This statistic shows the percentage of key biodiversity terrestrial areas that are protected in various regions around the world in 2000, 2010 and 2017. From 2000 to 2017, protected terrestrial areas grew from around ** percent to ** percent of the world’s key biodiversity areas on land.
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United Nations. (July 17, 2017). Percentage of key biodiversity land* under protection worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by region [Graph]. In ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Retrieved July 22, 2026, from /statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/
United Nations. "Percentage of key biodiversity land* under protection worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by region." Chart. July 17, 2017. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. Accessed July 22, 2026. /statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/
United Nations. (2017). Percentage of key biodiversity land* under protection worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by region. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ. ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc.. Accessed: July 22, 2026. /statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/
United Nations. "Percentage of Key Biodiversity Land* under Protection Worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by Region." ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ Inc., 17 Jul 2017, /statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/
United Nations, Percentage of key biodiversity land* under protection worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by region ÌÇÐÄÆÆ½â°æ, /statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/ (last visited July 22, 2026)
Percentage of key biodiversity land* under protection worldwide in 2000, 2010 and 2017, by region [Graph], United Nations, July 17, 2017. [Online]. Available: /statistics/295507/protected-terrestrial-area-by-region/