Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Iran
Iran: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 67.2% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Latest (2025)
67.2%
Change on year
unchanged
World rank
54th
of 190 countries
All-time high
67.2%
in 2001
All-time low
57.4%
in 2000
Years of data
26
2000–2025
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Iran, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Iran recorded 67.2% for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2025. 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 Iran peaked at 67.2% in 2001 and was at its lowest, 57.4%, in 2000.
That places Iran 54th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it in the middle of the range.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Iran, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 57.4% | — |
| 2001 | 67.2% | +17.1% |
| 2002 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 67.2% | +0.0% |
Iran compared with similar countries
- Iran's 67.2% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Iran's 67.2% is above the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 36.4%, 1.8× the median. (20 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 66.2% | 57.4% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 10 |
| 2020s | 67.2% | 67.2% | 67.2% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Iran
- 51 American Samoa 69.2% compare
- 52 Albania 68.7% compare
- 53 Guinea 68.0% compare
- 55 New Caledonia 66.5% compare
- 56 South Georgia and the South Sandwich Islands 66.5% compare
- 57 Japan 66.2% compare
More environment data for Iran
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -30.46 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly -21.27 Percentage change (2025)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 2.4 % 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 1.9 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per unit of GDP 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Agriculture (Mt CO2e), per capita 0 Mt CO2e per person (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), annual -0.0807 % change on previous year (2024)
- Methane (CH4) emissions from Building (Energy) (Mt CO2e), per unit of 0 Mt CO2e per US$ of GDP (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Iran?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Iran was 67.2% 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 Iran?
- The highest recorded value was 67.2% in 2001.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Iran?
- The lowest recorded value was 57.4% in 2000.
- How does Iran rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Iran ranks 54th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Iran?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Iran 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 (%).