Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Madagascar
Madagascar: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 26.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Madagascar, 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 Madagascar is 26.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 9.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Madagascar peaked at 26.8% in 2017 and was at its lowest, 17.8%, in 2000.
That places Madagascar 176th out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.6% | 17.8% | 22.9% | 10 |
| 2010s | 25.2% | 24.0% | 26.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 26.8% | 26.8% | 26.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Madagascar
- 173 Kazakhstan 28.2% compare
- 174 El Salvador 28.1% compare
- 175 Isle of Man 27.3% compare
- 177 Indonesia 26.3% compare
- 178 Andorra 26.2% compare
- 179 Tonga 26.1% compare
More environment data for Madagascar
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 35.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 1.12 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 17.89 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.74 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 3.06 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0204 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 25.4 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0018 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0078 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 2.67 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Madagascar?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Madagascar was 26.8% 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 Madagascar?
- The highest recorded value was 26.8% in 2017.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Madagascar?
- The lowest recorded value was 17.8% in 2000.
- How does Madagascar rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Madagascar ranks 176th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Madagascar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 9.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Madagascar 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 25 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)