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
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Puerto Rico, 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 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
| 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
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | 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
- 59 Norway 65.7% compare
- 60 Burkina Faso 64.5% compare
- 61 Japan 63.8% compare
- 63 Mozambique 61.8% compare
- 64 Jamaica 61.7% compare
- 65 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 61.6% compare
More environment data for Puerto Rico
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.5906 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.4091 Percentage change (2025)
- Temperature change 1.16 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.268 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 677.16 million SLC (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Area 22.04 1000 ha (2024)
- Land area equipped for irrigation — Share in Cropland 30.48 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 864.98 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 864.98 million USD (2024)
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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About this data
Average proportion of Freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).