Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Barbados
Barbados: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 1.8% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Barbados, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Barbados recorded 1.8% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Barbados peaked at 1.8% in 2000 and was at its lowest, 1.8%, in 2000.
Barbados ranks 221st of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2010s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 1.8% | 1.8% | 1.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Barbados
- 218 Vanuatu 2.8% compare
- 219 Guam 2.4% compare
- 220 Turkey 2.3% compare
- 222 Saint Pierre and Miquelon 1.7% compare
- 223 Djibouti 0.8% compare
- 224 Bahrain 0.0% compare
- 224 British Indian Ocean Territory 0.0% compare
- 224 Eritrea 0.0% compare
- 224 French Polynesia 0.0% compare
- 224 Libya 0.0% compare
- 224 Macao 0.0% compare
- 224 Maldives 0.0% compare
- 224 Micronesia (country) 0.0% compare
- 224 Nauru 0.0% compare
- 224 North Korea 0.0% compare
- 224 Somalia 0.0% compare
- 224 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 0.0% compare
- 224 Syria 0.0% compare
- 224 Tokelau 0.0% compare
- 224 Wallis and Futuna 0.0% compare
More environment data for Barbados
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.9121 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.23 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0279 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0006 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0155 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.1624 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1171 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Barbados?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Barbados was 1.8% 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 Barbados?
- The highest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Barbados?
- The lowest recorded value was 1.8% in 2000.
- How does Barbados rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Barbados ranks 221st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Barbados?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Barbados 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 (%)