Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Luxembourg
Luxembourg: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 82.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Luxembourg, 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 Luxembourg is 82.3%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 19.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Luxembourg peaked at 82.3% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 18.1%, in 2000.
That places Luxembourg 26th out of 238 regions with data for 2024, putting it in the top 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 | 54.7% | 18.1% | 69.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 73.7% | 69.0% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.3% | 82.3% | 82.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Luxembourg
More environment data for Luxembourg
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 8.05 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 11.9 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.4798 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0129 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.0275 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0013 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.6384 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0061 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0037 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1071 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Luxembourg?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Luxembourg was 82.3% 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 Luxembourg?
- The highest recorded value was 82.3% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Luxembourg?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.1% in 2000.
- How does Luxembourg rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Luxembourg ranks 26th out of 238 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Luxembourg?
- Over the last ten years it is up 19.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Luxembourg 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 (%)