Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Malaysia
Malaysia: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 32.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Malaysia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Malaysia is 32.5%, measured in 2025. 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 Malaysia peaked at 32.5% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 22.2%, in 2000.
That places Malaysia 119th 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 Malaysia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 22.2% | — |
| 2001 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 22.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.7% | +15.9% |
| 2006 | 25.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.8% | +0.2% |
| 2008 | 25.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.8% | +0.2% |
| 2010 | 31.7% | +22.9% |
| 2011 | 31.7% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 31.9% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 31.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.4% | +1.9% |
| 2015 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32.5% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 24.0% | 22.2% | 25.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 31.7% | 32.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.5% | 32.5% | 32.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Malaysia
- 116 Tajikistan 35.1% compare
- 117 Nepal 35.1% compare
- 118 Bhutan 34.9% compare
- 120 Brazil 30.7% compare
- 121 United States 30.6% compare
- 122 Lao People's Democratic Republic 30.1% compare
More environment data for Malaysia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.65 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.9 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.179 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.25 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 10.22 % 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 0.0339 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 4.96 % 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 Malaysia?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Malaysia was 32.5% 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 Malaysia?
- The highest recorded value was 32.5% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Malaysia?
- The lowest recorded value was 22.2% in 2000.
- How does Malaysia rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Malaysia ranks 119th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Malaysia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malaysia 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 (%).