Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in China (People’s Republic of)
China (People’s Republic of): Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 7 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in China (People’s Republic of), 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in China (People’s Republic of) is 7, 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 China (People’s Republic of) peaked at 7 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 2.25, in 2000.
China (People’s Republic of) ranks 151st of 182 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 5.13 | 2.25 | 6.7 | 10 |
| 2010s | 6.91 | 6.7 | 7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7 | 7 | 7 | 5 |
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More environment data for China (People’s Republic of)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.279 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.92 °C (2025)
- Recovered paper — Production 73.29 million t (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Production 105.03 million t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import value 177,011 1000 USD (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified — Import quantity 91,039 t (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard — Export value 6.10 million 1000 USD (2024)
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Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in China (People’s Republic of) was 7 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The highest recorded value was 7 in 2013.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in China (People’s Republic of)?
- The lowest recorded value was 2.25 in 2000.
- How does China (People’s Republic of) rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- China (People’s Republic of) ranks 151st out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in China (People’s Republic of)?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China (People’s Republic of) 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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