Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Guatemala
Guatemala: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 49.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Guatemala, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Guatemala stood at 49.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Guatemala peaked at 49.9% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 45.8%, in 2000.
That places Guatemala 84th 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 Guatemala, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 45.8% | — |
| 2001 | 45.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 45.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 46.4% | +1.3% |
| 2004 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.9% | +7.5% |
| 2007 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.6% | 45.8% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.9% | 49.9% | 49.9% | 6 |
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More environment data for Guatemala
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.45 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.02 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.273 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 19.39 % 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 0.0383 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 3.91 % 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 Guatemala?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Guatemala was 49.9% 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 Guatemala?
- The highest recorded value was 49.9% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Guatemala?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.8% in 2000.
- How does Guatemala rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Guatemala ranks 84th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Guatemala?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Guatemala 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 (%).