Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Czechia
Czechia: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 94.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Czechia, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Czechia recorded 94.8% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.7% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Czechia peaked at 94.8% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 48.4%, in 2000.
Czechia ranks 12th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.9% | 48.4% | 94.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 94.3% | 94.1% | 94.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 94.8% | 94.8% | 94.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More environment data for Czechia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 100.38 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.2 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.8326 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.031 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0477 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0509 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Czechia?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Czechia was 94.8% 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 Czechia?
- The highest recorded value was 94.8% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Czechia?
- The lowest recorded value was 48.4% in 2000.
- How does Czechia rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Czechia ranks 12th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Czechia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.7%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Czechia 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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About this data
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)