Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 63.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat

Latest (2025)
63.8%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
62nd
of 164 countries
All-time high
63.8%
in 2000
All-time low
63.8%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025

Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Puerto Rico, 2000–2025

02040602000201220252000: 63.8 %2001: 63.8 %2002: 63.8 %2003: 63.8 %2004: 63.8 %2005: 63.8 %2006: 63.8 %2007: 63.8 %2008: 63.8 %2009: 63.8 %2010: 63.8 %2011: 63.8 %2012: 63.8 %2013: 63.8 %2014: 63.8 %2015: 63.8 %2016: 63.8 %2017: 63.8 %2018: 63.8 %2019: 63.8 %2020: 63.8 %2021: 63.8 %2022: 63.8 %2023: 63.8 %2024: 63.8 %2025: 63.8 %

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 Puerto Rico stood at 63.8%. 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 Puerto Rico peaked at 63.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 63.8%, in 2000.

That places Puerto Rico 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.

Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Puerto Rico, year by year

Annual values for Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Puerto Rico, 2000 to 2025.
Year % Change
2000 63.8%
2001 63.8% +0.0%
2002 63.8% +0.0%
2003 63.8% +0.0%
2004 63.8% +0.0%
2005 63.8% +0.0%
2006 63.8% +0.0%
2007 63.8% +0.0%
2008 63.8% +0.0%
2009 63.8% +0.0%
2010 63.8% +0.0%
2011 63.8% +0.0%
2012 63.8% +0.0%
2013 63.8% +0.0%
2014 63.8% +0.0%
2015 63.8% +0.0%
2016 63.8% +0.0%
2017 63.8% +0.0%
2018 63.8% +0.0%
2019 63.8% +0.0%
2020 63.8% +0.0%
2021 63.8% +0.0%
2022 63.8% +0.0%
2023 63.8% +0.0%
2024 63.8% +0.0%
2025 63.8% +0.0%

Averages by decade

DecadeAverage LowestHighest Years
2000s 63.8% 63.8% 63.8% 10
2010s 63.8% 63.8% 63.8% 10
2020s 63.8% 63.8% 63.8% 6

Countries ranked near Puerto Rico

  1. 59 Norway 65.7% compare
  2. 60 Burkina Faso 64.5% compare
  3. 61 Japan 63.8% compare
  4. 63 Mozambique 61.8% compare
  5. 64 Jamaica 61.7% compare
  6. 65 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 61.6% compare

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Frequently asked questions

What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Puerto Rico?
Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Puerto Rico was 63.8% 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 Puerto Rico?
The highest recorded value was 63.8% in 2000.
What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Puerto Rico?
The lowest recorded value was 63.8% in 2000.
How does Puerto Rico rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
Puerto Rico ranks 62nd out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Puerto Rico?
Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
Where does this Puerto Rico 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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Indicator
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected
Unit
%
Source
BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data
Licence
CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage
164 places, 4,264 data points, 2000–2025
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Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).