Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Ethiopia
Ethiopia: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 16.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Ethiopia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ethiopia is 16.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 10.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ethiopia peaked at 16.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 12.7%, in 2000.
That places Ethiopia 202nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom quarter.
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 Ethiopia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 12.7% | — |
| 2001 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 12.7% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 12.7% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 12.8% | +0.8% |
| 2006 | 12.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 13.3% | +4.1% |
| 2008 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 13.3% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 13.4% | +0.7% |
| 2011 | 14.8% | +10.1% |
| 2012 | 14.8% | +0.1% |
| 2013 | 15.3% | +3.6% |
| 2014 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 15.3% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 16.8% | +9.2% |
| 2018 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 16.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 16.9% | +0.8% |
| 2024 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 16.9% | +0.0% |
Ethiopia compared with similar countries
- Ethiopia's 16.9% is below the median for low income countries, which is 46.4%, 36% of the median. (25 countries reporting)
- Ethiopia's 16.9% is below the median for Sub-Saharan Africa, which is 55.5%, 30% of the median. (48 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 12.9% | 12.7% | 13.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 15.5% | 13.4% | 16.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 16.8% | 16.8% | 16.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Ethiopia
- 199 Tajikistan 18.7% compare
- 200 Anguilla 18.6% compare
- 201 Sudan 17.8% compare
- 203 Turkmenistan 15.9% compare
- 204 Faroe Islands 15.8% compare
- 204 Liberia 15.8% compare
More environment data for Ethiopia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.272 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.39 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.26 % 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 2.83 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1478 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ethiopia?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ethiopia was 16.9% 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 Ethiopia?
- The highest recorded value was 16.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Ethiopia?
- The lowest recorded value was 12.7% in 2000.
- How does Ethiopia rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Ethiopia ranks 202nd out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Ethiopia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 10.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ethiopia 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 (%).