Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Russian Federation
Russian Federation: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 26.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Russian Federation, 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 Russian Federation stood at 26.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Russian Federation peaked at 26.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 21.7%, in 2000.
Russian Federation ranks 130th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
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 Russian Federation, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 21.7% | — |
| 2001 | 22.1% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 22.2% | +0.7% |
| 2003 | 22.9% | +2.9% |
| 2004 | 23.0% | +0.5% |
| 2005 | 23.5% | +2.4% |
| 2006 | 23.8% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 24.2% | +1.7% |
| 2008 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 24.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 24.5% | +1.0% |
| 2013 | 24.5% | +0.2% |
| 2014 | 24.8% | +1.0% |
| 2015 | 25.5% | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 25.7% | +0.9% |
| 2018 | 25.9% | +0.7% |
| 2019 | 26.1% | +0.8% |
| 2020 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.2% | 21.7% | 24.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.1% | 24.2% | 26.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Russian Federation
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- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.18 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.48 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -6.35 Percentage change (2024)
- Heating Degree Days 13,726 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 178.88 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 5.36 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 5.02 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 342,450 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 3.08 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Russian Federation?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Russian Federation was 26.1% 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 Russian Federation?
- The highest recorded value was 26.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Russian Federation?
- The lowest recorded value was 21.7% in 2000.
- How does Russian Federation rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Russian Federation ranks 130th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Russian Federation?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Russian Federation 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 (%).