Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Italy
Italy: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 84.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Italy, 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 Italy stood at 84.7%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Italy peaked at 84.7% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 50.7%, in 2000.
Italy ranks 40th 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 Italy, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 50.7% | — |
| 2001 | 50.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 53.1% | +4.7% |
| 2003 | 58.2% | +9.7% |
| 2004 | 66.7% | +14.5% |
| 2005 | 76.8% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 83.6% | +8.9% |
| 2007 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 83.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 83.8% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 83.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 84.5% | +0.9% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 84.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 84.7% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 84.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 69.0% | 50.7% | 83.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 84.0% | 83.6% | 84.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 84.7% | 84.7% | 84.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Italy
More environment data for Italy
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 2.04 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 2.47 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.324 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.49 % 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 0.0813 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -1.04 % 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 Italy?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Italy was 84.7% 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 Italy?
- The highest recorded value was 84.7% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Italy?
- The lowest recorded value was 50.7% in 2000.
- How does Italy rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Italy ranks 40th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Italy?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Italy 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 (%).