Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Jersey
Jersey: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 64.1% in 2025. ▬ Flat
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Jersey, 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 Jersey stood at 64.1%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 0.0% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Jersey peaked at 64.1% in 2018 and was at its lowest, 63.6%, in 2000.
Jersey ranks 61st of 190 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Jersey, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 63.6% | — |
| 2001 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2007 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 63.6% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 64.1% | +0.8% |
| 2012 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 64.1% | +0.0% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 63.6% | 63.6% | 63.6% | 10 |
| 2010s | 64.0% | 63.6% | 64.1% | 10 |
| 2020s | 64.1% | 64.1% | 64.1% | 6 |
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More environment data for Jersey
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly -3.05 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.486 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 2 °C (2025)
- Exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.2705 Percentage change (2024)
- Forest area 680 hectares (2025)
- Share of global forest area 0.0% (2025)
- Annual change in forest area 2 hectares (2025)
- Change in domestic forest area vs. deforestation embedded in imported goods 2 hectares (2025)
- Annual change in forest area vs. GDP per capita 0.3% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Jersey?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Jersey was 64.1% 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 Jersey?
- The highest recorded value was 64.1% in 2018.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Jersey?
- The lowest recorded value was 63.6% in 2000.
- How does Jersey rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Jersey ranks 61st out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Jersey?
- Over the last ten years it is up 0.0%. The long-run trend across the full record is flat.
- Where does this Jersey 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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About this data
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).