Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Moldova
Moldova: Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites was 78.37 in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
78.37
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
39th
of 240 countries
All-time high
78.37
in 2021
All-time low
41.58
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Moldova, 2000–2025
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2025, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Moldova stood at 78.37. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 12.4% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Moldova peaked at 78.37 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 41.58, in 2000.
That places Moldova 39th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Moldova, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 41.58 | — |
| 2001 | 42.16 | +1.4% |
| 2002 | 44.58 | +5.7% |
| 2003 | 46.35 | +4.0% |
| 2004 | 48.69 | +5.0% |
| 2005 | 51.8 | +6.4% |
| 2006 | 53.44 | +3.2% |
| 2007 | 56.27 | +5.3% |
| 2008 | 57.43 | +2.1% |
| 2009 | 58.69 | +2.2% |
| 2010 | 61.22 | +4.3% |
| 2011 | 62.74 | +2.5% |
| 2012 | 64.05 | +2.1% |
| 2013 | 65.38 | +2.1% |
| 2014 | 67.8 | +3.7% |
| 2015 | 69.74 | +2.9% |
| 2016 | 70.45 | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 71.48 | +1.5% |
| 2018 | 72.48 | +1.4% |
| 2019 | 75.52 | +4.2% |
| 2020 | 76.51 | +1.3% |
| 2021 | 78.37 | +2.4% |
| 2022 | 78.37 | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 78.37 | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 78.37 | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 78.37 | +0.0% |
Moldova compared with similar countries
- Moldova's 78.37 is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.81, 1.8× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Moldova's 78.37 is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6, 1.2× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 50.1 | 41.58 | 58.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 68.09 | 61.22 | 75.52 | 10 |
| 2020s | 78.06 | 76.51 | 78.37 | 6 |
Countries ranked near Moldova
More environment data for Moldova
- Grazing land use over the long-term, annual growth rate -0.4238 % change on previous year (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per unit of GDP 0 hectares per US$ of GDP (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per capita 0.1403 hectares per person (2025)
- Grazing land use over the long-term, per square kilometre 10.1 hectares per square kilometre (2024)
- Sawnwood, coniferous — Production, annual growth rate -30.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -2.36 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.0661 % 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 -0.0108 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Moldova?
- Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites in Moldova was 78.37 in 2025, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Moldova?
- The highest recorded value was 78.37 in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected terrestrial biodiversity sites recorded in Moldova?
- The lowest recorded value was 41.58 in 2000.
- How does Moldova rank for protected terrestrial biodiversity sites?
- Moldova ranks 39th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected terrestrial biodiversity sites rising or falling in Moldova?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.4%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Moldova data come from?
- The figures come from Our World in Data, published as part of Protected terrestrial biodiversity sites. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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