Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Republic of Korea
Republic of Korea: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 36.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Republic of Korea, 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 Republic of Korea stood at 36.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Republic of Korea peaked at 36.6% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 29.5%, in 2000.
That places Republic of Korea 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Republic of Korea, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.5% | — |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.6% | +23.9% |
| 2009 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.6% | +0.1% |
| 2020 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 36.6% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.9% | 29.5% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.6% | 36.6% | 36.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.6% | 36.6% | 36.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Republic of Korea
More environment data for Republic of Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Republic of Korea?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Republic of Korea was 36.6% 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 Republic of Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 36.6% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Republic of Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.5% in 2000.
- How does Republic of Korea rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Republic of Korea ranks 111th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Republic of Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Republic of Korea 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 (%).