Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Ireland
Ireland: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 83.4% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Ireland, 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 Ireland is 83.4%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 11.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ireland peaked at 83.4% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 46.3%, in 2000.
Ireland ranks 24th of 238 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 54.7% | 46.3% | 71.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 75.9% | 73.8% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 83.2% | 82.1% | 83.4% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Ireland
More environment data for Ireland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 59.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.06 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 15.58 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0879 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.23 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0115 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 18.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0209 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0087 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 1.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ireland?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Ireland was 83.4% 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 Ireland?
- The highest recorded value was 83.4% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Ireland?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.3% in 2000.
- How does Ireland rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Ireland ranks 24th out of 238 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Ireland?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Ireland 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 (%)