Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 43.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Sri Lanka, 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 Sri Lanka stood at 43.9%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Sri Lanka peaked at 43.9% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 34.8%, in 2000.
That places Sri Lanka 91st out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Sri Lanka, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 34.8% | — |
| 2001 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 34.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.0% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 35.5% | +1.6% |
| 2009 | 39.6% | +11.5% |
| 2010 | 40.2% | +1.5% |
| 2011 | 40.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 40.4% | +0.5% |
| 2013 | 43.9% | +8.6% |
| 2014 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 43.9% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 35.4% | 34.8% | 39.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.8% | 40.2% | 43.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.9% | 43.9% | 43.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sri Lanka
More environment data for Sri Lanka
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 5.24 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.207 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.849 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate -73.66 % 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 0.0001 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -50.32 % 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 Sri Lanka?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Sri Lanka was 43.9% 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 Sri Lanka?
- The highest recorded value was 43.9% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Sri Lanka?
- The lowest recorded value was 34.8% in 2000.
- How does Sri Lanka rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Sri Lanka ranks 91st out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Sri Lanka?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Sri Lanka 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 (%).