Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Zambia
Zambia: Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas was 65.3% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Zambia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Zambia recorded 65.3% for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Zambia peaked at 65.3% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 65.3%, in 2000.
That places Zambia 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Zambia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 65.3% | — |
| 2001 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 65.3% | +0.0% |
Zambia compared with similar countries
- Zambia's 65.3% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.0%, 1.5× the median. (45 countries reporting)
- Zambia's 65.3% is above the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 51.7%, 1.3× the median. (44 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 65.3% | 65.3% | 65.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Zambia
More environment data for Zambia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.98 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.03 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.265 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.11 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.74 % 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 3.49 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Zambia?
- Protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas in Zambia was 65.3% 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 Zambia?
- The highest recorded value was 65.3% in 2000.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas recorded in Zambia?
- The lowest recorded value was 65.3% in 2000.
- How does Zambia rank for protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas?
- Zambia ranks 61st out of 184 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of mountain key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Zambia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Zambia 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 (%).