Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria
Bulgaria: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 99.67 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria is 99.67, measured in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
That represents a change of unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria peaked at 99.67 in 2007 and was at its lowest, 19.09, in 2000.
That places Bulgaria 6th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 59.55 | 19.09 | 99.67 | 10 |
| 2010s | 99.67 | 99.67 | 99.67 | 10 |
| 2020s | 99.67 | 99.67 | 99.67 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Bulgaria
- 3 Cook Islands 52.15 compare
- 4 Anguilla 23.22 compare
- 5 Gabon 99.86 compare
- 5 Montserrat 9 compare
- 6 Tokelau 0
- 7 Malta 98.86 compare
- 8 Côte d’Ivoire 97.9 compare
- 9 Estonia 97.66 compare
More environment data for Bulgaria
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -1.39 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -1.52 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.573 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.18 °C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 21.6 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import 0.0018 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -7.74 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -8.72 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 4.19 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Bulgaria was 99.67 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Bulgaria?
- The highest recorded value was 99.67 in 2007.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Bulgaria?
- The lowest recorded value was 19.09 in 2000.
- How does Bulgaria rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Bulgaria ranks 6th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Bulgaria?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Bulgaria data come from?
- The figures come from 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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