Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greece
Greece: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 88.2% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greece, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
The most recent figure for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greece is 88.2%, measured in 2025. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is unchanged over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greece peaked at 88.2% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 30.8%, in 2000.
Greece ranks 25th 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 Greece, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 30.8% | — |
| 2001 | 58.7% | +90.5% |
| 2002 | 66.4% | +13.1% |
| 2003 | 66.5% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 66.6% | +0.2% |
| 2005 | 66.8% | +0.3% |
| 2006 | 66.9% | +0.1% |
| 2007 | 66.9% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.6% | +1.1% |
| 2009 | 68.2% | +0.9% |
| 2010 | 81.4% | +19.3% |
| 2011 | 88.2% | +8.4% |
| 2012 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 88.2% | +0.0% |
Greece compared with similar countries
- Greece's 88.2% is above the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 1.8× the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greece's 88.2% is above the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.5%, 1.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 62.5% | 30.8% | 68.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 87.6% | 81.4% | 88.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 88.2% | 88.2% | 88.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greece
- 22 Saint Martin (French Part) 89.6% compare
- 23 Denmark 88.9% compare
- 24 Romania 88.6% compare
- 26 Spain 86.8% compare
- 27 French Southern Territories 86.4% compare
- 28 United Kingdom 85.4% compare
More environment data for Greece
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 3.36 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 3.43 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.43 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.95 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 1.28 % 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 -1.16 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greece?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greece was 88.2% 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 Greece?
- The highest recorded value was 88.2% in 2011.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Greece?
- The lowest recorded value was 30.8% in 2000.
- How does Greece rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Greece ranks 25th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Greece?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greece 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 (%).