Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Norway
Norway: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 67.4% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Norway, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Norway stood at 67.4%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 1.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Norway peaked at 67.4% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 40.7%, in 2000.
That places Norway 56th 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 40.7% | — |
| 2001 | 40.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 44.9% | +10.4% |
| 2003 | 47.6% | +5.8% |
| 2004 | 52.4% | +10.2% |
| 2005 | 52.4% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 54.7% | +4.4% |
| 2007 | 55.3% | +1.0% |
| 2008 | 57.9% | +4.7% |
| 2009 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 57.9% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 59.8% | +3.4% |
| 2012 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 59.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 60.5% | +1.2% |
| 2015 | 66.6% | +10.1% |
| 2016 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 66.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +0.8% |
| 2019 | 67.4% | +0.4% |
| 2020 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 67.4% | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 67.4% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.0× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Norway's 67.4% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.6%, 1.0× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.4% | 40.7% | 57.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 63.2% | 57.9% | 67.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.4% | 67.4% | 67.4% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Norway?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Norway was 67.4% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 67.4% in 2019.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 40.7% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Norway ranks 56th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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 (%).