Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Malta
Malta: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 90.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Malta, 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 Malta is 90.8%, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Malta peaked at 90.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 75.4%, in 2000.
Malta ranks 14th of 238 regions on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 83.5% | 75.4% | 88.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.6% | 89.2% | 90.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.8% | 90.8% | 90.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Malta
More environment data for Malta
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 2.24 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.94 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.053 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0007 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0001 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 0.2389 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0004 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0011 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.1836 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Malta?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Malta was 90.8% 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 Malta?
- The highest recorded value was 90.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Malta?
- The lowest recorded value was 75.4% in 2000.
- How does Malta rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Malta ranks 14th out of 238 regions with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Malta?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Malta 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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About this data
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)