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
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Egypt, 2000–2025
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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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 |
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More environment data for Egypt
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -20.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.21 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.361 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.4 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0008 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 9.27 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — 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 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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About this data
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).