Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Greenland
Greenland: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 29.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Greenland, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Greenland stood at 29.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Greenland peaked at 29.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2000.
That places Greenland 174th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 29.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 56% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 29.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6%, 44% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.2% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 171 Montserrat 30.6% compare
- 172 Curacao 30.2% compare
- 173 Bahamas 29.8% compare
- 175 Northern Mariana Islands 28.5% compare
- 176 El Salvador 28.1% compare
- 177 Kazakhstan 28.0% compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP US$ 17.66 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Agricultural land 100 % (2024)
- Permanent meadows and pastures — Share in Land area 0.59 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 3,871 million SLC (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value US$ 544.27 million USD (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Value Standard 4,722 million SLC (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Greenland?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Greenland was 29.6% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Greenland ranks 174th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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 (%).