Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 16.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Saudi Arabia, 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 Saudi Arabia is 16.3%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 119.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Saudi Arabia peaked at 16.3% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 7.4%, in 2000.
Saudi Arabia ranks 144th 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 Saudi Arabia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 7.4% | — |
| 2001 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 7.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 16.3% | +119.8% |
| 2019 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 7.4% | 7.4% | 7.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 9.2% | 7.4% | 16.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.3% | 16.3% | 16.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Saudi Arabia
More environment data for Saudi Arabia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -52.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -27.86 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.424 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.58 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, annual growth rate 4.13 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per unit of GDP 0 1000 USD per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Import value, per capita 0.0177 1000 USD per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 16.95 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Saudi Arabia?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Saudi Arabia was 16.3% 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 Saudi Arabia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.3% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Saudi Arabia?
- The lowest recorded value was 7.4% in 2000.
- How does Saudi Arabia rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Saudi Arabia ranks 144th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Saudi Arabia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 119.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Saudi Arabia 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 (%).