Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Algeria
Algeria: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 43.5% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Algeria, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 43.5% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 2.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Algeria peaked at 43.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2000.
That places Algeria 127th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.4% | 15.4% | 41.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 42.4% | 41.6% | 43.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 43.5% | 43.5% | 43.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
More environment data for Algeria
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 252.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 8.94 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0747 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 37.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0102 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 56.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0812 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2872 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 9.76 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Algeria?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Algeria was 43.5% in 2024, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 43.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Algeria ranks 127th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is up 2.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)