Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Denmark
Denmark: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 87.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Denmark, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Denmark recorded 87.3% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Denmark peaked at 87.3% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 83.7%, in 2000.
Denmark ranks 17th 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 | 84.4% | 83.7% | 86.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.1% | 86.1% | 87.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 87.3% | 87.3% | 87.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Denmark
- 15 Poland 90.7% compare
- 16 French Southern Territories 90.5% compare
- 17 Greece 87.3% compare
- 19 United Kingdom 86.8% compare
- 20 Sao Tome and Principe 86.3% compare
More environment data for Denmark
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 38.26 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.4 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.34 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2865 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.5045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0088 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.07 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1091 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.014 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.8057 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Denmark?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Denmark was 87.3% 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 Denmark?
- The highest recorded value was 87.3% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Denmark?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.7% in 2000.
- How does Denmark rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Denmark ranks 17th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Denmark?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Denmark 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 (%)