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Global biodiversity loss

Statistics report on global biodiversity loss

Decades of intense human development and environmental degradation have put the Earth’s biodiversity under threat. This report provides an overview of biodiversity loss worldwide. It contains data on plant and animal species, regional distribution, threats to biodiversity, and information on nature dependency.

This report is part of a series of reports on the impacts of climate change.

Table of contents

Overview

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  • Premium Statistic Biggest perceived long-term risk to global society 2024, by event
  • Basic Statistic The number of organisms discovered in the world up to 2025
  • Premium Statistic Tree species richness worldwide 2024, by country
  • Basic Statistic Share of global key biodiversity areas protected 2025
  • Premium Statistic ODA commitments for biodiversity and ecosystems worldwide 2022, by region

Scale

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  • Basic Statistic Biodiversity: species on the Red List 2025
  • Basic Statistic Global share of living species threatened with extinction 2025, by type
  • Premium Statistic Global key biodiversity areas under threat 2025
  • Premium Statistic Primary forest loss worldwide 2001-2024
  • Premium Statistic Share of terrestrial species' high risk of extinction 2023, by warming scenario
  • Premium Statistic Natural world heritage sites at risk 2100, by warming scenario

Regional distribution

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  • Premium Statistic Number of threatened species 2025, by select country
  • Premium Statistic Countries with the highest Biodiversity Habitat Index (BHI) 2024
  • Premium Statistic Number of threatened mammal species APAC 2022, by country or region
  • Premium Statistic Number of threatened species in Europe 2024, by country
  • Premium Statistic Countries with most endangered plant species in Latin America & the Caribbean 2024
  • Basic Statistic Endangered wildlife and plant species in the U.S. 2024

Financing protection

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  • Premium Statistic Change in 2030 real GDP under partial ecosystem collapse worldwide, by region
  • Premium Statistic Biodiversity conservation funding in 2022 and funding needed by 2030
  • Premium Statistic Nature financing 2023, by project
  • Premium Statistic Investment needed for environmental protection and restoration worldwide 2025-2050
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