Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Svalbard and Jan Mayen
Svalbard and Jan Mayen: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 94.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Svalbard and Jan Mayen, 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen stood at 94.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 0.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Svalbard and Jan Mayen peaked at 94.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 0.1%, in 2000.
That places Svalbard and Jan Mayen 25th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.1% | — |
| 2001 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 0.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 50.9% | +50810.0% |
| 2004 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 50.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.0% | +27.7% |
| 2010 | 93.2% | +43.4% |
| 2011 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 93.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 93.5% | +0.3% |
| 2015 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 93.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.1% | +0.6% |
| 2022 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 37.1% | 0.1% | 65.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 93.4% | 93.2% | 93.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.0% | 93.5% | 94.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- 22 Ghana 95.0% compare
- 23 Dominican Republic 94.7% compare
- 24 Poland 94.2% compare
- 26 North Macedonia 93.7% compare
- 27 Estonia 92.9% compare
- 28 Sao Tome and Principe 92.8% compare
More environment data for Svalbard and Jan Mayen
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.16 Percentage change (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 4.11 Percentage change (2024)
- Forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
- Land use over the long-term 0 hectares (2025)
- Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected 75.1% (2025)
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas 88.6% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Svalbard and Jan Mayen was 94.1% 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 Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- The highest recorded value was 94.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.1% in 2000.
- How does Svalbard and Jan Mayen rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Svalbard and Jan Mayen ranks 25th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Svalbard and Jan Mayen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Svalbard and Jan Mayen 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 (%).