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Share of nationally designated Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)

Name: Share of nationally designated Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%)
Creator: UN SDG Global Database (custodian agencies: UNEP-WCMC / BirdLife International / IUCN)
Keywords: statistic-of-the-day, ai-generated, biodiversity, protected areas, conservation, SDG15, habitat protection, KBAs

Percent of each country’s Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) that are covered by protected areas—an indicator of how well critical habitats are formally safeguarded.

Source: UN SDG Global Database (custodian agencies: UNEP-WCMC / BirdLife International / IUCN)•170 countries

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Key Insights

Global Average

30.5%

Median: 15.6%

Countries Covered

170

with available data

Highest

Croatia

100.0%

Lowest

Yemen

0.5%

Top 5 Countries

1Croatia100.0%

2Czech Republic100.0%

3Denmark100.0%

4Estonia100.0%

5Finland100.0%

By Region

Europe86.2%(31 countries)

Oceania47.6%(2 countries)

South America37.4%(7 countries)

North America31.9%(4 countries)

Asia19.8%(25 countries)

Key Findings

•The indicator highlights gaps between biodiversity importance (KBAs) and formal protected-area designation.
•Many countries show low KBA coverage, suggesting key habitats may remain outside protected areas.
•Several countries reach 100% in the SDG series, indicating all mapped national KBAs fall within protected areas—though this does not guarantee effective management.

Country Rankings

Top 10 Countries

Bottom 10 Countries

Data Analysis

Value Distribution

How countries are distributed across the value range

Low (0.0%)High (100.0%)

Regional Comparison

Average values by world region (Global avg: 30.5%)

Europe (31)

Oceania (2)

South America (7)

North America (4)

Asia (25)

Africa (9)

Other (92)

About This Statistic

Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) are sites that contribute significantly to the global persistence of biodiversity (for example, important habitats for threatened or geographically restricted species). This statistic measures the share of a country’s nationally designated KBAs that fall within protected areas, expressed as a percentage.

Higher values generally indicate that more of a country’s most important biodiversity sites have formal protection status (national parks, reserves, etc.). However, coverage does not necessarily guarantee effective management or enforcement, and the indicator may change as KBA boundaries are updated, protected areas expand/contract, or spatial datasets improve.

