Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Hungary
Hungary: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 86.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Hungary, 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 Hungary is 86.5%, measured in 2025. 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 Hungary peaked at 86.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 52.2%, in 2000.
Hungary ranks 34th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Hungary, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 52.2% | — |
| 2001 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 52.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 86.1% | +64.9% |
| 2005 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 86.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 86.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 72.5% | 52.2% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 86.5% | 86.5% | 86.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.5% | 86.5% | 86.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Hungary
More environment data for Hungary
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.55 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.61 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 2.47 % 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 0.0814 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -5.12 % 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 Hungary?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Hungary was 86.5% 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 Hungary?
- The highest recorded value was 86.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Hungary?
- The lowest recorded value was 52.2% in 2000.
- How does Hungary rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Hungary ranks 34th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Hungary?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Hungary 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 (%).