Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Jordan
Jordan: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 18.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Jordan, 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 Jordan stood at 18.7%. 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 Jordan peaked at 18.7% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2000.
Jordan ranks 140th 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 Jordan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 17.8% | — |
| 2001 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 17.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 18.7% | +5.0% |
| 2011 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.8% | 17.8% | 17.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 18.7% | 18.7% | 18.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Jordan
- 137 Uzbekistan 23.0% compare
- 138 South Africa 21.9% compare
- 139 Kazakhstan 20.0% compare
- 141 Hong Kong 16.6% compare
- 142 Ethiopia 16.4% compare
- 142 India 16.4% compare
More environment data for Jordan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -40.96 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.19 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.533 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.64 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 38.09 % 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 0.0297 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 10.2 % 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 Jordan?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Jordan was 18.7% 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 Jordan?
- The highest recorded value was 18.7% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Jordan?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
- How does Jordan rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Jordan ranks 140th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Jordan?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Jordan 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 (%).