Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Georgia
Georgia: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 56.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Georgia, 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 Georgia is 56.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 14.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Georgia peaked at 56.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2000.
That places Georgia 80th 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 Georgia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.1% | — |
| 2001 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.0% | +23.0% |
| 2004 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 36.1% | +12.6% |
| 2007 | 42.1% | +16.8% |
| 2008 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 46.4% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 48.2% | +4.0% |
| 2013 | 48.7% | +1.0% |
| 2014 | 49.4% | +1.5% |
| 2015 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.4% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.7% | +0.5% |
| 2021 | 53.3% | +7.2% |
| 2022 | 53.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.6% | +6.3% |
| 2024 | 56.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 56.7% | +0.0% |
Georgia compared with similar countries
- Georgia's 56.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.4%, 1.4× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Georgia's 56.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.6%, 86% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 33.7% | 26.1% | 42.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 48.2% | 42.1% | 49.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 54.4% | 49.7% | 56.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Georgia
More environment data for Georgia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -6.11 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -7.33 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.75 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.75 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -0.2544 % 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 0.0923 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Georgia?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Georgia was 56.7% 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 Georgia?
- The highest recorded value was 56.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Georgia?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2000.
- How does Georgia rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Georgia ranks 80th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Georgia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 14.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Georgia 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 (%).