Belize vs Yemen: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas
Belize
34.3%
in 2025
Yemen
32.4%
in 2025
Belize rank
118th
Yemen rank
121st
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas over time
- Belize
- Yemen
How they compare
Belize currently reports 34.3% against 32.4% in Yemen, a difference of 1.9%.
That makes Belize's figure about 1.1 times Yemen's.
The two have swapped places 2 times across 26 shared years of data; in 2000 it was Belize ahead.
Belize ranks 118th and Yemen ranks 121st of 190 countries.
Across the 3 decades both report, Belize averaged higher in 1 and Yemen in 2.
Head to head by decade
| Decade | Belize | Yemen | Difference | Ahead |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.4% | 17.2% | 6.2% | Belize |
| 2010s | 25.5% | 32.2% | 6.7% | Yemen |
| 2020s | 32.1% | 32.4% | 0.3% | Yemen |
Averages of every year both report within each decade.
Frequently asked questions
- Which has higher protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas, Belize or Yemen?
- Belize, at 34.3% against 32.4% in Yemen as of 2025.
- What is the difference in protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas between Belize and Yemen?
- 1.9%, with Belize ahead.
- How many years of comparable data are there for Belize and Yemen?
- 26 years are reported by both, from 2000 to 2025.
- How do Belize and Yemen rank globally for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Belize ranks 118th and Yemen ranks 121st of 190 countries.
- Where does this data come from?
- BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC β processed by Our World in Data, published as Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid refreshes it automatically from the source and publishes the full history for both places.
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About this data
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).