Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Sweden
Sweden: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 76.5% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Sweden, 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 Sweden is 76.5%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 1.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Sweden peaked at 76.5% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 75.1%, in 2000.
That places Sweden 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Sweden, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 75.1% | — |
| 2001 | 75.1% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 75.2% | +0.1% |
| 2003 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 75.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 76.4% | +1.6% |
| 2018 | 76.5% | +0.1% |
| 2019 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 76.5% | +0.0% |
Sweden compared with similar countries
- Sweden's 76.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 65.7%, 1.2× the median. (51 countries reporting)
- Sweden's 76.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 65.6%, 1.2× the median. (46 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 75.2% | 75.1% | 75.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.6% | 75.2% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 76.5% | 76.5% | 76.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Sweden
More environment data for Sweden
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 1.1 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.12 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.852 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.72 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0.4367 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.27 % 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 -0.0922 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Sweden?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Sweden was 76.5% 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 Sweden?
- The highest recorded value was 76.5% in 2024.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Sweden?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.1% in 2000.
- How does Sweden rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Sweden ranks 39th out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Sweden?
- Over the last ten years it is up 1.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Sweden 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 (%).