Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Slovakia
Slovakia: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 85.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Slovakia, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Slovakia recorded 85.7% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Slovakia peaked at 85.7% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 24.2%, in 2000.
That places Slovakia 24th out of 240 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the top 10%.
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 Slovakia, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.2% | — |
| 2001 | 29.7% | +22.4% |
| 2002 | 32.0% | +8.0% |
| 2003 | 77.2% | +140.8% |
| 2004 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 77.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 85.5% | +10.8% |
| 2011 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 85.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 85.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 85.7% | +0.2% |
| 2025 | 85.7% | +0.0% |
Slovakia compared with similar countries
- Slovakia's 85.7% is above the median for high income countries, which is 52.5%, 1.6× the median. (83 countries reporting)
- Slovakia's 85.7% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 66.6%, 1.3× the median. (54 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.6% | 24.2% | 77.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 85.6% | 85.5% | 85.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 85.6% | 85.6% | 85.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Slovakia
More environment data for Slovakia
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.652 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.9 °C (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -3.24 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -1.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.4834 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Slovakia?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Slovakia was 85.7% 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 Slovakia?
- The highest recorded value was 85.7% in 2024.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Slovakia?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.2% in 2000.
- How does Slovakia rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Slovakia ranks 24th out of 240 countries with data for 2025.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Slovakia?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Slovakia 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 (%).