Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Turkey
Turkey: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 2.3% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Turkey, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Turkey recorded 2.3% 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 Turkey peaked at 2.3% in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.0%, in 2000.
Turkey ranks 220th of 238 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 2.1% | 2.0% | 2.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 2.3% | 2.2% | 2.3% | 10 |
| 2020s | 2.3% | 2.3% | 2.3% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Turkey
More environment data for Turkey
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 579.51 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 6.78 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 46.39 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 1.18 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 9.63 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.1159 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 78.59 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1226 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.3374 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 20.79 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Turkey?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Turkey was 2.3% 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 Turkey?
- The highest recorded value was 2.3% in 2013.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Turkey?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.0% in 2000.
- How does Turkey rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Turkey ranks 220th out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Turkey?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Turkey 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 (%)