Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Albania
Albania: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 68.7% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Albania, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Albania is 68.7%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.1% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Albania peaked at 68.7% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 18.7%, in 2000.
Albania ranks 52nd of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Albania, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 18.7% | — |
| 2001 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 18.7% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.5% | +36.5% |
| 2005 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.5% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 28.5% | +11.7% |
| 2008 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 28.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 61.9% | +117.5% |
| 2011 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 61.9% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 68.6% | +10.8% |
| 2014 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 68.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 68.7% | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 68.7% | +0.0% |
Albania compared with similar countries
- Albania's 68.7% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 1.6× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Albania's 68.7% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.5%, 88% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 23.7% | 18.7% | 28.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 66.6% | 61.9% | 68.7% | 10 |
| 2020s | 68.7% | 68.7% | 68.7% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Albania
More environment data for Albania
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6356 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8208 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.434 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.15 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -100 % change on previous year (2018)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -1.89 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per unit 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), annual growth rate -11.58 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Albania?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Albania was 68.7% in 2025, according to BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Albania?
- The highest recorded value was 68.7% in 2016.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Albania?
- The lowest recorded value was 18.7% in 2000.
- How does Albania rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Albania ranks 52nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Albania?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.1%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Albania data come from?
- The figures come from BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data, published as part of Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).