Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Latvia
Latvia: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 97.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Latvia, 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 Latvia stood at 97.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Latvia peaked at 97.5% in 2009 and was at its lowest, 53.7%, in 2000.
Latvia ranks 17th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Latvia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 53.7% | — |
| 2001 | 53.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 53.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.0% | +17.4% |
| 2004 | 96.7% | +53.4% |
| 2005 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 96.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 97.5% | +0.8% |
| 2010 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 97.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 80.5% | 53.7% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 97.5% | 97.5% | 97.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Latvia
More environment data for Latvia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.883 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.56 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -0.4148 % 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 0.0763 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -2.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, per capita 0.0816 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Graphic papers — Import quantity, annual growth rate 6.33 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Latvia?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Latvia was 97.5% 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 Latvia?
- The highest recorded value was 97.5% in 2009.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Latvia?
- The lowest recorded value was 53.7% in 2000.
- How does Latvia rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Latvia ranks 17th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Latvia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Latvia 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 (%).