Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Germany
Germany: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 80.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Germany, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Germany stood at 80.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 3.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Germany peaked at 80.0% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 45.6%, in 2000.
That places Germany 31st out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 64.2% | 45.6% | 76.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.6% | 76.7% | 79.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 79.7% | 79.3% | 80.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Germany
More environment data for Germany
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 674.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 8.07 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 33.97 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 2.87 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.52 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.2198 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 55.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.3905 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.1987 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 8.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Germany?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Germany was 80.0% 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 Germany?
- The highest recorded value was 80.0% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Germany?
- The lowest recorded value was 45.6% in 2000.
- How does Germany rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Germany ranks 31st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Germany?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Germany 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 (%)