Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cyprus
Cyprus: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 74.52 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
74.52
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
47th
of 240 countries
All-time high
74.52
in 2019
All-time low
46.38
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cyprus, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cyprus stood at 74.52. 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, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cyprus peaked at 74.52 in 2019 and was at its lowest, 46.38, 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.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cyprus, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.38 | — |
| 2001 | 47.89 | +3.3% |
| 2002 | 47.89 | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.69 | +1.7% |
| 2004 | 48.79 | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 52.88 | +8.4% |
| 2006 | 52.88 | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 61.14 | +15.6% |
| 2008 | 64.61 | +5.7% |
| 2009 | 68.66 | +6.3% |
| 2010 | 68.66 | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 68.91 | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 68.91 | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 69.2 | +0.4% |
| 2014 | 69.2 | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 69.37 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 72.69 | +4.8% |
| 2017 | 72.69 | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 72.69 | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.52 | +2.5% |
| 2020 | 74.52 | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.52 | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.52 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.52 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.52 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.52 | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 74.52 is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.48, 1.4× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 74.52 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 | 53.98 | 46.38 | 68.66 | 10 |
| 2010s | 70.68 | 68.66 | 74.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.52 | 74.52 | 74.52 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
More environment data for Cyprus
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate 7.11 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.0022 hectares per person (2025)
- 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)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 0.2981 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -16.11 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cyprus?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Cyprus was 74.52 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 74.52 in 2019.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.38 in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Cyprus ranks 47th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites 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 Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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