Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Netherlands
Netherlands: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 96.04 in 2024. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Netherlands, 2000–2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
In 2024, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Netherlands stood at 96.04. That is the highest value across all 25 years on record.
The figure is up 6.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Netherlands peaked at 96.04 in 2021 and was at its lowest, 83.86, in 2000.
That places Netherlands 14th out of 182 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top 10%.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 25 years of available data.
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 85.47 | 83.86 | 87.08 | 10 |
| 2010s | 91.63 | 90.31 | 93.58 | 10 |
| 2020s | 95.55 | 93.58 | 96.04 | 5 |
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More environment data for Netherlands
- Heating Degree Days 4,535 (2024)
- Cooling Degree Days 184.4 (2024)
- Total fisheries production 330,214 metric tons (2024)
- Capture fisheries production 296,838 metric tons (2024)
- Aquaculture production 33,376 metric tons (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Waste 0.5687 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Transport (Energy) 0.213 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Power Industry (Energy) 0.1593 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions (total) excluding LULUCF 7.91 Mt CO2e (2024)
- Nitrous oxide (N2O) emissions from Industrial Processes 1.46 Mt CO2e (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Netherlands?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Netherlands was 96.04 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 96.04 in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 83.86 in 2000.
- How does Netherlands rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Netherlands ranks 14th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is up 6.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands 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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