Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Yemen
Yemen: Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected was 34.7% in 2024. ▲ Rising
Share of terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas that are protected in Yemen, 2000–2024
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Yemen recorded 34.7% for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 0.2% over ten years.
Over the whole period, share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Yemen peaked at 34.7% in 2022 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2000.
Yemen ranks 152nd 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 | 27.9% | 26.2% | 33.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 34.7% | 34.7% | 34.7% | 5 |
Countries ranked near Yemen
More environment data for Yemen
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF 32.9 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF per capita 0.8107 t CO2e/capita (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture 5.65 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) 0.0196 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Fugitive Emissions (Energy) 1.3 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Industrial Combustion (Energy) 0.0025 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 11.78 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.0015 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.01 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Waste 4.81 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Yemen?
- Share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected in Yemen was 34.7% 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 Yemen?
- The highest recorded value was 34.7% in 2022.
- What is the lowest share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected recorded in Yemen?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
- How does Yemen rank for share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected?
- Yemen ranks 152nd out of 238 countries with data for 2024.
- Is share of terrestrial key biodiversity areas that are protected rising or falling in Yemen?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.2%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Yemen 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 (%)