As of 2022, 44.3 percent of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (KBAs) around the world were covered by protected areas, a considerable increase of 17.6 percentage points compared to the beginning of the century.
Mean proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas worldwide from 2000 to 2022
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United Nations. (June 22, 2023). Mean proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas worldwide from 2000 to 2022 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved January 06, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470301/share-terrestrial-kba-covered-protected-areas-worldwide-worldwide/
United Nations. "Mean proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas worldwide from 2000 to 2022." Chart. June 22, 2023. Statista. Accessed January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470301/share-terrestrial-kba-covered-protected-areas-worldwide-worldwide/
United Nations. (2023). Mean proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas worldwide from 2000 to 2022. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: January 06, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470301/share-terrestrial-kba-covered-protected-areas-worldwide-worldwide/
United Nations. "Mean Proportion of Terrestrial Key Biodiversity Areas (Kbas) Covered by Protected Areas Worldwide from 2000 to 2022." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 Jun 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470301/share-terrestrial-kba-covered-protected-areas-worldwide-worldwide/
United Nations, Mean proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas worldwide from 2000 to 2022 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470301/share-terrestrial-kba-covered-protected-areas-worldwide-worldwide/ (last visited January 06, 2025)
Mean proportion of terrestrial key biodiversity areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas worldwide from 2000 to 2022 [Graph], United Nations, June 22, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1470301/share-terrestrial-kba-covered-protected-areas-worldwide-worldwide/