Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Kenya
Kenya: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 42.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Kenya, 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 Kenya stood at 42.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Kenya peaked at 42.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 33.9%, in 2000.
Kenya ranks 93rd of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
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 Kenya, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.9% | — |
| 2001 | 33.9% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 37.5% | +10.5% |
| 2003 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 37.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.1% | +9.6% |
| 2006 | 41.2% | +0.2% |
| 2007 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 41.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 42.3% | +2.1% |
| 2011 | 42.6% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 42.8% | +0.5% |
| 2018 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 42.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 33.9% | 41.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.6% | 42.3% | 42.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.8% | 42.8% | 42.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kenya
More environment data for Kenya
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -8.08 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.73 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.27 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.12 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 14.33 % 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 0.0066 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 7.84 % 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 Kenya?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Kenya was 42.8% 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 Kenya?
- The highest recorded value was 42.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Kenya?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.9% in 2000.
- How does Kenya rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Kenya ranks 93rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Kenya?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kenya 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 (%).