Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Norway
Norway: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 56.9% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Norway, 2000–2025
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 Norway is 56.9%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 5.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Norway peaked at 56.9% in 2020 and was at its lowest, 39.6%, in 2000.
Norway ranks 90th of 240 countries on this measure, 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 Norway, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 39.6% | — |
| 2001 | 39.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 47.3% | +19.4% |
| 2003 | 49.1% | +3.9% |
| 2004 | 49.8% | +1.3% |
| 2005 | 50.0% | +0.4% |
| 2006 | 50.3% | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 50.5% | +0.5% |
| 2008 | 51.0% | +0.8% |
| 2009 | 51.2% | +0.4% |
| 2010 | 51.5% | +0.5% |
| 2011 | 51.9% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 52.1% | +0.4% |
| 2013 | 53.5% | +2.7% |
| 2014 | 54.0% | +0.9% |
| 2015 | 54.1% | +0.3% |
| 2016 | 55.5% | +2.5% |
| 2017 | 55.5% | +0.1% |
| 2018 | 56.5% | +1.8% |
| 2019 | 56.6% | +0.2% |
| 2020 | 56.9% | +0.4% |
| 2021 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 56.9% | +0.0% |
Norway compared with similar countries
- Norway's 56.9% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.1× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Norway's 56.9% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6%, 85% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 47.8% | 39.6% | 51.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 54.1% | 51.5% | 56.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 56.9% | 56.9% | 56.9% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.08 % 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 -0.28 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Norway?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Norway was 56.9% 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 Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 56.9% in 2020.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 39.6% in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Norway ranks 90th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 5.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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 (%).