Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Belarus
Belarus: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 48.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Belarus, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Belarus stood at 48.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Belarus peaked at 48.1% in 2015 and was at its lowest, 27.4%, in 2000.
That places Belarus 113th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Belarus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 27.4% | — |
| 2001 | 31.3% | +14.1% |
| 2002 | 32.8% | +4.8% |
| 2003 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 33.9% | +3.3% |
| 2006 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 33.9% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 34.2% | +0.9% |
| 2011 | 34.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 37.0% | +8.3% |
| 2013 | 38.9% | +5.0% |
| 2014 | 46.2% | +18.7% |
| 2015 | 48.1% | +4.2% |
| 2016 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 48.1% | +0.0% |
Belarus compared with similar countries
- Belarus's 48.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Belarus's 48.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6%, 72% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.7% | 27.4% | 33.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 43.1% | 34.2% | 48.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 48.1% | 48.1% | 48.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Belarus
More environment data for Belarus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.1734 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1993 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.869 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.57 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.6422 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate 0.239 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Belarus?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Belarus was 48.1% in 2025, 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 Belarus?
- The highest recorded value was 48.1% in 2015.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Belarus?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.4% in 2000.
- How does Belarus rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Belarus ranks 113th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Belarus?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Belarus 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 (%).