Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Montenegro
Montenegro: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 64.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Montenegro, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Montenegro recorded 64.8% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 44.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Montenegro peaked at 64.8% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.2%, in 2000.
That places Montenegro 62nd 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 Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 29.2% | — |
| 2001 | 41.4% | +42.1% |
| 2002 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 41.4% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 44.9% | +8.4% |
| 2010 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 44.9% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 50.2% | +11.8% |
| 2018 | 50.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 55.9% | +11.4% |
| 2020 | 55.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 55.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.8% | +15.8% |
| 2023 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 64.8% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 64.8% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 41.4%, 1.6× the median. (53 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 64.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.6%, 99% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 40.6% | 29.2% | 44.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 47.1% | 44.9% | 55.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.8% | 55.9% | 64.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More environment data for Montenegro
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9561 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1974 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 3.73 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0025 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Montenegro?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Montenegro was 64.8% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 64.8% in 2022.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.2% in 2000.
- How does Montenegro rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Montenegro ranks 62nd out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 44.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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 (%).