Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected by country
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)
Countries reporting
231
Highest
100.0%
Equatorial Guinea
Lowest
0.0%
British Indian Ocean Territory
Median
44.8%
Years covered
25
2000–2024
Data points
5,950
What the numbers show
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected is currently reported for 231 countries. The highest value is 100.0% in Equatorial Guinea; the lowest is 0.0% in British Indian Ocean Territory.
The median across all reporting countries is 44.8%, and the mean is 45.0%.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected: full country ranking
| # | Country | Latest | Year | 10-year change | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Equatorial Guinea | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Guyana | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Cocos Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Heard Island and McDonald Islands | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 1 | Bouvet Island | 100.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 6 | Bulgaria | 99.3% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 8 | Latvia | 97.3% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 10 | Niue | 95.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 11 | Estonia | 94.9% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 12 | Czechia | 94.8% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 13 | Lithuania | 92.4% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 15 | Poland | 90.7% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 16 | French Southern Territories | 90.5% | 2024 | up 5.6% | volatile |
| 17 | Denmark | 87.3% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 17 | Greece | 87.3% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 19 | United Kingdom | 86.8% | 2024 | up 0.5% | rising |
| 20 | Sao Tome and Principe | 86.3% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 21 | Slovakia | 85.7% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 22 | Zimbabwe | 85.1% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 23 | Hungary | 84.3% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 25 | French Guiana | 83.2% | 2024 | up 2.2% | rising |
| 28 | Croatia | 82.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | volatile |
| 29 | Namibia | 82.0% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 30 | France | 81.1% | 2024 | up 8.5% | rising |
| 31 | Germany | 80.0% | 2024 | up 3.4% | rising |
| 32 | Togo | 79.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 33 | Netherlands | 79.3% | 2024 | up 7.2% | rising |
| 34 | Ghana | 78.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 35 | Burkina Faso | 78.8% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 36 | Venezuela | 78.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 37 | Moldova | 78.4% | 2024 | up 13.0% | rising |
| 38 | Portugal | 77.3% | 2024 | up 0.4% | rising |
| 39 | Italy | 76.7% | 2024 | up 4.5% | rising |
| 40 | Dominican Republic | 76.5% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 41 | Belgium | 76.5% | 2024 | up 16.8% | rising |
| 43 | Romania | 76.0% | 2024 | up 2.5% | rising |
| 44 | Svalbard and Jan Mayen | 75.5% | 2024 | up 21.0% | volatile |
| 45 | Honduras | 74.6% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 46 | Cyprus | 74.5% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 47 | Cote d'Ivoire | 74.1% | 2024 | up 22.3% | rising |
| 48 | Slovenia | 73.8% | 2024 | up 0.7% | rising |
| 49 | Finland | 71.9% | 2024 | up 3.8% | rising |
| 50 | Guinea | 71.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 51 | American Samoa | 71.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 52 | Nigeria | 70.3% | 2024 | up 5.8% | rising |
| 53 | Malawi | 70.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 54 | Thailand | 68.2% | 2024 | up 0.8% | rising |
| 55 | Austria | 68.1% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 56 | Nicaragua | 68.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 57 | Benin | 66.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 58 | Cape Verde | 66.5% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 59 | Central African Republic | 65.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 60 | Sierra Leone | 65.3% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 61 | Chad | 65.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 62 | Tanzania | 65.0% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 63 | Japan | 64.8% | 2024 | up 16.2% | rising |
| 64 | Jersey | 64.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | flat |
| 65 | Ukraine | 64.1% | 2024 | up 3.1% | rising |
| 66 | Colombia | 63.5% | 2024 | up 31.3% | rising |
| 67 | Armenia | 63.4% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 68 | Christmas Island | 63.0% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 69 | Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba | 62.5% | 2024 | up 59.1% | rising |
| 70 | Uganda | 61.6% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 71 | Mali | 61.6% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 72 | Burundi | 61.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 73 | Qatar | 60.0% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 74 | Montenegro | 60.0% | 2024 | up 12.5% | rising |
