Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Honduras
Honduras: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 74.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Honduras, 2000–2024
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 Honduras is 74.6%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Honduras peaked at 74.6% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 66.7%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 45th 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 | 69.2% | 66.7% | 71.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.6% | 74.6% | 74.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.6% | 74.6% | 74.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
- 43 Romania 76.0% compare
- 44 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 75.5% compare
- 46 Cyprus 74.5% compare
- 47 Cote d'Ivoire 74.1% compare
- 48 Slovenia 73.8% compare
More environment data for Honduras
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 24.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 2.25 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.22 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.4693 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0009 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0071 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0174 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0245 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.66 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Honduras?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Honduras was 74.6% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 74.6% in 2010.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 66.7% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Honduras ranks 45th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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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About this data
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)