Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Zambia
Zambia: Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 56.8% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Zambia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 56.8% for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Zambia peaked at 56.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 56.8%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 74th out of 164 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Share of freshwater Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 56.8% | — |
| 2001 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 56.8% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.8% | 56.8% | 56.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
- 71 Madagascar 58.9% compare
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More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Plywood and LVL — Import quantity, annual growth rate 9.28 % 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 0.0003 m3 per person (2024)
- Plywood and LVL — Import value, annual growth rate -11.14 % 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 Zambia?
- Share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected in Zambia was 56.8% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 56.8% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Zambia ranks 74th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of freshwater key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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 (%).