Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Myanmar
Myanmar: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 27.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Myanmar, 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 Myanmar stood at 27.1%. 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 Myanmar peaked at 27.1% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 14.2%, in 2000.
That places Myanmar 126th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Myanmar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 14.2% | — |
| 2001 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 14.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 17.2% | +21.0% |
| 2004 | 26.9% | +56.4% |
| 2005 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 27.1% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 27.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.1% | 14.2% | 26.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 27.1% | 27.1% | 27.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Myanmar
More environment data for Myanmar
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.016 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.9805 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.243 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.43 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate -33.75 % 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 0.0022 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate -41.08 % 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 Myanmar?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Myanmar was 27.1% 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 Myanmar?
- The highest recorded value was 27.1% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Myanmar?
- The lowest recorded value was 14.2% in 2000.
- How does Myanmar rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Myanmar ranks 126th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Myanmar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Myanmar 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 (%).