Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Lebanon
Lebanon: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 4.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Lebanon, 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 Lebanon is 4.7%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Lebanon peaked at 4.7% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 4.2%, in 2000.
That places Lebanon 217th 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 | 4.2% | 4.2% | 4.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 4.4% | 4.2% | 4.4% | 10 |
| 2020s | 4.7% | 4.7% | 4.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Lebanon
More environment data for Lebanon
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 18.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.24 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4058 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0621 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0147 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0027 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0022 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0236 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Lebanon?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Lebanon was 4.7% 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 Lebanon?
- The highest recorded value was 4.7% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Lebanon?
- The lowest recorded value was 4.2% in 2000.
- How does Lebanon rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Lebanon ranks 217th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Lebanon?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Lebanon 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 (%)