| 75 | Sweden | 59.6% | 2024 | up 2.3% | rising |
| 76 | Guinea-Bissau | 59.5% | 2024 | up 31.9% | rising |
| 77 | Morocco | 59.4% | 2024 | up 61.2% | rising |
| 78 | Saint Martin (French part) | 59.4% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 79 | Norfolk Island | 58.8% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 80 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 58.4% | 2024 | up 33.9% | rising |
| 81 | Reunion | 58.1% | 2024 | up 0.0% | volatile |
| 82 | Australia | 57.7% | 2024 | up 13.2% | rising |
| 83 | Spain | 57.7% | 2024 | up 10.0% | rising |
| 84 | Kuwait | 57.6% | 2024 | up 33.8% | rising |
| 85 | Comoros | 57.4% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 86 | Azerbaijan | 57.4% | 2024 | up 2.6% | rising |
| 87 | Pitcairn | 57.2% | 2024 | up 250.1% | volatile |
| 88 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 56.8% | 2024 | up 143.8% | volatile |
| 89 | Norway | 56.8% | 2024 | up 7.4% | rising |
| 90 | Cuba | 55.8% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 91 | Niger | 54.7% | 2024 | up 133.3% | volatile |
| 92 | Democratic Republic of Congo | 54.6% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 93 | Cambodia | 54.5% | 2024 | up 120.8% | rising |
| 94 | Georgia | 54.5% | 2024 | up 19.4% | rising |
| 95 | Panama | 54.1% | 2024 | up 1.3% | rising |
| 96 | Gabon | 53.7% | 2024 | up 17.2% | rising |
| 97 | Lesotho | 53.3% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 98 | Seychelles | 52.8% | 2024 | up 116.9% | rising |
| 99 | Oman | 52.3% | 2024 | up 132.9% | rising |
| 100 | Nepal | 51.7% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 101 | Congo | 51.2% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 102 | Suriname | 51.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 103 | Botswana | 51.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 104 | Bermuda | 50.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 105 | North Macedonia | 50.1% | 2024 | up 10.8% | rising |
| 106 | United Arab Emirates | 49.9% | 2024 | up 35.5% | rising |
| 107 | Hong Kong | 48.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 108 | Laos | 48.5% | 2024 | up 72.1% | rising |
| 109 | Palau | 48.1% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 110 | Belarus | 47.1% | 2024 | up 4.3% | rising |
| 111 | Samoa | 47.0% | 2024 | up 0.1% | rising |
| 112 | Bhutan | 46.9% | 2024 | up 0.0% | rising |
| 113 | Afghanistan | 46.4% | 2024 | up 697.4% | volatile |
| 114 | New Zealand | 46.2% | 2024 | up 1.1% | rising |
| 115 | Zambia | 46.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 116 | Brazil | 46.0% | 2024 | up 5.9% | rising |
| 117 | Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 45.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 118 | East Timor | 45.6% | 2024 | up 12.1% | rising |
| 119 | Saint Lucia | 45.6% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 120 | Senegal | 45.4% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 121 | Mongolia | 45.2% | 2024 | up 11.0% | rising |
| 122 | Belize | 44.8% | 2024 | up 13.3% | rising |
| 123 | Curacao | 44.8% | 2024 | up 10.8% | volatile |
| 124 | Iran | 43.9% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 125 | Sri Lanka | 43.7% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 126 | New Caledonia | 43.6% | 2024 | up 11.4% | volatile |
| 127 | Algeria | 43.5% | 2024 | up 2.7% | rising |
| 128 | United States Virgin Islands | 43.4% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 129 | Kenya | 42.9% | 2024 | up 1.8% | rising |
| 129 | Serbia | 42.9% | 2024 | up 72.9% | rising |
| 131 | Philippines | 42.8% | 2024 | up 66.4% | rising |
| 132 | Costa Rica | 42.2% | 2024 | up 0.2% | flat |
| 133 | Saint Helena | 42.2% | 2024 | up 9.6% | rising |
| 134 | Gambia | 41.7% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 135 | Brunei | 41.7% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 136 | South Korea | 40.7% | 2024 | up 7.1% | rising |
| 137 | Mexico | 40.3% | 2024 | up 8.8% | rising |
| 138 | Mozambique | 40.0% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 139 | Dominica | 40.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 139 | Kiribati | 40.0% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 141 | Vietnam | 39.8% | 2024 | up 0.6% | rising |
| 142 | Tunisia | 39.8% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 143 | Egypt | 38.8% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 144 | United States | 38.6% | 2024 | up 1.0% | rising |
| 145 | Switzerland | 37.8% | 2024 | up 8.2% | rising |
| 146 | Bangladesh | 37.5% | 2024 | up 1.7% | rising |
| 147 | Aruba | 37.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 148 | Rwanda | 37.1% | 2024 | up 13.8% | rising |
| 149 | Malaysia | 37.0% | 2024 | up 2.0% | rising |
| 150 | Paraguay | 35.5% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 151 | Chile | 35.3% | 2024 | up 31.1% | rising |
| 152 | Yemen | 34.7% | 2024 | up 0.2% | rising |
| 153 | Cameroon | 34.5% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 154 | Grenada | 34.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 155 | Saudi Arabia | 34.2% | 2024 | up 97.9% | rising |
| 156 | Cook Islands | 33.8% | 2024 | up 23.8% | rising |
| 157 | Canada | 33.8% | 2024 | up 25.7% | rising |
