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 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Cyprus, 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 Cyprus stood at 74.5%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 7.7% 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 46th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.0% | 46.4% | 68.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.7% | 68.6% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 74.5% | 74.5% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 9.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.88 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4597 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0089 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0035 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 1.28 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0023 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0038 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.7973 Mt CO2e (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 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 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 46th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 7.7%. 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 (%)