Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Serbia
Serbia: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 45.1% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Serbia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Serbia stood at 45.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Serbia peaked at 45.1% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 15.4%, in 2000.
Serbia ranks 128th 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 Serbia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 15.4% | — |
| 2001 | 15.6% | +1.5% |
| 2002 | 15.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 16.4% | +4.9% |
| 2004 | 16.4% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 17.4% | +6.2% |
| 2006 | 18.2% | +4.5% |
| 2007 | 18.5% | +1.5% |
| 2008 | 18.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 18.6% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 18.6% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 20.0% | +7.4% |
| 2013 | 21.6% | +7.7% |
| 2014 | 23.3% | +8.0% |
| 2015 | 26.2% | +12.5% |
| 2016 | 26.5% | +1.0% |
| 2017 | 26.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 28.6% | +8.0% |
| 2019 | 30.2% | +5.6% |
| 2020 | 33.1% | +9.5% |
| 2021 | 35.0% | +6.0% |
| 2022 | 36.5% | +4.3% |
| 2023 | 44.9% | +23.0% |
| 2024 | 45.1% | +0.5% |
| 2025 | 45.1% | +0.0% |
Serbia compared with similar countries
- Serbia's 45.1% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 42.8%, 1.1× the median. (57 countries reporting)
- Serbia's 45.1% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6%, 68% of the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 17.1% | 15.4% | 18.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 24.0% | 18.6% | 30.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 40.0% | 33.1% | 45.1% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
More environment data for Serbia
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -4.51 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -4.72 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.594 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.12 °C (2025)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), annual growth rate 3.99 % change on previous year (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Aquaculture production (metric tons), per capita 0.001 metric tons per person (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), annual growth rate 1.01 % change on previous year (2024)
- Capture fisheries production (metric tons), per unit of GDP 0 metric tons per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Serbia?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Serbia was 45.1% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 45.1% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 15.4% in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Serbia ranks 128th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Serbia 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 (%).