Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Reunion
Reunion: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 58.1% in 2024. ◆ Volatile
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Reunion, 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 Reunion stood at 58.1%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Reunion peaked at 58.1% in 2019 and was at its lowest, 0.8%, in 2000.
Reunion ranks 81st of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The series is highly variable year to year, so single readings are best treated with caution.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.9% | 0.8% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 58.1% | 58.1% | 58.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Reunion
- 78 Saint Martin (French part) 59.4% compare
- 79 Norfolk Island 58.8% compare
- 80 Bosnia and Herzegovina 58.4% compare
- 82 Australia 57.7% compare
- 83 Spain 57.7% compare
- 84 Kuwait 57.6% compare
More environment data for Reunion
- Forest area 77,150 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 16 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 16 hectares (2025)
- Emissions of air pollutants 34,888 tonnes (2022)
- Exposure to air pollution from human sources 2.66 micrograms per cubic meter (2024)
- Exposure to outdoor air pollution 5 µg/m³ (2024)
- Land use over the long-term 15,446 hectares (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Reunion?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Reunion was 58.1% 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 Reunion?
- The highest recorded value was 58.1% in 2019.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Reunion?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.8% in 2000.
- How does Reunion rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Reunion ranks 81st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Reunion?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is volatile.
- Where does this Reunion 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 (%)