Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Honduras
Honduras: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 77.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Honduras, 2000–2025
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 77.1%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Honduras peaked at 77.1% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 69.0%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 41st of 240 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 69.0% | — |
| 2001 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 69.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 70.3% | +1.9% |
| 2004 | 70.3% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 73.5% | +4.5% |
| 2006 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 73.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 77.1% | +4.9% |
| 2011 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 77.1% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 77.1% | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 77.1% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 45.6%, 1.7× the median. (47 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 77.1% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 35.0%, 2.2× the median. (42 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 71.5% | 69.0% | 73.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 77.1% | 77.1% | 77.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 77.1% | 77.1% | 77.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (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 77.1% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 77.1% in 2021.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 69.0% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Honduras ranks 41st out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. 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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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).