Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Netherlands
Netherlands: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 86.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Netherlands, 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 Netherlands stood at 86.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Netherlands peaked at 86.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 78.4%, in 2000.
Netherlands ranks 37th of 164 countries on this measure, in the top 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 Netherlands, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 78.4% | — |
| 2001 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 78.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 79.0% | +0.7% |
| 2005 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 79.0% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 79.2% | +0.3% |
| 2012 | 79.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 79.3% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 80.1% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 83.4% | +4.1% |
| 2016 | 83.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 84.5% | +1.4% |
| 2018 | 86.1% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 86.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 78.8% | 78.4% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 82.0% | 79.0% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 86.1% | 86.1% | 86.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Netherlands
More environment data for Netherlands
- Heating Degree Days 4,535 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 184.4 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 330,214 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 296,838 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 33,376 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.5687 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1593 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Netherlands?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Netherlands was 86.1% 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 Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 86.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 78.4% in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Netherlands ranks 37th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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About this data
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).