What is the difference in protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas between Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen?

0.3%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen?

26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.

Democratic Republic of Congo vs Yemen: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas

Democratic Republic of Congo

37.9%

in 2025

Yemen

37.6%

in 2025

Democratic Republic of Congo rank

113th

Yemen rank

114th

Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas over time

Democratic Republic of Congo
Yemen

How they compare

Democratic Republic of Congo currently reports 37.9% against 37.6% in Yemen, a difference of 0.3%.

The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.

Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 113th and Yemen ranks 114th of 184 countries.

Democratic Republic of Congo has averaged higher in every one of the 3 decades both report.

Head to head by decade

Decade	Democratic Republic of Congo	Yemen	Difference	Ahead
2000s	34.5%	33.0%	1.5%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2010s	37.7%	37.6%	0.1%	Democratic Republic of Congo
2020s	37.9%	37.6%	0.3%	Democratic Republic of Congo

Averages of every year both report within each decade.

Frequently asked questions

Which has higher protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas, Democratic Republic of Congo or Yemen?: Democratic Republic of Congo, at 37.9% against 37.6% in Yemen as of 2025.
What is the difference in protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas between Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen?: 0.3%, with Democratic Republic of Congo ahead.
How many years of comparable data are there for Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen?: 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
How do Democratic Republic of Congo and Yemen rank globally for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?: Democratic Republic of Congo ranks 113th and Yemen ranks 114th of 184 countries.
Where does this data come from?: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.

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Indicator: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas
Unit: %
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data
Licence: CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data)
Coverage: 184 places, 4,784 data points, 2000–2025
Last refreshed: 18 September 2026

Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).