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 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Czechia, 2000–2025
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 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 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 13th of 240 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
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 Czechia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 48.4% | — |
| 2001 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 48.4% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 76.8% | +58.7% |
| 2005 | 88.4% | +15.1% |
| 2006 | 88.4% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 88.4% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 89.6% | +1.3% |
| 2009 | 94.1% | +5.1% |
| 2010 | 94.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 94.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 94.8% | +0.6% |
| 2019 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 94.8% | +0.0% |
Czechia compared with similar countries
- Czechia's 94.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.8× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Czechia's 94.8% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6%, 1.4× the median. (54 countries reporting)
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% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Czechia
More environment data for Czechia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -2.82 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -2.99 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.63 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.97 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -7.77 % 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 -0.1206 % 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 Czechia?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Czechia was 94.8% 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 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 13th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- 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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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).