Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Angola
Angola: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 31.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Angola, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Angola is 31.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Angola peaked at 31.3% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 27.0%, in 2000.
That places Angola 168th 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 | 27.0% | 27.0% | 27.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 30.9% | 27.0% | 31.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 31.3% | 31.3% | 31.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Angola
- 165 Trinidad and Tobago 32.0% compare
- 166 Gibraltar 31.9% compare
- 167 Puerto Rico 31.7% compare
- 169 Montserrat 30.6% compare
- 170 Bahamas 29.8% compare
- 171 Greenland 29.7% compare
More environment data for Angola
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 69.92 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.85 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 7.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.77 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 21.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0059 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 34.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0048 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0542 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Angola?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Angola was 31.3% 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 Angola?
- The highest recorded value was 31.3% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Angola?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.0% in 2000.
- How does Angola rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Angola ranks 168th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Angola?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Angola 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 (%)