Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in France
France: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 78.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in France, 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 France is 78.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 42.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in France peaked at 78.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 28.8%, in 2000.
That places France 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 28.8% | — |
| 2001 | 29.9% | +3.9% |
| 2002 | 30.0% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 31.5% | +5.1% |
| 2004 | 33.4% | +6.1% |
| 2005 | 34.1% | +2.0% |
| 2006 | 37.5% | +10.1% |
| 2007 | 39.9% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 42.4% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 45.0% | +6.2% |
| 2010 | 45.6% | +1.3% |
| 2011 | 45.8% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 46.2% | +0.8% |
| 2013 | 46.9% | +1.5% |
| 2014 | 52.7% | +12.4% |
| 2015 | 54.9% | +4.3% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 57.5% | +3.6% |
| 2018 | 68.2% | +18.6% |
| 2019 | 75.2% | +10.2% |
| 2020 | 77.5% | +3.1% |
| 2021 | 77.7% | +0.2% |
| 2022 | 78.0% | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 78.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.3% | 28.8% | 45.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.9% | 45.6% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.9% | 77.5% | 78.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 0.5017 % 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 0.0618 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 0.1622 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — 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 France?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in France was 78.0% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 78.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 28.8% in 2000.
- How does France rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- France ranks 50th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 42.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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 (%).