Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cyprus
Cyprus: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 49.8% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cyprus, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cyprus stood at 49.8%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
That represents a change of up 17.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cyprus peaked at 49.8% in 2016 and was at its lowest, 20.4%, in 2000.
That places Cyprus 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Cyprus, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 20.4% | — |
| 2001 | 27.7% | +36.1% |
| 2002 | 27.7% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 31.6% | +14.0% |
| 2004 | 31.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 35.2% | +11.3% |
| 2006 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 35.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 42.5% | +20.8% |
| 2009 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 42.5% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 49.8% | +17.3% |
| 2017 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 49.8% | +0.0% |
Cyprus compared with similar countries
- Cyprus's 49.8% is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 1.0× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Cyprus's 49.8% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.5%, 63% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 32.9% | 20.4% | 42.5% | 10 |
| 2010s | 45.4% | 42.5% | 49.8% | 10 |
| 2020s | 49.8% | 49.8% | 49.8% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Cyprus
- 88 Guinea-Bissau 50.7% compare
- 89 Guatemala 50.2% compare
- 90 Kenya 50.1% compare
- 92 United Arab Emirates 48.3% compare
- 93 Sudan 48.0% compare
- 94 South Korea 47.6% compare
More environment data for Cyprus
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -5.28 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -5.49 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.462 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.8 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 25 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.58 % 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 1.91 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cyprus?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Cyprus was 49.8% 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 Cyprus?
- The highest recorded value was 49.8% in 2016.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Cyprus?
- The lowest recorded value was 20.4% in 2000.
- How does Cyprus rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Cyprus ranks 91st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Cyprus?
- Over the last ten years it is up 17.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Cyprus 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 (%).