Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Greenland
Greenland: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 29.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Greenland, 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 Greenland stood at 29.7%. That is the highest value across all 25 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 29.7% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.1%, in 2000.
That places Greenland 171st out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.1% | 26.1% | 26.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.3% | 26.3% | 29.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.7% | 29.7% | 29.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 168 Angola 31.3% compare
- 169 Montserrat 30.6% compare
- 170 Bahamas 29.8% compare
- 172 Northern Mariana Islands 28.5% compare
- 173 Kazakhstan 28.2% compare
- 174 El Salvador 28.1% compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 0.6593 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0045 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.0577 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0003 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0002 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.052 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.3418 Mt CO2e (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 29.7% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.7% in 2011.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.1% in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Greenland ranks 171st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- 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 (%)