Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Serbia
Serbia: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 42.9% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Serbia, 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 Serbia stood at 42.9%. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 72.9% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Serbia peaked at 42.9% in 2023 and was at its lowest, 16.0%, in 2000.
Serbia ranks 129th of 238 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 19.5% | 16.0% | 21.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 26.5% | 21.0% | 33.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 38.0% | 33.1% | 42.9% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Serbia
- 126 New Caledonia 43.6% compare
- 127 Algeria 43.5% compare
- 128 United States Virgin Islands 43.4% compare
- 129 Kenya 42.9% compare
- 131 Philippines 42.8% compare
- 132 Costa Rica 42.2% compare
More environment data for Serbia
- Aquaculture production 6,870 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 2,495 metric tons (2024)
- Total fisheries production 9,365 metric tons (2024)
- Arable land use per person 0.393 hectares per person (2023)
- Forest area 3.48 million hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 39,680 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area as a share of forest area 1.1% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 1.1% (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 39,680 hectares (2025)
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 42.9% 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 Serbia?
- The highest recorded value was 42.9% in 2023.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Serbia?
- The lowest recorded value was 16.0% in 2000.
- How does Serbia rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Serbia ranks 129th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Serbia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 72.9%. 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 (%)