Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Montenegro

Montenegro: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 100.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising

Latest (2025)
100.0%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
1st
of 164 countries
All-time high
100.0%
in 2010
All-time low
50.0%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Montenegro, 2000–2025

0204060801002000201220252000: 50 %2001: 98.7 %2002: 98.7 %2003: 98.7 %2004: 98.7 %2005: 98.7 %2006: 98.7 %2007: 98.7 %2008: 98.7 %2009: 99.4 %2010: 100 %2011: 100 %2012: 100 %2013: 100 %2014: 100 %2015: 100 %2016: 100 %2017: 100 %2018: 100 %2019: 100 %2020: 100 %2021: 100 %2022: 100 %2023: 100 %2024: 100 %2025: 100 %

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 Montenegro stood at 100.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.

The figure is unchanged over ten years.

Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Montenegro peaked at 100.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 50.0%, in 2000.

That places Montenegro 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Montenegro, year by year

Annual values for Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Montenegro, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 50.0%
2001 98.7% +97.5%
2002 98.7% +0.0%
2003 98.7% +0.0%
2004 98.7% +0.0%
2005 98.7% +0.0%
2006 98.7% +0.0%
2007 98.7% +0.0%
2008 98.7% +0.0%
2009 99.4% +0.6%
2010 100.0% +0.6%
2011 100.0% +0.0%
2012 100.0% +0.0%
2013 100.0% +0.0%
2014 100.0% +0.0%
2015 100.0% +0.0%
2016 100.0% +0.0%
2017 100.0% +0.0%
2018 100.0% +0.0%
2019 100.0% +0.0%
2020 100.0% +0.0%
2021 100.0% +0.0%
2022 100.0% +0.0%
2023 100.0% +0.0%
2024 100.0% +0.0%
2025 100.0% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 93.9% 50.0% 99.4% 10
2010s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 10
2020s 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 6

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Montenegro?
Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Montenegro was 100.0% 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 Montenegro?
The highest recorded value was 100.0% in 2010.
What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Montenegro?
The lowest recorded value was 50.0% in 2000.
How does Montenegro rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
Montenegro ranks 1st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Montenegro?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
Where does this Montenegro 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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Indicator
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected
Unit
%
Source
BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 4,264 data points, 2000–2025
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Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).