Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in France
France: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 88.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in France, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 88.6% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 31.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in France peaked at 88.6% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 39.7%, in 2000.
France ranks 21st of 184 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in France, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.7% | — |
| 2001 | 40.6% | +2.2% |
| 2002 | 40.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 42.4% | +4.5% |
| 2004 | 45.0% | +6.0% |
| 2005 | 45.6% | +1.4% |
| 2006 | 46.8% | +2.5% |
| 2007 | 47.7% | +2.1% |
| 2008 | 48.3% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 48.9% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 50.0% | +2.3% |
| 2011 | 51.5% | +3.0% |
| 2012 | 53.9% | +4.8% |
| 2013 | 54.3% | +0.7% |
| 2014 | 65.6% | +20.8% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +2.4% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +2.2% |
| 2017 | 69.8% | +1.7% |
| 2018 | 80.4% | +15.1% |
| 2019 | 83.4% | +3.7% |
| 2020 | 86.6% | +3.9% |
| 2021 | 88.4% | +2.1% |
| 2022 | 88.6% | +0.2% |
| 2023 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 88.6% | +0.0% |
France compared with similar countries
- France's 88.6% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.3× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- France's 88.6% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.6%, 1.4× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 44.6% | 39.7% | 48.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.5% | 50.0% | 83.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 86.6% | 88.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near France
- 18 American Samoa 91.0% compare
- 19 Cyprus 90.9% compare
- 20 United Kingdom 90.2% compare
- 22 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 88.6% compare
- 23 Venezuela 88.0% compare
- 24 Zimbabwe 87.5% compare
More environment data for France
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.44 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.427 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.31 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -3.66 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.23 % 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)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.1777 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in France?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in France was 88.6% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 88.6% in 2024.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.7% in 2000.
- How does France rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- France ranks 21st out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 31.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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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About this data
Average proportion of Mountain Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).