Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Mozambique
Mozambique: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 61.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Mozambique, 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 Mozambique is 61.8%, measured in 2025. 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 Mozambique peaked at 61.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 18.2%, in 2000.
That places Mozambique 63rd 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 Mozambique, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.2% | — |
| 2001 | 18.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 35.2% | +93.8% |
| 2003 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 46.7% | +32.5% |
| 2005 | 46.7% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 46.7% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 46.7% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 46.7% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 46.7% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 52.4% | +12.1% |
| 2011 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 61.8% | +18.1% |
| 2014 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.7% | 18.2% | 46.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.0% | 52.4% | 61.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 61.8% | 61.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mozambique
- 60 Burkina Faso 64.5% compare
- 61 Japan 63.8% compare
- 62 Puerto Rico 63.8% compare
- 64 Jamaica 61.7% compare
- 65 Democratic Republic of Congo 61.6% compare
- 66 Chad 61.3% compare
More environment data for Mozambique
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.62 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.58 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.256 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.23 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -29.09 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0007 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -15.39 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — 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 Mozambique?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Mozambique was 61.8% 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 Mozambique?
- The highest recorded value was 61.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Mozambique?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.2% in 2000.
- How does Mozambique rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Mozambique ranks 63rd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Mozambique?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mozambique 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 (%).