Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in El Salvador
El Salvador: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 97.7% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in El Salvador, 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 El Salvador is 97.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in El Salvador peaked at 97.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
That places El Salvador 16th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in El Salvador, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 48.6% | — |
| 2006 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 48.6% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.7% | +22.8% |
| 2010 | 97.7% | +63.7% |
| 2011 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.4% | 0.0% | 59.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.7% | 97.7% | 97.7% | 6 |
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More environment data for El Salvador
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.31 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.28 °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 -65.42 % 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 El Salvador?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in El Salvador was 97.7% 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 El Salvador?
- The highest recorded value was 97.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in El Salvador?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does El Salvador rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- El Salvador ranks 16th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in El Salvador?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this El Salvador 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 (%).