Full Data

Rank ↑	Country ↕	Value ↕
1	Croatia	100.0%
2	Czech Republic	100.0%
3	Denmark	100.0%
4	Estonia	100.0%
5	Finland	100.0%
6	France	100.0%
7	Hong Kong	100.0%
8	Hungary	100.0%
9	Iceland	100.0%
10	Ireland	100.0%
11	Italy	100.0%
12	Latvia	100.0%
13	Lithuania	100.0%
14	Luxembourg	100.0%
15	Netherlands	100.0%
16	Norway	100.0%
17	Poland	100.0%
18	Portugal	100.0%
19	Romania	100.0%
20	Serbia	100.0%
21	Singapore	100.0%
22	Slovakia	100.0%
23	Slovenia	100.0%
24	Spain	100.0%
25	Sweden	100.0%
26	Switzerland	100.0%
27	The Republic of North Macedonia	100.0%
28	United Kingdom	100.0%
29	Bahamas	100.0%
30	Belgium	100.0%
31	Bhutan	64.8%
32	Uruguay	63.5%
33	Australia	54.9%
34	Chile	52.6%
35	Canada	51.3%
36	Afghanistan	49.2%
37	Belize	42.5%
38	Greece	41.0%
39	New Zealand	40.2%
40	Timor-Leste	38.6%
41	New Caledonia	36.5%
42	Argentina	36.1%
43	Panama	34.8%
44	Central African Republic	33.9%
45	Barbados	33.2%
46	South Korea	32.7%
47	Algeria	31.8%
48	Ecuador	31.6%
49	Sri Lanka	30.6%
50	United States of America	30.4%
51	Japan	29.6%
52	Costa Rica	29.3%
53	Armenia	27.5%
54	Mexico	26.9%
55	Brazil	26.7%
56	Colombia	26.1%
57	Mauritius	25.9%
58	Cambodia	25.4%
59	Peru	25.0%
60	Cuba	24.7%
61	Solomon Islands	23.9%
62	Venezuela	23.0%
63	Rwanda	22.9%
64	Honduras	22.7%
65	Lao People's Democratic Republic	22.6%
66	Angola	22.4%
67	El Salvador	22.0%
68	Nepal	21.8%
69	Philippines	21.1%
70	Uganda	20.7%
71	Cape Verde	20.5%
72	Indonesia	20.3%
73	Kenya	19.9%
74	Cameroon	19.7%
75	Guyana	19.1%
76	Guatemala	18.9%
77	Austria	18.7%
78	United Republic of Tanzania	18.6%
79	Mozambique	18.4%
80	Bolivia	18.1%
81	South Africa	18.0%
82	People's Republic of China	17.6%
83	Türkiye	16.5%
84	Malaysia	16.2%
85	Bosnia and Herzegovina	15.9%
86	Nicaragua	15.3%
87	India	14.9%
88	Ethiopia	14.8%
89	Zambia	14.6%
90	Thailand	14.4%
91	Albania	14.3%
92	Trinidad and Tobago	14.0%
93	Lesotho	13.6%
94	Russian Federation	12.9%
95	Brunei Darussalam	12.8%
96	Paraguay	12.5%
97	Jamaica	12.4%
98	Namibia	12.2%
99	Gabon	12.1%
100	Comoros	11.2%
101	Zimbabwe	11.1%
102	Morocco	10.9%
103	Dominica	10.8%
104	Malawi	10.7%
105	Ghana	10.6%
106	Suriname	9.9%
107	Dominican Republic	9.7%
108	Vietnam	9.5%
109	Chad	9.4%
110	Cote d'Ivoire	9.2%
111	Mongolia	9.1%
112	Republic of the Congo	8.9%
113	Moldova, Republic of	8.8%
114	Republic of The Gambia	8.4%
115	Sierra Leone	8.3%
116	Papua New Guinea	8.0%
117	Kazakhstan	7.9%
118	Cayman Islands	7.8%
119	Burkina Faso	7.8%
120	Georgia	7.7%
121	Nigeria	7.6%
122	Togo	7.5%
123	Democratic Republic of the Congo	7.4%
124	Tunisia	7.3%
125	Tajikistan	7.2%
126	Myanmar	7.1%
127	Guinea	7.0%
128	Madagascar	6.9%
129	Bangladesh	6.8%
130	Egypt	6.7%
131	Senegal	6.6%
132	Kyrgyzstan	6.5%
133	Mali	6.4%
134	Burundi	6.3%
135	Liberia	6.2%
136	Ukraine	6.1%
137	Pakistan	6.0%
138	Vanuatu	5.8%
139	Somalia	5.4%
140	Guinea-Bissau	5.3%
141	Jordan	5.2%
142	Uzbekistan	4.7%
143	Israel	4.6%
144	Equatorial Guinea	4.5%
145	Eswatini	4.4%
146	Niger	4.1%
147	South Sudan	4.0%
148	Djibouti	3.8%
149	Botswana	3.6%
150	Bulgaria	2.9%
151	Mauritania	2.7%
152	Belarus	2.6%
153	Islamic Republic of Iran	2.5%
154	Cyprus	2.3%
155	Syrian Arab Republic	2.2%
156	Bahrain	2.1%
157	Lebanon	2.0%
158	Sudan	1.9%
159	Montenegro	1.7%
160	Haiti	1.6%
161	Bermuda	1.4%
162	Kuwait	1.3%
163	Saudi Arabia	1.2%
164	Iraq	1.1%
165	Benin	1.0%
166	Eritrea	0.9%
167	Libya	0.8%
168	United Arab Emirates	0.7%
169	Oman	0.6%
170	Yemen	0.5%

Showing 170 of 170 countries

Topics

#statistic-of-the-day #ai-generated #biodiversity #protected areas #conservation #SDG15 #habitat protection #KBAs

Data Source

This data comes from UN SDG Global Database (custodian agencies: UNEP-WCMC / BirdLife International / IUCN) (2023).

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