Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Cyprus
Cyprus: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 74.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus stood at 74.5%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Cyprus peaked at 74.5% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.4%, in 2000.
That places Cyprus 47th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.4% | — |
| 2001 | 47.9% | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 47.9% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.7% | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 48.8% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 52.9% | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 52.9% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.1% | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 64.6% | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 68.7% | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.9% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.2% | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.4% | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.7% | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 74.5% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.4× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 74.5% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6%, 1.1× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 46.4% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 68.7% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 74.5% | 74.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 1.91 % 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 Cyprus?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Cyprus was 74.5% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.4% in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Cyprus ranks 47th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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 (%).