001: 26.1 %2002: 26.1 %2003: 26.1 %2004: 26.1 %2005: 26.1 %2006: 26.1 %2007: 26.1 %2008: 26.1 %2009: 26.1 %2010: 26.1 %2011: 26.1 %2012: 26.1 %2013: 26.1 %2014: 26.1 %2015: 26.1 %2016: 26.1 %2017: 26.1 %2018: 26.1 %2019: 26.1 %2020: 26.1 %2021: 26.1 %2022: 26.1 %2023: 26.1 %2024: 26.1 %2025: 26.1 %

Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.

Analysis

The most recent figure for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Egypt is 26.1%, measured in 2025. 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 Egypt peaked at 26.1% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2000.

Egypt ranks 131st of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.

Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Egypt, year by year

Annual values for Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Egypt, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 26.1%
2001 26.1% +0.0%
2002 26.1% +0.0%
2003 26.1% +0.0%
2004 26.1% +0.0%
2005 26.1% +0.0%
2006 26.1% +0.0%
2007 26.1% +0.0%
2008 26.1% +0.0%
2009 26.1% +0.0%
2010 26.1% +0.0%
2011 26.1% +0.0%
2012 26.1% +0.0%
2013 26.1% +0.0%
2014 26.1% +0.0%
2015 26.1% +0.0%
2016 26.1% +0.0%
2017 26.1% +0.0%
2018 26.1% +0.0%
2019 26.1% +0.0%
2020 26.1% +0.0%
2021 26.1% +0.0%
2022 26.1% +0.0%
2023 26.1% +0.0%
2024 26.1% +0.0%
2025 26.1% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 26.1% 26.1% 26.1% 10
2010s 26.1% 26.1% 26.1% 10
2020s 26.1% 26.1% 26.1% 6

Countries ranked near Egypt

  1. 128 Ecuador 26.9% compare
  2. 129 United Arab Emirates 26.4% compare
  3. 130 Russia 26.1% compare
  4. 132 Israel 26.0% compare
  5. 133 Peru 24.7% compare
  6. 134 New Zealand 24.5% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Egypt?
Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Egypt was 26.1% 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 Egypt?
The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2000.
What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Egypt?
The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2000.
How does Egypt rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
Egypt ranks 131st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Egypt?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Egypt 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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Indicator
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected
Unit
%
Source
BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 4,264 data points, 2000–2025
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Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).