Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Iceland
Iceland: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 35.9% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Iceland, 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 Iceland stood at 35.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Iceland peaked at 35.9% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 35.9%, in 2000.
Iceland ranks 113th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Iceland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 35.9% | — |
| 2001 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 35.9% | 35.9% | 35.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iceland
- 110 Luxembourg 37.1% compare
- 111 Republic of Korea 36.6% compare
- 112 Thailand 36.3% compare
- 114 Pakistan 35.8% compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 35.4% compare
- 116 Tajikistan 35.1% compare
More environment data for Iceland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.89 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.587 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.47 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -11.35 % 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 0.0161 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -13.39 % 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 0.0341 1000 USD per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Iceland?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Iceland was 35.9% 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 Iceland?
- The highest recorded value was 35.9% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Iceland?
- The lowest recorded value was 35.9% in 2000.
- How does Iceland rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Iceland ranks 113th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Iceland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iceland 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 (%).