Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Singapore
Singapore: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 21.1% in 2024. ▬ Flat
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Singapore, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Singapore recorded 21.1% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Singapore peaked at 21.1% in 2002 and was at its lowest, 19.0%, in 2000.
Singapore ranks 191st of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 20.7% | 19.0% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 21.1% | 21.1% | 21.1% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Singapore
- 188 Eswatini 22.7% compare
- 189 Myanmar 22.3% compare
- 190 Uzbekistan 22.2% compare
- 192 Falkland Islands 20.8% compare
- 193 Jamaica 20.1% compare
- 194 South Africa 19.9% compare
More environment data for Singapore
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 76.09 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 12.6 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 0.0073 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0019 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 0.4457 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0097 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 4.75 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0637 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0292 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.11 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Singapore?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Singapore was 21.1% 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 Singapore?
- The highest recorded value was 21.1% in 2002.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Singapore?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.0% in 2000.
- How does Singapore rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Singapore ranks 191st out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Singapore?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Singapore 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 (%)