| 158 | Guatemala | 33.7% | 2024 | up 3.7% | rising |
| 159 | Pakistan | 33.6% | 2024 | up 9.8% | rising |
| 160 | South Sudan | 33.6% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 161 | Haiti | 32.5% | 2024 | up 30.9% | rising |
| 162 | Cayman Islands | 32.5% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 163 | Argentina | 32.3% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 164 | Bolivia | 32.1% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 165 | Trinidad and Tobago | 32.0% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 166 | Gibraltar | 31.9% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 167 | Puerto Rico | 31.7% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 168 | Angola | 31.3% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 169 | Montserrat | 30.6% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 170 | Bahamas | 29.8% | 2024 | up 133.8% | volatile |
| 171 | Greenland | 29.7% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 172 | Northern Mariana Islands | 28.5% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 173 | Kazakhstan | 28.2% | 2024 | up 6.3% | rising |
| 174 | El Salvador | 28.1% | 2024 | up 1.0% | volatile |
| 175 | Isle of Man | 27.3% | 2024 | up 39.6% | rising |
| 176 | Madagascar | 26.8% | 2024 | up 9.2% | rising |
| 177 | Indonesia | 26.3% | 2024 | up 20.3% | rising |
| 178 | Andorra | 26.2% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 179 | Tonga | 26.1% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 180 | Ecuador | 25.7% | 2024 | up 21.4% | rising |
| 181 | Russia | 25.4% | 2024 | up 5.7% | rising |
| 182 | Antigua and Barbuda | 24.0% | 2024 | up 165.0% | volatile |
| 183 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 23.9% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 184 | Kyrgyzstan | 23.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 185 | Palestine | 23.5% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 186 | Uruguay | 23.3% | 2024 | up 35.4% | volatile |
| 187 | Peru | 23.2% | 2024 | up 14.7% | rising |
| 188 | Eswatini | 22.7% | 2024 | up 7.7% | rising |
| 189 | Myanmar | 22.3% | 2024 | up 6.8% | rising |
| 190 | Uzbekistan | 22.2% | 2024 | up 55.8% | rising |
| 191 | Singapore | 21.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 192 | Falkland Islands | 20.8% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 193 | Jamaica | 20.1% | 2024 | up 4.6% | rising |
| 194 | South Africa | 19.9% | 2024 | up 13.6% | rising |
| 195 | Iceland | 19.6% | 2024 | up 7.0% | rising |
| 196 | Israel | 19.6% | 2024 | up 19.2% | rising |
| 197 | Tajikistan | 18.7% | 2024 | up 11.1% | rising |
| 198 | Anguilla | 18.6% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 199 | Sudan | 17.8% | 2024 | up 95.9% | rising |
| 200 | Ethiopia | 16.9% | 2024 | up 10.1% | rising |
| 201 | Turkmenistan | 15.9% | 2024 | up 6.2% | flat |
| 202 | Faroe Islands | 15.8% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 202 | Liberia | 15.8% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 204 | Jordan | 12.7% | 2024 | up 34.7% | rising |
| 205 | Fiji | 11.2% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 206 | Mauritania | 11.2% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 207 | Guernsey | 11.0% | 2024 | up 1.2% | volatile |
| 208 | China | 10.1% | 2024 | up 7.9% | rising |
| 208 | Marshall Islands | 10.1% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 210 | Mauritius | 9.6% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 211 | British Virgin Islands | 7.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 212 | Papua New Guinea | 7.3% | 2024 | up 1.2% | rising |
| 213 | India | 6.3% | 2024 | up 1.9% | volatile |
| 214 | Iraq | 5.6% | 2024 | up 2.2% | volatile |
| 215 | Sint Maarten (Dutch part) | 5.1% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 216 | Solomon Islands | 4.8% | 2024 | up 4.8% | rising |
| 217 | Lebanon | 4.7% | 2024 | up 6.4% | rising |
| 218 | Vanuatu | 2.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 219 | Guam | 2.4% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 220 | Turkey | 2.3% | 2024 | unchanged | rising |
| 221 | Barbados | 1.8% | 2024 | unchanged | flat |
| 222 | Saint Pierre and Miquelon | 1.7% | 2024 | — | volatile |
| 223 | Djibouti | 0.8% | 2024 | unchanged | volatile |
| 224 | Bahrain | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | Eritrea | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | Micronesia (country) | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | Libya | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | Macao | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | Maldives | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | Nauru | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | North Korea | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | French Polynesia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | Somalia | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | Syria | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | Tokelau | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | Wallis and Futuna | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
| 224 | British Indian Ocean Territory | 0.0% | 2024 | — | flat |
About this data
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)