Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Serbia
Serbia: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 37.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Serbia, 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 Serbia is 37.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 100.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Serbia peaked at 37.2% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 11.4%, in 2000.
Serbia ranks 109th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 11.4% | — |
| 2001 | 11.8% | +2.9% |
| 2002 | 11.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.9% | +9.6% |
| 2004 | 12.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 13.0% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 13.1% | +1.2% |
| 2007 | 13.6% | +3.8% |
| 2008 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 13.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 13.8% | +1.1% |
| 2013 | 16.8% | +22.0% |
| 2014 | 17.6% | +4.4% |
| 2015 | 18.6% | +5.8% |
| 2016 | 18.8% | +1.2% |
| 2017 | 18.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 21.6% | +14.7% |
| 2019 | 23.5% | +9.0% |
| 2020 | 27.7% | +17.9% |
| 2021 | 28.3% | +2.2% |
| 2022 | 29.5% | +4.1% |
| 2023 | 37.0% | +25.4% |
| 2024 | 37.2% | +0.6% |
| 2025 | 37.2% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.8% | 11.4% | 13.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 17.7% | 13.6% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.8% | 27.7% | 37.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 5.81 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 m3 per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, per capita 0.0039 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate 1.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — 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 Serbia?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Serbia was 37.2% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 37.2% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 11.4% in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Serbia ranks 109th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 100.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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 (%).