Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Israel
Israel: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 26.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Israel, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Israel recorded 26.0% for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 16.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Israel peaked at 26.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 11.1%, in 2000.
Israel ranks 132nd of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.1% | — |
| 2001 | 11.1% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 11.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 19.5% | +74.6% |
| 2004 | 19.5% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 19.6% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 20.8% | +6.4% |
| 2008 | 20.9% | +0.2% |
| 2009 | 22.3% | +6.9% |
| 2010 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 22.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 22.5% | +0.6% |
| 2017 | 22.6% | +0.4% |
| 2018 | 22.6% | +0.2% |
| 2019 | 23.8% | +5.1% |
| 2020 | 23.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 24.7% | +4.1% |
| 2022 | 25.5% | +3.0% |
| 2023 | 26.0% | +2.1% |
| 2024 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.0% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.5% | 11.1% | 22.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 22.5% | 22.3% | 23.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 25.3% | 23.8% | 26.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 8.2 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.022 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 7.97 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — 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 Israel?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Israel was 26.0% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 26.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.1% in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Israel ranks 132nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 16.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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 (%).