Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Moldova
Moldova: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 81.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Moldova recorded 81.8% for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 15.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Moldova peaked at 81.8% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 41.4%, in 2000.
Moldova ranks 45th 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 Moldova, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.4% | — |
| 2001 | 43.2% | +4.3% |
| 2002 | 45.7% | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 48.6% | +6.3% |
| 2004 | 52.8% | +8.6% |
| 2005 | 54.3% | +2.8% |
| 2006 | 55.3% | +1.9% |
| 2007 | 56.3% | +1.8% |
| 2008 | 60.0% | +6.6% |
| 2009 | 61.2% | +2.0% |
| 2010 | 65.0% | +6.2% |
| 2011 | 65.8% | +1.1% |
| 2012 | 66.8% | +1.5% |
| 2013 | 67.5% | +1.1% |
| 2014 | 69.1% | +2.4% |
| 2015 | 70.6% | +2.1% |
| 2016 | 72.6% | +2.8% |
| 2017 | 72.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 80.3% | +10.6% |
| 2019 | 81.8% | +1.8% |
| 2020 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 81.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 51.9% | 41.4% | 61.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 71.2% | 65.0% | 81.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 81.8% | 81.8% | 81.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More environment data for Moldova
- Heating Degree Days 4,868 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,127 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 12,757 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 0 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 12,757 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.0571 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0307 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.974 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 0.0426 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Moldova?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Moldova was 81.8% 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 Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 81.8% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.4% in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Moldova ranks 45th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 15.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova 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 (%).