Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in France
France: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 81.1% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in France, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
France recorded 81.1% 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 8.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in France peaked at 81.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 45.5%, in 2000.
France ranks 30th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 57.3% | 45.5% | 69.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.9% | 69.8% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 80.7% | 79.6% | 81.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near France
More environment data for France
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 378.12 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 5.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 42.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.45 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 66.98 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1903 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1859 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 18.44 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in France?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in France was 81.1% 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 France?
- The highest recorded value was 81.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in France?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.5% in 2000.
- How does France rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- France ranks 30th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in France?
- Over the last ten years it is up 8.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this France 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)