Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gibraltar
Gibraltar: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 32.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gibraltar, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Gibraltar recorded 32.2% 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 Gibraltar peaked at 32.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 0.0%, in 2000.
Gibraltar ranks 122nd 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 Gibraltar, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 0.0% | — |
| 2001 | 32.1% | +321400.0% |
| 2002 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.1% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
Gibraltar compared with similar countries
- Gibraltar's 32.2% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 66% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Gibraltar's 32.2% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.5%, 41% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 28.9% | 0.0% | 32.1% | 10 |
| 2010s | 32.2% | 32.1% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 32.2% | 32.2% | 32.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Gibraltar
More environment data for Gibraltar
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.29 °C (2025)
- Wood charcoal — Production 0 t (2024)
- Sawnwood — Import quantity 839 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, non-coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Wood fuel, coniferous — Production 0 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import value 9 1000 USD (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gibraltar?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Gibraltar was 32.2% 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 Gibraltar?
- The highest recorded value was 32.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Gibraltar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.0% in 2000.
- How does Gibraltar rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Gibraltar ranks 122nd out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Gibraltar?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Gibraltar 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 (%).