Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Portugal
Portugal: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 68.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Portugal, 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 Portugal stood at 68.7%. 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 Portugal peaked at 68.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 47.8%, in 2000.
Portugal ranks 57th of 164 countries on this measure, 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 Portugal, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 47.8% | — |
| 2001 | 48.6% | +1.6% |
| 2002 | 48.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 55.5% | +14.2% |
| 2004 | 55.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 55.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 55.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 55.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 68.0% | +22.6% |
| 2009 | 68.4% | +0.5% |
| 2010 | 68.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 68.7% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 55.9% | 47.8% | 68.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.6% | 68.4% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Portugal
More environment data for Portugal
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6043 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5127 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.44 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, annual growth rate -27.53 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export quantity, per capita 0.0009 m3 per person (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export value, annual growth rate -3.35 % change on previous year (2024)
- Sawnwood, non-coniferous — Export 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 Portugal?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Portugal was 68.7% 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 Portugal?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Portugal?
- The lowest recorded value was 47.8% in 2000.
- How does Portugal rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Portugal ranks 57th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Portugal?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Portugal 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 (%).