Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Thailand
Thailand: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 36.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Thailand, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Thailand recorded 36.3% for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. 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 Thailand peaked at 36.3% in 2008 and was at its lowest, 36.2%, in 2000.
Thailand ranks 112th of 164 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Thailand, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 36.2% | — |
| 2001 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 36.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 36.3% | +0.1% |
| 2009 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 36.3% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 36.2% | 36.2% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 36.3% | 36.3% | 36.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Thailand
- 109 Serbia 37.2% compare
- 110 Luxembourg 37.1% compare
- 111 Republic of Korea 36.6% compare
- 113 Iceland 35.9% compare
- 114 Pakistan 35.8% compare
- 115 Kyrgyzstan 35.4% compare
More environment data for Thailand
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 1.54 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.306 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.01 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, annual growth rate 17.77 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per unit of GDP 0 t per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity, per capita 0.018 t per person (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value, annual growth rate 9.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — 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 Thailand?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Thailand was 36.3% 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 Thailand?
- The highest recorded value was 36.3% in 2008.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Thailand?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.2% in 2000.
- How does Thailand rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Thailand ranks 112th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Thailand?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Thailand 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 (%).