Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Norway
Norway: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 55.13 in 2024. β² Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Norway, 2000β2024
Source: Our World in Data.
Analysis
Norway recorded 55.13 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 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Norway peaked at 55.13 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 36.11, in 2000.
Norway ranks 67th of 182 countries on this measure, 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 | 45.7 | 36.11 | 51.03 | 10 |
| 2010s | 53.6 | 51.41 | 55.13 | 10 |
| 2020s | 55.13 | 55.13 | 55.13 | 5 |
Countries ranked near Norway
More environment data for Norway
- Historical exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 0.9857 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly 0.8118 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.738 Β°C (2025)
- Temperature change 2.52 Β°C (2025)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import -30.04 % change on previous year (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import 0.0002 t per person (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Land soil moisture anomaly 1.83 Percentage change (2024)
- Exposure to drought β Cropland soil moisture anomaly -3.12 Percentage change (2024)
- Other paper and paperboard, not elsewhere specified β Import value 0.8575 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Norway?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Norway was 55.13 in 2024, according to Our World in Data.
- What is the highest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Norway?
- The highest recorded value was 55.13 in 2016.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Norway?
- The lowest recorded value was 36.11 in 2000.
- How does Norway rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Norway ranks 67th out of 182 countries with data for 2024.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Norway?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Norway 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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