Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Namibia
Namibia: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 82.0% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Namibia, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Namibia recorded 82.0% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Namibia peaked at 82.0% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 29.6%, in 2000.
Namibia ranks 29th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 43.1% | 29.6% | 71.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 81.5% | 79.3% | 82.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 82.0% | 82.0% | 82.0% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Namibia
More environment data for Namibia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 14.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 4.69 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 6.32 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0309 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0028 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.82 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0121 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 0.3565 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Namibia?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Namibia was 82.0% 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 Namibia?
- The highest recorded value was 82.0% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Namibia?
- The lowest recorded value was 29.6% in 2000.
- How does Namibia rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Namibia ranks 29th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Namibia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Namibia 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 (%)