Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mexico
Mexico: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 64.3% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mexico, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
Mexico recorded 64.3% 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 up 11.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mexico peaked at 64.3% in 2024 and was at its lowest, 26.6%, in 2000.
That places Mexico 60th out of 190 countries with data for 2025, putting it 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 Mexico, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 26.6% | — |
| 2001 | 26.6% | +0.0% |
| 2002 | 27.8% | +4.6% |
| 2003 | 27.9% | +0.1% |
| 2004 | 34.2% | +22.6% |
| 2005 | 42.8% | +25.4% |
| 2006 | 43.4% | +1.4% |
| 2007 | 45.5% | +4.7% |
| 2008 | 52.8% | +16.1% |
| 2009 | 53.7% | +1.9% |
| 2010 | 54.8% | +1.9% |
| 2011 | 56.0% | +2.2% |
| 2012 | 56.4% | +0.7% |
| 2013 | 57.7% | +2.3% |
| 2014 | 57.7% | +0.0% |
| 2015 | 57.7% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 62.9% | +9.0% |
| 2017 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2019 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2022 | 62.9% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 63.0% | +0.1% |
| 2024 | 64.3% | +2.2% |
| 2025 | 64.3% | +0.0% |
Mexico compared with similar countries
- Mexico's 64.3% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 1.5× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Mexico's 64.3% is above the median for Latin America & Caribbean, which is 40.3%, 1.6× the median. (39 countries reporting)
Biggest year-on-year movements
Years where Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mexico changed far more than this series normally does. A large move can be a real event or a change in how the figure was measured — the source note below says who published it.
| Year | Change | From | To |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2005 | +25.4% | 34.2% | 42.8% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 38.1% | 26.6% | 53.7% | 10 |
| 2010s | 59.2% | 54.8% | 62.9% | 10 |
| 2020s | 63.4% | 62.9% | 64.3% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Mexico
More environment data for Mexico
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 0.6859 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.6189 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.234 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 1.62 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 0.1645 % 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 -0.5194 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mexico?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Mexico was 64.3% 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 Mexico?
- The highest recorded value was 64.3% in 2024.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Mexico?
- The lowest recorded value was 26.6% in 2000.
- How does Mexico rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Mexico ranks 60th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Mexico?
- Over the last ten years it is up 11.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Mexico 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 (%).