Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovakia
Slovakia: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 91.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovakia, 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 Slovakia stood at 91.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovakia peaked at 91.0% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 30.6%, in 2000.
That places Slovakia 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.6% | — |
| 2001 | 40.7% | +32.9% |
| 2002 | 45.1% | +10.8% |
| 2003 | 75.3% | +66.8% |
| 2004 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 90.8% | +20.6% |
| 2011 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 90.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 90.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 91.0% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 91.0% | +0.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 91.0% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.4× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 91.0% 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 | 64.3% | 30.6% | 75.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.8% | 90.8% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.9% | 90.8% | 91.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More environment data for Slovakia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.652 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 9.12 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.24 % 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 -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovakia?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Slovakia was 91.0% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 91.0% in 2024.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.6% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Slovakia ranks 17th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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 (%).