Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Philippines
Philippines: Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas was 46.6% in 2025. ▲ Rising
Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Philippines, 2000–2025
Source: BirdLife International, IUCN and UNEP-WCMC – processed by Our World in Data. Measured in %.
Analysis
In 2025, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Philippines stood at 46.6%. That is the highest value across all 26 years on record.
The figure is up 39.8% over ten years.
Over the whole period, protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Philippines peaked at 46.6% in 2021 and was at its lowest, 24.4%, in 2000.
Philippines ranks 97th of 190 countries on this measure, 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 Philippines, year by year
| Year | % | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2000 | 24.4% | — |
| 2001 | 29.5% | +21.0% |
| 2002 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2003 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2004 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2005 | 29.5% | +0.0% |
| 2006 | 32.2% | +9.2% |
| 2007 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2008 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2009 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2010 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2011 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2012 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2013 | 32.2% | +0.0% |
| 2014 | 33.4% | +3.6% |
| 2015 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 2017 | 33.4% | +0.0% |
| 2018 | 46.6% | +39.6% |
| 2019 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2020 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2021 | 46.6% | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2023 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2024 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 46.6% | +0.0% |
Philippines compared with similar countries
- Philippines's 46.6% is above the median for upper middle income countries, which is 43.8%, 1.1× the median. (44 countries reporting)
- Philippines's 46.6% is above the median for East Asia & Pacific, which is 22.1%, 2.1× the median. (34 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 30.1% | 24.4% | 32.2% | 10 |
| 2010s | 35.5% | 32.2% | 46.6% | 10 |
| 2020s | 46.6% | 46.6% | 46.6% | 6 |
Countries ranked near Philippines
- 94 South Korea 47.6% compare
- 95 Mozambique 47.2% compare
- 96 New Zealand 47.2% compare
- 98 El Salvador 46.6% compare
- 99 Egypt 44.4% compare
- 100 Thailand 44.0% compare
More environment data for Philippines
- Historical exposure to drought — Land soil moisture anomaly 6.85 Percentage change (2025)
- Historical exposure to drought — Cropland soil moisture anomaly 7.07 Percentage change (2025)
- Standard Deviation, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Standard Deviation 0.177 °C (2025)
- Temperature change 0.905 °C (2025)
- Wood-based panels — Production, annual growth rate -42.7 % change on previous year (2024)
- Total greenhouse gas emissions excluding LULUCF (Mt CO2e), annual 4.74 % 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 -2.01 % change on previous year (2024)
Frequently asked questions
- What is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Philippines?
- Protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas in Philippines was 46.6% 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 Philippines?
- The highest recorded value was 46.6% in 2021.
- What is the lowest protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas recorded in Philippines?
- The lowest recorded value was 24.4% in 2000.
- How does Philippines rank for protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas?
- Philippines ranks 97th out of 190 countries with data for 2025.
- Is protected area coverage of marine key biodiversity areas rising or falling in Philippines?
- Over the last ten years it is up 39.8%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Philippines 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.
Download this data
CSV · JSON — 26 observations, free to reuse under CC BY 4.0 (Our World in Data).
About this data
Average proportion of Marine Key Biodiversity Areas (KBAs) covered by protected areas (%).