Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Honduras
Honduras: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 41.0% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Honduras, 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 Honduras stood at 41.0%. 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 Honduras peaked at 41.0% in 2010 and was at its lowest, 25.0%, in 2000.
Honduras ranks 107th 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 Honduras, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 25.0% | — |
| 2001 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 25.0% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 41.0% | +64.2% |
| 2011 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 41.0% | +0.0% |
Honduras compared with similar countries
- Honduras's 41.0% is above the median for lower middle income countries, which is 40.6%, 1.0× the median. (33 countries reporting)
- Honduras's 41.0% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 1.0× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 25.0% | 25.0% | 25.0% | 10 |
| 2010s | 41.0% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 10 |
| 2020s | 41.0% | 41.0% | 41.0% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Honduras
More environment data for Honduras
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -0.6894 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -0.9224 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.224 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.03 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.54 % 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 -0.0307 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Honduras?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Honduras was 41.0% 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 Honduras?
- The highest recorded value was 41.0% in 2010.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Honduras?
- The lowest recorded value was 25.0% in 2000.
- How does Honduras rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Honduras ranks 107th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Honduras?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Honduras 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 (%).