Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Australia
Australia: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 57.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Australia, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Australia stood at 57.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 13.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Australia peaked at 57.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2000.
That places Australia 82nd 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 | 37.7% | 33.2% | 44.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 51.2% | 45.2% | 55.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 57.3% | 55.9% | 57.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Australia
More environment data for Australia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 591.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 21.75 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 84.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4769 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 43.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1578 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 144.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.104 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1978 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 15.7 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Australia?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Australia was 57.7% 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 Australia?
- The highest recorded value was 57.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Australia?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2000.
- How does Australia rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Australia ranks 82nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Australia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 13.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Australia 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 (%)