Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 28.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Kazakhstan, 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 Kazakhstan stood at 28.0%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Kazakhstan peaked at 28.0% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 8.9%, in 2000.
That places Kazakhstan 177th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
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 Kazakhstan, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 8.9% | — |
| 2001 | 19.4% | +116.4% |
| 2002 | 19.4% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 20.9% | +8.2% |
| 2004 | 22.4% | +6.8% |
| 2005 | 23.6% | +5.5% |
| 2006 | 24.2% | +2.8% |
| 2007 | 24.3% | +0.1% |
| 2008 | 24.9% | +2.8% |
| 2009 | 25.2% | +1.2% |
| 2010 | 25.6% | +1.6% |
| 2011 | 25.8% | +0.7% |
| 2012 | 26.3% | +2.0% |
| 2013 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 26.3% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 27.0% | +2.6% |
| 2017 | 27.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.0% | +3.6% |
| 2019 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 28.0% | +0.0% |
Kazakhstan compared with similar countries
- Kazakhstan's 28.0% is below the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 65% of the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Kazakhstan's 28.0% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6%, 42% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Kazakhstan 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2001 | +116.4% | 8.9% | 19.4% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 21.3% | 8.9% | 25.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.7% | 25.6% | 28.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 28.0% | 28.0% | 28.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Kazakhstan
- 174 Greenland 29.6% compare
- 175 Northern Mariana Islands 28.5% compare
- 176 El Salvador 28.1% compare
- 178 Isle of Man 27.4% compare
- 179 Indonesia 26.3% compare
- 180 Andorra 26.2% compare
More environment data for Kazakhstan
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.3 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9617 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.801 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 3.29 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.08 % 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 1.11 % 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 Kazakhstan?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Kazakhstan was 28.0% 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 Kazakhstan?
- The highest recorded value was 28.0% in 2018.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Kazakhstan?
- The lowest recorded value was 8.9% in 2000.
- How does Kazakhstan rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Kazakhstan ranks 177th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Kazakhstan?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Kazakhstan 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 (%).