Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Romania
Romania: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 60.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Romania, 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 Romania is 60.8%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Romania peaked at 60.8% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 6.8%, in 2000.
Romania ranks 68th 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 Romania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 6.8% | — |
| 2001 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 6.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 13.6% | +100.6% |
| 2005 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 51.9% | +281.4% |
| 2008 | 52.9% | +2.0% |
| 2009 | 53.8% | +1.7% |
| 2010 | 53.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | +5.6% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 57.8% | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 58.0% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 58.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 58.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 58.1% | +0.1% |
| 2021 | 58.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 60.4% | +3.9% |
| 2023 | 60.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 60.8% | +0.7% |
| 2025 | 60.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 22.7% | 6.8% | 53.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 57.3% | 53.8% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 59.8% | 58.1% | 60.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Romania
- 65 Congo, Democratic Republic of the 61.6% compare
- 66 Chad 61.3% compare
- 67 Afghanistan 60.9% compare
- 68 Ukraine 60.8% compare
- 70 Switzerland 60.0% compare
- 71 Madagascar 58.9% compare
More environment data for Romania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.68 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.2 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.634 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.03 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.49 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.0443 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — 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 Romania?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Romania was 60.8% 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 Romania?
- The highest recorded value was 60.8% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Romania?
- The lowest recorded value was 6.8% in 2000.
- How does Romania rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Romania ranks 68th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Romania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Romania 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 (%).