Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Tunisia
Tunisia: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 39.8% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Tunisia, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Tunisia is 39.8%, measured 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 Tunisia peaked at 39.8% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 13.4%, in 2000.
That places Tunisia 142nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024, putting it 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 | 17.4% | 13.4% | 23.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 36.8% | 26.0% | 39.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 39.8% | 39.8% | 39.8% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Tunisia
More environment data for Tunisia
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 44.62 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 3.63 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 2.49 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.2784 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 2.16 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0039 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 8.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0172 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.0491 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 3.36 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Tunisia?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Tunisia was 39.8% 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 Tunisia?
- The highest recorded value was 39.8% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Tunisia?
- The lowest recorded value was 13.4% in 2000.
- How does Tunisia rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Tunisia ranks 142nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Tunisia?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Tunisia 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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About this data
Average proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)