Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 16.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Ethiopia recorded 16.4% for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 3.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ethiopia peaked at 16.4% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 15.5%, in 2000.
Ethiopia ranks 142nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.5% | — |
| 2001 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 15.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 15.6% | +1.0% |
| 2006 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 15.6% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.8% | +0.8% |
| 2014 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.3% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.4% | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 15.5% | 15.5% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.9% | 15.6% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -69.74 % 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 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -74.58 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0003 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate -71.2 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ethiopia?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ethiopia was 16.4% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.4% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.5% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Ethiopia ranks 142nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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 (%).