Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Korea
Korea: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 42.95 in 2024. β² Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Korea, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Korea recorded 42.95 for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Korea peaked at 42.95 in 2023 and was at its lowest, 27.29, in 2000.
That places Korea 94th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.58 | 27.29 | 38.26 | 10 |
| 2010s | 38.82 | 38.26 | 41.7 | 10 |
| 2020s | 42.68 | 41.7 | 42.95 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Korea
More environment data for Korea
- Heating Degree Days 4,260 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 1,564 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 3.56 million metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 1.27 million metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 2.28 million metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 1.25 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 1.64 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 2.83 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 13.14 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 2.68 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Korea?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Korea was 42.95 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Korea?
- The highest recorded value was 42.95 in 2023.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Korea?
- The lowest recorded value was 27.29 in 2000.
- How does Korea rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Korea ranks 94th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Korea?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Korea data come from?
- The figures come from 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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