Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Algeria
Algeria: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 74.5% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Algeria, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Algeria recorded 74.5% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Algeria peaked at 74.5% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 46.5%, in 2000.
Algeria ranks 41st of 190 countries on this measure, in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 26 years of available data.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Algeria, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 46.5% | — |
| 2001 | 61.8% | +33.1% |
| 2002 | 61.8% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 62.1% | +0.5% |
| 2004 | 62.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 72.1% | +16.1% |
| 2006 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 72.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 74.5% | +3.3% |
| 2012 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 74.5% | +0.0% |
Algeria compared with similar countries
- Algeria's 74.5% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 1.7× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Algeria's 74.5% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.4%, 2.0× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 65.5% | 46.5% | 72.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 74.3% | 72.1% | 74.5% | 10 |
| 2020s | 74.5% | 74.5% | 74.5% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Algeria
- 38 Ukraine 78.4% compare
- 39 Montenegro 75.9% compare
- 40 Saint Barthelemy 75.8% compare
- 42 Suriname 74.2% compare
- 43 Bonaire Sint Eustatius and Saba 73.5% compare
- 44 Svalbard and Jan Mayen 73.5% compare
More environment data for Algeria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -26.91 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -13.76 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.401 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.01 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual -2.41 % 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 1.21 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Algeria?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Algeria was 74.5% 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 Algeria?
- The highest recorded value was 74.5% in 2011.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Algeria?
- The lowest recorded value was 46.5% in 2000.
- How does Algeria rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Algeria ranks 41st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Algeria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Algeria 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 (%).