Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Israel
Israel: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 19.6% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Israel, 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 Israel stood at 19.6%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 19.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Israel peaked at 19.6% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 8.3%, in 2000.
That places Israel 196th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom 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 | 12.2% | 8.3% | 15.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 16.6% | 16.1% | 18.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 19.0% | 18.0% | 19.6% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More environment data for Israel
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 76.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 7.66 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.03 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.6978 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0036 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 9.88 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0342 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0506 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 7.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Israel?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Israel was 19.6% 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 Israel?
- The highest recorded value was 19.6% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Israel?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.3% in 2000.
- How does Israel rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Israel ranks 196th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Israel?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Israel 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 (%)