Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Montenegro
Montenegro: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 60.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Montenegro, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2024, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Montenegro stood at 60.0%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 12.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Montenegro peaked at 60.0% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 32.6%, in 2000.
That places Montenegro 74th 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 | 39.2% | 32.6% | 47.3% | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.5% | 48.7% | 60.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 60.0% | 60.0% | 60.0% | 5 |
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More environment data for Montenegro
- Aquaculture production 1,555 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 854.06 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 2,409 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.0145 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 827,000 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 0 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.0% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 0 hectares (2025)
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 60.0% 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 Montenegro?
- The highest recorded value was 60.0% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Montenegro?
- The lowest recorded value was 32.6% in 2000.
- How does Montenegro rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Montenegro ranks 74th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Montenegro?
- Over the last ten years it is up 12.5%. 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 (%)