Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Iraq
Iraq: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 8.1% in 2025. ◆ Volatile
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Iraq, 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 Iraq is 8.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 4.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Iraq peaked at 8.1% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Iraq ranks 150th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Iraq, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 0.0% | — |
| 2002 | 0.0% | — |
| 2003 | 0.0% | — |
| 2004 | 0.0% | — |
| 2005 | 0.0% | — |
| 2006 | 0.0% | — |
| 2007 | 2.1% | — |
| 2008 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 2.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 3.9% | +86.1% |
| 2014 | 7.8% | +99.5% |
| 2015 | 7.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 8.1% | +4.6% |
| 2017 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 8.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 0.6% | 0.0% | 2.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 5.8% | 2.1% | 8.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 8.1% | 8.1% | 8.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iraq
- 147 Turkmenistan 14.1% compare
- 148 Lebanon 13.4% compare
- 149 China 10.7% compare
- 151 Türkiye 5.0% compare
- 152 Fiji 0.1% compare
- 153 Anguilla 0.0%
- 153 Bahamas 0.0%
- 153 Bangladesh 0.0%
- 153 Djibouti 0.0%
- 153 Eritrea 0.0%
- 153 Eswatini 0.0%
- 153 Mauritania 0.0%
- 153 North Korea 0.0%
- 153 Somalia 0.0%
- 153 Sudan 0.0%
- 153 Syria 0.0%
- 153 Trinidad and Tobago 0.0%
More environment data for Iraq
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -38.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -26.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.549 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.99 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -19.79 % 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 0.0065 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -38.83 % 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 Iraq?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Iraq was 8.1% 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 Iraq?
- The highest recorded value was 8.1% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Iraq?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Iraq rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Iraq ranks 150th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Iraq?
- Over the last ten years it is up 4.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Iraq 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 (%).