Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greenland
Greenland: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 29.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greenland, 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 Greenland stood at 29.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 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 Greenland peaked at 29.6% in 2011 and was at its lowest, 26.2%, in 2000.
That places Greenland 131st 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 Greenland, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.2% | — |
| 2001 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 26.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 29.6% | +12.9% |
| 2012 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 29.6% | +0.0% |
Greenland compared with similar countries
- Greenland's 29.6% is below the median for high income countries, which is 49.1%, 60% of the median. (74 countries reporting)
- Greenland's 29.6% is below the median for Europe & Central Asia, which is 78.5%, 38% of the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 26.2% | 26.2% | 26.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 29.2% | 26.2% | 29.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 29.6% | 29.6% | 29.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Greenland
- 128 Grenada 30.2% compare
- 129 Bahamas 30.2% compare
- 130 Antigua and Barbuda 29.9% compare
- 132 Chile 28.1% compare
- 133 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 26.3% compare
- 134 Saint Lucia 26.2% compare
More environment data for Greenland
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.3961 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.605 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.17 °C (2025)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Agricultural Use 1 t (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Annual growth US$ 1.82 % (2024)
- Nutrient potash K2O (total) — Use per capita 0.02 kg/cap (2024)
- Country area — Area 41,045 1000 ha (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 24.29 % (2024)
- Value Added (Agriculture, Forestry and Fishing) — Share of GDP 17.66 % (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greenland?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Greenland was 29.6% 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 Greenland?
- The highest recorded value was 29.6% in 2011.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Greenland?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.2% in 2000.
- How does Greenland rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Greenland ranks 131st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Greenland?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Greenland 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 (%).