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 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Israel, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Israel stood at 19.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 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 198th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the bottom 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 Israel, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.3% | — |
| 2001 | 8.3% | +0.1% |
| 2002 | 8.7% | +5.2% |
| 2003 | 13.2% | +51.2% |
| 2004 | 13.2% | +0.1% |
| 2005 | 13.2% | +0.2% |
| 2006 | 13.2% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 13.9% | +5.1% |
| 2008 | 14.8% | +6.2% |
| 2009 | 15.6% | +5.4% |
| 2010 | 16.1% | +3.3% |
| 2011 | 16.1% | +0.4% |
| 2012 | 16.2% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 16.4% | +1.4% |
| 2014 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 16.5% | +0.5% |
| 2017 | 16.7% | +1.0% |
| 2018 | 17.0% | +1.9% |
| 2019 | 18.0% | +6.1% |
| 2020 | 18.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 18.6% | +3.2% |
| 2022 | 19.3% | +3.8% |
| 2023 | 19.6% | +1.5% |
| 2024 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 19.6% | +0.0% |
Israel compared with similar countries
- Israel's 19.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 37% of the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Israel's 19.6% is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 34.7%, 56% of the median. (23 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Israel changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2003 | +51.2% | 8.7% | 13.2% |
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 | 19.1% | 18.0% | 19.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Israel
More environment data for Israel
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -15.63 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -11.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.477 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.69 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 0.0542 % 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 Israel?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Israel was 19.6% 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 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 198th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- 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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Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).