Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Poland
Poland: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 90.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Poland, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Poland recorded 90.7% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Poland peaked at 90.7% in 2012 and was at its lowest, 51.1%, in 2000.
Poland ranks 15th of 238 countries on this measure, in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 67.8% | 51.1% | 87.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 90.2% | 87.6% | 90.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 90.7% | 90.7% | 90.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Poland
More environment data for Poland
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 348.19 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 9.52 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 20.04 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 3.31 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 14.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1103 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 43.1 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1143 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.2154 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 5.21 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Poland?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Poland was 90.7% 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 Poland?
- The highest recorded value was 90.7% in 2012.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Poland?
- The lowest recorded value was 51.1% in 2000.
- How does Poland rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Poland ranks 15th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Poland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Poland 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 (%)