Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Armenia
Armenia: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 62.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Armenia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Armenia is 62.0%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Armenia peaked at 62.0% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 37.9%, in 2000.
That places Armenia 70th out of 184 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.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Armenia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 37.9% | — |
| 2001 | 37.9% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 49.1% | +29.7% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 49.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 52.3% | +6.5% |
| 2008 | 52.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 59.5% | +13.9% |
| 2010 | 59.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 62.0% | +4.2% |
| 2012 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 62.0% | +0.0% |
Armenia compared with similar countries
- Armenia's 62.0% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.4%, 1.5× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Armenia's 62.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.6%, 95% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 48.5% | 37.9% | 59.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 61.8% | 59.5% | 62.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 62.0% | 62.0% | 62.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Armenia
- 67 Saint Lucia 63.0% compare
- 68 Burkina Faso 63.0% compare
- 69 Grenada 62.8% compare
- 71 Nepal 62.0% compare
- 72 Bosnia and Herzegovina 61.1% compare
- 73 Sierra Leone 60.7% compare
More environment data for Armenia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -10.94 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -10.56 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Drought - Cities and FUAs — Land soil moisture anomaly -1 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.764 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.74 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2023)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.509 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Armenia?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Armenia was 62.0% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Armenia?
- The highest recorded value was 62.0% in 2011.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Armenia?
- The lowest recorded value was 37.9% in 2000.
- How does Armenia rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Armenia ranks 70th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Armenia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Armenia data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).