Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Pakistan
Pakistan: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 35.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Pakistan, 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 Pakistan is 35.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 8.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Pakistan peaked at 35.8% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 32.9%, in 2000.
That places Pakistan 114th 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 Pakistan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 32.9% | — |
| 2001 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.9% | +0.1% |
| 2014 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 35.2% | +7.1% |
| 2023 | 35.8% | +1.4% |
| 2024 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 35.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.9% | 32.9% | 32.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 32.9% | 35.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Pakistan
- 111 South Korea 36.6% compare
- 112 Thailand 36.3% compare
- 113 Iceland 35.9% compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 35.4% compare
- 116 Tajikistan 35.1% compare
- 117 Nepal 35.1% compare
More environment data for Pakistan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.53 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.64 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.373 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 210.56 % 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 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 36.7 % 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 Pakistan?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Pakistan was 35.8% 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 Pakistan?
- The highest recorded value was 35.8% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Pakistan?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.9% in 2000.
- How does Pakistan rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Pakistan ranks 114th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Pakistan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Pakistan 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 (%).