Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 63.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Montenegro, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Montenegro stood at 63.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 48.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Montenegro peaked at 63.1% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 33.2%, in 2000.
That places Montenegro 68th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Montenegro, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 33.2% | — |
| 2001 | 38.8% | +17.0% |
| 2002 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 38.8% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 42.4% | +9.1% |
| 2010 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 42.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 46.4% | +9.5% |
| 2018 | 46.4% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 58.6% | +26.3% |
| 2020 | 58.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 58.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 63.1% | +7.6% |
| 2023 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 63.1% | +0.0% |
Montenegro compared with similar countries
- Montenegro's 63.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 1.5× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Montenegro's 63.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6%, 95% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.6% | 33.2% | 42.4% | 10 |
| 2010s | 44.8% | 42.4% | 58.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 61.6% | 58.6% | 63.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Montenegro
More environment data for Montenegro
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.9561 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.1974 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.53 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.06 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 14 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.0025 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 4.69 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Montenegro?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Montenegro was 63.1% in 2025, 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 63.1% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 33.2% in 2000.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Montenegro ranks 68th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 48.9%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Montenegro 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 (%).