Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Marshall Islands
Marshall Islands: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 7.85 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Marshall Islands, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Marshall Islands recorded 7.85 for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in 2024. That is the highest value across all 25 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 Marshall Islands peaked at 7.85 in 2013 and was at its lowest, 0, in 2000.
That places Marshall Islands 150th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 4.77 | 0 | 6.69 | 10 |
| 2010s | 7.6 | 6.7 | 7.85 | 10 |
| 2020s | 7.85 | 7.85 | 7.85 | 5 |
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- 151 China 7 compare
- 152 Sint Maarten 6.37 compare
- 153 British Virgin Islands 6.06 compare
More environment data for Marshall Islands
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.212 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.507 °C (2025)
- Paper and paperboard — Import quantity 130 t (2024)
- Paper and paperboard — Import value 245 1000 USD (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import value 76 1000 USD (2024)
- Total fibre furnish — Import quantity 63 t (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export quantity 0 m3 (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Export value 0 1000 USD (2024)
- Industrial roundwood — Import quantity 43 m3 (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Marshall Islands?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Marshall Islands was 7.85 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The highest recorded value was 7.85 in 2013.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Marshall Islands?
- The lowest recorded value was 0 in 2000.
- How does Marshall Islands rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Marshall Islands ranks 150th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Marshall Islands?
- Over the last ten years it is unchanged. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Marshall Islands 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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